Almost Broken
Chapter 9
There are only a couple of chapters left of this story. But it's not over yet! So keeping reading! =D
(Sonny)
I woke up dazed. My body throbbing, barely any feeling in my legs. I started to pull my right hand up to my head to rub my temples, but I felt a weird tug on my skin. I didn't think much of it. I started to turn onto my right side, but a tug on my left hand and slight pain in my wrist made me stop.
The room spun in my mind and I felt de ja vu. (it still doesn't put the stupid lines)
Suddenly, everything came rushing back to me. Kidnapping, held hostage, being thrown down the stairs, waking up with that dirtbag in my bed, escaping, and collapsing and passing out in the park. I felt I was in a bed, there was a blanket over me… oh no. I felt tears sting my eyes. He found me… he brought me back. I'm trapped again.
I didn't want to open my eyes, so let the tears flow from my closed eyes.
"No… no… no… no… no…" I muttered, shaking my head. All that for nothing. I had freedom in my reach, but I collasped and freedom was gone once again.
I felt movement beside me and more tears streaked my face. He's awake, he's gonna hurt me even more, I only cried harder.
I felt a hand brush my cheeks softly, wiping the tears away, it stayed there and cupped my cheek.
"Sonny, please don't cry" a soft voice told me. Wait, I knew that voice… I slowly opened my eyes. The first thing my eyes landed on was a person. A person with sandy blonde, brownish hair, ice blue eyes, and a hand on my cheek.
"Chad…" I whispered.
"Sonny…" he answered softly smiling.
"CHAD!" I yelled, no longer crying sad, hopeless tears, but joyful, happy tears.
"Sonny!" he said back and leaned down over me, wrapping me in his arms.
"You're awake… you're alive… and you're mine, don't forget that" he whispered after he let go of me.
"Chad, I brought you some coffee and a donut, you really need to eat, you've been sitting by- SONNY!" a voice said walking in and turning the corner, holding a cup and a plate. They stopped short mid sentence and yelled my name. It was Tawni.
"Tawni!" I yelled back. She dropped the coffee and donut on a nearby table, running over to me and engulfing me in a hug.
"Oh, Sonny, I was so worried! I'm so glad you're ok! I couldn't lose my best friend!" Tawni said, letting go of me "I love my best friend too much to even think about losing her" she said.
"I love you too Tawni" I said.
"But I love you more" Chad said gripping my hand. I smiled over at him as Tawni smacked his arm.
"Ya, but it's true, he didn't leave your side for no longer than a minute" she explained.
"How long was I out?" I asked.
"3 days, Sonny" Tawni answered.
"What?" I yelled. I then took in my surroundings. All white walls, white bed, white sheets, white blanket, and a white floor. The sterlile smell of everything around me. I'm in the hospital!
"I'll be right back, I'm going to go get everyone!" Tawni squealed and rushed out of the room. I watched her leave, I did not know that girl could run in heels.
"I'm so glad you're back Sonny, everyone and everything was so depressed or depressing when you weren't here" Chad said "When you were gone, believe it or not, but it was dark and raining the whole time. Someone took my Sonshine, so, the sun didn't shine"
"Aww…" I cooed, smiling up at him.
Neither of us had time to say anything else because Tawni and the others came rushing in and all huddled around me. Zora quickly jumped onto the bed and sat down next to me on my left, wrapping her arms around me and holding on tight.
"I missed you so much Sonny!" she cried out burrying her face into my shoulder, I wrapped my left arm around her, only now noticing that my wrist was bandaged up.
"What happened to my wrist?" I asked out loud.
"It was sprained, we don't know how though" Tawni said.
Nico and Grady both leaned over and hugged me.
Zora stayed snugged up against me, Chad held onto my hand from the side, and Tawni kept her hand on my shoulder. Nico and Grady let go and leaned away.
I notice Marshall and Mr. Condor standing awkwardly off to the side "Come on guys, group hug" I said smiling and brought everyone in closer. They looked at each other and I saw them shrug and walk over to us wrapping their arms around our group.
After a few seconds, everyone started pulling away. Zora kept her arms loosely around me, and Chad had his arm around my shoulders.
"Sonny, I was wondering, how did you end up at the park, anyway?" Grady asked.
"Do you guys want to know the whole story, from the beginning?" I asked, looking around at everyone. They all had curious gazes, but I knew they were probably edgy about me explaining the whole week.
So, for the next hour, I had Zora curled up at my side, Nico, Grady, and Tawni sitting on the edge of the bed at my feet, Chad sitting next to me on a chair, his arm around my shoulder, giving a gentle squeeze every now and then, and Marshall and Mr. Condor sitting at the foot of my bed in those uncomfortable hospital chairs, all listening intently as I explained what happened.
From the few seconds after Chad left the studios in the limo, to me walking out and stumbling upon Dustin, to him grabbing my arm and kissing me, not only me cringing, but everyone around me, and me falling and getting knocked out by the concrete wall and floor.
I told them how I woke up in that room, and freaked out, running up the stairs and pounding on the door with no handle. I told them about all of the pictures on the walls, all of me, and the photo shopped in Dustin, and the occasional Chad in a picture. I told them about waking up again next to that dirtbag the next morning and he was in my bed, Chad squeeze my shoulder as I felt him tense up.
"Don't worry, I'm positive he didn't do anything while I was asleep" I said to him, placing my hand on his arm and continued my story.
I said how after Dustin left the room, Chad called, I didn't need to explain that, they were there, but I told them what happened after he threw my phone at the wall. How he slapped me every time I told him I loved Chad and not him, and when he took my ring.
"Then how do you still have it?" Nico asked.
"I'll get to that, it's towards the end though" I said and kept going.
Nothing very exciting happened, but I found out that he came into my room every night after I fell asleep and left before I woke up… or so he thought. I left out the fact that he slid his hand around on my stomach when he thought I was asleep on purpose to spare Chad's sanity.
I told them about how little I was fed and when I saw Marshall, Mr. Condor, and Chad talking on TV. Then I told them about the box with all of my posessions and a lock of my hair.
I explained my plan that I thought of through out a few days to make sure it would it work.
"Clever…" Zora muttered from beside me.
I continued my story, telling them how I got out of the room in the middle of the night, and trapped Dustin in the room by closing the door… did I forget to mention that? Well I did. I also told them about when I found all of my jewelry in the shrine in the back of his closet. Everyone around me gasped, I bet they realized that he has been stalking me for a while too.
I told them how I escaped from the house and ran the five miles to the park, where my body couldn't take it anymore and I collasped, passing out in the grass by that little park.
"Hey guys where did that bag with my stuff in it go?" I asked, looking at everyone. Marshall answered "The police have it down at the station, since they found it in the park next to you, they said they needed it for… whatever they were talking about"
"Well did they know that the address written on the bag in sharpie is that dirtbag's house?" I asked again.
"Yeah, they arrested him the day they found you, he was locked in the basement. But they checked the whole house first… they found his room full of pictures of you, Sonny. They also found your stuff in the basement… along with even more pictures. Man, that dude is a creep" Nico answered.
"Ok, you all know how I got to the park, but how did I get here? In the hospital?"
"Easy, an ambulence" Grady answered immediately.
Everyone looked at him and Zora slapped his arm. Nico moved in front of him "Don't pay any attention to him"
"Sonny, around 5:30 in the morning, an elderly couple was taking a morning walk through the park. The woman spotted you and they called police" Tawni answered.
"Oh" I muttered.
"Oh, Sonny, we're so glad you're back and you're safe" Zora said, keeping her head rested close against my neck. I was about to answer when we all heard the door open and all looked up to the person walking in.
The person walking in was looking down at the clipboard in their hands. The man looked up and noticed all of the people surrounding me.
"Oh, hello everyone" he addressed them, then turned to me "Ms. Monroe, you're awake, how are you feeling?" he asked.
"Um, fine I guess, I feel better that all my friends are here" I said and Chad gave a small 'Ahem' couch "And my fiance" I added with a laugh.
"That's great, I was coming in to check in on you. Oh, and by the way, we are going to have you stay the night here, to moniter you and then you will be able to leave anytime tomorrow after noon, Ms. Monroe" he said and turned to leave.
"Ok, thank you" I answered as he walked out.
"What time is it?" I asked after a minute of silence.
"Um, almost 8:30" Tawni answered.
"It's funny, waking up just an hour or so ago, and now I'm exhausted" I said.
"Oh, we'll let you sleep" Marshall said and stood up, along with Mr. Condor, Tawni, Nico, and Grady.
Tawni turned around and looked at Chad and Zora, who hadn't moved.
"You guys coming?"
"No, I'm not leaving again, you know what happened last time" Chad answered first.
"Zora?" she asked.
"No, I don't wanna leave" the stubborn girl said from my side.
"They can stay if they want" I told her and she shrugged.
"Well, I'm not going to crowd, so I'll be out in the lobby if anyone needs me" Tawni said and turned to walk out the door, switching off the light, leaving a lamp on the desk next to me on, and gently closing the door behind her.
After a little bit, Chad leaned over and kissed the top of my head, holding me close to him for a few seconds before letting go and saying "I love so much Sonny, I really truly do" he smiled.
"I love you too Chad" I replied smiling, then turned and said to Zora "I love you too"
"Hey…" Chad whinned.
"Oh fine lemme re-phrase that" I said "I love you Zora, and I'm in love with you Chad" I laughed "Sound better?"
"Much" he replied and sat down on the edge of the surprisingly large hospital bed, laying down next to me on the opposite side of Zora. Chad slipped his rm around my shoulder again and I leaned into him, sighing slightly. I then left Zora shifting and she gently crawled across me and laid down in th middle of us.
I laughed and looked through the dim light to see her, she looked up and shrugged "What? You turned and leaned into him, so then I was on the outside, now I'm in the middle" she smiled.
"Ok, fine" I laughed and wrapped one of my arms around her torso, leaning my head back into Chad's shoulder. Chad wrapped his arm tighter around me and his other one across both Zora and I. I sighed and closed my eyes, content at our position.
I soon fell asleep, wrapped in Chad's embrace and snuggled up against him, with Zora between the both of us wrapped in both my arm and Chad's. I was happy now, safe in the arms of those who love me, and the man I loved with all my heart.
Here was chapter 9. I really hoped you liked it, but it's not over yet, maybe a few chapters left, like 2 or 3. Please review! XD
