AJ woke up. She opened her eyes and saw a white ceiling. She could feel something down her throat.
"Miss Lee." A man's voice said. She looked over. "It's ok you're safe now." "You're in the hospital." AJ opened her mouth to talk but she couldn't. "I'm Detective Jones." "Mr. Cena has been arrested." "When you're feeling better I'll be back to ask you some questions ok?" She nodded her head yes. He left. The doctor came in.
"Hi Miss Lee." She said. "Don't worry you're going to be ok." AJ tried again to open her mouth to talk. The doctor got her paper and a pen.
Where's my son? She wrote.
"He's ok." "He's with his sister."
Is Randy alive?
"Yes he was lucky."
I want to see him.
"Not now you need to rest."
Why can't I talk?
"Your larynx is crushed due to the strangulation." "There's a tube in your throat to help you breathe and help it heal."
"How long do I have to keep it in?"
"A week." "Two at the most."
Will I be able to talk again?
"Yes."
"I have to warn you though, when we take the tube out your throat will be extremely sore for awhile." "It may take awhile for you to get your voice back." "Are you in any pain?"
My head hurts bad.
"You have quite a nasty bump on the back of your head." "I'll turn up the morphine." Almost immediately AJ felt drowsy and fell asleep.
Two days later AJ woke up to someone holding her hand. She looked over and saw Randy sitting in a wheelchair next to her bed with a portable IV attached to him.
"Hi baby." He said. AJ got tears in her eyes. "It's alright I'm ok." AJ let go of his hand and wrote with her pen and paper.
I love you. She wrote.
"I love you too."
Really?
"Yes."
Please stay here with me.
"I promise I will." "I'm not going anywhere." "I'm gonna see if I can change rooms and move into this one."
Good. I'm so glad I didn't lose you. I don't know what I would've done.
"You'll never lose me I promise." "You don't have to be afraid anymore." "It's over." "The police have John now and he's going to prison." "We can move on with our lives."
Together? I want to start over Randy. I love you. I don't want to be without you.
"Of course together." "What else did you think I meant?"
John was in a meeting with his lawyer.
"Not guilty by mental disease or defect." The lawyer said. "I think we have a very strong case to prove that." "If we win no prison time." "You'll just go to a mental health facility."
"Thank you."