Chapter 11; The Girl
Dom pulled into a parking space close to the hospital entrance. He switched off the engine and got out of the car, Mia didn't move.
"Mia come on get out of the car," he said to her.
"I can't and you have to get back in." she called up to him.
"What? Why?" he leaned in and looked at her.
"Because you've parked in a disabled parking space, and Dom its not right, what if someone that really needs this space comes along, and they can't get it. Nope I'm not having it Dom so move the car." She grinned at him knowing she was being the annoying little sister she was.
"Mia if we move we might have to go miles out to find another parking space, so just get out of the car." She didn't move but just sat there grinning at him. Dom stood there, he could just walk away and leave her sitting there, but he still felt bad about last night.
"Ah Mia," he huffed as he sat back into the car.
Ten minutes later, Dom had managed to find a space within moderate walking distance from the hospital much to the satisfaction of Mia. They walked into the hospital and Mia followed the directions Letty had given her on the phone. Jesse was on a different ward now, Mia walked in closely followed by Dom and saw Jesse in the bed closest to the door.
"Hey Jesse, how you feeling?" Mia smiled at him.
"Yep, good, just wanna get out of here you know." Jesse answered, he looked a lot better. He was sitting up and smiling. Letty and Vince were staring at Dom waiting for him to say something.
"Look Jesse man, I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have gone off like that, not with you being so ill." Dom apologized to him.
"It's okay man, the doctor said it probably would have happened anyways, one of the stitches had come loose or something like that." Jesse told him.
"Okay then, maybe you should stay another night, make sure your fully well and all that." Dom said to Jesse. He could feel all the team's eyes staring at him, he knew they wanted an explanation of what happened last night but he wasn't prepared to give it to them, they didn't need to know.
"Nah Dom, I don't wanna stay another day, the doctors said it wouldn't make much of a difference," he pleaded to Dom.
"Fine fine, when they say you can go?" Dom asked him.
"The doc's gonna do his round and give me one last check over and then I'm good to go," Jesse told him with a smile on his face, he was looking forward to be going home.
"Okay. Oh Letty you know someone called OJ?" Dom looked towards his girlfriend. She thought for a second, "No, no I don't think so, why?" she asked back.
"Really 'cause he rang looking for you this morning." He shot her a look saying why-are-you-lying-to-me.
"Oh, you know what I think I do know him, just forgot the name that's all." Letty said quickly, fiddling with the button on her trousers.
"So who is he?" asked Dom, still giving her that look.
"What the fuck has it got to do with you Dom, just drop it," Letty answered defensively. The others just stared at both of them.
"Why are you being so bitch Letty, its my business if they are making threatening phone calls to the house," he told her, he knew "threatening" was a bit strong and not exactly true but it worked well on his argument.
"Fuck off Dom," she spat at him, she turned and stormed out of the ward, the doors slamming shut behind her. Dom looked back at the others, they avoided his glances.
"I'm gonna be waiting in my car, Mia you know where its parked. Vince you can bring down Jesse when you're done." Vince nodded in response and Dom got up and left the ward. He walked down the deserted corridor. Why was Letty keeping things from him, it made him feel uncomfortable. He put his hand in his pocket and felt around for his car keys, he pulled them out and fiddled with them. He contemplated on whether or not to confront Leon about the phone call. His car keys slid out of his hands and onto to the polished floor. Dom bent down to pick them, something crashed into him causing him to stumble backwards.
"What the fuck?" he looked up and saw a girl of about fifteen fall to the floor, she wore a hospital gown. "You alright?" Dom asked her, he lent forward and grasped her arms and tried to lift her up. She wriggled free and pushed her way back up against the wall, she pulled back her hair and looked at Dom.
"You!" said Dom, "You're the girl from the race night, aren't you?" he asked, but he didn't really need an answer, he knew it was her. She looked in a bad state, she had bruises on both sides of her face. She panicked; she jumped up and began to run down the corridor away from him. Dom followed her although he didn't need to run, she obviously wasn't well and couldn't run properly. He reached her and put his arm around her waist to stop her from moving any further.
"Hey girl why you running, I ain't gonna hurt you," Dom said gently into her ear. She stopped struggling as much. "What's your name?" he asked but she didn't answer. "Who did this to you? Was it that guy who was with you?" he felt her tense up.
"I don't know what you're talking about, you're hurting my stomach, let go," she quietly pleaded to him. She kicked him into the shin, but he didn't even flinch.
"Don't play games with me girl, I know its you." Dom said to her, loosening his grip. She leaned her head back and looked at him her eyes meeting his.
"If you don't let go of me I'm gonna scream," she said back to him. He let go of her waist and she started walking away.
"Look, maybe I can help or something," he called out to her.
"I don't need any help," she said with her back still facing him. She carried on walking and disappeared around the corner. Dom headed towards the stairs, he didn't need this right now and he wasn't getting involved. But he felt guilty, the girl obviously needed help. "I'll wait and see what Jesse finds out first," he thought to himself and he put the girl to the back of his mind.
He had waited over half an hour for Jesse and the others. He sat in the sun- baked car listening to the radio. From where he was parked he had perfect vision of the hospital entrance. He looked down at his watch and then up at the doors, a black jeep pulled up with tinted out windows, blocking half of his view to the entrance.
"Fucking morons," he said in frustration. He watched as a guy jumped out of the passenger seat and opened up the side door. Dom peered harder and saw the girl from the race night coming out still dressed in a hospital gown. Ray was with her, had a firm grip on her arm as if he was guiding her into the jeep, he kept looking over his shoulder back into the hospital. "He's looking for security guards, he's not supposed to be taking her," Dom collaborated in his head. He thought about going over, but he would be by far out numbered and by the time he reached they'd probably be long gone.
"I need a pen," he thought out-loud he pulled open the dash board and searched frantically for one, "come on, where is one!" he found an old black BIC biro and scribbled down the number plate onto the back of his hand, "I'm sure Jesse will get something with this and then we can find out who you really are Mr Hoddle," Dom said aloud quietly, empathising the words "Mr Hoddle".
The Jeep pulled away from the hospital leaving the entrance way clear again. Dom rested back into his seat and waited for the others to come out. He saw Mia appear closely followed by Vince, Mia was pushing Jesse in a wheelchair. Dom started up his engine and drove over.
"Took your time." Dom said to the others as he reached the entrance.
"Yeah well most doctors are normally quiet busy, you know doing stupid things like saving lives." Mia said to him sarcastically. He didn't tell them about his encounter, Dom thought it was best not telling them, unless they needed to know and at the moment Jesse was the only one that did. They all got into the car, leaving the wheelchair with a porter. Dom drove home slowly, well not slowly- the legal limit, which was slow for Dom. He didn't need to put Jesse in any more danger.
As they pulled into the drive Dom noticed Letty's car wasn't in the drive, neither was Leon's. He felt a stab of jealousy, that Leon was sharing something with Letty that he wasn't. "Stop being so childish Dom," he told himself. He turned of the engine and stepped out onto the concrete drive.
"I see you've changed the locks," someone called out to him. Dom looked up onto the porch and saw Brian sitting on the top step.
------There one nice long chapter for you all, I was determined to keep this to one chapter and not go over!! Thanks again for the reviews for the last two chapters (gigles2003, Eclipse17, Ginger, Di, Chikita-latina, and Micheal MM!). Any more reviews from readers are graciously received!! Hope everyone is having a good summer! -----------------------
Dom pulled into a parking space close to the hospital entrance. He switched off the engine and got out of the car, Mia didn't move.
"Mia come on get out of the car," he said to her.
"I can't and you have to get back in." she called up to him.
"What? Why?" he leaned in and looked at her.
"Because you've parked in a disabled parking space, and Dom its not right, what if someone that really needs this space comes along, and they can't get it. Nope I'm not having it Dom so move the car." She grinned at him knowing she was being the annoying little sister she was.
"Mia if we move we might have to go miles out to find another parking space, so just get out of the car." She didn't move but just sat there grinning at him. Dom stood there, he could just walk away and leave her sitting there, but he still felt bad about last night.
"Ah Mia," he huffed as he sat back into the car.
Ten minutes later, Dom had managed to find a space within moderate walking distance from the hospital much to the satisfaction of Mia. They walked into the hospital and Mia followed the directions Letty had given her on the phone. Jesse was on a different ward now, Mia walked in closely followed by Dom and saw Jesse in the bed closest to the door.
"Hey Jesse, how you feeling?" Mia smiled at him.
"Yep, good, just wanna get out of here you know." Jesse answered, he looked a lot better. He was sitting up and smiling. Letty and Vince were staring at Dom waiting for him to say something.
"Look Jesse man, I'm really sorry, I shouldn't have gone off like that, not with you being so ill." Dom apologized to him.
"It's okay man, the doctor said it probably would have happened anyways, one of the stitches had come loose or something like that." Jesse told him.
"Okay then, maybe you should stay another night, make sure your fully well and all that." Dom said to Jesse. He could feel all the team's eyes staring at him, he knew they wanted an explanation of what happened last night but he wasn't prepared to give it to them, they didn't need to know.
"Nah Dom, I don't wanna stay another day, the doctors said it wouldn't make much of a difference," he pleaded to Dom.
"Fine fine, when they say you can go?" Dom asked him.
"The doc's gonna do his round and give me one last check over and then I'm good to go," Jesse told him with a smile on his face, he was looking forward to be going home.
"Okay. Oh Letty you know someone called OJ?" Dom looked towards his girlfriend. She thought for a second, "No, no I don't think so, why?" she asked back.
"Really 'cause he rang looking for you this morning." He shot her a look saying why-are-you-lying-to-me.
"Oh, you know what I think I do know him, just forgot the name that's all." Letty said quickly, fiddling with the button on her trousers.
"So who is he?" asked Dom, still giving her that look.
"What the fuck has it got to do with you Dom, just drop it," Letty answered defensively. The others just stared at both of them.
"Why are you being so bitch Letty, its my business if they are making threatening phone calls to the house," he told her, he knew "threatening" was a bit strong and not exactly true but it worked well on his argument.
"Fuck off Dom," she spat at him, she turned and stormed out of the ward, the doors slamming shut behind her. Dom looked back at the others, they avoided his glances.
"I'm gonna be waiting in my car, Mia you know where its parked. Vince you can bring down Jesse when you're done." Vince nodded in response and Dom got up and left the ward. He walked down the deserted corridor. Why was Letty keeping things from him, it made him feel uncomfortable. He put his hand in his pocket and felt around for his car keys, he pulled them out and fiddled with them. He contemplated on whether or not to confront Leon about the phone call. His car keys slid out of his hands and onto to the polished floor. Dom bent down to pick them, something crashed into him causing him to stumble backwards.
"What the fuck?" he looked up and saw a girl of about fifteen fall to the floor, she wore a hospital gown. "You alright?" Dom asked her, he lent forward and grasped her arms and tried to lift her up. She wriggled free and pushed her way back up against the wall, she pulled back her hair and looked at Dom.
"You!" said Dom, "You're the girl from the race night, aren't you?" he asked, but he didn't really need an answer, he knew it was her. She looked in a bad state, she had bruises on both sides of her face. She panicked; she jumped up and began to run down the corridor away from him. Dom followed her although he didn't need to run, she obviously wasn't well and couldn't run properly. He reached her and put his arm around her waist to stop her from moving any further.
"Hey girl why you running, I ain't gonna hurt you," Dom said gently into her ear. She stopped struggling as much. "What's your name?" he asked but she didn't answer. "Who did this to you? Was it that guy who was with you?" he felt her tense up.
"I don't know what you're talking about, you're hurting my stomach, let go," she quietly pleaded to him. She kicked him into the shin, but he didn't even flinch.
"Don't play games with me girl, I know its you." Dom said to her, loosening his grip. She leaned her head back and looked at him her eyes meeting his.
"If you don't let go of me I'm gonna scream," she said back to him. He let go of her waist and she started walking away.
"Look, maybe I can help or something," he called out to her.
"I don't need any help," she said with her back still facing him. She carried on walking and disappeared around the corner. Dom headed towards the stairs, he didn't need this right now and he wasn't getting involved. But he felt guilty, the girl obviously needed help. "I'll wait and see what Jesse finds out first," he thought to himself and he put the girl to the back of his mind.
He had waited over half an hour for Jesse and the others. He sat in the sun- baked car listening to the radio. From where he was parked he had perfect vision of the hospital entrance. He looked down at his watch and then up at the doors, a black jeep pulled up with tinted out windows, blocking half of his view to the entrance.
"Fucking morons," he said in frustration. He watched as a guy jumped out of the passenger seat and opened up the side door. Dom peered harder and saw the girl from the race night coming out still dressed in a hospital gown. Ray was with her, had a firm grip on her arm as if he was guiding her into the jeep, he kept looking over his shoulder back into the hospital. "He's looking for security guards, he's not supposed to be taking her," Dom collaborated in his head. He thought about going over, but he would be by far out numbered and by the time he reached they'd probably be long gone.
"I need a pen," he thought out-loud he pulled open the dash board and searched frantically for one, "come on, where is one!" he found an old black BIC biro and scribbled down the number plate onto the back of his hand, "I'm sure Jesse will get something with this and then we can find out who you really are Mr Hoddle," Dom said aloud quietly, empathising the words "Mr Hoddle".
The Jeep pulled away from the hospital leaving the entrance way clear again. Dom rested back into his seat and waited for the others to come out. He saw Mia appear closely followed by Vince, Mia was pushing Jesse in a wheelchair. Dom started up his engine and drove over.
"Took your time." Dom said to the others as he reached the entrance.
"Yeah well most doctors are normally quiet busy, you know doing stupid things like saving lives." Mia said to him sarcastically. He didn't tell them about his encounter, Dom thought it was best not telling them, unless they needed to know and at the moment Jesse was the only one that did. They all got into the car, leaving the wheelchair with a porter. Dom drove home slowly, well not slowly- the legal limit, which was slow for Dom. He didn't need to put Jesse in any more danger.
As they pulled into the drive Dom noticed Letty's car wasn't in the drive, neither was Leon's. He felt a stab of jealousy, that Leon was sharing something with Letty that he wasn't. "Stop being so childish Dom," he told himself. He turned of the engine and stepped out onto the concrete drive.
"I see you've changed the locks," someone called out to him. Dom looked up onto the porch and saw Brian sitting on the top step.
------There one nice long chapter for you all, I was determined to keep this to one chapter and not go over!! Thanks again for the reviews for the last two chapters (gigles2003, Eclipse17, Ginger, Di, Chikita-latina, and Micheal MM!). Any more reviews from readers are graciously received!! Hope everyone is having a good summer! -----------------------