First she needed to call Jimmy. As she picked up the phone, she laid across
the bed after dialing his cell number.
"Hello," came a man's voice on the other end.
"Hey Jimmy, how are you?" she asked.
"I'm good Kim, how bout yourself?" he replied.
"Lets just say I've seen better days at the moment." she responded.
"What time are you leaving for work and I'll wait for you outside the station."
"That's just it, I'll be out for a few days till I recoup. I wanted to tell you myself before you heard it from anyone else." she began to say.
"Uh Kim, you're scaring me. What's wrong?" he asked.
"Last night after work, Bobby needed someone to talk to about his brother who is starting to go downhill, so we sat and talked for a long time about his brother. Not to long after we finished his brother stormed through the door and went straight for one of the back rooms." she had started to say.
"What did he do to you?" Jimmy said, his voice full of rage.
"Let me put it this way, I'm covered in bruises, sore as hell and mending an injured arm." she said back.
"And Bobby let this happen to you!" he said in an icy tone.
"No, he was forced to watch the whole thing!" she shot back angrily.
"What do you mean by 'forced'?" Jimmy said slightly confused.
"His brother had a knife and told Bobby if he tried anything heroic he'd slit my throat. There was nothing he could do," she said softly.
"Kim, I'm so sorry. I didn't know the facts before I blamed him." Jimmy said.
"It's ok. Could Joey stay with you for a few days? He wouldn't understand what happened and it would probably do more harm than good if he saw me in my current condition." she said hesitantly.
"Sure, I'd love to have him stay over for a while." he replied.
"When I can, I'd like to come by and see you sometime today and make sure you're ok." he said.
"That's fine, but I'm still at Bobby's because I was unconscious most of the night and I just came to about five hours ago." she replied.
"Ok, I'll call you there when I'm able to come visit." he said.
"Sound's good. I've got to go and try and get some rest. I'll see you later when you come over." she replied.
"Alright. Just make sure to take care of yourself and not push yourself too hard." he said back to her.
"Jimmy. Bobby won't hardly let me do anything on my own at the moment so the overexertion thing shouldn't be a problem." she replied amidst a contingent of giggles.
"I bet that's a sight to see, him doing everything for you." Jimmy said laughing.
"Yeah it is. See ya later." she said before she hung up the phone.
"Later." Jimmy said as he turned his cell phone off.
The next person she called was Alex.
As she dialed Alex's cell phone number she sat and waited for her to answer. Alex had started work early and looked down at her ringing cell phone to see who was calling her. As she looked at the number flashing on her phone a perplexed look came across her face as she tried to figure out why Bobby was calling her.
"Hello?" she said as Carlos took one look at her and laughed.
"Hey Alex, its Kim." she replied.
"Where are you?" she asked; "I got worried when you didn't come in early so we could talk."
"I'm still at Bobby's, and I have a really good reason for not working today." She replied back to Alex.
"What happened?" she said as fear began to build up inside her.
"After the movie, Bobby and I came back to his place to talk about the things his brother is getting back into." Kim began to say; "As he began to talk about the hell his brother has been putting him through, he literally broke down in my arms. Not too long after we finished talking, his brother came storming into the apartment. While Bobby tried to regain his composure, I tried to talk to Matty."
"Why do I have a feeling that it backfired." Alex said hesitantly.
"That is a major understatement." she replied quietly; "There for a while I thought it was actually working. Then the next thing I know, we are in a shouting match and I'm pinned against the wall and being told that he could kill me on the spot and Bobby would be powerless to stop him." she replied as her voice began to crack.
Alex covered her phone with her hand and turned to Carlos who was driving and said, "Get me to Bobby's place, NOW!"
"Jeez Taylor don't go postal on me." he said as he headed the bus towards Bobby's apartment.
"Kim, I'm coming over to see you at Bobby's, we'll be there shortly." she said.
"Ok, I'll be waiting for you." Kim replied as she hung up the phone.
Kim slowly sat up in bed and got ready to head into the living room to wait on Alex. Five minutes later there was a knock at the door. As Kim looked on the other side of the door, she found Alex pacing the door. Kim opened the door letting her friend in and turned to lock the door back. She then turned and headed to the sofa where Alex was sitting. Alex sat in disbelief at her friend covered in bruises.
"Matty did this to you and forced Bobby to watch?" Alex said putting her hand on Kim's upper arm, not seeing the bandage.
The slightest pressure on the cut sent bolts of pain through her arm as she winced from the contact.
"What happened to your arm?" Alex asked.
"Matty slashed my arm with a knife as a warning to Bobby." Kim replied shakily.
"Mind if I take a look?" Alex asked softly.
Kim nodded her head in approval as Alex began to undo the bandage Bobby had put on the wound.
"When I get my hands on that little ass, he is going to pay dearly." Alex fumed as she looked at the gash on her friend's arm.
"Step in line. Bobby, myself and everyone at the 55 are gonna do the same thing." Kim replied.
"Where did you get that necklace? It's beautiful!" Alex asked as she looked at the angel necklace around her friend's neck.
"Bobby gave it to me. We are officially dating now." Kim said smiling.
"It's about time he got it together and asked you." Alex said laughing; "I'm really happy you finally found someone you deserve to be with who will probably spoil you rotten." She said as she gave Kim a careful hug; "The two of you are made for each other." Just then there was another knock at the door.
"You sit, I'll get it." Alex said as she headed to the door.
As Alex saw who it was, she opened the door and said, "What do you want Carlos?"
"When can we go eat?" he said sheepishly in a quiet tone.
"I'm in the middle of something important here, food can wait." she replied impatiently.
Quietly Carlos said to Alex, "Why are we even here?"
"I'll show you why," she said icily; "Get in here."
Alex walked back to the sofa and sat next to Kim and picked back up on the conversation they were having before Carlos came to the door. Carlos made his way behind Alex to face Kim and was floored.
"What happened to you?" he asked.
"I'll tell you in the bus Carlos." Alex replied before Kim could answer.
"Well we had better go so you can get some rest. I'll call you later to see how you are doing." she replied before she left.
"Ok." Kim said to Alex as she followed them to the door.
After locking the door when they had left, Kim headed back into Bobby's room to rest. She pulled out her CD player and stretched out in bed, letting the music soothe her weary body.
"Hello," came a man's voice on the other end.
"Hey Jimmy, how are you?" she asked.
"I'm good Kim, how bout yourself?" he replied.
"Lets just say I've seen better days at the moment." she responded.
"What time are you leaving for work and I'll wait for you outside the station."
"That's just it, I'll be out for a few days till I recoup. I wanted to tell you myself before you heard it from anyone else." she began to say.
"Uh Kim, you're scaring me. What's wrong?" he asked.
"Last night after work, Bobby needed someone to talk to about his brother who is starting to go downhill, so we sat and talked for a long time about his brother. Not to long after we finished his brother stormed through the door and went straight for one of the back rooms." she had started to say.
"What did he do to you?" Jimmy said, his voice full of rage.
"Let me put it this way, I'm covered in bruises, sore as hell and mending an injured arm." she said back.
"And Bobby let this happen to you!" he said in an icy tone.
"No, he was forced to watch the whole thing!" she shot back angrily.
"What do you mean by 'forced'?" Jimmy said slightly confused.
"His brother had a knife and told Bobby if he tried anything heroic he'd slit my throat. There was nothing he could do," she said softly.
"Kim, I'm so sorry. I didn't know the facts before I blamed him." Jimmy said.
"It's ok. Could Joey stay with you for a few days? He wouldn't understand what happened and it would probably do more harm than good if he saw me in my current condition." she said hesitantly.
"Sure, I'd love to have him stay over for a while." he replied.
"When I can, I'd like to come by and see you sometime today and make sure you're ok." he said.
"That's fine, but I'm still at Bobby's because I was unconscious most of the night and I just came to about five hours ago." she replied.
"Ok, I'll call you there when I'm able to come visit." he said.
"Sound's good. I've got to go and try and get some rest. I'll see you later when you come over." she replied.
"Alright. Just make sure to take care of yourself and not push yourself too hard." he said back to her.
"Jimmy. Bobby won't hardly let me do anything on my own at the moment so the overexertion thing shouldn't be a problem." she replied amidst a contingent of giggles.
"I bet that's a sight to see, him doing everything for you." Jimmy said laughing.
"Yeah it is. See ya later." she said before she hung up the phone.
"Later." Jimmy said as he turned his cell phone off.
The next person she called was Alex.
As she dialed Alex's cell phone number she sat and waited for her to answer. Alex had started work early and looked down at her ringing cell phone to see who was calling her. As she looked at the number flashing on her phone a perplexed look came across her face as she tried to figure out why Bobby was calling her.
"Hello?" she said as Carlos took one look at her and laughed.
"Hey Alex, its Kim." she replied.
"Where are you?" she asked; "I got worried when you didn't come in early so we could talk."
"I'm still at Bobby's, and I have a really good reason for not working today." She replied back to Alex.
"What happened?" she said as fear began to build up inside her.
"After the movie, Bobby and I came back to his place to talk about the things his brother is getting back into." Kim began to say; "As he began to talk about the hell his brother has been putting him through, he literally broke down in my arms. Not too long after we finished talking, his brother came storming into the apartment. While Bobby tried to regain his composure, I tried to talk to Matty."
"Why do I have a feeling that it backfired." Alex said hesitantly.
"That is a major understatement." she replied quietly; "There for a while I thought it was actually working. Then the next thing I know, we are in a shouting match and I'm pinned against the wall and being told that he could kill me on the spot and Bobby would be powerless to stop him." she replied as her voice began to crack.
Alex covered her phone with her hand and turned to Carlos who was driving and said, "Get me to Bobby's place, NOW!"
"Jeez Taylor don't go postal on me." he said as he headed the bus towards Bobby's apartment.
"Kim, I'm coming over to see you at Bobby's, we'll be there shortly." she said.
"Ok, I'll be waiting for you." Kim replied as she hung up the phone.
Kim slowly sat up in bed and got ready to head into the living room to wait on Alex. Five minutes later there was a knock at the door. As Kim looked on the other side of the door, she found Alex pacing the door. Kim opened the door letting her friend in and turned to lock the door back. She then turned and headed to the sofa where Alex was sitting. Alex sat in disbelief at her friend covered in bruises.
"Matty did this to you and forced Bobby to watch?" Alex said putting her hand on Kim's upper arm, not seeing the bandage.
The slightest pressure on the cut sent bolts of pain through her arm as she winced from the contact.
"What happened to your arm?" Alex asked.
"Matty slashed my arm with a knife as a warning to Bobby." Kim replied shakily.
"Mind if I take a look?" Alex asked softly.
Kim nodded her head in approval as Alex began to undo the bandage Bobby had put on the wound.
"When I get my hands on that little ass, he is going to pay dearly." Alex fumed as she looked at the gash on her friend's arm.
"Step in line. Bobby, myself and everyone at the 55 are gonna do the same thing." Kim replied.
"Where did you get that necklace? It's beautiful!" Alex asked as she looked at the angel necklace around her friend's neck.
"Bobby gave it to me. We are officially dating now." Kim said smiling.
"It's about time he got it together and asked you." Alex said laughing; "I'm really happy you finally found someone you deserve to be with who will probably spoil you rotten." She said as she gave Kim a careful hug; "The two of you are made for each other." Just then there was another knock at the door.
"You sit, I'll get it." Alex said as she headed to the door.
As Alex saw who it was, she opened the door and said, "What do you want Carlos?"
"When can we go eat?" he said sheepishly in a quiet tone.
"I'm in the middle of something important here, food can wait." she replied impatiently.
Quietly Carlos said to Alex, "Why are we even here?"
"I'll show you why," she said icily; "Get in here."
Alex walked back to the sofa and sat next to Kim and picked back up on the conversation they were having before Carlos came to the door. Carlos made his way behind Alex to face Kim and was floored.
"What happened to you?" he asked.
"I'll tell you in the bus Carlos." Alex replied before Kim could answer.
"Well we had better go so you can get some rest. I'll call you later to see how you are doing." she replied before she left.
"Ok." Kim said to Alex as she followed them to the door.
After locking the door when they had left, Kim headed back into Bobby's room to rest. She pulled out her CD player and stretched out in bed, letting the music soothe her weary body.