Jealous Games

KyleGranger342

Chapter Two: A Fathers Rampage

"Room ten," said the nurse. Ava and Johnny had their arms around Cameron, leading him into the hospital room. Nikki was following close behind with her arms folded.

"Okay sit up on the table," Ava said. Cameron jumped onto the table. Ava and Johnny stepped back from the table. Nikki stood next to the table with her had on Cameron's leg.

The door slowly creaked open. It was Bradin and Susanna.

"Did you call?" Ava asked.

"Yeah, she said it was no problem," Susanna said, "How ya doing, Cameron?"

"Fine," he said, feeling down. Nikki stroked his arm. She felt bad for him. But to her, there was something Cameron wasn't telling her or the others.

"WHOA!" Bradin shouted. He pulled his vibrating phone out from his pocket. "Oh crap!" He turned and ran out the door to the room as the doctor was coming in. "Hello."

"Where are you," said the girl.

"I'm so sorry, Sara, I'm at the hospital," Bradin said.

"Oh . . . what happened?"

"It's my sister's friend," he said, "he was beat by his father and now he has to get stitches, I think."

"Oh my gosh," she said. "Well, then, call me when you're free. Okay?"

"Yeah," he said, "Bye." He flipped his phone over and placed it back in his pocket. "Phew." He entered the room. The doctor was now looking at the cut on Cameron's cheek. He turned around to see who had entered and then returned to Cameron's face.

"Yes . . . It looks like he is going to need stitches," the doctor said, "How did this happen again?"

"His father beat him," Ava said softly.

"It's not infected which is a good thing," he said. "I'll be back in a few minutes to sew it up." The doctor exited the room.

"Can I talk to Cameron alone for a minute, please?" Nikki asked.

"Yeah, sure," Ava said. Her, Susanna, Johnny, and Bradin exited the room. Ava closed the door behind her leaving it a crack open. She leaned in to hear what they were talking about.

"I know your not telling me something," Nikki began.

"What do you mean," Cameron said, "Like what?"

"Like the fact that your father beats you on a regular basis," she said. Her eyes began to tear.

"No he doesn't," Cameron said. He frowned.

"I know he does," she said. "You always have these cuts and bruises and black and blue marks. He's just never hit you that hard before." Cameron fell silent. A tear ran down his cheek and leaking into the cut causing it to sting.

"Okay, it's true, he does. It's just, if I loose my father, I will have nowhere to live. I would have to go into foster care or something. He's been this way ever since my mom got a divorce from him and moved to New York. It's not normally this bad. He did this one because I ran into him at a bad time. He had just got a letter that she was going to get married." Nikki was silent. She glared into his eyes.

The door burst open and the doctor came in.

"Okay, this should be quick and painless" he said. Nikki stayed in with him. "Lie down please." Cameron shifted from his position. He hung his hand out for Nikki's. She grabbed it and smiled.

Ava was shocked at what Cameron had just told Nikki. She immediately told everyone else.

"That's so sad. What are we going to do about it though?" Susanna asked.

"I don't know," Johnny said. Bradin lifted his shoulders.

"I think . . . we should let him move in with us," Ava said. Everyone looked shocked. "Well that way his father can get some help, he doesn't have to go into foster care, and he can stay with Nikki."

"That's true," Johnny said. "Where would he sleep though?"

"I was thinking in the basement, in Bradin's room," Ava said looking desperately at Bradin. Bradin gave an odd look, but eventually said okay with a sigh.

"How are we gonna tell him?" Susanna asked. "I don't think he is going to like it very much."

"Well he isn't going to have much of a choice," Ava said. She somewhat felt guilty.

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