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The boat had come to a stop, a dark haired girl looked to make sure no one was around before she quickly tied the rope to the dock and made her way back to the bottom level of the boat. Her girlfriend lay helpless on the floor, blood steaming down her face and onto the floorboards. The woman kneeled over the helpless girl and reached down to grab her hand.
"I'm sorry but it has to be this way" The dark haired girl whispered as she took her girlfriends fist and punched herself in the jaw. She closed her eyes from the pain and repeated the action half a dozen times until she was certain there would be several markings left on her face. Holding the girls hand, she placed it on her neck, dug the nails in and quickly moved the hand away, letting out a small scream as the nails tore skin from her neck. She stood up and smashed several items around the small room the two girls were in, placing two mobile phones on the ground she stomped on them several times to ensure that they were broken for certain. Walking over to her unconscious girlfriend, she scooped her into her arms and made her way from the boat to the car which was located in the parking area.
Reaching the car she made several attempts at opening the door, trying not to drop her girlfriend's body, sighing in relief when the door finally opened, she placed the girl's body on the back seat, shut the door and hopped into the driver's side of the car. Her heart was pounding fast in her chest, she was nervous. Turning the key in the ignition, the car started, the girl took one last look at herself in the mirror, her eyes were red, her cheeks stained from tears, her neck bleeding, a small cut on her lip and the slightest gash above her right eye. She pulled her hair together and tied it in a pony tail. Running the story over and over in her mind, to make sure nothing had been missed out, nothing sounded suss and made sure all questions asked could be answered; she set off in direction of Western Districts Hospital.
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It was just after ten pm, Charlie was sat at her desk cursing herself for what seemed like the millionth time for volunteering to do the night shift when she phoned work earlier in the day and said she wasn't going to make it for the day shift. Rubbing her temples, she picked up the phone and dialled a ten digit number. Sighing as yet again she was greeted by the annoying sound of voice box.
"Ruby, it's me again. Please answer your phone. We need to talk. I'm so sorry for slapping you earlier" Charlie paused. "I shouldn't have let my anger get out of control. You didn't deserve it. I love you Ruby. Please forgive me. I'm sorry" Charlie wiped a tear as she placed the phone back down.
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Ruby lay curled up in her bed, replaying her sister's voice mail over and over. She knew that Charlie was really truly sorry, but at the moment, that didn't mean much to her. Her face was sore from where Charlie had slapped her, her cheek was red and warm and for the first time in her life, Ruby was afraid of her older sister. Never in her wildest dreams had she thought that Charlie could physically hurt her, the Charlie she grew up knowing and loving would never have done this to her. But that Charlie was no longer around, the Charlie was around today was mean, distant, and snappy. She drank every day, and not just small amounts, she would drink until she passed out. Ruby turned her phone off and threw it to the end of the bed, standing up, she moved to her door and made sure it was locked, even though she knew Charlie would most likely not hit her again, she didn't want her sister to come home from work and wake her, wanting to speak to her. Turning her light off, she snuggled under her blankets, wishing her father was still around to help get Charlie's life back on track.
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Pulling up outside the hospital, she yet again ran the story through her head. Feeling confident that her story was secure, she hopped out of the car, opened the back seat and once again scooping her girlfriend into her arms and walked toward the emergency entrance. Saying a silent 'thank you' when tears streamed down her face, knowing they would help convince people of her version of what happened.
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Charlie placed her mobile phone back in her pocket after sending the fifteenth text message to her younger sister and walked out into the main part of the station, looking up as Watson and Mason entered the building.
"How'd you go?"
"We were greeted at the gates by Mrs Harris who looked terrified." Mason began as he placed his hat on the nearest desk. "So we went around the back of the house, where she said the prowlers were. Turned on the flash lights and found a man and woman going at it in the bushes"
"Yeah, poor Mrs Harris, turns out the so called 'prowlers' were just her husband and their neighbour having a bit of hanky panky outside the bathroom window" Watson shook her head.
"And Mrs Harris just said "William Harris, why I never!"" Mason said in a mocking voice and laughed. "That's all she could say to her husband having an affair"
Charlie let out a slight laugh and leaned back against the counter. "So do you think we will be called back there to a domestic later?"
"Most likely not" Watson laughed. "She apologised to us for wasting our time and told Mr Harris he was sleeping outside for the night and went inside"
"The woman he was having it off with probably allowed him to stay at hers for the night" Charlie said as folded her arms across her chest.
"Nope. She dressed herself and said that she'd offer for him to stay with her, but her husband was home sleeping" Mason chuckled.
"And who said that Summer Bay was quiet" Charlie shook her head and laughed.
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Rachel was sat behind the small desk with two nurses in the emergency department looking through her patient's files, it was almost ten thirty and she was tired and bored, her shift felt like it had been dragging on for a day when she had only been there for five hours. She looked at her watch and sighed when she realised she still had eight hours to go.
"I need help!"
Rachel and the two nurses looked up to see a badly beaten woman holding an unconscious girl who had blood pouring from her head. Rachel instantly recognised one of the two girls and hurried over to them.
"Joey...what's happened?"