Sixteen
God she was so tired and she hurt all over. Why did she hurt so much? Thinking was too painful, like trying to break through a brick wall with your fists. Sarah, the nice lady from before, she trusted her, she was kind and knew what to say. She only trusted her, her and no-one else. Well apart from her mum but that was to be expected, Helen was her mum. She didn't think that her mum would put her in this condition, at least not voluntary, her mum would never lay a finger on her, not after she found out what he foster parents did to her.
Unless….
'I won't shoot him. You can't make me and you won't shoot him either' she had said.
'Abby' her mum's voice replied in that calm tone of hers.
BANG!
She felt a searing hot pain in her leg and collapsed to the ground in agony. Her mum had shot her.
Gasping, Abby woke up and found she wasn't alone.
'Who are you?' Abby asked, scared.
'Easy Abs, it's only me' the man soothed.
'Where's Sarah, I only wanted her in here, what have you done to her?'
'Abby it's only me' the man said.
'SARAH!' Abby shouted.
Sarah burst in through the doors followed by Becker, a man who she assumed to be Danny and Lester.
'Get him out please' Abby asked.
'Temple! What are you doing in here?' Becker asked.
'I was just, I wanted.. Never mind. Look I'm sorry Abby, I didn't mean or want to scare you'.
Sarah was calming Abby down.
'Just go please Connor' Abby said.
'I'll arrange with the hospital to let someone stay with you. Who would you like?' Lester asked.
'Sarah, but only if that's only okay with you' Abby replied.
'It's no problem' Sarah said
'Thanks Lester' Abby said.
It only occurred to Connor when he was asleep that night that Abby had called him Connor.