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It had been a week since Carla had started to regain consciousness and she was getting better and better each day. The doctor said she could probably go home tomorrow, but she had to keep it easy, which meant no running buisnesses for at least another week.
Rob and Michelle had been running the factory in her absence, and had done a pretty good job of it as they had modestly told her. They had told everyone that she had been mugged and left in a coma, and no one had questioned it, or they had, just hadn't aired their views to Rob, Michelle or Ciaran.
Carla had been given what seemed like hundreds of 'get well soon' cards and boxes of chocolates and flowers, the whole room seemed full of them. 'The perks of being a factory owner who's staff wouldn't mind a pay rise' as Rob had so nicely put it.
Carla smiled as Michelle and Ciaran came into the room, but stopped as they saw the worried expressions on their faces. "What's wrong?" She asked.
"Well, um, well-" Michelle started.
"What?" Carla interrupted.
Michelle handed her the copy of 'The Weatherfield Gazette' and Carla felt her heart skip a beat as she read the headline.
LOCAL FACTORY BOSS LEFT IN COMA BY ABUSIVE HUSBAND
Carla Foster, boss of underwear factory Underworld, left in coma by husband, Frank Foster, after suffering months of abuse
Last week Carla Foster was fighting for her life, unlikely to wake up from the coma she was in, after husband Frank Foster inflicted life threatening injuries to her head.
Carla Foster had been suffering months of abuse, starting the night before her wedding to Frank Foster, when he violently raped her after she told him she no longer wanted to marry him.
She was too scared to leave him, instead getting married to him and suffering months of abuse at his hands. She told no one of the abuse, but suspicions were aroused when younger brother, Rob Donavon, came to find her after being released from Strangeway's prison, having served 8 years for armed robbery.
He told police "I knew something was wrong as soon as I saw her, I was determined to get to the bottom of it, but I can say that I never expected it to be that."
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Carla threw the newspaper down onto her bed, a sick feeling deep in her stomach. Everyone would now know what had happened to her, how would she face them.
"How did they find out?" Carla asked.
"I don't know, Rob's fuming though, he's up at the police station now, trying to get to the bottom of it." Michelle explained.
"I don't see why," Carla sighed, "It's not as if they can un-publish the newspaper."
"It'll be all right." Michelle said, trying to offer a bit of comfort to her best friend.
"How?" Carla asked sadly, "Everyone knows, how am I supposed to face them Chelle? They'll all pity me, won't let me forget, coz that's all I want to do, forget all of this."
"I know," Michelle sighed, "But you and I both know that will never happen, it's , everyone knowing could make it easier to get over it?" She suggested.
Carla let out an angry laugh, "How exactly will that help?" She asked angrily, "Tell me how Chelle, coz I can't see it."
"I don't know," Michelle reasoned, "I never said it would, I said it might."
"Look, just go." Carla sighed.
"Carla!" Michelle argued.
"I said go, Chelle!" Carla sighed, louder this time.
"Come on love, we'll come back later." Ciaran said, shoving Michelle out of the hospital room.
Carla picked the newspaper up, preparing herself to read what was inside.
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