Chapter 5
Two hours later, the police had returned to speak with Kayla. When they went to the room they immediately noticed that Kayla was looking at the doorway. Noticing Peter Benton and two officers entering her hospital room she fought the desire to fall back asleep. "Kayla, these officers need to ask you some questions is that ok?"
"I guess so" she spoke softly.
Then the officers stepped closer to her bed, "Your co-workers stated that you mentioned your father being the attacker is this true?"
"Yes, that's what's weird"
"May I ask what you mean?" the officer closest to her stated gently.
"My father has until now never been physically abusive towards me."
"But you have been physically abused in the past?"
"Until I was 13 by my mother"
"Ok and you father had not known your location until now?"
"Not to my knowledge." Then the worst possible thing happened. Kayla had looked up at the doorway. Suddenly she couldn't breathe and tried to move away from her unwelcomed visitor. Noticing, the officers turned drawing their weapons at the same time and after a brief exchange of gunfire, everything stopped moving. Looking around the officers noticed that Kayla was passed out on her bed, Peter began rapidly checking her over while calling for nurses. When Kayla had attempted to jump out of bed she punctured her lung after one of her broken ribs shifted. The officers announced that her father was still alive and the nurses removed him from the room for further treatment and possible surgery. After which Kayla was brought to the OR to repair her lung.
Several Hours Later
Kayla was brought into the OR recovery room, still intubated and sleeping off the anesthetic. Looking up, he noticed the officers from earlier entering the room. "How is she?"
"She moved in such a way that one of her ribs shifted puncturing her lung, I will keep her intubated until she wakes at least."
"Her father was taken to the ICU after getting out of surgery, he is still unconscious but as soon as he is able to be moved, we will transfer him to the jail ward."
"Ok, well I'll be taking her back to a private room as soon as she wakes and we are able to extubate."
"She will have 24 hour police guards, until we can get her father to the jail ward."