I wanted to kick. I wanted to run, run away from him. From the monster that did this to me.
"Oh, you look like you have the boo-hoos." He said as he walked into my stale hospital room.
"You would know, you did this to me." He edged a little closer.
I remembered each painful blow, the taste of my own blood in my mouth, and my attacker.
I was dazed out, thinking of the attack that I didn't notice that he was to close for comfort.
Frantic, I screamed," NURSE!"
Gunter clasped his ears, recovering from my shriek.
"What? What is it?" The nurse said rushing in.
"I would… I'm really tired, I don't want any visitors in my room." I said, staring at the nurse, hoping that she would get my signal.
"Oh, yes, I'm sorry young man but you're going to have to leave." She said motioning to the door.
"I am her brother." He said, standing his ground.
"It's ok Gunter." I replied.
"No, I insist, I will stay here for the night." My eyes were bulging out of my head. I could hear my screams from that night, begging him to stop.
"Hospital rules, young man. I think it would be best if you left."
"Fine." He said glaring at me. I returned the glare, trying to be tough, but I didn't feel it.
I felt broken. Weak, and unprotected.
I wished I hadn't told Ty to go, but he couldn't be with Tinka when he was dating Liz.
I missed that night, That night where I was safe in Ty's arms.
"How could he do that? How could he hurt his own sister?" I mumbled to myself as I paced my room.
I had an old mirror on the wall, and looked at my reflection. "Why didn't it happen to me and not her. She's perfect."
In my haze of anger, I punched the mirror, cracking it.
I imagined the mirror was Gunter.
"God, Ty, what are you doing in here." Rocky said rubbing the sleep out of her eyes. Cece was sleeping over at our house tonight, and sure enough, she followed.
"Oh my God, Ty, what the hell?" Cece said, taking in the sight before her.
"I just… I… Oh God, I can't tell you guys… It's, complicated." I said falling onto my bed.
"What? Did Liz leave?" Rocky said rubbing my back.
"Yah, yah she did." I replied.
She had told me to leave the room, to leave her alone.
She was the shell of what used to be Liz.
I walked into school, angry.
Angry at the world. Angry at Gunter. Angry at myself.
If I had just waited a little longer, Tinka wouldn't have gotten hurt.
"How's Tinka?" I heard Cece ask Gunter.
"She is getting better. We still do not know who did this to her."
"Your so brave for saving her."
"Vell you know me, I love my sister."
I lost it.
I ran up to him and pushed him against the locker. He fought back. He was strong. Tinka never stood a chance. I pulled him to the ground and started punching him. I felt tears fall down my cheeks.
He bit my hand and while distracted at the pain of the bite, he kicked me down. I felt the pain as Tinka did. I got back up and rammed into Gunter, causing him to groan in pain.
My job was done. I wiped a bit of blood from my lip and walked away as if nothing had happened.
"Oh my God Gunter!" I heard Cece scream as she ran up to the blond.
"Stop right there, young man." I heard a voice call out. The Principal.
I stopped cold in my tracks. I then realized, kids were backing into their lockers to avoid me.
"Get to my office, now." I obliged walking in the cold halls. The stares I got were worth it. I had avenged Tinka.
"Hello Tinka!" A cheery voice called.
"Mom." I managed to sit up to find she was glittery. Of course she was.
"I just came to say Hello, your brother," her tone changed, making me a bit happier," he was admitted to hospital today. Some boy came and challenged him. Beat him up. Some kid named Tyke, Tyler. It doesn't matter."
I felt my whole body go numb. Ty had beaten up my brother for me.
I felt a multitude of emotions surge over my body.
I felt angry, honored, in love, and scared.
"Tinka!" My mother called," Oh, you must be tired. No vorries, I vill visit soon."
I watched the door close and reached for my phone, angrily calling Ty.
Nobody answered.
I tried again.
Nobody answered.
"He's trying to hide," I thought," He knows he's in trouble."
I ran a hand through my hair and looked out of my window, longing for him, longing to be Liz. I tried to find her, nestled deep within me but she was gone.
Defeated, I cried myself to sleep, clinging on to my one decent memory, smelling the sweet smells of cologne, strawberries, and dew.
Rocky stalked Ty Blue back to the apartment. So did Cece, no surprise there.
"What was that?" Cece screamed.
"What?" Opening a can of soda.
"You, randomly beating up Gunter?" Cece stated, her voice cracking.
"I had my reasons." He said coolly
"Your reasons? Your reasons? Ty, you beat him senseless, what reason is it." Rocky said.
"It's complicated-" He started.
"No it's not. You don't know." Cece said, tears brimming her eyes.
"Guys you have to listen." He tried.
They weren't. It got so bad he snapped.
"You don't know why so just shut up!"
"Ty." Rocky said taken aback.
"I guess I owe an explanation." He lied for Tinka, saying that he realized that he was still in love with Tinka.
"So that's why you were agitated." Cece realized.
"No kidding." Ty muttered.
Tinka lay in her room, day dreaming, when she heard a knock.
"Come in." She said.
A smiling Ty came in with a bunch of sunflowers and a box of caramel filled chocolates.
"Hey," He said gently.
"I was just thinking about you." She said.
"Diddo," He said placing the flowers on her lap," I thought you needed a little sunshine in your life."
She smiled at him, and gave him a kiss on the cheek.
"I heard what you did to my brother." She said looking down at the flowers.
"I'm so sorry Tinka," He said kneeling down by her bed, laying his head on her lap," I was angry when I went to school to start with and he acted like a hero, I just snapped."
"It's ok. He needed his ass kicked in the first place." She said caressing his cheek.
"I love you Tinka."
"I love you too Ty."
"Well if I have your love, nothing else matters at all."
She chuckled at the We Will Rock You reference, and kissed him, feeling safe for the first time in a few days in his arms.