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āSeriously? You do know we have a child together right? Max retorted.
āBeth is my daughterā Jessica spat
āSince when? You didnāt see her for thirteen years. Not only did you not see her but you didnāt mention her. There is not one photo of her in our house even now. She is only youāre daughter when it suits you. I was trying to do right by herā
āBy letting her see Jack? That boy put her in hospitalā
āWhat the hell is wrong with you? He saved herā
āShe wouldnāt have been there at all if it hadnāt been for himā
āYes she would. She went with Brooke not Jacksonā
āBecause you let herā
āSo were back to it been my faultā
āGuys Iām trying to sleep for fucks sakeā I shout.
āSorryā Max says.
āTake your fight outsideā I say pointing to the door. āAnd for the record the only person at fault is Calebā
āBeth Iā¦.ā Jessica starts
āOutā I say.
It was so peaceful after they had gone. I was hoping they would stay away for a while.
Brooke and Charlie kept coming by but I told them to go back to school. There was nothing they could do here anyway. Brooke was coming by later with some school work I had missed. It sounded dull but I needed something to keep me busy. I was going insane.
There was a tiny knock on the door and at first I thought I hadnāt heard anything. Then it happened again.
āHello?ā I said.
The door opened and in he came.
āJacksonā I breathed. I donāt know why but I burst into tears. He was next to me in two strides. He put his arms around me and I felt safe again. I moved over on the bed and he sat on it with me. We sat there for a long time. My head on his chest and his arms holding me. I looked up at him and noticed how bad he looked. He hadnāt shaved and he had big bags under his eyes like he hadnāt slept at all. He also looked incredibly sad. I never wanted him to let me go.
I donāt know how long we sat like that but it was the happiest I had been since this all happened. Having him back was the best feeling ever.
The door opened but I didnāt look to see who it was.
āJack?ā Max said. We both looked now. Max walked over and pulled Jack into a hug. āIām glad youāre out. I tried so hard to help youā
āI know they told me. Thanksā
āSo what happened?ā I asked holding his hand. He pulled it away from and went and sat in the chair. What was that?
āIām not sure exactly. All I know is Caleb dropped the chargesā
āHe was probably told to by his lawyer. Your stories matched perfectly and Caleb is now been charged with attacking you Beth, no jury would prosecute you Jack knowing you was just saving Bethā
āHow do you know that?ā I asked
āI did pre lawā
āSeriously?ā
āYeah but I didnāt like itā so he went from Lawyer to physical therapist. āIāll go and leave you two to chat. Iām sure you have a lot to talk aboutā
āBye Max thanks again for everythingā Jack said. I smiled at Max and he was gone.
āAre you ok?ā Jackson asked from the chair.
āYeah Iām fineā I lied.
āDonāt lie to me Beth. I canāt handle anybody else lyingā He said getting up and pacing the room.
āOk okā I said trying to calm him down. āI hurt everywhere. I have the worst headache that just wonāt go and every time I close my eyes I see his face staring back at me. It makes it hard to sleep. All I wanted was you and my own mother kept you away. I feel like complete shit Jackson but Iām also grateful that you got to me in timeā
āIn timeā he snapped āI got there and he was about toā¦ā¦ you were covered in blood and you wouldnāt wake up. I didnāt get to you on time.ā
āIt would have been a lot worse for me if you hadnāt got there when you didā
āYouāre just trying to make me feel betterā
āWow you really are having your own little pity party arenāt you?ā
āWhat?ā
āWhy would I make you feel better? Iām the one who was beaten up and almost raped. Iām the one who is still in hospitalā his face softened slightly āyouāre supposed to love me and make me feel better and safe yet here you are making it all about you. Just kiss me and tell me that you love and youāll never let anyone hurt me again. If you canāt do that then fuck off cos I canāt make you feel better when I feel like shitā
He didnāt know what to do. I could see on his face that he was struggling and I suddenly felt really bad for shouting at him. I was actually starting to panic a bit. What if he left just like I told him to?
āJackson please look at meā he closed his eyes and lifted his head then looked at me. āWhen you walked in here I have never been more relieved or happy about anything ever. I felt safe again. None of this was your fault. I started it at the diner. I should never have hit him in front of everyoneā
āThat doesnāt give him a rightā¦.ā
āā¦.I know that Jackson. Iām not making excuses for him Iām making them for you. This was not your fault it was hisā he moved a few steps closer to me.
āWhen can you leave?ā he asked.
āSoon I think. I canāt use crutches because of my wrist which means I need a wheelchairā
āI should have been paying more attention while I was drivingā
āThe only thing the car accident did was the leg and the dislocated shoulder which I was in a coma so I didnāt feel that. Caleb did the ribs and the wrist. You got hurt tooā I said pointing to his arm.
āYeah my dad is not impressed my football season is overā
āDo you care?ā
āNot reallyā he said shrugging āI donāt think I will be able to push you in your wheelchair thoughā he smiled but not fully.
I smiled back āBrooke can do it. She owes me for getting her home the other weekā
He chuckled āthatās trueā he said.
āPlease donāt leave meā
āWhat?ā he says coming closer to the bed.
āI feel like you were trying to break up with me beforeā I say looking right in his eyes. I remember the first time I looked in them on the Beach.
He doesnāt say anything.
āSo you were trying to break up with me?ā He still doesnāt say anything āwere or still are?ā
āI donāt want to lose you Beth butā
āButā oh no no no no no
āI just needā he stops.
āYou need what? Come on tell me why youāre breaking up with me while Iām in a hospital bedā
āBethā he said reaching for my hand. I pulled it away. āYou donāt know what I went throughā
āThen tell meā I pleaded.
āI just need some time to process all of thisā
āYou need time?ā
āBeth pleaseā he said coming closer again.
āYou know what Iām going to make this real easy for you, itās over, get outā
āNo wait come onā
āGet outā
āWhatās going on?ā said Brookes voice from behind Jack. I didnāt hear her come in. āJackson your out. You look like shit. Charlie is onā¦.ā
āJacksonā I say interrupting. He looks at me and I start to cry. āPlease just leaveā
A single tear runs down his cheek. We stare at each other for a few minutes then he nods and walks out the door.
I start to sob uncontrollably. Brooke comes and sits next to me and I cry on her shoulder for what seems like hours.
Three weeks have passed since that day in the hospital. I miss him more every day. We have had no contact since that day and it kills me. Brooke says he isnāt doing much better than I am.
I got the cast off my leg today and had a boot fitted which means I can finally walk. I still have the cast on my wrist though. That was a bad break.
Getting the cast off means I have to go back to school tomorrow which means I will have to see him.
I was trying to forget about it till I had to deal with it by doing the work Brooke had brought round for me when Paige came in. She sat on the bed and waited for me to look up.
āTheir arguing againā she said.
I felt sorry for Paige, I had messed everything up.
āWhat about this time?ā I asked
āBecause Daddy adapted you without askingā
I smiled 'its adopted'
āAdoptedā she mouthed the word silently.
āWhat does that mean?ā
āIt means he is my dad tooā
āReally? Why is Mummy mad then? Doesnāt that mean we are a proper family?ā
āMum doesnāt see it like thatā I went and sat next to her. āIām sorry they are fighting a lot itās my fault.ā
āYou miss Jacksonā it was completely out of the blue.
āWhat makes you say that?ā
āI hear you crying and you look sad all the time. You were happy with himā
āHe made me very happy. I miss him every dayā
āHe will come back to you. He is your princeā she sounded so sure.
I didnāt want to talk about Jackson. āDo you want to watch a film before bed?ā
She nodded. āGo pick one thenā and off she went.
Two hours later and Max came in. The film had just finished and I was starting to get tired. Paige fell asleep fifteen minutes in.
āWant me to move her?ā He asked.
āNo she is fineā I said. āYou and Jessica need to stop fighting she is getting worriedā
āIāll talk to herā he looked so angry lately and it was my fault. He said goodnight and then left.
CharlieToday was going to be one of them days. My alarm hadnāt gone off so I was up late. Jackson hadnāt bothered to check so had gone to school without me. I was still living at his house while my mum got better. I saw her last week and she looked great.
I couldnāt wait for her to be better so we could go home. Jackson was different since he went to jail. He wouldnāt talk to me about it or the fact that he and Beth broke up. I tried so hard to get him to tell me what happened. It was obvious it was killing him and yet he wasnāt doing anything about it. It was so odd.
I finally got to school just before the first bell which meant I had five minutes to get my stuff ready. I noticed Jackson at his locker so I went over.
āDude thanks for waiting this morning. My alarm didnāt go off and I was nearly lateā I said. He didnāt even look at me.
āBut you werenāt late so whateverā he turned around and stopped dead. I followed his eyes and Brooke was standing behind him with Beth. She still had the pot on her hand but she was wearing some kind of boot contraption on her leg. Jackson did not say anything. He just stared at her.
She
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