CHAPTER 11
JAX POV
I stepped outside the hospital to get some fresh air and to get a little time alone when I saw all these happy families hanging around outside the hospital. I saw all of these people supporting each other. Some weren’t so happy, but they had people with them. Supporting them. Looking like they cared about what was going on at the moment.
Skylar didn’t have any of that from her family. But I was pulled from my thoughts when my phone started ringing. So I answered it and Harry was on the other end.
“You better get back up here. She’s awake.” Harry said. So I hung up the phone and I ran back inside the hospital and ran up three flights of stairs to her room which was near the nurse’s station.
We all wanted to go in to see Skylar but we saw that there were a lot of doctors and nurses inside her room. I could hear Skylar panicking. She was practically screaming and they were trying to calm her down.
“What’s wrong with her?” Lucas asked, standing right next to the window into her room.
“I heard the nurse say that she was panicking about something that she heard and she’s blind. It’s temporary but she still can’t see anything.” Harry said.
“Which means, she can’t see her father if he walks in here.” I said. Causing Harry and Lucas to look at me, knowing now that it’s completely understandable as to why she was so scared. We could hear it in her voice.
She sounded confused and panicked and she was struggling to get away from the nurses and doctors. Almost like she was having a really bad nightmare that she couldn’t wake up from.
It was heartbreaking to see her like that.
It wasn’t too long after that we saw one of the nurses shove a needle into her arm and everyone was still holding her for a few seconds longer until she finally
Stopped fighting them and they could let her go.
“What the hell did you give her?” I asked as the doctor came out of the room.
“Light sedation. She’s still awake but she’s calmed down. She’s really scared right now.” The doctor said.
“Do you blame her?” I asked, looking back at Skylar through the window. The doctor also looked back at her and he knew that I was right. He couldn’t blame her for being scared. Especially if she can’t see. She doesn’t know if she’s about to be hit or if she’s about to be raped or anything.
She probably didn’t even know where she was when she woke up if she couldn't see.
We were finally allowed in her room and we let her know who we were before we got too close to her.
I sat on the chair next to her bed and even after she had been sedated, I could still see the fear in her eyes and her general distrust of anyone.
“What do you want?” She asked.
“Nothing. We found you at your home. We were the ones that kicked down the door and we came here with you in the ambulance. We’ve stayed with you the whole time.” I explained, moving a little closer. But I saw her flinch.
She really didn’t trust anyone to go near her. It hurt me deeply to know that she didn’t trust me. That she thought I was going to hurt her, but at the same time, I couldn’t blame her.
I disappeared from her life when she obviously needed me the most. And now I was paying the price for it. I guess it’s a small price to pay. I deserved a lot more than this. And so did she. Just in different ways.
“I need help. I need to get out of here.” Skylar said, still panicking and trying to look around the room. But it was obvious that she couldn’t make anything out.
But she did stop when she saw Harry and Lucas leaning up against the wall on the other side of the room.
“Skylar, it’s alright. It’s Jax. I promise you, we aren’t going to hurt you. Harry and Lucas are here too and we’re not going to leave. Your dad is not going to come anywhere near you again. I promise.” I said.
Skylar looked back towards me and I was sure that I saw her relax a little after hearing my voice and me assuring her that she wasn’t going to see her father again. Maybe she did trust that I wasn’t going to hurt her.
I needed her to. So I slowly reached out and held her hand. She jumped a little, but when she realized it was me, she let me hold her hand and stroke it gently with my thumb.
I climbed onto the side of the bed with her and I gently held her in my arms, making sure not to make any sudden movements, and I would announce my movements before I did anything. And when I was laying next to her in the bed, I pulled her closer to me and I started stroking her hair and letting her know that she was safe with me.
It took her a little while, but she finally turned towards me and I put my other arm around her and it wasn’t too long before I noticed that she’d fallen asleep in my arms.
Just then, I realized I could get used to this. I once had a crush on Skylar but I thought it was puppy love and something that I would grow out of. But laying here like this with her, I knew that I could definitely get used to it. I liked protecting her and taking care of her like this. It was something that not only she needed, but I realized that I needed as well. And an overwhelming sensation of wanting to protect her practically overwhelmed me.
I couldn’t help but wonder how long this abuse had been going on. I mean, we were friends for years and I never got a hint of any abuse at home.
Was she THAT good at hiding it?
She never wanted me to meet her father, so I assumed that it was going on back then. Or he was just a massive asshole. Who the hell knows?
But I now know what my biggest regret is. It’s letting go of her. It’s not taking care of her like I should have. I should have kept in touch instead of getting new friends and forgetting all about her.
That’s pretty much how it happened.
I know that people grow apart all the time. But this was one friend that I never should have let it happen to.
I ran my fingers gently up and down her arms, at the bruises and scars that were all over her.
She must have been so scared, in that house all alone. And how strong she was to deal with that all alone.
A lot stronger than I ever could have imagined. She was so much more than I could have imagined.
I had to make it right. From here on out. I was going to make it right.
She was never going to be left alone. I was never going to let anyone hurt her ever again. She was my best friend and I was never going to let anyone touch her again.
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