Page 54 of See You Soon
Edward purses his lips together, nervously. I'm sure nobody knows how to be there for Violet. If she's in the ICU, she must have had almost life-ending injuries. I shiver. I leave Edward with a silent nod and I stop by the main ER desk as I usually do before my shift starts. I drop my backpack underneath the desk, sit down, and quickly log into the system.
"Ahem," Lori pretends to clear her throat before continuing. She’s eyeing me suspiciously.
"What's that I see on your neck?" Lori questions me close to my ear. I'm still looking at the computer screen but I can't hide the redness that burns into my cheeks and I know I'm blushing hard. I'm shaking.
Crap I totally forgot that Danny sucked on my neck.
"Nothing..." I lie before turning to her, my pitch high and unconvincing. She looks at me like she doesn't believe me and she's trying to figure me out.
"Mhm..." Lori taps her fingers on the counter, smirking.
"Can I borrow some concealer?" I concede to her mental accusations.
"I knew it." Her smirk turns into a bright smile. She starts reaching into her purse.
"Shut up," I whisper, trying my hardest not to attract any attention from the staff around us. I stand up and she's smiling at me giddy the entire time. I follow her to an empty hallway. She hands me the concealer even though our shades don't match but it would do the job for me.
"Who is it? Oh my God, it's not Shane is it?" She gasps, instantly narrowing her eyes at me disappointed.
"What? No! That ship has sailed and sank to the point of no return." I'm applying the concealer with my fingers to my neck, using my phone screen as a mirror.
"Good. Oh yeah, did you hear? They're sending him home since he can't physically do his job anymore because of his broken hand." Lori shrugs.
"Huh... pity," I say sarcastically. This makes me feel more at ease. If he was the one to destroy my room, it gives me comfort knowing he won't be anywhere near me anymore.
"When?" I ask Lori as she watches me apply the makeup to my neck.
"Tomorrow."
The concealer covered up the love marks Danny gave me. I hand Lori her concealer back.
"So who was it, bitch? You gotta tell me. Oh my gosh, was it Doctor Diaz? I wouldn't blame you, he's a tall drink of sexy." She exclaims, twirling her brown hair.
"Girl no... and I'm not telling. I don't even know what he and I are." I softly say, hiding behind my curtain bangs. I wasn't lying either. I didn't know what Danny and I were now. Not long ago, we were strangers. Then he was distancing himself from me, and now… he was deep inside of me not too long ago.
"Fine. But when you do find out, you gotta tell me all about Mr. Hickey over here."
"I will. Now, I don't mean to change the subject but how's Violet Redd? The patient that was a hostage? How's she doing?"
Lori shakes her head, her smile fading.
"Not good. She's having a hard time, physically and mentally. Her eyes were almost completely shut from bruising. She can barely see in one eye. Her vision hasn’t fully come back yet but it will. Her face is finally healing from all the bruising, she was raped, and the fuckers broke her ribs. She had internal bleeding but the other hospital staff were able to stop it with surgery. She's been through a lot. She's stable but her mental state is not good. She's scared all the time and won't really talk. When Doctor Diaz tried to examine her, she started screaming at him and almost got violent so no males enter her room now. She let me into her room with no problem and was cooperative when I administered her medications and IV but other than that she won't talk to me or anyone."
I nod, digesting every single word. Raped? Broken ribs? Internal bleeding? Surgery? This poor woman.
Lori guides me to her room in the ICU. It doesn't take us long to get there. It’s about one minute away from where we were standing. The glass door allows me to get a peak and Violet is asleep. I can see her vitals on the monitor and she looks stable. Her face is still a bit red and purple and I just want to cry looking at her. She's in a hospital gown covered in hospital blankets. I look at Lori and I'm nervous to walk in.
I walk away from Violet Redd's room and I need to mentally prepare myself for what's to come. I think this is the hardest patient case I've had since I started working here and Danny's words ring through my head like deja vu.
you're here getting a front-seat view of the horror that lives hidden
The things you're going to see, the evil
you shouldn't be here
Chapter25
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