B E L L A
"Your back has healed. However, there are only scars left," Dr.Nicola said after she examined my back. The ailment had actually made my wound to heal faster.
"How did it heal fast? You put the ailment thirty minutes ago," I inquired confused.
"Umm..uhh..this ailment has a special chemical added in it. So, yeah your back healed fast." What type of chemical was that though? Maybe witchy portions?
"Ok, Can I now get discharged?"
"Sure hun, but before that, Alph-Xanthos will have to see whether you're good enough to get discharged." When she said Xanthos name I got reminded of what happened a few hours back.
"Why?"
"His signatures are there on the 'admission sheet' and in this hospital, we don't immediately discharge a person. We allow the Alp- person who has admitted the injured or sick person to decide whether he/she is in good condition."
"This is a weird rule," I muttered under my breath. However, she heard it.
"I know dear, but we all are under one supreme control," she said before she asked a nurse to call Xanthos. I didn't want to see him. Now I understood as to why people feared him. What if he hurts me again? What if he started abusing me?
The door opened revealing Xanthos. I looked at Dr.Nicola bowing her head. I got up from the bed I was sitting in and bowed my head down. I heard him whine which I didn't like.
I lifted my head and saw him looking at me with despair in his eyes. His eyes were pleading me for something. He gave me a smile when he saw me gazing at him. I just continued to look at him with fear.
"Alpha, Can she get discharged?" Dr Nicola asked him with a shaky voice as if she was fearing him.
"If Bella wants to, then you may discharge her." Dr Nicola turned to look at me.
"You're fine right?"
"Yeah, I'm totally fine."
"Ok, you may leave. Rest all procedures will be taken care of by Xanthos." I nodded my head.
I started making my way towards the exit door. When I passed Xanthos, he caught hold of my arm gently but with a firm grip. I tried wiggling out of his grasp but he didn't allow me to move. Oh god, was he going to throw me again? Or hold me like the man before?
"Bella, please don't fear me. I'm really sorry. Please, at least look at me once with that beautiful bluish-green eyes. I didn't have any intention of hurting you." I continued to wiggle my arm. Yet, He didn't leave me.
I turned around to look at him and tried glaring through my fear for him."Leave. Me"
He immediately let go of my arm. I ran away from him and closed the door behind me.
I searched for my father. Where were they? I looked around. My father was standing near the exit of the hospital with his arms folded. I walked towards him ever so slowly. His eyes landed on me. When he glared, I walked faster to reach him. "Follow me, bitch." With that, he started walking at a fast pace. I followed him back quietly growing anxious with each step. When we reached his car, he pretended to be a gentleman for me by opening the car door. I noticed Angelo be sitting in the passenger seat with a face powder in her hands.
My father climbed the car and drove it home like a maniac. When we reached, I saw another car standing out. It looked to be new. "Oh my, look Nathan our son is back with a car!" She said excitedly. However, my father was feigning enthusiasm. I knew he was planning ways to hurt me. I opened my door and stepped out in the chilly atmosphere.
"Bitch." I heard my father call me. I turned back and see him going inside the house. I ran and caught up with him. When I entered the house, I saw Lewis sitting on the black couch with a grin plastered on his face while reading some magazines.
"Brother!" I squealed excitedly. When I stepped near him, he got up and moved away from me and looked at me as if I'm newly found bacteria.
"You're an attention seeker, I see. Wow, Belwhore! Just great. Why did you get a sudden interest in gaining attention? Because you thought You're worth it? No, you aren't." With that, he sat back down on the couch and continued what he was going before. Tears blurred my vision. I didn't fall unconscious just to gain some attention to me.
I waddled my way to where I saw my father disappear, Where I entered was dark. The door closed behind me making me feel terrified. I searched for any source for light but ended up empty-handed. What has he planned this time? I turned towards the exit door, however, the light flickered on. I saw it was looking like the basement I had at my old house. There was a table set at the corner with various types of whips. I look at them in shock. No, not again! Fear started to consume my thoughts and mind. I prayed and wished what I was seeing wasn't real.
"Oh no! Please no! Not the whips again," I pleaded to my father. Tears were rolling freely from my eyes. A slow malicious grin appeared on his face. He was surely enjoying my pleas.
"Oh yes. Now be a good girl and stand here." I obeyed him. I stood against the pole. He tied my hands tightly, too tightly to the pole. I looked at him through my peripheral vision. He looked at the whips for a while.
"Okay...as You're an attention seeker, let me use the leather whip." I looked at it in horror. It had spikes on it. "You'll not cry or shout if it pains. I know you're weak but I don't want to hear any screams. Understood?" How can I do that? I shook my head.
I leaned my forehead against the pole. All of a sudden I felt something jerk me from behind. I bit my lip hard. Very hard. I knew if I released a scream he would beat me to death. I could feel the spikes on the whip tearing my healed back, it was burning. I screamed when I got an even harder one. Whipping sound echoed around the room. "You're seriously weak and naive. Aren't you?" He let out a dark chuckle before continuing his harassment.
The door swung open. "Dad." I heard Lewis voice. Hope-filled in me.
"Lewis please help me, save me," I screamed out my question as my father continued to whip my back.
"Oh, hun! Did you think I'll help an attention seeker like you? You're an eccentric person. What would I get if I help you, Belwhore?" I glared at him in disbelief. He was being nice to me but all of a sudden what brought change in his character? He too believed I was eccentric.
The whipping continued. I could feel my body losing its blood. I was glad that the hospital provided me with glucose for energy. After thirty-fifth whip, he stopped and released me from the pole that I was tied against. I fell to the ground with a thud. My dress was torn at the back and my back hurt. I looked at him looking down at me as if I was some masterpiece with a proud look on his face.
"Come out bitch, I think you learnt your lesson." With that, he went out of the room along with Lewis, who didn't even glance back at me once. I tried to get up from the ground but I couldn't. So, I did the only best thing right now, I crawled back to my room.
I stood up from the floor when I reached my door handle. I used it as my support and stood up. I opened the door. Wind flowed inside my room. My window was open. I fell on the ground after I closed my door.
I breathed heavily. I can't take this pain! I wanted someone to treat me. I knew it was not possible because no one was there to help. I tried to crawl to my closet where I kept a few old bandages. I winced in pain as I felt blood pouring out of my flesh.
I normally used to lose my conscious and the next day I would be in the hospital.
This time I didn't faint.
As I was struggling to cope up with my back, I heard a loud growl. I was shocked to see with who was standing outside my window.