Camryn's POV
Beep...beep...beep
The steady sound of my heartbeat echoed throughout the pristine room as people whispered just beyond the door.
I tried taking a deep breath but I was met with a painful stab to my side; my eyes shooting open and the heart monitor sped up.
Angello bursted through the door, and a doctor followed behind him.
I panicked, the last thing I remember was…
Flashback***
"You don't belong here, so stay down and know your place!"
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Images of the fight played through my mind and I remember Kai's foot colliding with my head...then nothing.
"Hello, Miss Reed. My name's Dr. Boyd, I just have a few tests to run, and some quick questions for you. Do you mind?"
I shook my head and he walked over to the bed checking my heartbeat, nose, eyes and mouth.
"Ok miss Read what's the last thing you remember?"
I thought back to the fight, an uneasiness spreading through my body at the thought of her.
"The fight. I was knocked out with a kick to my head."
"Good, good. Oh, I mean not for you but atleast ur memory is still intact," he chuckled trying to lighten the mood.
He continued asking me basic questions about myself and I answered to the best of my ability.
"Well miss read, everything seems to be fine. You do however have a small concussion, and your right rib is bruised. Nothing too bad so I'll assign you a week's bed rest. No fighting or hard labor until you come back for your checkup. I'll stop by your room later to deliver your medication but until then here's a Tylenol for the headache I'm sure you have."
I thanked Dr. Boyd as he made his leave, leaving me and Angello alone in silence.
"You did good, you know."
Did I though? She taunted me, she got inside my head. I let her see just a glimpse of who I was, and that was enough for her to bring me down.
"Not good enough," I retorted.
"Well, you could either sit in this god forsaken room or, spend time with yours truly."
He moved his eyebrows up and down and I laughed, lightly slapping him on the arm.
"You're a real charmer," I rolled my eyes.
Angello threw me a pair of comfortable clothes that I changed into and we walked out of the small medical wing.
It took us a little bit but we arrived at the kitchen, which was huge. There were at least 4 ovens, 2 refrigerators, and 50 cabinets.
Angello laughed before walking over to what seemed to be a pantry, taking out dozens of snacks.
He threw some popcorn into the microwave before stacking a variety of cookies and chips on top of each other. The popcorn beeped and soon it was thrown into a giant bowl.
"Could you grab the bowl?"
I walked over and held the bowl as he motioned for me to follow him.
"We're exactly are we going?"
"You'll see when we get there."
We walked for a couple more minutes till we reached the back of the house and exited out to the porch. The night air was crisp and cool and it reminded me of wintertime in Las Vegas.
My mind had wandered off so much that I hadn't noticed Angello stopping in his tracks.
I looked at him questioningly but he only looked forward. Curious I turned around to see a projector screen in front of a canopy.
I was shocked, as Angello walked past me to sit on one of the outdoor sofas, and I trailed behind.
"Surprised?"
"Um...y-yeah. Why would you do all of this?"
He was silent as I sat down in a seat next to him.
"Cuz I felt like having a movie night and everyone was busy. Seeing as you are on bed rest I thought I'd bring you along."
His eyes conveyed his intentions more than his words did, but I was satisfied with his answer.
"Then thank you, I hate doing nothing. What're we watching?!?"
He pointed to a stack of movies, "you pick."
I scanned through the selection and chose Napoleon Dynamite, a classic from my childhood. Angello seemed to be happy with my choice.
We sat and watched, laughing from time to time. And opening a new bag of goodies here and there.
I couldn't help but replay everything leading up to this moment. I wonder how my moms doing...is she worried? Is she happy I'm not around anymore? Is Carter okay, is he mad at me?
So many questions left unanswered and may never be answered. I'm in the mafia now and today I've only gotten a small taste of what really happens in this world.
I did my best today...though I don't know if my best is enough here. 17 people. I beat 17 people today and there are hundreds of thousands more I will have to face, and more than once.
Would I face her again? Just one look from her and I could see, we were one in the same...yet so different. Kai...who hurt you?