He started walking towards me: Move! Daniel nudged me toward the other side of the bed and I rolled over it just as the man grabbed the back of my hair slamming me backward onto the bed. Daniel punched him in the face but in his weakened state the man barely reacted except to let go of my hair and look towards Daniel. He slammed one hand on Daniels neck and squeezed tightly while punching him in the stomach several times while Daniel tried and failed to pry his hand from his neck. I jumped onto the bed and put my arms around his neck trying to choke him but I was no match for the man. He flung me off of him with ease and I hit the ground, he stood, letting Daniel up for air as he turned his attention to me while Daniel coughed and inhaled sharply trying to fill his lungs. Within 2 steps the man was next to me and he pulled his foot back as far as he could and kicked me square in the stomach knocking the wind from me.
As he pulled his foot back to kick me again I lifted my arm to tell him to stop and he hesitated long enough for me to yell out: I'M PREGNANT! Please don't hurt me, I'm pregnant! The man paused and tilted his head, his eye twitched slightly and for a moment I thought it was enough to stop him but he kicked me again, the air was squeezed from my lungs again and I let out a screech as the last of the air in my lungs was expelled.
I crawled to the table and pulled myself up but he grabbed me by the back of my hair and hit my face against the table and threw me to the ground again. I tried again and nearly made it too my feet when he lifted me up the rest of the way to turn me to him as he squeezed my neck, my vision started going black and I thought I was about to die until he hit me in the face making me fall to the ground, I tried to get to my hand and knees but my arm bent backward, the bones inside had clearly snapped in half and yet I wasn't able to feel it, the look of it made me sick and I puked on the ground. I was in excruciating pain but its like I couldn't pinpoint where it hurt, I felt numb as if I had moved past pain into shock, yes I was in shock, I could see blood but couldn't figure out where it was coming from. I could hear Daniel screaming but I couldn't make out what he was saying. The man threw me against the wall knocking the wind from me again, my chest heaved trying to take in air while I slipped on the vomit and blood beneath me as I tried to get back up.
"Wow, you just don't give up do you?" He kicked me again as he laughed.
I could feel my body getting weaker with every blow and knew that I needed to escape, but I couldn't leave Daniel here to die. Laying on the ground trying to catch my breath I watched the mans feet, unable to look up at him, I watched as they started to make their way towards me. I hugged my stomach to protect the innocent life inside of me from yet another blow but he just stopped and leaned down. I could smell his foul breath on my face as he looked me over before saying: That should do it!
He reached down and grabbed me by my ankles as he slid me out of the room I could hear Daniel screaming my name, his voice raspy from nearly being choked to death. I screamed back and grabbed a hold of the door frame with the only hand I could screaming back: Daniel, I'm sorry… I love you.
He pulled me away from the door frame, dragging me to the garage and stuffed me into the trunk of a car, I was screaming for help but none came, I don't know how long I was in the trunk because I was in and out of consciousness.
I woke up and lifted my head slightly to see I was in a field I didnt remember the car ride or him dumping my broken body, I didn't know how long I had been there. I tried to account for my body parts moving my fingers on the arm that wasn't broken, then my toes. I tried my arm and then my legs. I tried to sit up but was met by a searing pain in my abdomen My baby! Oh god what do I do? Stay awake Lizzie, just stay awake until someone finds you I laid there thinking of how I got to this point, I knew it was very likely that Daniel was dead and so was our baby but when I started to think of that I would start sobbing and the pain in my body worsened so I thought about Olivia and how I needed to stay alive for her, I planned out what I would do if I was saved. I felt my self drifting away and everything went black once again.
As my eyes opened I saw white, then blue, everything was fuzzy and I couldn't see clearly, one of my eyes wouldn't open all the way either. I could hear people talking as my body moved two and fro. Things started to clear and I realized I was in an ambulance there was a paramedic next to me, he had salt and pepper hair as if he was older but was fit, maybe middle aged: Mam, can you hear me?
I tried to nod my head but my neck was in a brace and immobile, I whispered: M, baby.
"Your pregnant? Are you trying to say your pregnant?" I tried again to speak but all I got out was "mmm" but it was enough because the paramedic responded: No worries hun, we will check on your baby once we're back at the hospital okay, you're gonna be okay, just hold on.
My eyes started to feel heavy and I could hear him say "Stay away awake for me hun" but I couldn't help but close my eyes, drifting off once more.