I Fake That Smile!

Adventure #21 / Romance #71

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Chapter Nine

The brightness shone against my eyelids, and although I was awake, I was too scared to open my eyes up. Not knowing if the boys were still there or not, or what they had done to me after I passed out, scared me. Pain shot through my ankle making me scream out, I felt a hand pushing me back down. I started to scream for help as I tried to fight off who ever were holding me down, but I didn’t have enough strength in me. Squeezing my eyes tightly shut, I kept screaming, hoping someone would hear me. I could hear talking but I didn’t no whether they were talking to me or someone else, but I couldn’t understand what they where saying as I continued to scream for help. I felt a sharp prick go in my arm, making fall into blackness. Which I gladly welcomed this time, as I really did not want to face anymore, as I feeling mentally drained.

My shift was just about to start when I heard screams coming from one of the rooms. The nurse emergency call light flashed, noticing it was Sheena’s room, I went running down the corridor. As I entered her room, I could see Sheena screaming while trying to fight off Damon. Damon was crying as he held her down, he was trying to reassure her as he kept trying to sooth her. Running to the cupboard, I took out an injection needle along with some meds to calm her down.  Damon kept hold of her as I injected the liquid into her arm; her body started responding almost immediately. As Damon loosened his hold on her, he sunk his head into her chest, hearing his cries were heart breaking.

 Damon was always the one who never let anything get to him, as he was always the stronger one. He never wanted to be in a relationship, and seeing him here like this, I knew he had seriously fallen for Sheena.  Placing my hand on his shoulder, I gave it a squeeze before I left the room, giving him some time alone.

The first day I ever met Sheena was strange as I had helped and seen many homeless people, but something about Sheena was different, even now, its like I knew her, but yet I had never met her before. 

Walking back up to the nurses station I quickly got her files up on the computer so I could enter what I had just given her. After entering the medication I noticed something strange on her file, but before I could get a better look at them another buzzer went off making me shut the file down so I could go and see to the patient. It had been so busy all day I did not get a chance to have another look in to her files.

I went to check on Sheena and Damon every time I had a break, as Damon has not left her side since she had been admitted, and I was getting worried about him. I was just bringing Damon in a cup of coffee and a sandwich when I noticed Lee walking up the corridor. He looked awful; he had black rings circling his eyes from the lack of sleep, and a worried expression across his face. “Hey,” I said, as I went up on my tipsy toes to give him a kiss. ”hey baby” he replied exhausted. “Have you caught them yet?” I asked, wanting so badly for him to say yes. He just nodded his head side wards telling me no. we walked into Sheena’s room together, I could feel the nervousness coming off Lee, I couldn’t hold his hand as I still had Damon’s coffee and  sandwich in both hands. Placing Damon’s things down on the side, I wrapped my arms around Lee’s waist hoping it would calm him down a little. “Damon, we have some leads, but none of them are strong”.” However the labs have samples of the sperm and blood from her clothing, so the results of the DNA should be back any time now.” Lee told Damon; just hearing sperm sent sick shivers down my spine,

Thinking to myself, I could not believe that anyone could be so sick to do something like this. Sheena was so young and innocent, and knowing everything she had been through, made me think whether she would be able to cope this time. As we still do not know if she will ever regain full use of her legs or even walk again. Clearing my head, I told Damon and Lee I was just going to sign out as my shift had just finished.

Before I signed off, I went back to the computer to have another quick look into Sheena’s files, as it was really starting puzzle me. I was just typing in her name when the buzzer went off, I did not take any notice, as I knew, and the other nurse had already started her shift. Then I heard Lee shouting, I looked up only to see it was Sheena’s room light flashing. Leaving the computer I ran up to her room, where I seen Damon and Lee pinning her down. The nurse was already loading up the medication but I stopped her knowing she could over dose, as the amount I had given her this morning was the max dose. In addition, she would have to wait at least another hour or so, before having any more. I ran over to Sheena and slapped her around the face, “Sheena it’s me Cherelle your safe baby your safe now” I kept repeating, as she was starting to calm down a little.

Tears where dropping onto her face as I cuddled her close to me, realising they were my tears I wiped them away with my sleeve. Sheena opened up her eyes and when she seen it was me, she gripped hold of me as if her life depended on it, as she cried. Her body shook as she broke down. She cried for so long that she ended up falling asleep, but not without letting go of me.

Lee came up behind me and wrapped his arms around me “come on Cherelle, let’s leave her sleep for a while, Damon will be here with her” he said, as he pulled me away for her tight grip.  His voice held so much concern and sadness it broke my heart. I turned around in his arms and broke down, as he held me close to his chest, and rubbed soothing circles on my lower back. He never said a word, which right now was perfect, as I was not in the mood to talk I just needed time and he knew that.

After staying there for a while and saying our goodbyes to Damon, Lee took me home. Walking into the kitchen, I tried to get a start on dinner, but Sheena and her files kept popping into my mind. “Are you alright Cherelle?” Lee asked. Turning around I took a seat at the breakfast bar. I told him about Sheena’s file and how her mothers name, was the exact same as my Aunties. Lee looked at me, with a shocked and puzzled expression, which I knew mirrored my own. We never spoke for a while as we where both to deeply into our own thoughts. Then Lee decided to break the silence. “Cherelle how about you call your mum and find out if she has spoken to your Auntie lately?” he asked. “She hasn’t spoken to her for years as they had a fall out, but I have been trying to remember my cousin’s names but I can only remember Robert he was the same age as me, but he did have a younger sister, but I can’t seem to remember her name”. I told him, as I tried hard to remember my cousin’s name.

Lee ordered a take away, as well as ordering one for Damon, I could tell that all of this was really starting to weigh Lee down, but I knew there was nothing I could do. As knowing Lee so well, he was not going to rest until he solved this case. As much as I thought he should not have taken this case on, as he was to close to her, I was glad he did. As he would be able to keep us all updated on what was happening.

After we ate and cleaned up, I went for a shower. While Lee laid down on my bed, watching TV. All night we had both been quiter then usual, but it was not an uncomfortable quietness, as it was just what we both needed.

 As I walked back into my bedroom, I could see Lee curled up in the blankets and fast asleep. He looked so peaceful, I thanked god for having been so lucky for having a family who loved me and a boyfriend who loved me and I loved. As I climbed into bed beside him, I snuggled my body up close as I shut my eyes, and sunk into a deep slumber.

Waking up to the annoying alarm clock, I jumped out of bed, as I was on an early shift today which meant I had to be there at five am, and it was now already four. Running into the bathroom and doing my normal routine, thoughts of Sheena lashed through my head, I cleared my head as I quickly grab some breakfast. I didn’t bother to wake up Lee, as I knew he did not have to be at work until twelve. I wrote a quick note to Lee and placed it on the bedside table, knowing he would see it the minute he wakes up.  Grabbing my keys and bag, I headed out the door.

The drive to the hospital did not take long, but I wanted to be there early, so I could have a few minutes with Sheena first. As I walked into the hospital I grabbed a coffee and some breakfast for Damon, knowing that the only times he leaves her side, is when he is desperate for the toilet.

As I entered Sheena’s room, I was pleased to see her wide-awake. She was looking down at a sleeping Damon, with a mixture of emotions. It was almost the same look that I had seen Damon giving her. “Hey, sleeping beauty” I greeted her quietly, as I didn’t want to wake Damon up. She looked up at me, but I could tell she was still deep in thought. “How long have I been here?” she asked. I looked at her through my watery eyes “it’s been two days now.” I replied nervously, as I knew she had questions and I didn’t no if, I would be able to answer them right now. As looking at her, I could tell she was still in shock. Damon then moved a bit in his sleep mumbling something but I couldn’t make out what he was saying, however, I think Sheena did as her cheeks blushed a deep red. I started to giggle at her. She raised one of her hands, as she tried covering her face up. That was when I noticed that Damon still had hold of her other hand. I was shocked to see that she had made no attempt to pull her hand away. In addition, I was happy to see her more or less accepting Damon’s touch. “I have to go now as I should have already started my shift, but I will be back to check on you in a bit ok?” I told her. She nodded her head as she continued looking down at Damon, asleep on her chest.

I left her room feeling so much better, as she even managed to give me a weak smile.

 I was feeling so proud of how strong she was, and grateful that she did not ask me any questions, as I would rather for the doctor or even Damon to answer her. Knowing I would just be an emotional wreck trying to answer her, as I was not as strong as she was. As every time I even thought about what those boys had done to her, I would cry.

After Cherelle had left the room, I looked down at Damon, well I guess that is his name, as Cherelle had just called him that, I thought to myself. He was so hansom, and the way he had hold of my hand made me feel loved. Even though he did not love me, but hey, I can dream, I told myself laughing.

 Then as if a bomb had gone off, everything from the night I ran from them started to go through my head. All I could remember up to was when I was dragged out from under the dumpster and one of the boy’s faces. I shivered as I saw his face in my mind; Damon must have felt it, as he sprung his head up until our eyes locked. He looked so tired; his eyes looked so much paler than I remembered. He placed his hand carefully onto my cheek and gently began to stroke it. “You had me worried sick,” he said with a slight smirk, but I could tell it was forced, as the expression on his face told me otherwise. Looking down at our joined hands”I’m sorry” I replied. “Sheena you have nothing to be sorry for, I was just so worried about you,” he said with so much meaning it made me cry. He wiped my tears away with his thumb.

Once I had pulled myself together, “have you been here with me the whole time?” I asked in a whisper, while trying to hide my slight blush that was now rising onto my cheeks. “Yes, I didn’t want you to wake up alone, and worry” he replied. I lifted my head up so I could see him. “Damon, what did they do to me?” I asked so nervously, as this is the one question I have been repeatedly asking myself since the minute I had waked up. “Sheena, I can tell you one thing for now, as I know it’s the one you want the answer too, they didn’t rape you” he replied, his eyes started to water, so did mine. “Thank you god” I kept saying to myself. The relief of knowing, that with everything bad that has happened  in my life, I have still managed to keep the only thing that is mine to give away.

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