The boy who Sneaks in My Bedroom Window
Chapter 65: Unconscious Revelations

Chapter 65: Unconscious Revelations

As I walked in through the front door I saw suitcases and boxes and black trash bags full of stuff all piled up in the hall. What the hell is all of this? "Jake?" I called.

I could hear voices in the kitchen so I made my way in there, only to see Liam, Jake, Johnny, and Ruby who was holding a little kid in her arms which I assume was my little brother, Matt. I hadn’t officially seen him apart from the back of his head last week. What the hell are they doing here? Wait, I thought Kate said Johnny was sick - he didn’t look sick.

"Hey. What’s all this? You guys having a conference?" I teased. Ruby smiled at me weakly, her eyes were slightly pink, like she’d been crying. I felt my back get stiff at the sight of her sad face.

Liam came over and wrapped his arm around my waist. "Angel, we’ve got something to tell you," he said softly. I gulped because of the tone of his voice; this was going to be bad whatever it was.

Jake stepped forward. "He’s been doing it again, Ambs. They’ve left him. I said they could stay here for a while. Mom said it would be fine," he explained.

Ruby started to cry again softly. I looked up at Johnny. He’d been getting abused and he didn’t tell me? I could feel myself getting angry with him. He knew what that man had done to us; he should have known he could talk to me! I opened my mouth, about to shout at him, but his expression stopped me. He looked so sad, guilty, and actually a little scared. I pulled out of Liam’s arms and hugged Johnny tightly. God, he had been abused by the man of my nightmares too, I shouldn’t be angry with him, he didn’t need that on top of everything else.

Suddenly, everything made sense to me; he never liked to talk about him either. When I asked him if he got on well with him, he always looked really uncomfortable. He was so tense when I was at his house last week when he saw my father.

"You could have talked to me," I whispered, feeling the tears fall down my face slowly, grieving because I knew exactly what he had been through and how he was feeling right now. At least I had Jake and Liam to look after me then; but Johnny was the eldest, he probably felt like he was the one protecting his mom and brother.

Johnny hugged me back. "I didn’t want to upset you; we’ve been planning all week. Jake and Liam helped us pack up our stuff today while he was at work. He’s away for the weekend. He’s not due back until Sunday morning."

I pulled back and kissed his cheek. "Everything’s OK now. Don’t worry, he can’t hurt you anymore," I said sternly. I turned and hugged Ruby even though I didn’t even know her; she just looked like she needed a hug right now. The baby in her arms was gorgeous; he looked just like her, but with blond hair.

"You alright, Ambs?" Jake asked, concern colouring his voice.

I gulped noisily. I was feeling sick actually. I guess I was a little overwhelmed by everything. I couldn’t actually take everything in. "Actually, I feel a little strange," I admitted, rubbing a hand over my face.

"Angel, you look a little pale. Do you want a drink or something?" Liam asked, walking towards me.

Damn, I was so hot! My lips and fingers were tingling; I started to feel a little dizzy.

Chapter 20

I was vaguely aware of an annoying beeping noise; my head was pounding and throbbing on one side. I squeezed my eyes shut trying to make the pain go.

"Angel?" Liam said from near my head.

I groaned and turned my head towards his voice. I felt terrible, like I was in some kind of bubble. I finally opened my eyes to see him leaning over me, looking gorgeous as always, except right now he looked stressed. He was frowning, his was jaw tight.

"Hey," I croaked, trying to smile and ignore the pain in my head.

"Thank God. You scared me." He bent his head and kissed my forehead softly, seeming to breathe a sigh of relief.

"OK. If I could just get in and have a look," a female voice said sternly.

I glanced around and had no idea where I was. I was on a little bed, all strapped in. This was a little room of some sort with shelves and cupboards all along the walls - except we were moving; I could feel the vibrations from the road.

Liam moved to the side and a lady in a green jumpsuit leaned over me. "Hi, Amber. How are you feeling?" she asked, shining a little light in my eyes.

I pushed her hand off of me, looking for Liam again. "Where am I?" I asked, panicking slightly. How the hell did I get here? I was in the kitchen, then I felt a little sick....

"You’re in an ambulance, sweetie. You passed out and hit your head pretty hard on the kitchen counter," she explained, taking my hands and putting them down on my chest. "I just need to check you over. You’ve been unconscious for about twenty minutes." She flicked the light into my eyes again, nodding, seeming satisfied. "Does your head hurt?" she asked, touching behind my ear lightly. Pain shot through my head and I hissed through my teeth. "I think you’ll need a couple of stitches here," she stated, nodding to the side of my head.

I reached out a hand to Liam. He immediately took it, and kissed my fingers, his eyes not leaving my face. He looked really stressed. After another couple of minutes we pulled into the hospital and they started to wheel me out on the little bed.

"I can walk," I protested, feeling stupid for being wheeled into the hospital on a bed.