Young Writers Society

Phil

"Don't worry about it," I ordered, "we're almost there."

"Okay good." She continued her breathing. I pulled into the parking lot and got her a wheelchair.

"Phil!" Annie called running down the hall. "You guys took longer than I did."

The nurse wheeled Senra away.

"Hey!" Colt said catching up with them.

Senra:

Senra frowned and looked back at Phil. "Can't he come?" She asked looking at the nurse.

"You'll be fine." The nurse smiled. "Plus, your husband is here!"

"M-my what!" Senra gasped as another contraction started.

"He's in your room, the doctor is there too. You'll be just fine." The nurse smiled.

"I'm n-not...!" Senra gasped as the contraction got worse, she couldn't finish her sentence before she was pushed into the room. She saw a guy standing by the window his back to her. She was lifted up on the bed and the doctor rushed over attaching needle after needle into her. "P-Please get Phil." She gasped. The guy turned around to face to face the nurse.

"Please don't let anyone else in, I don't want the room crowded." He said his voice smooth and firm. The nurse smiled and nodded.

"Who are you!" Senra growled as the contraction went away.

"Honey, it's your husband." The doctor said softly. He looked at the guy. "Sometimes they forget things, very rarely that."

"It's ok." The guy smiled walking over. Senra glared at him.

"Get the HELL away from me! I want PHIL!" She screamed.


Colt:

Colt paced back and forth and looked at Annie, he smiled softly, but she was to worried to pay attention to him. He felt like the knife in his heart was being twisted around and around.

"Phil, don't you think you should check on her?" Annie asked softly wringing her pretty little hands.

"The nurse said no one was to go in." Phil replied.

"Kaleb got to go in when Syb had her baby." Colt replied standing up.

"Their married!" Phil replied.

"So, your the one that's been bringing her for check ups and everything." Colt replied.

"Ya, but her doctors not here today, no one we met is here and they said I can't go in." Phil replied.

"She needs someone in there!"

Phil

"I want Phil!" I heard Sen scream. That did it. I stood up and ran down the hall. I entered her room and her smile returned slightly. "I don't know him!" she insisted pointing at the man standing in the room.

"He's her husband," the nurse informed me.

"She's not married."

"Who are you?"

"I'm her boyfriend," I growled, "and I've never seen him before."

The doctors didn't do anything so I decided it was time to get violent.


Annie

I was just about to sit down when I heard a loud ruckus around the rooms. Phil was dragging somebody out of the room very violently. "Who's that?" I asked after he had knocked him unconcious.

"I think it's the guy."

"The guy?"

"The one who raped her."

The police showed up and arrested them. I managed to get by as a spekulator so I could stay with Senra. They scrubbed me up and let me in the room.

Senra:

Senra moaned as Annie walked in. "Where's Phil?" She gasped as another contraction started.

"He's.....dealing with the guy." Annie said softly walking over.

"Tell him to leave him alone!" She gasped. "Tell him to come in here!"

"He can't right yet." Annie replied. Senra moaned in pain as the contraction got worse.

"Is it supposed to hurt so bad?" She demanded.

"I don't know." Annie smiled. "Probably."

"Push, Senra!" The doctor ordered. Senra did groaning in pain as she did. "Push!" She mustered all her energy and pushed once more before the world started to go black.


Colt:

Colt watched as nurses rushed into Senra's room. He stopped one. "What's going on?"

"The baby is fine, the mother had a lot happen, she's not doing as well." The nurse replied. "I have to go."

"Will she live!" Colt demanded.

"Yes, she's just exhausted."

Annie

I smiled as Senra finally got to see her baby. I felt kinda out of place now, I was the only one who hadn't had a child. I looked at the little boy longingly. Maybe a little time away would be enough to clear my head.

"Where's Colt?" Sen asked.

"I think he went to go get Phil from the police station."

"Police?"

"They got arrested, Phil thinks he was the guy who..." I let her finish the sentence herself.

She cringed and held onto the child a little tighter, "he's never going to get anywhere near my baby...Never." I patted her hand.

Colt:

Colt glared at the officer in front of him. "That man is a rapist!" He hissed. "Phil did nothing but protect his girlfriend."

"I don't care, he needs to stay a few more hours." The man replied.

"Listen, bud, Senra needs him and you better let him out!"

"Do you want me to throw you in!" The officer growled. Colt frowned and walked out fo the building calling his boss.

"Hey, Colt, what can I do for you?"

"I need a get out of jail free card." he replied.

"For who?" The man asked.

"Phil, he attacked a guy that was messin with Senra, he's in jail and she's in labor."

"I'll see what I can do."


Senra:

Senra smiled down at the little baby and curled closer to him. "What's going on with you and Colt?" She asked softly smiling at the baby but glancing up at Annie.

"Nothin." Annie smiled.

"Your a horrible liar. Why aren't you talkin to him?"

"Senra, don't try to say that just cause you had a kid you can pry into everything!" Annie smiled.

"No, but Annie I don't wnat you losing something that means everythign to you. Get your head screwed on right for a second, forget work and answer me!"

Annie

"I don't know," I said, "I just...I don't know."

"Then why don't you try talkin to him and see if you can find out? I'll be fine here, I told the nurse only to let you in."

"Really?"

"Promise."

I stood up and walked into the waiting room, he was gone. I sighed. The man was my shadow making sure I conformed to his health standards one minute and the next he was no where to be found.

Vacation was definately in store.

I went back into the room with Senra.

"How would you feel about a week or two alone in our apartment with Phil and your baby?" I asked.

"Why?"

"I need a vaca."

"I'd rather stay at his house."

I smiled, "so it's all set?"

She nodded.

Senra:

Senra yawned laying her head back. "I'm glad you and Colt made up." She glanced up at Annie and smiled. "When Phil gets back tell him to get the hell in here."

"Sen..."

"I need to sleep, Annie, we'll talk when I wake up."


Colt:

Colt drove as fast as his car would back to the hospital, Phil barely waited for the car to stop before he jumped out and ran in. Colt parked walking into the hospital looking for Annie.


*tears*

Annie

I browsed on one of the laptops in the cafeteria for trip deals. I didn't have much still, but there was enough with my once-used-credit card. Finally I found what I was looking for. I booked the trip and went back up to Senra's room.

As I went by the halls I spotted Colt, panic hit me like a brick and I dodged into the bathroom. I stayed by the door for a while watching him. I couldn't face him right now. I had to get to work too.

Taking a different route I avoided Colt and got to Senra's room, she was awake.

"I have to get back to work," I said, "But Colt's here and he'll keep you company and safe."

"Okay." She smiled.

I vanished out the front before I ran into Colt.

Senra:

Senra rocked little Cale back and forth humming as Phil and Colt came in. "So what did you name him?" Phil asked smiling.

"Cale." She replied softly. "He's such a sweetie."

"Just like his momma."


Three days later

Colt:

Colt paced back and forth in Phil's living room as Senra fed Cale a bottle.

"Colt, stop pacing, you're keeping Cale awake." Senra scolded as Phil walked in.

"Where did she say she was going?" Colt asked.

"She said she was going on vacation, I thought it was with you and didn't ask." She shrugged. "Colt, just give her some space, who knows why she is acting the way she is."

"Senra, I could hardly handle it when I knew where she was and she wasn't talking to me. I don't know what I'll do now, I need to know she is ok!"

"Then find her."

"How?" He demanded. "How do I find her? Her phone is turned off, she made sure we wouldn't find her!"

Annie

Atlantic city, I liked it here. Even at night.

I wandered down the alleyways thinking about Colt. Why was I avoiding him? I didn't know. I missed him like mad even now. I didn't feel safe, I hadn't felt safe since the last encounter with Colt.

I turned my phone on to call him, I hadn't realized I had exited the alley until I heard the screeching of tires I looked up just in time to see a pair of headlights.

Then it all went black.

Colt:

"Can you try once more on her phone?" Colt asked.

"Sure, bring me my computer." SHe sighed.

"Colt, leave Senra alone, go home and sleep." PHil said walking over.

"Let me look, then he'll go home, won't you COlt?" Senra asked softly.

"Sure, just look." Colt put her computer in front of her and she typed away.

"She's in Atlantic City." Senra smiled. "Now go get her and leave me alone."

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Colt was impatient the whole plane ride down. He sighed when he got on ground. His phone buzzed and he opened it.

"Hello?"

"Colt, she's stayed in the same place for a while, here's the address." Senra said.

"Thanks, Senra, thanks a lot." He hung up and started towards the address. He froze when he saw that it was a hospital. He ran in and stopped at the desk. "Theres a girl here, I think she's hurt."

"There are several, can you describe her?"

"Her name is Annie Johnson." He replied.

"Oh yes, we couldnt find any family or anything." THe lady smiled. "This way." He followed after the nurse and ran to Annie's side when he saw her.

"What's wrong with her?" He demanded.

"Far as we can guess is that she got hit by a car, no one found out who did it." The nurse replied.

"Is she going to be ok?" He demanded.

"Should be." The nurse smiled. "I need to go."

Annie

Oh man I was sore. I opened my eyes slightly, "bright lights." Half of them suddenly flicked off. "Thank you," I murmered and opened my eyes a bit more. The first person that I saw was wearing white and blended in with the background, I ignored the nurse. The other person to catch my attention was Colt.

"Colt!" I exclaimed and sat right up a giant grin coming across my face. It hurt a lot but I didn't care. He pushed my shoulders backwards so I laid back on the cot. "What are you doing here?"

"I came to get you," he said, "why didn't you-"

"Nevermind," I said smiling, "how did you know I was here?"

"Senra tracked your cell."

"I had just turned it on to call you when something happened..."

"You got hit by a car."

"No wonder I'm in pain."

Colt:

"No joke." Colt said softly sitting next to the bed and tucking a strand of hair behind her ear. "Why didn't you just tell me where you were going?"

"You wouldn't have let me come alone." She smiled.

"And for good reason, look where you are Annie." He said motioning around. "I know I'm annoying and all, but at least you'd be safe."

"Can we forget it?" She smiled.

"Yes, as long as you don't kick me out." He grinned.

Annie

I grabbed his hand and squeezed, "I won't."

"But I am," the nurse said.

I glared at her, "no you're not."

"You need to rest."

"She'll rest easier with me here."

"I feel safer with him."

She sighed and walked out of the room, she was either defeated or went to get a doctor. "You sleep," Colt insisted, "I'll be right here with you."