Sandy slowly began to feel her world coming back to her; she lay face down on the hard wood floor of her two-story beach house. She moaned in pain she could hear the sound of someone knocking at the door but she couldn’t get herself conscious enough to enough to answer it.
" Help me." She called as loud as she could.
" I think I heard someone" She heard what she thought was Brian. She rolled her pain filled body on to her back and waited for the room to stop spinning. She heard the spare key in the door and someone enter.
" Oh my god San. Sandy, talk to me. It’s Brian." Brian said dropping down next to her. He saw the remains of her phone shattered on the floor. Nick looked down and saw blood running from the back of her head and bruises that took up most of her face and arms. He bent down and lifted her into his arms. She tried to open her eyes and look at him but couldn’t keep them open.
" Your ok we wont hurt you. Brian here are my keys lets get her to the hospital." She heard the man holding her say.
" What’s your name?" She asked her voice just above a whisper.
" I am Nick. Now rest your safe we are taking you to the hospital." He said as he held her close while they sat in the car. Her head rested on his shoulder as he tired not to cause her pain as he held her close.
" Is she ok?" Brian asked looking over at Sandy, who hadn’t moved in a while. Her breathing was slow and shallow and Nick’s shirt was covered in her blood. He came to a quick stop in front of the hospital. Nick jumped from the car and hurried inside while Brian parked. Nick stopped as a nurse pulled Sandy from his arms.
" Help her please." Nick said as the nurse nodded at him.
Brian hurried into the waiting room to find Nick sitting alone.
" Hey is she ok?"
" I don’t know. They took her from me and left. I came and sat here. I wasn’t sure what to do does she have family?"
" Nope Lisa is it. Sandy’s family died a few years ago." Brian said sadly.
" How come you know so much bout her when I have just met her"
" Lisa has told us a lot bout her and with Lisa dating Kevin I learn a lot." Brian said looking at him.
" Is she nice?" Nick asked.
" Yea she is. Very nice Nick she has been a good friend to Lisa and Lisa tried to set you both up more because she saw you were unhappy and Sandy needed someone like you."
" What happened with that guy she was dating?"
" He is a creep and he is what did this to her. Nick she needs someone like you buddy I am not just saying that because you are my best friend I have seen how Matthew can treat her."
" Speaking of Matthew what does he look like?" Nick asked seeing a man enter the hospital in a rush. Brian looked up and saw that it was the man they had been speaking bout."
" That would be him." Brian said, grabbing Nick’s arm to keep him seated.
" I am here looking for Sandy Hawke I was told she was brought here." Matthew said looking at the nurse in front of him.
" Yes she was we are treating her at the moment what are you to her?’ She asked looking at him.
" I am her boyfriend. I had left her alone at home today. I found a message on the machine that she was brought here."
" Ok sir those men brought her in." She said pointing over at Nick and Brian. Matthew looked over at them and then back at the nurse.
" Can I see her?"
" Yea come with me." She said leading him from the room. She pushed a curtain away so he could approach Sandy’s side. He took her hand in his and kissed it. Her eyes slowly opened and she looked up at him. She screamed when she saw it was Matthew. He clamped his hand over her mouth and looked into her eyes.
" Don’t you dare tell them I did this." He hissed at her as a nurse came running and saw what he was doing. Nick and Brian close behind her.
" Get away from her you creep." Nick yelled pushing Matthew away from Sandy.
" San honey you ok?" Brian asked as she began to shake with fear.
" Make him leave." She said looking up at Brian.
" Ok." He said looking at Nick who was struggling with Matthew. " Nick get him out of here."
" No problem Bri." Nick said lifting Matthew and making him leave.
" You can’t leave me Sandy and you know it." Matthew screamed as Nick threw him from the room. Sandy was crying against Brian’s chest.
Chapter 3