The Cruel Twists of Love (7 page)

       “Helen we here, can you walk?” and waking her from her sleep. She feels cold and shakily getting out of his car and leans on him for support. She feels stiff and she needs to call her parents, she wants her mum
.

“I’m o.k. you can go home as soon as we go in
, I will call my mum and thank you for your help” she is truly thankful for his help, he been so kind helping her

“
Don’t be daft, we have you checked out first then we see” lifting her in his arms as she shakes from the cold and heading towards Accident and Emergency and going past the reception window and typing in a code into the keypad and going straight in.

“
Perks of the trade Helen” he laughs at her and lays her on an empty trolley.

“
Wait there I will go and get someone” He returns a few minutes later with a doctor.

“
You lucky you got friends here, we are packed tonight but anything for a mate” the doctor says

“
So let’s have a look at your arm” and gently examining the bone of her arm, Helen winces when he gets over half way up.

“
Yes it looks as it’s broken, we have an x-ray to make sure but you look like you took a fall. If I can examine your other side first”

“Phil if you could wait outside” Phillip starts to walk
around the screen

“I will be just outside Helen”

“Alright I will get the nurse to write up your notes but if you could lie on your side and remove your dress please. Here a blanket to cover you up and I will be back in a bit”

“Are you o.k. Helen?
Do you need any help?” Phillip says from the other side of her screen

“
No” as she tries to undo her dress

“
Sorry Phillip I think I might, I cannot undo my dress” she laughs shyly as he comes around the screen with a placard and places it on the bed.

“
It’s alright Helen trust me I’m a doctor, just hold the blanket to your front” carefully he unties her halter neck dress and slips it from her. She can feel his breath on the back of her neck and she clutches her blanket tightly. Helen you can step out, and I only looked a little” he laughs and she digs him in the ribs

“
Ow, that hurt me more than you” she cries out

“
On the bed Helen, I need to fill out these forms as we wait for doctor Death”

“Yes that is his real name” and she climbs back onto the bed trying to hide her body with the blanket.
Phil starts asking her questions.

“
How sexually active was she?”How many sexually partners had she had? Each question she answers his interest grows and she wished he stop asking her this, do they really need all this information?

“
All done Helen and there no need to feel embarrassed Helen I heard a lot worse”

“
And here doctor Death, I will wait back outside” he says as the doctor returns

“Phil it doctor
Death and it French, sorry Miss that all I need, patents thinking my name is Death”

“
Lie on your side and let’s have a look”

And e
xamining her bruised side…

“
Tell me if it hurts” and his fingers make Helen jump from the pain

“
O.k. there a lot of bruising here, do you feel sick?”

“
No it just sore but the pain in my hip is worst”

“
It’s probably bruised but we have an x-ray on that side too. I will get Phil to take you when you dressed and no need to come back here, he will take you straight through to cast if it broken.

She struggles to get dress but she cannot do her strap on her dress
and holding it close to her chest she feels so useless

“Phil can you help me please
?” she says shyly

“
More than happy to Helen but I think undressing you is more fun” he laughs coming round the screen

“
You enjoying this, my night in shinny armour routine” she mocks him lightly

He lightly bushes her hair aside with his fingers, and ties her dress

            Helen had a compound fracture on her arm but her hip was just bruised. She been fitted with a temporary cast and she needed to return on Monday for more x-rays. Phil was gently wrapping a sling around her arm. She was supposed to wait for the nurse but Phil insisted that finally he could do something useful for her and she was glad he was still here. He stopped her thinking of Alan and he seemed to know when she was because he started asking her questions and distracting her thoughts from Alan and the hurt she felt inside.

“Helen thank god
I been looking everywhere for you. Are you o.k. baby?” Alan looking worried as he enters the room and he looks at Phil.

“
Thanks, mate I got her from here if you finished” and Phil shrugging his annoyance at Alan rudeness

“If you o.k. to go with him Helen
? I will ring you if I hear from the police. I got your number from your form”

“I’m o.k. thanks Phil
but I’m not sure I want to leave with Alan, could you phone home for me? I just want to go home” she says quietly and she sees Phil’s face brighten

“I get the car Helen have you got Helen keys
?” and holding his hand out to Alan 

“
Piss of mate I need to talk to Helen” Alan hisses at Phil

“
Look Alan I’m tired and I just want to go home” but he not listening to her, and he looks like he snarling at Phil

“
Sorry Phil I think I need to get this over with” and slowly standing up

“
Are you sure? I will take you home if you like me to, I’m not scared of this two timing prick” he sounds disappointed and angry that she going with Alan but she needs to get this over with

“I think it for the best
. I’m sorry you got mixed up in this and thanks for your help” and she lets Alan lead her out of the hospital. She feels exhausted, Alan tries to put his arms around her but she shakes him off.

“
Don’t Alan, don’t you ever touch me again”

“I’m sorry
Ali came round and I lost track of time, we need to talk when we get home. I’m sorry the nightclub said what happened. Whose coat you got on?”

“
Oh, it Phil’s could you take it back for me?”

“
Give it here, here have mine” and swapping jackets as she reaches Alan car

“
In you go Helen and I will not be long baby” he says sweetly, he thinks he forgiven and it makes her anger and hurt flare as he walks back into the hospital. She feels tired as she waits for him and tears flowing down her cheeks and heaving sobs shake her body as exhaustion takes over her.

         The pain in her arm wakes her as he lifts her out of his car.

“Put me down Alan I can walk just fine” she says angrily and he puts her down. Helen notices the sun coming up as she walks to his flat. It feels like forever since she been here but how could he say he loves her and sleep with Ali she knew he had, the guilt was written all over his face.

“I need to phone Lynne to see if she got home o.k.” and she storms into his flat

“No need, I saw her outside the nightclub. Bill was with her. Lynne must have called him from the club. She said the club got your bag”

“
Do you know if they searched it?”

“No why
? Shit Helen did you take any drugs?” anger blaring in his face

“NO
Lynne gave me something and I put it in my bag. I’m so tired Alan let not fight tonight” and going over to his bed but the sheets were all ruffled. And she crumbles to the floor. He puts his arms around her and she cries on his shoulder the pain inside more profound than the pain in her arm. In the short time she knew Alan she had fell completely in love with him.

“Helen I’m sorry
, god she came over after I picked your car up and shit she undressed and you know” she could hear the pain in his voice, he was sorry but it was not enough for her she wanted him to feel the raw pain she felt inside

“I
know what Alan? How could you?” she screams

“
It was just too familiar she wants to try again for Rebecca. Helen if it were just Ali I would not even be thinking of it, I love you Helen but Rebecca shit Helen”

“I love you Helen we could see each other on the weekend
s if I keep the flat? I don’t want to lose you Helen I love you say something Helen” he pleads

“I never want to see you again if you go back to her
, how could you even think I be your bit on the side? Shit Alan you need to grow some balls, it me or her?” and pushing him away in anger

“
Sorry it’s Ali every time. I need to put Rebecca first, sorry Helen” his eyes are red with the pain as he says this

“
Don’t leave me Helen not tonight please” he pleads with her

“I think I better go Alan and don’t look at me like that, It not me who in the wrong”

“Please Helen stay with me tonight” pulling her to him, the pain in her body making her cry out

“I’m sorry
please Helen I could have lost you tonight let me hold you one more time please. I just need to hold you” Helen is so exhausted she lets him hold her. There no strength left in her to fight with him as he pulls the blankets of the bed and lifts her and places her onto the bare mattress. Holding on to her he slides up behind her spooning her in his arms. His breath is laboured with the pain they both feel. She knows she never will see him again, once the sun comes up they will go separate ways. She wished the pain in her heart would end and her exhaustion clams her to the darkness. 

Chapter 3
 

           It been over six months and she was a year older since Alan
had gone back to Ali. She missed Alan but she still wished him the best despite the pain in her heart that still lingered. Phil did ring to check she got home alright and she was no longer friends with Lynne as she never called Helen to see if she was alright from the attack she endured that night. She was alone with her grief and her depression from Alan choosing Ali over her. She also had to drop the charges of the attack, as the police did check her bag and it was that or being charged with possession of supplying drugs. The officer said he believed her that they weren’t hers but because her attacker said she supplied him with drugs that night and was not in control of his actions they had to make a deal and drop both claims.

         Helen was in the Fracture unit in the hospital and was hopefully going to have her cast of
f today as she waited in the waiting room.

“Helen is that you
? How are you?” looking up into Phil’s kind face, she dazed as it takes a moment to register who he was

“
Sorry, hi I’m fine I think this is coming of today” and holding her plastered arm out

“
Sorry but you look awful Helen, so skinny and pale”

“
Thanks Phil for making me feel a lot better” she says sarcastically

“
Sorry but I lost my job because of this arm. If I didn’t have enough problems, so excuse me for feeling a little depressed” she knows she sounds pitiful, but she didn’t want pity of him.

“
Shit they fired you for a broken arm and I thought this place could be bad” sitting down beside her

“
Not really fired but asked if I could leave because of staff shortage and lack of funds as they a small firm. I guess everything fell apart that night for me. I’m sorry I just need this thing off and I will feel better” she shrugs

“
Its o.k. Helen, I thought about ringing you to see how you were but I could not think of anything to say apart from, Hi remember me from the worst night of your life not really romantic is it?” he laughs

“
When you put it like that, how could a girl could resists your charms” and returning his laugh as her mood lightens and she feels a weight lifting from her

“
That better, a beautiful smile for a beautiful girl, do you want to get the worst coffee in the world after?” he smiles nervously at Helen.

“
You really know how to treat a girl, the worst coffee how can a girl refuse?” she giggles, he makes her feel alive for the first time in months. The ache in her heart was still there from Alan but it was only coffee.