Chapter 48: Chapter 48

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I finally understand what true love meant...love means that you care for the other persons happiness more than yours no matter what situations you find yourselves in.

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Megan's POV

The fresh air outside the precinct was so refreshing, I was released from the holding cell on bail pending Faye's statement. When Javier came to the precinct after our little reunion, he started shouting and talking to the police about laws and whatnot. I don't know if they released me because what he was saying is right or because his name is 'Javier Altamira'. Either way I was released but I couldn't forget the officers last words to me.

Don't be too joyous. The storm isn't over.

I can't help but think he is right. It like my freedom is standing on a ticking bomb- Faye. Her statement would either ruin me or save me. But I can't help but think it won't be the latter. I mean she did fall for a reason right?

"Hey, I'll be heading back to the hospital ok? Faye is in bad condition and needs to be watched”Javier said to me, his eyes looked sad. Like he didn't want to go.

I didn't want him to leave either. "Ok, I'll..."

"Take her back home to eat and rest”Sam interrupted putting his hand over my shoulder and drawing me to him.

Javier looked at his hand then smiled tightly at him, "you should do that. Bye Megan. Then he kissed me on my forehead and left after squeezing my hand gently.

"So...”Sam said steering us on the way home.

"That's not what I wanted to say”I say pouting. I wanted to go with Javier and even see Faye for myself.

"I know...”Sam replies with a cheeky grin. "But you stink of prison cell, your hair's groggy and I heard your stomach rumbling like Five times already. Not to add but It’s late. The Sun's set Meg and you haven't had lunch"

I crank my neck up to look at him wondering how he knew these things. I shrug it off. "Anyway, I'll need a long bath, clean comfortable clothes. And..."

"A bowl of sizzling chicken”Sam complete for me.

"Actually nope”I say shaking my head. "Nope?”Sam asks surprised. "Yep, I just want sandwich”I say. "Hmm”Sam says nodding. "Chicken sandwich”I replied and we burst out a laugh.

I took a bath, changed my clothes and we all settled at the Hernandez house eating chicken sandwich. I lied to the everyone that I was at work all day. I didn't want them to worry about me.

~*~

"Do you think she's going to wake up anytime soon?”I asked Javier passing over some papers to him.

He glanced away from his computer screen for one second to look at Faye was lying peacefully on the hospital bed, the heart monitor being the only sound to show that's she's alive. "Yeah, the nurse said she woke up last night”He said returning back to work.

It’s been a week since I was arrested, We've been coming to the hospital everyday to check up on Faye, but things were going back to being normal-ish. I continued my work, Javier and I kept seeing each other. We even stayed at my house the night before. Rawrrr. Last night the nurse called to inform Pretty boy that Faye just woke up. Since then, Pretty boy, I and a policeman have been in the hospital but the sleeping beauty is taking her time waking up. Ugh. And while waiting we brought our office work to the hospital.

"What's gonna happen when she wakes up?”I ask out the question that's been nagging me since.

Javier looks at me confused, "she gives the statement that you didn't push her and that it was an accident, you become free and we get those stubborn police off our backs”he says like It’s as simple as that.

"What if she doesn't?”Confused look again, I sigh, “what if she doesn't say It’s an accident? What if she blames me? “I ask clearly terrified. Javier opens his mouth to say something but words don't come out.

"Jav..Javier?”A faint voice calls and we sprang to our feet rushing to Faye's bedside.

"Yea? It's me, am here”Javier says holding unto her outstretched hand, I frown folding my hands together, sick or not, I don't like this. "Am going to go call the doctor ok?”She nods and he let go of her hand rushing out.

Faye's slightly opened eyes land on me, who was staring at her, watching her every move. She touches her bandaged head, and turns around, opening her eye wider by a little fraction. "You...”She wince, "what are you doing here Morgan?”I was about to correct her, when she said something that make me have goosebumps, "shouldn't you be in prison?”She rest her head back on the pillow. "I don't want you here, I don't want you around him."

Oh god!

I move back slowly and seay down, before my legs give out. It was all a set up, just like I thought. She isn't going to set me free, she's going to ruin me. I watch in a haze as Javier, a doctor and a police man rushes in. The doctor checks her, including the 'how many fingers have I got' test. The he gives the police man five minutes to question her. Sam comes into the room too, from nowhere. Was he here all along?. Tears pool in my eyes as the police starts questioning Faye. I already know what's coming, am not going home.

"And then she slaps me, asking what my intention is for planning the breakfast. I tell her am innocent, but she doesn't believe me. She calls me a psychopath and a liar. We start fighting and she pulls me to the stairs, saying she's going to end my misery. It happened so fast and before I know it. Am rolling down the stairs. That's all I remember. She... She pushed me”Faye concluded her story and I burst out crying.

"It’s a lie. It’s a lie. Tell them the truth Faye, stop lying. I didn't push her, I swear it”I say to the police man before going back to Faye. "Tell him the truth Faye, please! Tell him the truth. I didn't push you”I broke down in tears at her feet unable to say more.

"Leave her alone Miss Hart. I suggests you come with me peacefully because you are under arrest_again”the officer says holding my hands and forcing me to stand straight as he puts the cuffs on me__ again.

"Hey! Leave her alone”Sam says pulling the policeman away from me. "Meg It’s going to be ok"

I shake my head negatively, "It’s not. Am going to spend the rest of my life in jail"

"Come on”the police says pulling me out of Sam's embrace and dragging me away. I glance at Javier as I leave the room and his face is set in a deep frown, vains popping out, fist clenched. Another tear rolls down my cheek as the door closes blocking Javier away.

"Arrrggghhh”a shout that sound so much like Javier's is heard followed by a loud bang. "Why did you lie!"

"Mr Altamira let go of her she's a patient!”The doctor shouts. The police man didn't let me hear more as he drags me out of the hospital and into his car. I stay silent, praying to God that Javier doesn't land himself in trouble.

I was taken back to the precinct and after two insufferable hours of sitting on a cold smelly floor. I was taken out and put in the car again. "We're we going?”I ask looking at the road and the policeman curiously.

"Prison, where else. You're officially a criminal Megan Hart and is to treated as such”The man said. I sank back to my seat terrified and the tears came back.

I was taken into the horrible prison away from civilization, I was searched, documented and told to change out of my clothes and into an orange jumper. And then I was lead by on old, fat smelly lady into a cell. With fellow inmates. I was even given a pillow and a blanket to use.

"Well, Well, Well, if it isn't a new inmate, a fair Lady”a very bold female voice said, making me jerk my head up to the sound. It was a muscular tattoo lady, sitting on top of a bed, at the top of the bunk.

"Good afternoon”I greeted, then tore my eyes away from her to the other two emerging ladies. They all looked scary, pierced and tattooed. The Lady on top of the bunk, jumped down laughing.

"Afternoon to you too. So what brings a well mannered, fair lady into a place like this?”She asked.

"Attempted Murder. But I didn't do it, I swear!”I defended, feeling hapless.

She laughs, "that's what they all say, 'I didn't do it, I swear! I'm innocent, I swear!”She mimics in a child-like voice. Then she frowns and steps closer to me, lifting my face up with her finger. "Well child, no one is innocent in this place"

I was practically wobbling in fear, when she added. "I know you don't I?”I shake my head, saying no. I would remember a face like hers. "I know her, don't I?”She ask her friends. Then she studies me closer and smiles, stepping away. "Anna's daughter”her friends peck up immediately, studying me and nodding.

"You know my mum?”I ask curious and resuming full authority of my limbs.

"Yes, yes I know her and she owes me”she says cracking her knuckles and glaring at me.

I step back, my fear coming back tenfold, "please"

"Introduction, my name is Haley, my friends, Clarissa and Mona. Anna was our inmate too. Did anyone tell you, you need an initiation into this room?”She ask, she and her friends stepping closer.

"Please don't hurt me”I pleaded. They are going to kill me.

"If it was another person, we would have listened or taken it easy. But for Anna's daughter....”She smirks.

~*~

I walked slowly the guard watching me with no pity. She even looked satisfied. She had come this morning saying I had a visitor and had forced me to do the last thing I wanted to do this morning- get out of bed.

"Javier?”I called seeing his face, he gets up alert and runs to me.

"What happened to you Megan?”He ask his eyes scanning my body worriedly.

"Nothing”I lied holding onto his hand for support. Then we reached the seat and I rest my butt on it, grateful that u didn't have to walk anymore.

"What do you mean nothing?, your cheek is bruised, your lip bloody and you're holding your stomach walking slowly. You're in pain”he says noting everything with his observing eyes.

I remembered last night, Haley and her friends attacked me, beating me up, slapping, kicking and throwing punches at me. I couldn't defend myself, not against three brutal fighters. So I screamed, loud on top of my voice and the warden came telling us to keep it down or we'll all be sent to the cold room. They finally let me be, I told the warden that I was injured. And she said since I could still talk, then It’s not serious. I should suck it up. So I curled up on the ground, crying in pains. In the early hours of this morning, I woke up from the cold floor and crawled into the empty bed, finally resting my head on the pillow.

"Megan?”Javier called placing his hand on top of mine. I used my spare hand to clean the fresh tears off my face.

"I was beaten up Javier. I was beaten up by three wicked inmates who have a score to settle with my mum but took it out on me instead. I was beaten up because that's the kind of things that happen in jail”I say crying, unable to hold my tears.

Javier stood up immediately his eyes darken and shoot fire, he was searching for somebody, the warden maybe. "Javier no, It’s only going to make things work. Let's talk before the time runs out.”I pleaded to him, holding onto his hands. He listened to me but called for a first aid box and while talking to me, he fixed my injuries.

He told me that he has called in the best lawyer and that I should stay strong he is going to get me out of here. He also told me that Sam has moved back to our neighborhood and was taking care of the kids and Rita. He said he has been here since yesterday but they refused to let him in. Until this morning, Sam also wanted to see me bit am allowed just one visitor a day until am tried to court.

“ok time up”the warden said, we weren't even done talking. I gripped Javier's hand, the fear coming back on.

"No, no Javier I don't want to go back in, Javier don't let her take me”I say crying hysterically and not leaving his hand. "They are going to kill me, please! Javier. Javier please!”I shouted as the warden yanked me away pushing Javier aside. His face fell and tears fell out of his eyes as I continued screaming and shouting the warden not listening to me. The last I saw of Javier was him, sitting back on the chair, his head down as his shoulders and body vibrated. Then I was thrown back to my hell hole and I faced the wall crying my eyes out.

~*~

I was moved to a private cell. Javier made them move me to a private cell. It was better for me, I was alone, nobody beat me up and I had time to think about my problems. But that didn't stop them from bullying me, during lunch, breakfast, dinner, sports time and chore time. I stayed away from everyone keeping to myself, everyone seemed dangerous and harmful.

This is my 2nd week in here and I feel like an going mad. I've lost a lot of weight and I feel numb. I only get back my feeling when someone comes to visit, and they've been coming alright. Javier, Sam, the twins, Rita, Naomi, Oliver and Keith. Even Stella and Connor from the hotel came to see me.

"Megan Hart?”The Warden asks opening my cell door. I get up from the bed, coming to her. "Thank whatever gods your serving. You've been released”she said leading me out of the cell. I couldn't believe her. I've been released? I am to appear to court this week. What miracle has gotten me out of here?.

I'm guessing it starts with a J and r. I smile as I hurry out of there. I change back to my clothes and my things are given to me. Then i'm escorted out of that hell hole and back into civilization. Outside the gate, I see Sam, the twins, everyone including Susan but no Javier. My heart drops at that, but am guessing he is busy. My face lights up as I run into Sam's arms. Then I hug everybody before crying together with Susan.

~*~

"Aish, pick up the damn phone pretty boy!”I yell slamming my phone to the table. This is the 10th missed call today and the 300th this week.

Ever since I got released from prison, which was a week ago, I haven't set eyes on Pretty boy. I've gone to the office he is not there and nobody knows his whereabouts. Sam says I got released because Faye called off charges against me, saying it was an accident and that the sedative got to her head she didn't know what she was saying. I went to the hospital to see her but the guards at the door won't let me. Summary- I have not seen Javier!

Pretty boy, Javier where are you? Where did you disappear to? Come back, I miss you. I'm worried. ~ sent.

I slam the phone again, 100th text now. I hope he replies. I hear someone knocking at the door and I rush there hoping It’s Javier. I groan when I see It’s just a Lady. "Who are you?”I ask resisting the urge to slam the door at her face. Am in no mood for visitors.

"Hello, I am Dana Hernandez Holt”she says her head up high.

A frown comes on my face and i straighten up immediately. Hernandez? "And who is Dana Hernandez Holt?"

"Oh am...”She was interrupted by Darlene's voice behind her.

"Mom?"

Huh?

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