Chapter Eleven
"Nova, meet Wrath." Nitro indicates to the guy in the doorway. He gives me a simple chin lift, but nothing else.
The guy called Doc then clears his throat.
"Nova, you have a number of injuries consistent with being assaulted.
You have a significant concussion which is what caused you to lose consciousness and crash the car.
You have bruises and welts all over your back and legs, two broken ribs on your left side and another three on your right, and an old fracture on your wrist, with further evidence of older injuries that haven't healed properly.
“Your brother has no injuries from the crash, but he does have a fracture of his left arm, consistent with a fall."
"Okay," I whisper. I don't know what else to say. I'm not sure if they expect me to say anything. They seem to have already made up their own conclusions. In the several minutes that pass, nobody says anything, and I feel like the silence might suffocate me.
"Erm..." My head begins to pound even harder, and my mouth feels like the desert. "I can't stay here; I need to leave. Where did Mason go?" My words come out in a rush.
We really do need to leave, the longer we stay here the bigger the risk we'll be found. I stole the car and ran away; I could be arrested for kidnapping. Oh god, the weight of everything that's happened and the risks I've taken bear down on me. I don't feel like I can breathe all of a sudden.
I feel my chest tighten with every breath I try to take. I can't stop the tears from falling.
As I start to hyperventilate, Doc moves over to me, gently pulling me into a seating position. "Nova, slow, deep breaths. I know it's hard but try not to panic."
Black spots dance in my eyes and my body gets hotter. I push his hands away from me, I don't want him touching me, I don't want anyone near me.
"Nova..."
"Stop. Please don't. We need to go. I need Mason, please stop." I sob.
The doc places an oxygen mask over my face, before trying to push me back. "Nova. Please calm down. I'm just going to give you something."
A nurse rushes into the room holding something.
I don't see what it is as I'm still trying to fight with him putting the mask on my face. My body begins to feel heavy, and I start to feel groggy. I look down where the nurse has hold of my hand. That’s when I see the needle she's pulling from the drip.
I don't know what they've given me, but a few seconds later my eyelids are so heavy I can't keep them open. The last thing I hear before everything goes dark is someone saying, "What the fuck?"