9 Chapter nine

Then I see him, Steve. The man who was holding Sara, her ex. I whisper in her ear and get out. I walk over to the tree he's in and look up at him.

"What do you want," I ask madly. He jumps down and looks me up and down looking at my tattoos.

"Bet your mother didn't let you get those now did she?" Steve says in a sly tone. I roll my eyes and cross my arms.

"What do you want," I ask again now getting impatient. Steve leans in and smells heavily of beer.

"You," he whispers in my ear. My eyes widen and I look at Rosa being pulled away by some of Steve's friends. I back up my hands shaking now. He walks toward me about to pin me when I kick him in the face knocking his bleeding head into the water. I sprint to my phone call 911 and grab Rosa, I tell the cops where I am and stay Steve's name when the phone hands up. I knock out the other's holding Rosa.

"You think you can get rid of me that easy," Steve says grabbing me and throwing me into the pool. I gulp in a lot of water. I hear the cop sirens and gunshots. My eyes start to blur and I see blood in the water. I look down and see my leg and arm bleeding.

I can't think straight the air quickly leaving my lungs. I see someone dive in, it's rosa. She grabs me and pulls me out. I couch up water and look around to the blood everywhere.

"Where is he" I mutter between gasps of breath.

"Dead," Rosa says in a firm yet scared voice. I groan and look at my arm.

"Don't worry an ambulance is on the way." Rosa kisses me and holds me close crying now. I grin softly at her.

"Your really cute, you know that right?" I say my eyes blurring more.

"Yes Arisa, I know." her voice is shaking. I slowly sit up with my good arm and look her in the eyes.

"Rosa, will you be my girlfriend?" I ask laying my head on her.

"Yes Arisa," Rosa says looking up at the doctors. I feel myself be picked up then I'm in an ambulance. Rosa is sitting by me holding my hand. I can't hear anymore. My eyes slowly close.

When I wake up I Sara and Kathie are talking to the nurse and Rosa is sitting in a chair by me. I look at the stitches in my leg and arm.

"Hola preciosa" I say in a soft raspy voice. Rosa, Kathie, and Sara look at me and run over. They all hug me tightly and I giggle.

"You guys love hugs." I say smiling.

"What happened!" Sara says crying. I look at Rosa and hold her.

"Steve."

"Wh-what..how do you-"

"Jackson, he told me everything. Guess Steve's after me now too." I say kissing Rosa and pulling her onto the bed.

"Oh.."

I giggle and kiss Rosa once more. She grins and tickles me.

"Arisa this is serious you could have died," Sara says madly.

"Calm down perra I'm fine," I say smirking a little bit. Kathie and Rosa gasp.

"What was that." Kathie says madly.

"Perra, I know about you drinking when you were 15 and you dating and everything you did!" I yell sitting up.

"Amor, cálmate, ella te salvó la vida, solo cálmate." Rosa says looking at Kathie then Sara.

"¡Cómo pudiste mamá! ¡Te amé y confié en tu juicio!" I yell tears rolling down my cheeks.

"Stop talking before I hit you!!" Kathie yells standing up. I go quiet and gulp.

"We just saved your stupid leg! Without us you wouldn't ever be able to run again! Rosa gave up all her money for you! what a waste.." Kathie and Sara leave and check me out. Rosa frowns at me kisses me and get's up.

"It was worth it to me. See you tonight Amor." Rosa leaves and Sara comes in and hands me crutches.

"Try not to put too much pressure on your leg. Your arm is not near as bad." Sara leaves and gets into the car I follow her frowning. I get in the back and see Kathie glaring at me from the front seat.

"I can't believe you Arisa, I thought you were finally growing up. I was wrong." Kathie drives home and I try not to cry as she yells at me the whole way.

When we get home I go up to my room which is hard with crutches. I put the crutches down and walk around. It hurts a bit but I don't care anymore. I clean my room seen as that's all I can do. I hear my door click open. I keep cleaning and Kathie walks in and puts her hand on my shoulder.

"You know I didn't mean any of that.." Kathie says softly.

"Do I? Do I know that?" I say madly.

"I have to defend her she's my wife," Kathie says rubbing my back.

"Just get out, I don't want your face apologizes." I keep scrubbing the counter and spray more cleaner on it.

"Okay.." Kathie leaves and I frown.

"What's wrong with me..she was just trying to say sorry.." I sit against the counter and wipe my tears. I try to choke them down like I have been doing for years but I can't, I cry hard and not the normal cry the pained cry, the real cry.

I sit there for hours crying. I start to get a bad migraine. I push myself to my feet and walk to my door. I start to get tunnel vision so I hurry downstairs. Kathie looks up at me and frowns seeing my red and puffy eyes. I gulp down water as fast as I can drinking lots of cups.

"You doing okay?" Sara asks starting at me and how fast I'm drinking the water.

"No!" I say panicked I keep chugging water.

"Wow, Arisa slow down you're going to throw up!" Kathie says trying to stop me.

"Mom!" I look at her and start crying again I begin to hyperventilate so I put the cup down and focus not that. Kathie hugs me tightly and rubs my back and holds my head on her shoulder. The smell of her perfume fills every sense in my body. I slowly start to breathe normally. Not wanting to let go I cling to her.

"It's okay love you don't need to be so stressed," Kathie says whipping my tears away. I nod and take another slow shaky breath.

"There, better?" She asks looking into my eyes.

"Y-yeah..just....a little scared is all" I say letting go of her slowly. I hear a knock on the door and start to panic again.