CAFE LOVE

CHAPTER 12
I couldn't concentrate. I kept cursing Max's name.
"Shut up Katrina." I growled, even though she hadn't said anything. She looked at me. She caught my glare and quickly looked out the window.
"I'm sorry," I sighed. "I'm just really tired."
I pulled my car up outside Vicky's house. I looked at Katrina. Her face was red. And her eyes.
"Do you want to go back to your mummy?" I asked. She nodded. I started the car and turned round.
I knocked in the door of her house. Leah answered.
"Hi," I said "Don't say anything but Katrina really wants to be with you. I mean your her actual mum."
Leah nodded "Ok come here sweetie." Katrina stumbled over to hug Leah.
"Thank you." I said and walked back to the car. I moved it into the drive and walked up to the door. I breathed deeply as I opened it.
I switched on the kitchen light. I saw Max's figure by the window.
"I thought we could forget about what happened?" I said slowly

"Hmm." he said. He dropped the knife that he had in his hand. I gasped. Max slowly picked it up. He turned round. He stumbled towards me gripping the knife.
"You wouldn't?" I cried. Max nodded. I screamed. Although I wanted to move I couldn't. My back pressed up against the wall. Max quickly moved the knife onto my arm. Tears fell down my cheeks. He laughed. I ran. Without a thought. I ran. Out the room. I ran outside and jumped in my car. I noticed my arm bleeding. It looked deep. 'Keep yourself together it's not very deep' I tricked myself.
I drove over to Vicky's house and banged on the door. She answered. Without a word she took me in and made me some hot chocolate. She then noticed my cut. Vicky tipped the hot chocolate out of my hand and rushed me to her car. My face was chalky and pale.
"Where are you taking me?" I sounded faint, my eyes beginning to close.

"NO, Corrine you have to stay with me," Vicky said. I could hear the panic in her voice. She shook my shoulders. "Stay with me, ok? Just stay with me while I take you to the hospital."
She started the engine and drive quickly to the hospital.
When we arrived Vicky pulled me to the door. I had grown heavy as I let my bones flop. I heard Vicky bang on the door. The next thing I knew I was being carried into a white room. I was placed on a table. I felt my eyes shut. The last thing I heard was Vicky's voice on the phone "No this was your fault, you need to come down here now… I will not calm dow…"

I felt something wet on left arm. I woke up startled.
"Ssh." said a calm voice. It was a nurse. I looked confused. "Your in hospital, you haven't been asleep long." her voice was calming. Another nurse came out from the curtain "You have two visitors."
Vicky came round the corner. Then Max. I couldn't breathe. I clenched my fists. Which hurt my arm. I looked at it and it had a huge stitch all the way up.
"Hello," Vicky said "Are you better now?"
I nodded even though I wasn't.
"Hello." grumbled Max
"What is he doing here?" I glared at him not daring to say his name.
"Look," he started "I'm so so sorry, ok I was drunk I didn't mean anything I said, honest."
I smiled sarcastically "Really?" I said harshly "Didn't seem like that when you cut me." I nodded in the direction of my arm.
"Yes I know I was a jerk jus…"
"Yes you were." I interrupted
"Just forgive me," he continued "Please? What I did wrong I know but I was drunk I didn't mean to harm you."

"But you did, you did harm me," I said "You did harm me it doesn't matter if you meant it or not you did it." by this time I was crying. Vicky walked over and put her arm around me.