Unexpected Chance

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Author: Annalisa Nicole
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wasn’t messing around. I took my paycheck from Gary, and we left. Reno took me to the bank and made me cash my check. He took my money, purchased some drugs, and then he took me to some house that I’ve never been to before. After a few hours, he decided he needed a beer and he made me drive him back to Deuces. That’s when another possessive frenzy started. I had been passing Gary concerning looks all night, but the bar was slammed and he didn’t notice. Reno was about to pass out in his beer when I took the chance and tried to leave the bar. I quietly slid off my stool and headed toward the entrance. That’s when he grabbed me by my hair and pulled me downward and hit me in the eye with his palm. We got looks from people in the bar, but he told them that I was just drunk and he was taking me home. About a foot from the door, his grip tightened and he threw me into the heavy wooden door. That’s when I got the cut under my eye. He walked up behind me and shoved me against the door. I’d never seen him so out of control before. I was honestly scared for my life. He pulled me off the door, then opened it, and threw me out like I was trash.
    And that leads me to sitting in my own car in the passenger seat with a busted cheek and a black eye. Aiden’s hand comes into my vision, and I place my hand in his as he helps me out of the car. He doesn’t let go of my hand the entire way into the emergency room. We stand in line at the registration window, and it’s then that I really need to tell him the truth.
    “Um, Aiden, I don’t actually have medical insurance,” I whisper.
    He looks down at me, and if I could I’d disappear into the floor. Where’s Alice in Wonderland when you need her?
    “Aiden. Hey there my friend, what are you doing here? You and Kyle get out of hand or something?” A very handsome man wearing a doctor’s coat says, coming up to Aiden, shaking his hand.
    “Spencer, hey man. No. Kyle and I are good. Amelia would kick my ass if I laid a hand on him. My friend here, Savvy, is in need of some medical assistance. We’re not going to be able to fill out any paperwork, but I can pay out of pocket,” he tells him.
    “No . . .” I start to say, but Aiden takes my hand and threads his fingers in mine.
    “Next,” a large, burly woman yells from behind the glass. That’s us.
    Aiden’s friend looks at the woman and says, “That’s alright. I’ve got this one, Susan.”
    We walk to a set of large doors, Spencer swipes his badge over a security box and they open. We walk to an open bed, and then he closes the curtain around us.
    “Hi, I’m Spencer Matthews. I’m sorry I have to ask you this question, but did someone do this to you?” he asks, looking towards Aiden. Oh my God, he thinks Aiden hurt me.
    “No, I, uh, I walked into a door,” I say.
    Right, that has to be the dumbest clichéd excuse of all time. It’s partly true. I didn’t walk into a door. I was thrown. But six of one, half a dozen of the other, same thing, right? Dr. Matthews looks over at Aiden with a scowl.
    “It was an altercation at the bar she works at. This is Chloe and Ava’s friend, Savvy. Are you seriously going to look at me like I could ever do this to a woman,” Aiden says, aggravated.
    “I’m sorry, Aiden, I had to ask. I do know that you’d never do this, but I needed to hear it from her,” he says, looking at me.
    “God, no, it wasn’t Aiden. It was just a patron at the bar. I’m not sure who it was, they threw him out of the bar before I could get a good look at him,” I partially lie again.
    “Alright, we’ll just get you all cleaned up with a few stitches. The black eye doesn’t look like anything serious. You’ll have a nice shiner for about a week, though,” he says, getting out some supplies. “Was there anything else besides this cut and the eye?” he asks.
    Actually, there is, but I’m not going to tell him about that.
    “No, just those, that’s it,” I lie again. When did I

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