Tore

twenty-five | urgency

Leigh

"LeSane, I gotta go. Duty calls."

I quickly got up and ran a quick shower, he stared in oblivion.

Next thing I know, the shower curtain is being pulled back aggressively. I turned the water off and wrapped a towel around me as he followed me.

"It's because I'm not made of money? I make six figures!Huh? What? You can't mooch off me. I just fucked your brains out and now you leaving me for this nigga? Again?"

He brushed up against me as if he was sizing me up, my wet back was literally against the wall.

"No, Kain—LeSane, I mean, I'm sorry I gotta go. My baby needs me."

"No..what?"

He laughed, unwittingly , kind of menacingly.

"Fucking Kaine Cole—

Next thing I know, his fist connected with my face, multiple times.

I was knocked unconscious.
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Kaine

I called both of her phones but she wasn't answering. It's been an hour or two since we last spoke. Traffic can get crazy here but she'd say something by now.

Maybe she snuck back in.

That's not cool.

I went up the stairs calling her name, knocking before I entered her room.

She's nowhere to be found.

Her laptop was left open on the bed.

"Leigh! Where you at?"

I called her, her computer rang, leading me to see her call log.

Kaine.

LeSane.

LeSane.

Grant.

LeSane.

Kaine.

"Oh shit, she really fucking with UPS."  I laughed.
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Leigh

I am unconscious.

Why does this always happen to me?

Wake up.

Wake up.

Wake up.

"Why? Why'd you make me do this? I love you.."

I felt his hands wrap around my neck, roughly but passionately, kissing me. I started to lose oxygen, yet I was still moving, he noticed.

I could feel his tears and spit falling upon my body.

He also poured Prosecco all over my body,chucking the bottle towards my face.

"Wake up bitch! That's what you like!"

Wake. Up.

"Stop.." I croaked weakly.

"Please.." I pleaded, I think it made him angrier.

He stopped.

He grabbed me by my hair, my back was scraping against the pavement, my head hit the steps one by one, and then I heard a door slam.

I could faintly hear slow jams and suddenly the slamming of brakes jolted my body forward.

My body was being thrown out of the car.

Wake. Up.
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Kaine

My phone was ringing off the hook.

"Kaine, you gotta get the office! Immediately!"

"Wha-what's going on?"

"It's Mrs. Cole, sir."

"I'm on my way."

I ran out of the house, quickly grabbing Noa, not even thinking about taking the town car.

It began to rain again and sirens blared, I pulled to curb frantically.

"Krissy, what's up?"

"She's in there sir." She said taking a crying Noa out of my arms.

"Who? What?"

What I saw I was not prepared for.

Bloodied, bruised, and disoriented was Leigh lying in my bottom office with medics by her side.

"Sir, step aside."

"That's my wife, man, Leigh!"

"Leigh.. oh my god..what happened babygirl?"

"He did it.."

"WHO! We gotta get her to a clinic or something." She was going in and out of consciousness.

"She wasn't going anywhere without you. She could have some internal bleeding."

"Load her up, cmon man!"

They loaded her into the ambulance, I followed.

"Krissy, meet us at Cedar."
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Leigh

I could barely see. The nurses flashed bright lights in my eyes.

"Kaine.."  I whispered.

"Your husband's in the waiting room sweetie, but for now I need to get some basic information."

"Name."

"Leigh Christian..Cole."

"Age."

"Classified."

She smacked her lips and put down her iPad.

"I know your lips are a bit swollen and your throat hurts, do you want me to come back."

"Come back..Kaine.."

"I'll go get him."

I saw his tall, dark figure rush into the room in worry.

"LC. What happened?"

"He just attacked me.. I can't believe he attacked me."

"Who?"

I ignored him,

"Tell me dammit!"

"LeSane."

His eyes lost every ounce of its brown pigment. It's like he transformed into a Hulk. There was no light behind his eyes, it was gone.

"I'll be back—."

"No Kaine! I know you'll hurt him."

"And you don't think that nigga deserve it? He could've killed you."

"I do but let's do this the right way. Where's my baby?"
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