Chapter 12
The next time Bea opened her eyes she was back in medical; this thought alone caused her to let out a loud groan. Vera and Will along with the Nurse all stepped closer to the bed, breaking their conversation at the fact that Bea was awake.
“This is getting to be a bit of a habit now Smith, anyone would think you like the attention.”
Vera gave a small sympathetic smile towards Bea.
“Can you tell us what happened?”
Bea shook her head, her voice groggy as she began to speak;
“All I know is I was taking a shower and when I stepped out someone rushed at me and hit me. The next thing I know, I was waking up with Allie next to me. Where is she? Is she okay?”
“Allie is completely fine; she’s back in the unit, worried about you. Are you sure you don’t know who did this?”
Bea shook her head again, “No but I’m beginning to think someone doesn’t like me.”
Vera nodded her head,
“So am I Smith, so am I.”
“When can I get out of here?” Bea enquired, looking between the 3 people round her bed.
“Not just yet,” The nurse said, “You’ve had quite a bash to the head, I want to keep an eye on you for at least 24 hours. You’re lucky it’s not another visit to the hospital, this could have been a lot worse, especially given your ongoing injuries. Thankfully you escaped with just a few stitches to the cut on your head and luckily no further damage to your stomach.”
Bea said nothing but sank her head back against the cool pillow. Her mind tangled with thoughts. This wasn’t another coincidence. This latest incident was tied to the previous one in the kitchen. It all had to be related to Ferguson and Tina. But there was a missing piece to the puzzle and she needed to find it quickly before she was taken out completely.
Allie sat with her head in her hands in the empty equipment room, trying to get her head around the latest injury to Bea. The door to the room was pushed to, a sign that she didn’t want to talk to anyone, she needed to be alone. She had been let in to see Bea briefly earlier, but was told then that she’d have to wait to see her again until she came out of medical tomorrow. She felt that was completely unfair. She needed more time with Bea. They needed to get their heads together about everything that was going on. Bea needed protecting and she was going to be the one to do it. As she sat debating what she could do to help, she heard voices from outside the door. She got to her feet quietly, not wanting to be found. She moved closer to the small gap in the door so she could see if she could hear who was outside. The hushed voices soon became louder and Allie realised it was Jake and Tina. Allie pressed herself against the wall, in an attempt to make herself smaller and less likely to be seen. The voices outside were loud and angry and Allie could hear every word.
“I just don’t get it Mercado, you had the perfect opportunity. I had got rid of Miles from outside for you. There was nothing else to do; you just had to finish it. And what did you do? You gave her a small bump on the head.”
“I heard a noise outside, I was disturbed. I didn’t know who was out there and I’m not doing any more time for that bitch.”
“Ferguson isn’t happy. You’ve had 2 attempts now and failed at both. It’s pretty simple, Smith’s stomach is fucked; aim for that and you do the most damage. Don’t fuck it up again Mercado or you will be hung out to dry. Get it?”
“I get it, don’t worry, next time I'll finish her for good.”
Allie fell back against the wall, her knees giving way beneath her as she slid down the wall coming to rest in a seated position. Her mind was racing; she couldn’t quite believe what she had heard. She knew in her heart that someone was out to get Bea, but she hadn’t wanted to believe it. Hearing that it was 3 people determined to kill her made her feel physically sick and she had to lean over quickly as she heaved. She needed to tell Bea. She needed to tell everyone. She needed to do whatever she had to, to make sure Bea was safe. She scrambled to her feet as fast as she could and raced off back to her unit. She needed to sort this and now.
Allie arrived back at the unit to find it eerily quiet. She cursed quietly under her breath. Why was no one ever around when you needed them? She turned quickly instead, her mind becoming clearer. She knew who she could tell. She thundered into H3 and skidded to a halt. Kaz raised her eyes from the book she was reading. Swinging her feet round, she placed them on the floor rather than up on the sofa where they had just been. Things were still tense between the 2 women since Kaz had helped Ferguson with her attempt on Bea’s life the first time. But slowly over the months, Kaz had managed to convince Allie that she hadn’t wanted to kill Bea and that technically Ferguson had tricked her in to it. Now Kaz gave Allie a small smile, patting the seat next to her.
“Hey buba, have a seat. You okay?”
Allie sat down on the edge of the sofa, wringing her hands together nervously.
“Hey Allie, what is it? You can talk to me about anything you know. Is Bea okay?”
“Yes and no. She is okay… I mean after the attack in the showers, she’ll be out of medical tomorrow. But then she won’t be okay.”
Kaz shook her head, “You’re not making any sense buba, what are you talking about?”
“I told Bea she was paranoid, she kept going on about how what happened in the kitchen the other day wasn’t an accident. I told her not to be silly. But she was really worried. I could tell. And then when this latest attack happened I began to think she was right. And she is. I’ve just overheard Jake talking to Mercado. They were saying that Mercado is trying to kill Bea. These last 2 assaults have been on purpose. Mercado is working for Jake and for Ferguson… She's running things from isolation. The fucking freak is still trying to kill Bea and she has people helping her. What can I do Kaz? I need to sort this out. I need your help.”
“Okay, okay, calm down.” Kaz instructed moving closer to Allie on the sofa and giving her thigh a squeeze.
“Does Bea know?”
Allie shook her head, “No, I can’t see her again till she’s out of medical tomorrow.”
“Well that’s probably for the best,” Kaz stated, “We don’t want to worry her, she has enough to deal with at the moment, getting herself well again, without worrying that someone is going to try and kill her every 5 minutes!”
“She has to know Kaz. She has to be aware what’s happening, so she can be more careful.”
“Allie, it doesn’t work like that. If you tell her, Bea will just get angry and hell bent on revenge and probably end up hurting herself even more. I’m top dog now and I can sort this. Okay?”
“How?”
“We have got to sort the main problem and that’s the freak. I owe Bea for what I helped the freak do to her before. Me and you have always made a good team, haven’t we kidda? Do you fancy helping me help Bea out?”
“What are we going to do?”
“I don’t know yet, give me a couple of days to think of a plan. Then we will strike.”
Kaz pulled Allie towards her in to a hug. The 2 women bonded in their shared hatred for the freak and also in their fear at what was to come.