Lorraine's POV~🦋
Slow steady beeps of monitors....the smell of medicine and new latex gloves...golden sunshine falling gracefully on my face...the good old times are back huh
I slowly opened my eyes.....taking in slow steady inhales....careful gentle movements of my pinky fingers and toes . The doctors would always advice me to regulate moving those first before any drastic movements...and they would assure me that I'm dead yet...maybe hurt here and there but not dead...not yet
My eyes although aching at the back of my eyeballs slowly took in my sorroundings...slowly adjusting to the bright light illuminating my room
"Ray...", a gentle whisper said at the side of my bed
Chase sat at the side of my bed wearing bluey pajamas...his right arm bandaged all the way up to his shoulder and supported with a cast
His face was covered in black bruises and his lip stitched in black thread
He forced a smile through his plainly visible pain...causing wrinkles to form at the edge of his eyes
"No no don't sit up...", he said as I slowly took off my oxygen mask and struggled to sit up
As I sat up a shooting pain pierced through my chest area and I winced , closed shut my eyes and felt the pain make my head spiral around in circles
"Ray...oh right...I forgot you suffered a broken rib", Chase shot up from his seat , supporting me with his free hand...he swiftly grabbed my pillow and shoved it on my back for support
I slowly rested my back against the pillow , careful not to awaken the pain on my ribs
"You know , I thought he would stop all this", he said pointing at every wound and broken bone on his body
"You know he'll change Chase...he's just hurt and maybe a little unstable but he'll change...I promise...he just has so much fury inside for what happened to mom", I said
"You can't always justify his actions based on what happened to mom....he doesn't care one bit....about her....about us...all he sees is his riches...his estates...his companies", he said firmly yet somehow still maintaining the softness in his voice
"Then why aren't you leaving...Chase", I asked
He opened his mouth to say something but decided against it...he just closed it shut and frowned slightly wrinkling his nose
"You won't understand now...but I have my reasons", he said running his hand through his shinny black rings of hair
"And one of those reasons is that he's our father...we're the only family he's got Chase",
He just shook his head and looked at me like I was the most pitiful being in the world
"LORRAINE....LO...LORRAINE", the door burst open
Rushing in the room was a frantic Sara...hair all messed up and Bingo pajamas
"How....how can you not tell me you were in the hospital...how little do I mean to you", she said storming in the room like she was gonna beat me up big time
Chase looked a bit suprised and immediately stood up from his chair , body facing Sara
She pushed him against the wall and crashed on the bed...wrapping me in a strawberry scented hug
I looked above her shoulder....Chase just stood there shocked , his eyes wide and mouth in a perfect O
I slipped a giggle as Sara cried and shot out warnings about me keeping secrets and whatnot
"You can't laugh...you have no right to...look at me", she said as she pulled back from me , revealing her swollen red face
"I didn't even have time to put on make-up and make-up is my life Lorraine Lauren....my life...", she said cupping her face
I just smiled and looked up at my brother
She looked up at him and gawked her mouth open...I wouldn't be suprised if she hadn't seen him when she rushed in
"You....you...you traitor....you even have a boyfriend...I thought you'vebeen single for...", she sighed and shook her head feeling betrayed
"He's my elder brother...Chase", I said after a long silence
"You have a brother...", she whispered
A soft knock disturbed us...or as I like to put it....saved me...saved me from an interrogation I'd give anything to skip
At the door Raye stood with a stern look on his face...he looked uptight as usual but his face showed something that was never there...annoyance maybe
He backed up against the door and looked outside the room...signaling someone to come inside the room
"Mr Negan", Sara gasped
"We'll be leaving in an hour , get her stuff", he said in a monotone...displaying no emotions
I like to think I'm good at reading people's emotions but him...Ryle Negan...he's getting to be quite a challenge
He didn't greet us or anything . Not that I was expecting it but it would be nice to hear concerns and worries from your husband
He turned around and started for the door again
"No she won't ", a voice I heard rarely said
Ryle halted his steps...he stopped right in front of Raye....they looked each other straight in the eye....for the first time I noticed how they looked almost identical...they were tall....broad shoulders....defined jaws and intimidating eyes
"What", Ryle breathed so low I felt chills sliding down my spine
"I said , NO , she won't be leaving with you", Raye said in a rivaling tone....taking a few steps towards Ryle
Ryle looked down at Raye's feet closing the distance and let out a humorless chuckle
Ryle stepped back and walked towards me
Before could register what was happening I was scooped in his arms...he carried me bridal style like I weighed nothing
He walked back to Raye and stood right in front of him...like he was challenging him
Raye raised his hands as if to take me from Ryle , however he accidentally poked my injured rib and I winced in pain
"Now I'd like to see how you explain to the world why you would oppose me taking my wife with me or why you'd hurt her", Ryle said as if this was a humorless joke
Although hesitant Raye stepped back and let us leave