Stripping Asjiah II by Sa'Rese Thompson. Read Free Book Online Page B

intensified as lightening ripped through the sky and the rain continued to flood the streets. Sirens blared as the ambulance came to a screeching halt in front of the ER.
“What do we got?” The female attendant rushed to the side of the gurney as the paramedics lifted the girl out of the wagon.
    “Hypertensive with massive blood loss, respiratory rate is eight; she‟s still alive but I can barely palpate her pulse.”
    “Is she going to make it?” Danielle tried to speak in between sobs as she questioned the EMT.
“This young lady was with her when we arrived.”
“Is she going to be okay?”
More nurses and residents ran to the side of the stretcher as they tried to assess the situation.
“BP‟s 70 palp, respiratory is eight and shallow, pulse is 130 after two liters of NS. Set up a central line; we need blood.”
Suddenly all eyes were on Danielle as the nurse turned towards her. “What‟s her blood type?”
“I…I don‟t know.” Confused and covered in blood she tried to get her thoughts together.
“Does she have any allergies, is she on any medications?” Another doctor chimed in as they tried to get more information about the young girl.
“I…I‟m not sure. I don‟t know her, I found her in a hotel room.”
“Is there anything you can tell us Miss?”
Feeling helpless Danielle began to cry as she shook her head. “No.”
“Alright, we need an OR people let‟s go!” Leaving Danielle in the waiting room, the doctors rushed off in a desperate attempt to save Keyshia‟s life.
    “B eep…Beep…Beep…Beep.
Other than the constant red light that imitated her heart beat Keyshia was surrounded by darkness. The doctor‟s voices were faint as pieces of her memory started to materialize in her mind.
    “Did I say you could leave? You thought you were going to come in here, smoke all my shit and bounce without giving me some pussy?”
    Gasping for air Keyshia clawed at his hands trying to release his grip on her neck.
“Now strip bitch!”
She didn’t like the look in his eyes. They looked cold, vicious. She wasn’t sure if he was playing or being for real. The coke had her doubting reality. Her heart began to race as he threw her towards the bed.
“Listen up; the plan is to control the bleeding, repair the organs if there‟s any damage and get out as fast as we can!” The surgeon shouted instructions to the rest of the staff as they prepared to operate.
She wanted to tell them to stop. That she wanted to die, that her life wasn‟t worth saving but she was quiet. She was a zombie, doped up and in no control of her body; just as she was when he raped her.
    “I said strip!” Growing impatient he charged towards her striking her violently across the face splitting her lip.
    “Fuck you!” The drug raced through her body, created illusions in her brain, making her think that she could challenge him. Keyshia stood defiant as she wiped blood from her face. Her intoxicated mind struggled to think of a way out. With open palms she slapped his face harder and harder hoping it would make him stop.
    “Pressure‟s sixty over forty; she‟s losing blood faster than I can transfuse it in!”
“What’s wrong baby?” Aggressively he palmed her breast “You had all kinds of shit to say a little while ago, don’t get quiet on me now.”
Biting his forearm, stunning him momentarily; Keyshia rolled out of the bed and ran towards the door. She felt like she was floating and she knew that her addiction was going to be her down fall.
“She‟s in v-fib! Charge the paddles to two hundred!” The doctors tried to remain calm as they watched the girls body jerk in reaction to the shock that was sent through her chest.
Keyshia could feel her soul leaving her body. She always knew she would die one day but she never thought it would be like this.
    “C …CJ.”
My eyes watered and I felt nauseous as I thought of how close I had come to killing our child.
    He barely heard me as he looked up from his phone.