Edited by Scalia
Authors note: (Many of you told me to get an editor and yes, I needed one. I found one and am quite pleased with the results. Any further mistakes are mine. If you don't like revenge stories you won't like this. Nevertheless, read it anyway and comment. Vote if you feel like it but I value comments more than votes. I hope you enjoy this dark tale.)
You can search for all the contingencies and still random acts will shatter your plans. I found this out the hard way.
"Oh shit! O.k. don't panic, don't panic! There has to be a logical explanation. Right, hearts beating so I'm not dead, everything's black so either I'm blindfolded or I'm just plain blind, can't hear anything so I'm deaf as well. That's just fucking great, how in the hell did I get this way? Last thing I remember I was driving away from my soon to be ex-wife's office when..."
"Yes 911, I would like to report an accident. Corner of Fourth and Vine St., send ambulance and fire rescue. I'm an off duty police officer badge, number 93832, Constable Johnson. I'll be at the scene when they arrive. I'll keep my cell on the line so you can use GPS to pin point the location."
The scene was ordered chaos. An overturned SUV with the passenger side caved in from its impact with a large dump truck. The dump truck is situated in the middle of the intersection. Driver of the dump truck is half way through the front windshield of the vehicle, apparently killed on impact from the angle of the head to the body. The driver of the SUV is presently being cut out of his vehicle.
"Hey Johnson, until a Sergeant shows up you're scene supervisor. I know your also a witness but we're shorthanded right now. Fire and Rescue says the SUV has bulletproof glass and it's armored. Don't know whom this guy is but he must be special to be riding around in this. Lucky for him the SUV could take the impact."
"...that's it I was t-boned by a dump truck. Wonder where I am now? That fucking bitch is cheating on me. When I get out of wherever this is, I'm going to make that slut pay....
Tara's Story
I got the call shortly after noon. I know my brother Ben had gone to confront Cora about her cheating. You see, although Cora knew Ben and I work for Black Creek International, she really didn't know what type of work we did or where in the world we worked. She also had probably forgotten the security agreement she had to sign when Ben married her. After all, it had been seven years. It must have been humiliating for Ben to find out the way he did.
A random internal security check of personnel had discovered she was having sex with four other men. These security checks go through your life with a fine toothcomb and as Cora is, Ben's wife, they went through her life as well. That fucking bitch is fucking her patients. I've seen the recordings and there is no doubt as to what is going on. Ben is devastated and I'm pissed.
"...I'm getting some sensations back. I can feel that I'm broken, both legs, left arm in two places and quite a few ribs. Wonder if I am bleeding internally? Seems I'm going to be here a while...."
It's hard to rush in this city, the traffic is murder and I am contemplating murder. I arrive at the hospital at little after 1:00 p.m. I rush to the desk in emergency: "I'm Tara Douglas you have admitted my brother, he was in a car accident an hour ago. I need to talk to the attending physician."
A tall male nurse takes notice of me, "I understand your concerns Miss Douglas but the surgeons are still working on your brother. It will be some time before you can speak to them. If you would have a seat I will find someone who knows more and can speak with you." He hands me a clipboard with forms on it. "You will need to fill these out for our records so we can update his health records. It seems he hasn't been in a hospital since he came out of the army."
"Also, can you make that as soon as possible? Thank you." I went and sat in the waiting room and filled out the forms as best I could. Then I phoned mom and dad.
"Hi Dad, yes I'm at the hospital, no he's still in surgery, tell mom he'll be alright I can hear her crying in the background. I know but she has to understand Ben survived Iraq and Afghanistan. He can survive this. He's at Mercy General. What? You and mom will be here in an hour, great I don't know if he will be out of surgery by then. Ok see you then."
"... the pain is getting sharper. I think I preferred it when I couldn't feel anything. Someone out there is working on me. They set both of my legs; don't want to go through that again. What a prison a failing body makes. Here I am blind, deaf and broken; they should just stop and let me go. What do I have to live for anyway? My loving wife has been cheating and with the laws being what they are the courts will reward her for it, when I divorce her cheating ass and kick her to the curb. No! No! I am not going to feel sorry for myself, I am certainly not going to lie down and die for that bitch. Hell no! I will live through this and I will get my revenge. By the time I'm through with her, she will have nothing. Fucking her patients, I will get her license yanked. I will tell her friends and family, she will be ostracized. She won't be penniless though mores the pity, that's where the law is wrong..."
They entered together and I saw them and went over, "Mom, Dad, Ben is still in surgery; Dr. Heigler can tell you what is happening."
Dr. Heigler looked at my parents, "Your son has suffered a great deal of trauma. We have set broken bones in both legs and his left arm. He is suffering from Flail Chest and there may be injury to his brain. Luckily, he has no internal bleeding. Most automobiles have what are called crumple zones, this helps distribute the force of impact in the event of a crash. Unfortunately, your son's vehicle was armored and the force of impact was transferred into the occupant of the vehicle. The airbags helped some but not enough. He is not yet out of the woods; we cannot ascertain brain trauma until the swelling goes down. I'm sorry that is all I can tell you at this time."
My parents asked a few more questions and then the doctor left to deal with other families. I hugged my mom and said, "Everything is going to be alright mom, Ben is a survivor. He'll pull through."
My mom was close to tears. "I never wanted you or Ben to follow in your father's foot steps. I know it is the family business but now that business is going to cost me one of my babies." The floodgates opened up and there was no consoling my mother; we would just have to wait until the surgery is over.
Then God got cruel. In walks Cora, all calm and collected. She walked right up to the nurse's station and asked to see the attending physician. I'm not standing for this, that bitch is not going to play the grieving wife, not here not now.
"What the fuck are you doing here you tramp? I kept my voice low and menacing; if I wanted to make a scene, I would have just pulled out my gun and shot her.
"Keep calm Tara keep calm."
"I'm his wife if you have forgotten; my place is by his side." She said in a low tone that hopefully only I could hear.
"I think you have done enough damage for one day or are you here to pick over the carcass?"
"I already explained myself to Ben. He didn't agree with me but once he is back on his feet I know we will work this out. I want to repair what I have broken. Is that too much to ask?"
"Yes, yes it is. Now I get to start to show you just how much shit is headed your way. You see, I have the DVD's of your indiscretion; I will give them to the state medical ethics board. All that education, all the time spent becoming a psychiatrist and you threw it all away because you couldn't keep your legs closed. Oh and another thing, I have Ben's medical and general powers of attorney. So don't think you are making any decisions here. Your on the way out Cora, silently or kicking and screaming. I don't care as long as the door hits you in the ass on the way out." I smiled at her and walked back to be with my family.
I kept my eye on Cora as I listened to my mom and dad talk about what needs to be done. She didn't look too happy and things for her were going to get worse as time went by. I left mom and dad to watch over Ben when he came out of surgery, I had some tools to pick up and information to gather. Cora is in for a world of hurt.