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Post by jaana on Jul 6, 2006 17:07:58 GMT 10
Update soon please!
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Post by zelda on Jul 6, 2006 22:42:32 GMT 10
Some fun (the passage with the tampons was hilarious but also a lot of angst. When she is watching the scars and bruises on her body, it's really awful. But it 's so sweet when Luka treats her like a little girl at breakfast. Great story with many mixed emotions.
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Post by Noora on Jul 6, 2006 23:52:01 GMT 10
Aww so cute! I smiled all the time I read those updates.
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Post by hollygirl on Jul 7, 2006 1:37:41 GMT 10
Good song....made me think of my fic.
"Face Down" by Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
Hey girl, you know you drive me crazy. One look puts the rhythm in my head. Still I'll never understand why you hang around. I see what's going down.
Cover up with makeup in the mirror, Tell yourself it's never gonna happen again. You cry alone and then he swears he loves you.
Do you feel like a man when you push her around? Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground? Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.
A pebble in the water makes a ripple effect; Every action in this world will bear a consequence. If you wade around forever you will surely drown. I see what's going down.
I see the way you go and say you're right again, say your right again heed my lecture.
Do you feel like a man when you push her around? Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground? Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end as your lies crumble down, a new life she has found.
Face down in the dirt she says "this doesn't hurt" she says " I've finally had enough"
Face down in the dirt she says "this doesn't hurt" she says " I've finally had enough"
One day she will tell you that she has had enough. hes coming round again.
Do you feel like a man when you push her around? Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground? Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found
Do you feel like a man when you push her around? Do you feel better now as she falls to the ground? Well, I'll tell you my friend, one day this world's going to end As your lies crumble down, a new life she has found
Face down in the dirt she says "this doesn't hurt" she says " I've finally had enough"
Luka and Abby spent the day unpacking Abby's things which was mostly clothes and talking...well mostly laughing. She ended up eating all 4 pancakes after all. The smiles haven't left their faces all day. Luka made dinner, and wouldn't let Abby clean anything....Its about 11 PM and they are sitting on the couch with some coffee watching a movie. Abby is wrapped up in a blanket on one side of the couch, and Luka is sitting at the end of the couch. They can feel each other glance over once in a while...evern since last night, the sexual tension has been rising...they can both feel it.
"Would you testify against Richard?" Abby's asks out of the blue.
"what?" Luka asks confused.
"Well...you saw me...you've seen my other injuries...you saw him hit me right in my hospital room....they want me to testify against him...you know...I mean, I was pretty sure he was really going to kill me that night."
"Yeah..of course..I'd do anything to put him away..." Abby blushes as Luka flashes her a smile. "I would do anything to put anyone like that away...it disgusts me to know so many woman are abused by there husbands and they can't tell anyone in fear that they will be murdered."
"Thank you." she says.
"No problem."
They both reach for the remote, Abby gets there first, followed by Luka's hand on top of hers. They both pull their hands back fast.
"Sorry." they say at the same time.
"You can have it." Luka says, pushing it toward Abby.
"No...no, you have it...your TV...Your apartment..."
"Its yours too...you live here."
"You pay for it."
"Fine...then I guess we will continue to watch this movie...because, I'm not taking it."
"Me either.." They both turn and look back at the TV...Abby can feel Luka's eyes on her. He is looking her up and down..."What is he thinking?" She wonders...at the same time that is exactly what Luka is thinking..."What is Abby thinking....what am I thinking!?" Luka quickly turns back to the TV...this time Abby glances over at him...His head is back and facing up. his eyes are closed, and his feet are on the coffee table....Abby does the same. except she is curled up with her head laying on the arm rest, her legs are bent at the knees and they are laying across the empty seat that separates her and Luka. She stretches them out kicking Luka by accident.
"Ow!"
"Sorry"..Abby mumbles. bending her knees again.
"Why don't you go to bed if your tired? then you wouldn't have to kick me." Luka says jokingly...his eyes still closed.
"I'm not tired."
"Yeah...right....and I'm not over 6 feet tall."
"I'm not...I'm..just..."
"Resting your eyes?" He says finishing her sentence.
"Yeah...exactly.." In minutes Abby is asleep, and Luka is sitting there watching her...he scoots across the couch, closer to her and gently jostles her back and forth...she doesn't wake up...He starts picking her up, but as he goes to stand, he falls back as Abby lays across his lap. Luka's eyes widen as Abby gets her self comfortable...He sits there with his arms sort of up in the air..not sure where to put them...He put the right one across the arm rest...and places his one across her..."What am I going to do?" he thinks to himself...He falls asleep and around 1 AM Abby wakes up and realizes her head is in Lukas lap. "Oh my god!" she says as she jolts up and falls off the couch. Luka wakes looks down and sees Abby laying on his feet in tears. Her face shows that she is in a lot of pain.
"Ow...oh my god...ow..ow..ow..ah." She says as Luka pulls her to her feet.
"Did I push you off?"
"No...I woke up..and...was a little surprised to find my self sleeping on you...and fell.."
"You have to be more careful...you aren't going to heal...if you fall off couches."
Abby smiles looking up at him, tears still streaming down her face. Luka moves closer and puts his arms around her, she moves closer putting her arms around his waist...its a warm hug...Abby feels safe in this hug...Luka is gently rubbing her back...and making sure not squeeze her too hard. He has the urge to kiss her forehead...but refrains...they pull apart, and Abby looks at him with a face that says...thank you...He smiles at her and she moves toward him and lightly kisses his cheek. Luka closes his eyes, the feeling of Abby's lips to his skin, is amazing. as she pulls back and quietly whispers "Goodnight." into his ear.
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Jul 7, 2006 1:40:09 GMT 10
Great update!
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Post by luby2534 on Jul 7, 2006 2:29:12 GMT 10
I know your there, you have to update please, pretty please.
This is the best fanfic ever !!!
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Post by anna982 on Jul 7, 2006 2:53:18 GMT 10
[glow=red,2,300]Please update again reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeealy sooooon.[/glow]
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Post by hollygirl on Jul 7, 2006 3:04:00 GMT 10
Im glad you guys like my fic. I'm thinking of what to write next...the next part will probably be up in the next half hour...
HOLLY<3
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Post by hollygirl on Jul 7, 2006 4:00:26 GMT 10
Abby is in the witness stand...Luka is sitting behind the table where her lawyer is. She is nervous...Richard is staring her down...he is trying to intimidate her with his eyes...and its working....shes trembling..and her palms are sweaty....The man in front of her seems to be talking to her but she can't hear him..over the sound of her racing heart...
"Mrs. Lockhart?"
"I'm sorry...could you repeat the question?"
"I have about 10 times..."
"I...I uh..I'm sorry.."
"Are you alright?"
"Umm..Can ......we have one of ..those..... break things?" She asks pushing hair behind her ear.
"A recess?"
"Yeah...I need.....I ...just.."
"15 minute recess." the judge says.
Abby just sits there..looking down at the floor..Luka gets up and starts to walk over to her..She can still feel Richard's eyes on her.
"Abby? come on...lets go outside." She looks up at the sound of his voice. She had been living in his apartment for almost 2 weeks now...she still looked like she had been beaten up...but it wasn't as bad now..and the pain wasn't as great. Her Luka had become very close. Abby trusted him....she trusted him with her life. He helps her down off the stand and they are forced to walk right past Richard....He is hand cuffed and a bailiff is standing by him. She finds it hard to breath as she is walking past him...she starts breathing deeply...her eyes are swelling with tears..her chest is getting tighter and tighter.
"I...." she is practically gasping for air now..."can't....breath...." They are out of the courtroom now..and Abby is hyperventilating from all this fear built up inside her.
"Ok...Abby...just breathe ok....deep breaths...Abby...you need to calm down...ok....calm down...its alright..." She tries to calm down...but she can't get the picture of Richard out of her head...she keeps having flashbacks of him grabbing her...kicking her...Leo is running over toward her...everyone is staring...
"Abby... I'm sorry I'm late sweetie....It's ok.." he says as he wraps his arms around her. Luka is still trying to clam her down.
"Abby...you really need to try to clam down...just take deep breaths...your alright..he can't hurt you I promise...I promise you....he won't ever touch you...its ok...your ok." Abby's getting her breathing under control...and she plunges into Luka's arms..hes is rubbing her back..
"Can you go get her some water?" He asks Leo, with Abby still holding onto him.
"Sure...is she gonna be ok?"
"Yeah..she'll be fine."
Luka leads her to a small bench and sits her down..he moves closer to her, wrapping his arm around her shoulder. She rests her head on his shoulder..and Leo gives her a bottle of water..
"Ok...just drink it slowly...thats it..your ok...just keep taking deep breaths...Abby...its ok.."
She puts the water down and again puts her head on Lukas shoulder...closing her eyes...just trying to relax.
"Luka..what happened?" Leo asks looking at Abby's tear stained face.
"I don't even know...she went up to the stand..and she just froze...The man was asking her a question...he repeated it like 10 times...She got all pale...and I could tell she was trembling...she was just so nervous....She asked if we could have a recess and then when the judge said 15 minute recess she just sat there."
"Please... don't talk about me.... like I'm not here.."
"I'm sorry...are you alright now? do you feel calm...relaxed..."
"....yeah...I'm ok......I was just so....so....oh...I don't even know..."
"Its alright Abby, you don't have to explain it.."
"I can't do this..Luka...I can't.....Its too hard.."
"I know...but...you have to...you have to answer all the questions and let everyone in that courtroom what he did to you...And I gave your lawyer pictures of your injuries...the burn marks...your eye...and all the bruises from the last time...and I gave them medical records...records from the first time you came to county...and from other hospitals too.....You can do this, Abby.....I know you can.."
"OK...."
"Ok....are you ready to go back in?"
".........Yeah......I'm ready."
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Post by Lady_K on Jul 7, 2006 4:50:46 GMT 10
UPDATE!!!!!I'm lovin' it
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Post by Little Amy on Jul 7, 2006 5:05:34 GMT 10
[glow=green,2,300] ;D update soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!![/glow]
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Post by lubyluver on Jul 7, 2006 5:06:22 GMT 10
Hurry up and reply! BTW: Best fic ever written!
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Post by anna982 on Jul 7, 2006 7:14:33 GMT 10
[glow=red,2,300]UPDATE!!!!!!!!!!!!![/glow]
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Post by <3 LubyII <3 on Jul 7, 2006 7:39:08 GMT 10
Update soon!
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Post by hollygirl on Jul 7, 2006 7:53:47 GMT 10
"Dr. Kovac...How long have you known Mrs. Lockhart?"
"About a month."
"And is it true she is living with you, in your apartment?"
"Yes."
"Why? you barely know her."
"she needed a place to stay...she needed someone who could help her recover...And I have learned a lot about Abby...It feels like I have known her my whole life."
"Thats very touching...How did you first meet her?"
"She came in with a head lach..I was the doctor that saw her...I closed the wound."
"With stitches?"
"Yes."
"What did she tell you happened?"
"She told me she walked into a open cabinet door." Kevin, Richards lawyer flipped the machine on to make the pictures show up on the wall so everyone could see them. "Lights." he called out.
"...Is it true she came in a few days later as a med student...there for orientation?"
"Yes."
"When did you discover the swollen bruise covering the left side of her face?" He asked as he flipped the slide to the pictures of Abby's eye.
"And was anything broken?"
"Yes..Her Cheek bone had a small fracture."
"And when she came back...was there any sign of new injuries?"
"There were burn marks..up and down her arm."
"What were these burn marks from?"
Kevin asked switching the slide to show the burn marks...some people in the courtroom gasped as he flipped through the different shots of her arm.
"Cigarettes."
"Later that night...she was brought in an ambulance...with severe injuries...correct?"
"Yes."
"What exactly were her injuries Dr. Kovac?"
"concussion, displaced nose fracture, her cheek bone was broken in two places, her jaw popped out of place. Her neck was sprained, almost all of her ribs were fractured which called for a chest tube. She also had a herniated disk, and the rest of her body was covered in bruises, lesions, and contusions of all shapes and sizes."
"You mentioned a chest tube..what is that exactly?" Kevin asked flipping through the many pictures of Abby's body. The Jury all gasped in shock of the gruesome pictures...even the judge looked shocked..Richard looked would look from the pictures to Abby and back..
"Its when there is blood in the chest, so you have to stick a needle through the skin into the chest and then put a tube through the hole, to drain it before you can get the patient up to the OR."
"And how did the blood get there?"
"Well...Rib fractures..or trauma to the chest cause it."
"Oh...Thank you, no further questions. you may step down."
Luka stepped off the stand and walked toward Abby...he sat down and put his arm around her shoulder. She hadn't been back up since she before the recess..she wasn't ready..she was still trying to relax. but it was now or never now..Kevin asked if Abby could come up to the stand..Luka gave her a quick squeeze to reassure her and told her it would be ok.
"Hello again Mrs. Lockhart...Are you ready now?"
"Yes."
"Ok...When did you and Richard meet and where?"
"I was 20 and it was in college."
"Is it true you knew he had anger problems?"
"Yes."
"Did he ever hit you when you two were dating?"
"Yes. a few times."
"how old were you when you two married?"
"I was 22"
"Did you love him?"
"..Yes."
"Do you still love him?"
"..........No." Abby said almost in a whisper.
"What was that? You need to speak up.."
"I said no."
"Thank you...When did Richard first start drinking?"
"2 years after we got married. soo about 4 years ago."
"Is that when the abuse first started...besides the few times while you dated?"
"Yes."
"Did the hospitals ever question you about how life was at home?"
"Yes."
"But you never told anyone?"
"No."
"Why?"
"I don't know.." Abby said starting to get upset. She looked over at Luka with sad and scared eyes...He looked up at her and gave her a comforting smile.
"You filed for divorce..correct?"
"yes."
"When will that be finalized?"
"I'm not sure....as soon as all of this is over I guess."
"What made it different this time? Why after all the years of abuse do you want a divorce?"
"I always hoped he would change...and be the man I once loved. But this time it was worse...it wasn't just a blow to the face, or did you not see the pictures?"
"I saw them..I still see them....How long do you plan on living with Dr. Kovac?"
"Until I have enough money to afford a place of my own."
"And when will that be?"
"When I can get up and down without being in pain so I can go to work." Abby said now going from upset to annoyed.
"I thought you were a med student?"
"I had to drop med school, because I couldn't afford it."
"Where will you work."
"The ER as a nurse."
"How long have you worked there?"
"I haven't..I was a OB nurse."
"I see....Leo Matthews lived next door to you and Richard...He has known you since you were a kid..correct?"
"Yes."
"He was like a father to you?"
"Yes."
"Where is your real father?"
"I don't know what that has to do with anything."
"Just answer the question Mrs. Lockhart."
"I don't know where he is...He left when I was 5."
"Thank you...No further questions..you may step down."
Abby walked over to Luka and Leo. The judge called another recess as the jury had there discussion. Richard Lockhart was sentenced to 20 years of prison, under the charges of attempted murder and for years of physical abuse.
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