Bosco by Geri Glenn

Author:Geri Glenn [Glenn, Geri]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Geri Glenn
Published: 2018-04-24T04:00:00+00:00

Bosco

Since Rachel and I started this journey to sobriety together, she hasn’t really said much. She mostly spends her time laying on the bed, her eyes glued to the local news station, her face a mask of disinterest.

When I’d detoxed, I’d thought I was fucking dying. The need and the pain were so strong, I’d have killed just about anyone if it earned me another hit. I’d figured that was the type of shit I’d be dealing with when I brought Rachel here, but she’s barely moved since the first day.

“You hungry?” I ask, noticing that it’s almost seven o’clock and we haven’t had supper yet.

“No.” Her voice is monotone, her gaze never leaving the television.

I sigh. “I was thinking I’d order a pizza. You should eat something. You didn’t have lunch.”

“Pizza’s good.”

I’m pretty sure I could’ve offered her a dog shit sandwich and she would’ve said the same thing. Her behavior both confuses me and frustrates me. After we’d gotten back from meeting Pimp, it’s like she’s just shut down.

I don’t feel like I’m doing enough to help her. At first, I knew she’d been trying to stay clean. Now she’s off the streets, so I know I’m helping her that way, but we’re not connecting at all. She won’t talk to me, she barely eats, and I’m pretty sure if I left altogether, she wouldn’t even notice.

I’m just about to call and order the pizza when Rachel sits up on the bed, her eyes wide and filled with fear. “No,” she whispers.

“What’s the matter?” I move closer to see what she’s watching, and there on the news is a man walking out of the police department.

A quiet, keening wail sounds from her body as her face crumples in defeat. “No!”

“Is that him? Is that the fucker who pumped you full of drugs and sold you on the street? Marco?”

“He wasn’t supposed to get out. The police told me he wasn’t going to be out for a long time.”

Her fear fills the room like a cloud, thick enough to touch. “He can’t get to you anymore, Rachel. You’re safe here.”

“He’ll find me!” she yells. “He’ll find me and he’ll hurt you!”

“He won’t.” I walk over and turn off the TV. “You’re safe, Rachel. You’re safe here, and you’ll be even safer once you’re with Pimp. He’s a pro at dealing with psycho men that like to use women. Is this why you haven’t taken your eyes off the news in days?”

She looks up at me with tears in her eyes and nods. “I’ve just had the worst feeling. I knew something bad was going to happen.”

I grit my teeth. “Absolutely nothing bad is going to happen to you. I’ll kill that motherfucker if I see him, and God help him if he ever gets near Pimp and his men.”

Rachel’s shoulders drop and she closes her eyes, taking a deep breath. “It’s just been so long, ya know? Like, he’s run my entire life for three years. If he finds me, he’s gonna kill me.

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