Chapter Forty Six

"Matt" I called out to him as he crumpled to the floor. I looked at Samantha, "Please help him" She hit the emergency bell and in seconds a medical team were in my room and all stood around Matt, checking his breathing, vitals, a gurney was brought in and he was taken away, Samantha went too. leaving me alone thinking on his last words to me before he collapsed. "this is a warning" If only I could get out of bed, but I was too weak, my body hadn't recovered enough yet. "God Damn it." my baby brother was now seriously injured cause of me. I had to stop this deranged psycho before she carried out her threat and did kill someone.
Frustration took hold as I needed a phone, when Matt called today I was going to ask him to go get me a new cell.
I pressed my call bell, I waited and eventually a young candy striper came in..." yes sir?"
"Can you get me the payphone?"
"its down the end of the hall sir?"
"No, not that one, the payphone cart."
"she looked at me blank..."
"I used it the other night."
still looking blank she answered, "I'll go check and see what I can do..."
I was not filled with confidence. her whole body language told me she had no idea what I was talking about. the time slipped by and felt like forever; she never returned, so I pressed my call bell again.
this time a nurse came in. " what can I do for you Mr Bongiovi?"
"could you t me the payphone cart please."
she nodded her head, certainly, "I'll be right back."
she left the room but returned minutes later with the payphone. "Thank you, is it only you nurses that knows that you have a payphone cart?"
"no sir, all members of out team know."
"including your candy stripers?"
the nurse looked at me blank, "you know that's twice today I've been looked at like I've lost touch with reality... what's with everyone today."
"I'm sorry Mr Bongiovi, but we don't have any candy stripers on this floor. they only work down stairs in orthopaedics "
this time It was my turn, I looked puzzled, "but I pressed the call bell and a candy Striper came in, I asked for the payphone and she told me it was down the hall, when I told her it was a cart, she looked at me blank and said she would find out and come back to me, she never did which is why I pressed my call bell again."
"I can assure you, we don't have any candy stripers on this floor."
"are you saying I dreamt it?"
"no not at all, maybe she was sent here to get something for one of the Dr's and called in to answer your call bell."
"But you said everyone in your team knows about the payphone cart?."
"they do on this floor, would you like to make a complaint? I can find out who it was?"
I thought for a second, "no, no, I just want to understand..."
"I'll leave you with the phone, press your call bell when your done."
nodding my head, I opened my bedside draw and felt around for the loose change, finding it, I took it from the draw and picking up the receiver I dialled my mom. it rang, and rang until finally she answered.
"Hello."
"Ma it's Jon."
"Jonny, what are you calling for, I only left you and hour ago."
"Ma, can you get me a cell, any will do."
"sure, but can't you ask Matt, his legs and his knowledge on things like that are better than mine."
the last thing I wanted to do was tell her the bad news, at least over the phone. "Nah, he's not arrived yet."
"well he'll be there later won't he?"
"Ma, can you get me one or not?"
"ok, I'll get you one, but why the urgency?, you sound stressed? what's wrong?"
"nothing, I just wanna ring and chat to my lawyer and that detective guy you gave me the card for."
"that's great news Jonny, I'm pleased you have seen sense. the card is in your bedside draw. The detective is Bennett."
"That his first name?"
"Yes, cant remember his last, its on the card though. you want me to call him for you?"
"no ma, its all good, I can do it. you calling back tomorrow?"
"yes, unless you want me to call back tonight?"
"It's up to you ma."
she paused for a minute before she answered "ok I'll come back tonight, your sure you don't mind?"
"ma, stop ok?, you know you can visit, just lay off the being Jon Bon Jovi mom stuff ok? The nurses and Dr's have a job to do, they are taking care of your sons right?"
I realised my mistake as soon as I said it.
"Sons? what do you mean sons?"
I ended the call, pissed at myself for making that mistake. you can be sure, she would be back at the hospital now faster than superman..
well no point in beating myself up; I needed to talk with Detective Bennett, I had to focus, I felt around in the draw, but couldn't feel the card, I pushed my arm further to the back of the draw and felt it, wrapping my fingers around it I pulled the card from the draw. I looked at the name written " Detective Bennet Shawstring"  picking up the phone I dropped in my dime and called the number.
After playing call hold for five minutes, three bucks later I was connected to the detective.
"Bennet Shawstring"
"hi, this is Jon Bon Jovi, I understand my mom has spoken with you regarding a stalker issue."
"yeah, she has, what can I do for you Mr Bongiovi "
"she told me that I could call you and you would call to see me and take a statement and help get the bitch prosecuted, is that right?"
"I can help that happen yes, but your mom said you didn't want any help, you were against the police helping you, can I ask what's changed your mind?"
Sure, my brother is now in the same hospital as me, he has been stabbed."
"He is? when this happen?"
"today" I could hear paper being flicked through, then the detective spoke again.
"look, I have a couple of other things to tend this afternoon but I can be with you for around six this evening, that ok."
Six is fine, I'll see you then."
I hung up from the call, and laid back with my head on the pillow, talking to myself out loud, I said..." this time bitch you are gonna fucking pay, you are messing with the wrong family." just as the nurse came in to see if I had finished with the payphone cart.
"Oooh what have I done? sounds scary..." it was Madison.
I smiled at her, "hey stranger, didn't think you were back until tomorrow?"
"I got a call, they have had an emergency or too and are short, so would I do over time."
"and you said yes..."
laughing  she replied, "I did... your very perceptive..."
laughing I answered, "I am?"
"so you all done with the payphone?"
I nodded, "yeah, thanks... Madison, can you check on my brother?"
"your brother is here?"
"yeah, he was on his way to visit, when the goons that did this to me attacked him, they stabbed him, he was talking to me when he collapsed."
she smiled, "of course I'll find out what I can, I'll be right back." she took the phone cart and left my room.
Seconds later my mom burst through, "you said son's, what the fuck do you mean, son's"