Aquata Cove Ch. 92

"This one's for both of them..." She mutters. Yuri maneuvers herself in another tactical circle-swing, where one of her legs whirls up, her hands still on the pavement. Yuri's jaw and eyes tense as her leg drops down with high speed, and CRASHES into Jessica's stomach!

"GHH-HUHHHH!" Jessica coughs as her mid-section is crushed by Yuri's ankle. "UHHH! UHHH! GHHH!" Jessica huffs deeply as the wind is knocked right of her system. She can't breathe! Her lungs feel like solid rocks pushing into her body!

Yuri easily stands back up, and pushes Jessica onto her side with her other foot, before leaning on a nearby post. "I'll wait."

Jessica wheezes and coughs for several minutes. Yuri does not break her gaze as Jessica eventually gets on her hands and knees, moaning weakly as she pulls herself up, panting and looking at Yuri with pitiful eyes.

"I'll have you ruined..." Jessica shakily says, "I'll have you fired for assault!"

Yuri holds her arms out in a shrug gesture. "Self-Defense, sweetheart." She says, "Rule Number 1 in combat: Never throw the first punch. You tried to hit me, and I defended myself. It's not my fault if a hawk was hunting a snake and succeeded. Of course, it's not like we have any witnesses to justify whatever you or I say, but as the old saying goes." Yuri looks at Jessica with those dark eyes again, "It's my word against yours."

"You're evil..." Jessica seethes out, "You're a malicious monster... You're not a doctor, you're a hateful cold-hearted bitch...!"

"Again, just how did you think you would get away with this?" Yuri asked with a genuine tone of curiosity while crossing her arms, "Adam has spent half of his life living in this town. Everyone who knows him knows he's gay, has a long-term boyfriend, and is currently engaged to a man. That includes his parents, family members, coworkers, close friends, acquaintances, everyone at the docks knows him to be attracted to men. And then, all of a sudden, they're just supposed to believe that he'd turn straight as an arrow with a bake-sale girlfriend holding his arm as they walk by? You honestly believe it'd be THAT easy? Did you even think it through?"

"They would understand." Jessica says, her hair disheveled, her stomach bruised inside her anger dripping from her eyes, "They would understand that he is happy with me-"

"Oh come on now, you're smarter than that. Because I really don't want to believe anyone can be THAT stupid." Yuri said, "You got THIS far with him, didn't you? Here, here, let me write your escape plan for you. Here's your alibi," Yuri gestures her hand in a rolling motion, "You either, get Adam to write the letter himself, with careful wording edited by you, or else type it up, and send the note to his parents, explaining how he's going on this journey to REALLY find himself, with, or not even mentioning you, and then he'd VANISH off the face of the Earth. Meanwhile, you and he are off living on the other side of Hawaii, with your fake-straight husband in your white-picket fence household until he either leaves you about a decade later, or kills himself on the inside to convince himself that he needs to please you. How's that, did I get that right?"

"Stop it. Just stop it!" Jessica cries, "He and I are meant to be, and he knows it! He has NEVER stopped me before! He never hated me."

"Hahahaha... You really don't know Adam, little girl." Yuri sneers at her, "Now, if I were him, I would have gotten rid of you a long time ago. Heck, I probably would've had you banned on the first sign of trouble. I wouldn't put up with this kind of nonsense."

"But he didn't..." Jessica said, sniffling as her shaking arm holds onto the post next to her, "He didn't, he always welcomed me...!"

"Of course he did. Anyone else would've had you shut down a long time ago. But Adam isn't like that. You know how most people believe in second chances? Adam tends to lose count right after the eighth or ninth chance."

"That's because he knows... In his heart, he knows we are meant to be!"

"Nooo." Yuri wags her finger, "It's because Adam is far too polite for his own good. He can hardly ever bring himself to say 'no' to people because he's just that nice. He can't stand disappointing other people, which is why he's allowed you to go as far as you did. His parents have mentioned he has always been like that since he was a little kid."

"You know, he was terrified to death when he told me about everything that you did to him?" Yuri tells her, "Because he knows his psychologist might have to know, and just getting into trouble and making someone unhappy with him scares him to death. Adam is a VERY good person, and you took advantage of him the first chance you got!"

"No I didn't... He needs my help!" Jessica sobs.

"Ok, I'm just gonna wrap this up here, because you're just repeating yourself at this point." Yuri says as she goes to pick up her book-bag.

"He needs me! What happened last night is a clear indication that he still needs time to heal! He needs my help now more than ever!"

"The only thing he needs is, in my medical opinion, hours upon hours with his GAY. MALE. BOYFRIEND - no, wait, scratch that, his gay male fiancé. Got it?" She says for the sake of digging at Jessica's hurt. Before she can say anything, Yuri pulls out a beige-colored paper folder, "I assume you know what this is?"

"What..."

"See, the thing about Adam's lawyer, she's not just his legal advisor. She's also his friend, and she personally feels that she will always owe Adam and Merrick a favor, due to a long story. So it really wasn't hard to give her a call and have her resend this little item." Jessica gasps dryly as she looks at the folder.

"No... No, he won't! He can't, he doesn't remember it, he knows better now!"

"This is where it ends, Jessica." Yuri says as she takes a couple of other steps towards her, "I'm finishing what Adam started. All I need is for his parents to sign on his behalf, and you're done with him. Plain and simple."

"Nooo!" Jessica reaches for the folder, but Yuri just jabs her stomach! "GUUHH!" Yuri then grabs hold of her wrist.

"Hh-RRRH!" Using her full weight, Yuri whips her around, and throws Jessica around her, and then into the ground!

"Ahh! Owww!" Jessica wails in pain as she lays there. Before she can do anything, Yuri puts her shoe-clad foot on her shoulder, pressing down on her.

"Stay down." Yuri tells her lethally, "Be smart for once." She tucks the folder back into her satchel, clips it closed, and then finally walks away, tossing her long black hair as she goes, "There's a good girl."

"Huh... Hhh... Hhh... " Jessica pushes her arms to hold her up, looking at Yuri walking away, "If you think Adam is your friend...!" Jessica weakly calls after her, making Yuri stop in her tracks, "You'll let HIM choose who he wants!" She pants and seethes with emotion. Yuri looks on the sidewalk for a few seconds, deciding not to waste another second on this woman. She walks further back to the direction of the hospital, getting her cellphone out to call one of her friends for a ride.

Jessica lies there, whimpering in the dirt as her insides sink with humiliation and pain. She couldn't even fight her... She's helpless... If things go on like this, Adam will...

"Ahaghahghgh... Adaaam... Ada-ha-ham..." She cries.

~~~

"... Adam? Adam!!"

"Ah - Whaat??" Adam snapped as Jessica nags him some more at their table in the restaurant.

"Don't snap at me." She tells him, "I'm trying to have a conversation with you."

"Right..." Adam nods, as he stirs his spoon around in his soup. Jessica almost didn't let him order it; too much sodium, she says. She's been ordering for him ever since they started going out.

"You know, you've been having a rather bad attitude with me lately, Adam." Jessica scolds him, "And honestly, I don't like it."

"Could've seen that coming..." Adam mumbles.

"What was that?"

"Nothing." He answers, refusing to look at her. He thought this soup would taste amazing when he saw it on the menu, but so far, the broth's only redeeming quality is the warmth it gives off, besides the dry crackers that came with it.

"Jessica." Adam says as he sets his spoon down, and sits down, "Why do we keep having to go out in secret? Why do we always have to go out at night?"

"I told you." Jessica answers, "Your psychologist doesn't like you going out at all. I don't want to have to go to her each and every time I want to take you out somewhere special."

"But I DO go out." Adam says, "It really doesn't take that much time for my Dad or Jamal to get a permission slip from Dr Donna before we go somewhere."

"They don't know what they're doing." Jessica dismisses, "And... Those people... They don't trust me..."

"Don't trust you?" Adam blinked strangely, "Why?"

"They never did care for me..." Jessica sighed, "I was never able to appeal to them as your girlfriend. Always said I'd take you away from them."

"That... Doesn't really sound right. Maybe I better ask Dr Yuri about it, she seems to know me better."

"No, Adam, you can't go to her." Jessica tells him with anger, "She is a vicious, violent person."

"Wha-" Adam scoffs at her, "Where's this coming from all of a sudden?"

"The other night, she..." Jessica gulped in fear, "She attacked me..."

"Whaaat?" Adam says with a quirk of the brow. This is just a little far-fetched."

"We had a discussion, and..." Jessica rubs her thumbs, "She threw me to the ground over nothing."

"Yeah. Great." Adam says with a sarcastic nod, "Just one more person for me to watch out for, who's out to get me. Got it."

"Adam!" Jessica looks at him, shocked, "What's come over you?"

"Agh... Look, nothing." He shook his head, "This soup is terrible. I think I want to call it a night."

"What?? Adam, we only just got here, I made reservations and everything!" Jessica tells him.

"I have a headache. I just don't want to be here." As he gets up, Jessica gets up and takes his wrist."

"Adam." She said firmly, "I don't know what your problem is, but I went through a lot to have our meal tonight, so I would appreciate it if you would just sit back down, and stay with me."

"HHhhhh..." Adam turns around, and leans down on the table. He is VERY tired of her trying to control everything, "I'm not staying." Adam tells her in a low tone, "Come or not, your choice." With that, he gets up, and leaves.

"Ack - oh, Adam." Jessica wipes her mouth, and throws her napkin on the table. She barely had enough time to pay for the soup and salad before she followed after Adam, "Adam, what's the matter with you??" She asks as she catches up with him, holding his hand.

"Just... Gah, never mind." Adam says. The only reason he agreed to go out tonight was so he could ask her a few questions. That, and she seemed a little on the desperate side tonight when she came to visit him like always, "I think the soup just pissed me off. It tasted terrible."

"I TOLD you not to order it." Jessica said, "The salad I was having was very refreshing and healthy."

"I just... I don't know, I seem to have a really good memory about soup."

"Hmm... Alright..." Jessica nodded, "I guess you always did like Top Ramen in the past."

"I... Don't think that has to do with anything." Adam says, "I still don't remember my past life... I just have this vague memory, and I know it included a tasty liquid..."

"A memory? You mean, what do you remember?"

"Well... I think it was when I was still in the hospital..." Adam says, "I remember I couldn't really see much because the sun was in my eyes... I was so tired..."

"What else happened?" Jessica asked, very careful to listen to the details.

"I just remember mostly the blaring sunlight... And someone moving a spoon to my mouth, and feeding me this really good broth." He smiled, "I don't remember a lot... I think someone was talking to me, but I can't really remember exactly what they were saying."

"Yeah..." Jessica smiles as she chuckles, "You were really sleepy that day."

"What?" Adam says as he furrows a brow to look at her.

"That was me, honey." Jessica tells him, "I visited you in the hospital everyday."

"Yeah, you've always told me that..." Adam nodded.

"It was very traumatic for you AND me." She says, "I brought you your favorite meal every week, at least once or three times a week." She smiled as she pats Adam's belly, "It's why you've put on a few~"

Adam stopped walking, allowing her hand to slip from his. She turns around, and looks at him, "Honey? We should keep walking, you need the exerci-" When she tries to reach for him, but he moved back, giving her a suspicious look.

"No you didn't." Adam tells her. My memory was a little better after that day, I was in that hospital for at least 3 or 4 weeks. I didn't see you at all until I was transferred to the psychiatric ward..." He blinks at her as she looks back, "Jessica, why are you lying to me?"

"A-Adam, I am not lying to you." She says, her face flushing with an unnerving heat, "I came to you every chance I got, and-"

"Wait." Adam points to her, his eyes narrowing, "Now you just said 'every chance'. You told me 'everyday'."

"O-Of course, I have a job, and other engagements," Jessica said, "But I WAS there, Adam. I was there by your side, I promise."

"No... No, not on that day." Adam says as he shakes his head, "No, that wasn't you..." He says, trying very hard to summon that memory back, "... I remember it was a guy..."

"No. Adam, Adam I swear, I was there with you on that day-"

"Jessica, stop lying." Adam tells her. "I remember it was a lower voice... Whoever it was, it wasn't a woman."

"Y-Your head was severely injured, Adam," Jessica hastily said, "You could've mistaken me for someone else. Think about it, please."

Adam takes a moment to stare at her, looking at her, like some kind of desperate person... Everything about this just disgusts him.

"Alright, alright then. Clear it up for me then." Adam says, "If that was you on that day, what were we talking about?"

"What? What are you-"

"I just told you, I remembered that person was telling me something, but I can't remember what they were saying, or what I said to them. Tell me what we were talking about."

"I... I was telling you how much I love you, and you... Told me you felt the same, and then we were discussing what you wanted to do when you were released from the hospital, and..."

Adam leers at her, feeling a very deep plunge of anger sink inside his head, "... No. You're lying to me."

"No, Adam, I'm not," Jessica says, her eyes getting watery, "I promise you, I'm telling you the truth." She says as she reaches for his hand.

Adam quickly slaps it away, and took a step back. Jessica gasps as she looks at him, betrayed, "A-Adam..."

"You're a liar, Jessica." Adam glares at her, "I don't know who it was that fed me on that day, but it sure as hell wasn't you! And what do you care about just the ONE day anyhow?? Why is it so important that I think it was you?"

"Because we love each other, and I'm afraid... I'm afraid that you might've forgotten me."

"I forgot everyone else in my life, but they've all came at me during the daytime, Jessica. Why is it that YOU'RE the only one who has to come see me at night time??"

"Because no one else would let me! They don't trust me, they thought I was going to hurt you!"

"And why IS that, Jessica??" Adam asks, "Every time I meet someone, you tell me that they're out to get me! Who else, Jessie?? Who else CAN'T I trust?? The waiter at the restaurant? That dog over there across the street? How about my own Dad, is HE out to get me too?? How what about my Mom? Haven't met HER yet, you want to give me a warning before she has a go at me??"

"Adam, you're getting excited, you need to calm down..." Jessica says pleadingly, coming to him, "Please, if you-"

"Oh no, no no no, you need to keep off!" Adam shoves her back. She staggers, a tear running down her face, "Not until you tell me who you are! Who ARE you, Jessica?!"

"Adam, I am your girlfriend!" Jessica says with tears in her eyes, "Please, look in your heart, and believe me!"

"... No. No, that doesn't make any sense." Adam says as he shakes his head, "Ever since we met, you're the only one who's actually said anything about a relationship."

"Tha-That is because you have forgotten all about it! But I am here to-"

"No, no, I don't think a relationship is supposed to work like this." Adam shook his head, "This whole time, you've decide what I get to eat, where we were going, when we get to leave, ignoring me every time my head started hurting like crazy. Jessica, you're more controlling than my psychologist, but at least SHE has given me a good reason for it!"

"That's what girlfriends are supposed to do!!" She claims Adam scoffs and turns away from her, looking up with his hands on his hips, "Adam, please listen to me... I admit it, I haven't been entirely honest with you, but that was only to protect you..." Adam scoffs quietly as his stomach churns with anger, "All I've done, I've done it for you... I only want what's best for you." He hands tenderly come and rub onto his shoulders.

Adam pulls back, and hits her arms away from her, "No, don't touch me!" Adam says, "I don't want you anywhere near me."

"No, Adam, please..." Jessica sobs, "Don't... Don't do this..."

"Jessica..." Adam shakes his head at her, "You're no one. You're not in my past."

"Hhh! That's... That's not true..."

"Every time I talk to my Dad, or Jamal, Yuri, or even my psychologist, all I want to do is talk to them more, so maybe I can discover something from my past life. Every time I talk to YOU though??" He gives her a look of disgust, "All I can think about is when you can stop talking."

"A-Adam, how can you say that??" Jessica puts her hand to her chest, "Your soul mate???"

"Ack." Adam whirls around again, turning his back on her and pacing. This is really pissing him off a lot more than it should... He feels bad for her tears and making her cry, but something about this whole thing just... It's making him want to hurt her so much...

"Adam, I came to you and visited you everyday since you nearly died!" She sobs, "I brought you cards, telling you of my love, I brought you bouquets of flowers every week, I held your hand while you were in your coma, I SPOKE with you even though you couldn't hear me! Those words are still there, I know it! Please, Adam, please-"

"ENOUGH! Alright?!" Adam yelled at her, "I'm sick of it! I'm sick of YOU!"

"Hhh?!" Jessica covers her mouth as he glares at her.

"And you know what?! I don't remember any of it! I don't remember your CARDS! I don't remember your WORDS! I don't remember your FLOWERS! You're just a FAKE, and I am sick and tired of looking at you! I've been hating you every time you snuck me out of the ward every night! You made me lie to everyone! I lied right to their faces about everything that's been going on, and it's killing me inside!"

"A-Adam... Please, stop..." She sobs, "Just... Just let me-"

"NO!" Adam shouted as he backed up, "Everything you've told me is a LIE!!"

"That's not truuue, Adam!" Jessica calls back, blinded by tears, "I love yoouu!"

"...No." Adam shook his head, "No, you know what, even if you DO love me, I can't stand you anymore. I don't know just who the hell you are, but I don't care. I don't want to care. And I want you to get the hell out of my life."

"Adam, please, no!" Jessica says as she comes desperately to him.

"Jessica - Ah - Get back!" Adam grunts as she gets too close.

"Please don't do this! I'll let you eat whatever you want, I'll take you were you want to go, I'll let you HAVE me!" She cries almost hysterically on him, "Just please don't do this, I'm begging you!"

"Je-Jessica!" Adam squirms as she tries to take and hug him, trying to hold onto his arms, "Jessica - Fuck, Jessica! STOP IT!!"