考えられないことが起こる

考えられないことが起こる

Eiya Daime

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Introduction

信じられない。地獄のような日々を生きてきたけど、離婚届を出した時、こんなことになるとは思わなかった。金曜日の昼頃、緊張で神経をすり減らしながら裁判所から帰宅したとき、暴力を振るう夫のシェーンが待ち伏せしているなんて知るはずもなかった。彼は私のしたことを知っていて、その代償を痛い目で思い知らされることになった。

「俺から逃げられると思ってんのか?!」シェーンは私の顔面を殴りながら怒鳴った。顔を両手で覆った瞬間、彼は私の両肩を掴み、膝で顔を強打した。その衝撃で床に倒れ込む。これ以上最悪な人生があるだろうか?ああ、そうだった。元夫は自分しか眼中にない最低な人間だった。「俺の許可なしじゃ名前すら書けなくしてやる」倒れている私に向かって吐き捨てると、腕を折られた。生き地獄?いや、それ以上だ!

やっと救いの手が差し伸べられたと思った時、スパイが家に駆け込んできた。彼の裏切り者の姉だった。「警察が来るわよ!」彼女が叫ぶ。それを聞いた彼の怒りは頂点に達した。「どうせなら派手に締めくくってやる!」シェーンは私の顔を蹴り上げ、鼻を折った。その直後、警察が彼に飛びかかり、連行していった。

気がつくと病院のベッドで目を覚ました。周りの状況が全く分からない。シェーンは本当に逮捕されたのか?昨夜の出来事を思い出すのが困難だった。ここから出なければ。説得に時間はかかったが、なんとか退院許可を得た。元夫が釈放されていなければ、家なら安全だと思った。

全身の力を振り絞って立ち上がった瞬間、走ってきた車の進路に転んでしまった。ああ、これで終わりか、と思った。人生は短く、苦痛に満ちている。

「大丈夫ですか?!」道路に横たわる私の耳に、この世で最もセクシーな声が突然届いた。まさに一聞惚れ!「デヴォン、ドア開けて!彼女を連れていくぞ!」
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Chapter 1

ケリー・アンの視点:

「アダムスさん?」カウンターの向こう側から事務員が声をかけてきた。

「え?」ぼんやりと立ったまま返事をする私。彼女が協力を求めているのに、私は周りで何が起きているのかあまり注意を払っていなかった。

「こちらです」と彼女は言い、私の上の空な様子に苛立ちの表情を浮かべた。「ここに署名してください。このページの下の線、『署名』と書かれている箇所です。次のページにも忘れずに署名してください」

彼女が私の方に押し出した書類を見ると、すでに「郡裁判所書記官」の欄に彼女のサインがあった。私は差し出されたペンを受け取り、最初のページの署名欄に名前を走り書きした。それから二ページ目にも署名した。この瞬間、これが今までで最もつらいことだと実感した。これをすることで、人生に何か変化をもたらせるのではないかと願っていた。

署名を終えると、ペンを置いて書類をカウンターの向こうへ滑らせた。彼女は小さな書類の束を取り、さらに数枚追加してからすべてをホチキスで留め、各コピーの最後のページに押印し、二組の書類を私に手渡した。

「はい、これで」と彼女は言いながら書類を渡した。「次のステップは裁判官の署名です。それが済めば、異議申し立てがない限り正式に成立します。全プロセスは早くて3〜4ヶ月ほどで完了するでしょう。ただし、何か問題があれば、離婚手続きの完了にはさらに時間がかかるかもしれません。彼に送達してほしいですか?」

「はい、お願いします」と私は臆病に答えた。法的にこの決断をすることに非常に緊張していたからだ。「あの、保護命令はどこで…?」

「廊下を下ってC室です」と彼女はきっぱりと言った。私が手に持った書類を見下ろすと、瞬間的に後悔の念が湧き上がってきた。彼女から離れようとしたとき、彼女は何か言って私の注意を引いた。「ただ、彼らは昼食に出ていると思います。小さな町ですから。待てますか?」

「いいえ、家に戻らなければなりません」と私は言った。彼はもうそこにいるはずだった。

「考えが変わったら、45分から1時間ほどで戻ってきますよ」と彼女は言い、私から離れていった。

私は罪悪感を抱きながら書記官事務所を後にし、ホチキスで留められた2束の書類を手に持っていた。なぜか皆が私を見ているような気がして、床に目を落としたまま外へ向かった。その時はとても自意識過剰になっていて、急いで家に帰った。いざというときに何を言おうか、そして次にいつ保護命令を申請できるかを考えていた。

気がつくとあっという間に自宅の車道に到着していた。ドアを開ける前に周りを見回した。家の周りは静かだった。彼はここにいるのだろうか?私はゆっくりと車から降りた。彼の姿は見えなかった。私は家の中に入り、わずかな物音にも注意深く耳を澄ませた。彼はいるのだろうか?

しかし、キッチンからリビングルームに入った瞬間、すべてが変わった。突然、拳が私の顔に向かって飛んできて、口を直撃した。私は痛みで叫び、目を閉じた。首にしっかりと手が巻きつけられ、背中は壁に叩きつけられた。

「何をしているつもりだ!?」シェーンが私に怒鳴った。私は息を求めてあえぎながら、彼に応えようとした。

「何の話?」なんとか尋ねた。

それが彼を激怒させ、彼は両手で私の喉をさらに強く絞めた。私は本能的に彼の手首を掴み、離そうとした。

「今日、お前が裁判所にいたことだ、ケリー・アン!離婚届を出していたな!何が自分を俺から解放できると思わせたんだ?!」彼は鋭く詰め寄った。

「何ですって?!」私は彼の言葉に衝撃を受けた。誰が私を見たの?いや、それよりも、誰が彼に言ったの?!私はたった今そこを出て、まっすぐ家に帰ってきたばかりだった。彼は奇妙にも少し握力を緩め、私はささやいた。「わからない」

「どうしてわからないんだ?」彼は嘲笑し、目に邪悪な光を宿して攻撃的に私を見た。「ナディーンを見なかったとでも言うのか?!彼女は俺の罰金を払いに来ていた。お前をじっと見ていたんだ。お前が言ったことすべてを見て聞いていた」彼は少し身を引いてから再び睨みつけた。「そうさ。お前は保安官に俺に送達させたいと?俺に逮捕状が出ていることを知っているだろう。その時に俺を逮捕させるつもりだったのか?」

彼はついに私の喉から手を離し、両肩を掴んで膝を上げ、私の腹に突き刺した。私は空気を求めてあえぎ、床に強く倒れた!彼は足を引いて、私の胸を蹴った。その一撃の威力で胸骨が真っ二つに割れたかと思った。彼は鉄製の靴先を履いていた。私は激しく咳き込み、胸に腕を巻きつけて丸くなった。彼は突然私の前にひざまずき、右腕に手を伸ばしながら顔をゆがめた。私が咳き込む中、彼は嘲笑いながら言った。

「俺がやってやらない限り、お前が自分の名前を書けないようにしてやる」

彼は私の腕をねじり、インディアンバーンを与えようとした。しかし!彼はあまりにも強い握力で、両手を反対方向に素早くねじったため、腕が折れた!私は全力で叫んだ。10トンのビームが腕に落ちたかのようだった。あまりの痛みに、注意を払っていれば隣人にも聞こえただろう。

突然、ナディーンがリビングに駆け込んできて、「警察が来るわ!」と叫んだ。

「何だって!?」彼は立ち上がり、彼女の方を向いて叫んだ。「どうしてそんなことが?」

「あの女が帰った後も残っていたの。彼らがあなたの名前をシステムで検索するのを盗み聞きしたわ」彼の妹は私を憎々しげに見ながら言った。「彼らは保安官を呼んだわ。あなたには不法侵入、暴行傷害、家庭内暴力の逮捕状が出ているって」

彼は行ったり来たりしながら、私は折れた腕を守るように抱えていた。そのニュースを聞いた後、彼は私の方を向いた。遠くで、サイレンの音が近づいてくるのが聞こえた。彼女は駆け込んだときに玄関ドアを開けたままにしていた。彼は私の方に歩み寄り、「行くなら派手に行くさ!」と付け加えた。

彼は足を後ろに引いて、蹴ろうとした。また腹を蹴られるのかと思ったが、大間違いだった。彼は私の顔を蹴り、鼻を折った。もっと強ければ私を殺していたかもしれない。私はぼうっとして、視界がちらついた。叫び声が聞こえる中、周りのものがぼやけていた。後でわかったことだが、ナディーンはドアを大きく開けたままにしていた。保安官たちがドアに近づくと、床に横たわって血まみれになっている私が見えた。

「動くな!」誰かが叫ぶ声が聞こえた。視界が暗くなっていく中で。これからどうなるのだろう?

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