my body was shaking.
“Lucy?” he said still half asleep.
“Landon come on get up. I need you to
get up.” I almost cried.
His eyes opened and he looked at me.
He put his hand on my arm to stop me from shaking him and then frowned. He sat
up quickly almost knocking me off the bed. “What the hell happened? Why are you
shaking like that? What’s wrong Lucy?” he asked.
I shook my head. “I don’t know. James
just called me and said we all need to get to Lexington hospital now.” I told
him.
He frowned. “What happened?” he
asked.
“I don’t know Landon.” I admitted as
the first tear fell. “I don’t know but it’s important and I’m scared. I don’t
know what to do. But he said for us all to go he couldn’t talk because he was
driving and said it’s pretty crazy out there in this weather so he needed to
pay attention. He just said for us to come and drive safe.”
He pushed the covers back and got up.
“Go get dressed, wake up Erica and I’ll wake up Nick. I’m going to need you to
calm down some. We’re going to have to take Max with us and I don’t want to
scare him. He’s going to get scared if he sees you freaking out. Ok?” he asked.
I nodded and he shook his head. “No
Lucy, answer me. You’re going to calm down?” he asked.
“Yes Landon I will.” I told him.
He hugged me and whispered “It’s
going to be ok. Now let’s get there.”
We woke up Nick and Erica and
everyone was ready within 15 minutes. We decided not to wake Max and put his
shoes on him. I grabbed a small comforter you would use for a kids camping bed
and his jacket to make sure he’s warm. Landon carried him out and we made our
way to the hospital. The weather was horrible and Landon had to drive slowly
since you could barely see anything. You could feel the wind pushing the car
and I was shaking. Erica was sitting next to me and she had a death grip on my
hand. I was the only one visibly scared but you could see the wariness on
everyone. When we got there it took us a few minutes to find James in the ER.
He was pacing and he looked disheveled. Sam was there are her face was red and
her eyes bloodshot. I was confused as to why we were here.
Landon went up to him. “Hey James,
what’s going on?” he asked.
James shoulders dropped in defeat. He
nodded to Max, “let Sam take him and I’ll talk to the rest of you.” He said.
Landon was holding Max who was still out cold. I’m happy I grabbed the blanket
because it kept him from getting drenched like the rest of us. Landon walked
over and handed Max off. He gave her a kiss on the forehead and she gave him a
watery smile. She looked like a fucking train wreck if I’m being honest. When
he came back my dad asked around for an empty room for us to talk. When one of
the nurses began to say no he shot her a look that clearly said don’t fuck with
me and she immediately showed us to a room. When the door closed he turned to
us.
“Look kids, I don’t know how to do
this.” He began.
Erica spoke up. “James, what’s going
on? I thought maybe something happened to you or Sam. I was worried sick but
you’re both here and you seem fine.” She said confused.
James sighed. “Oh Erica.” And then a
tear escaped. Once that one fell it opened the flood gates and he let out a
sob. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around him for comfort. I had no
idea what was happening but he was usually so strong.
“Dad?” I whispered. He opened his
eyes and looked down at me.
“You know you only called me dad
once.” He told me. I did refer to him as my dad or father in introductions but
I normally call him by his name. I could only remember that night after Dan
raped and beat me when he was looking for me that I called him dad. I pushed
those scary memories from my mind and focused on the present.
I shrugged, “you’re my dad. Now can
you tell us what’s wrong? I’m freaking out over here.” I admitted.
He gave me a tight hug and kissed my
hair
“Lucy?” he said still half asleep.
“Landon come on get up. I need you to
get up.” I almost cried.
His eyes opened and he looked at me.
He put his hand on my arm to stop me from shaking him and then frowned. He sat
up quickly almost knocking me off the bed. “What the hell happened? Why are you
shaking like that? What’s wrong Lucy?” he asked.
I shook my head. “I don’t know. James
just called me and said we all need to get to Lexington hospital now.” I told
him.
He frowned. “What happened?” he
asked.
“I don’t know Landon.” I admitted as
the first tear fell. “I don’t know but it’s important and I’m scared. I don’t
know what to do. But he said for us all to go he couldn’t talk because he was
driving and said it’s pretty crazy out there in this weather so he needed to
pay attention. He just said for us to come and drive safe.”
He pushed the covers back and got up.
“Go get dressed, wake up Erica and I’ll wake up Nick. I’m going to need you to
calm down some. We’re going to have to take Max with us and I don’t want to
scare him. He’s going to get scared if he sees you freaking out. Ok?” he asked.
I nodded and he shook his head. “No
Lucy, answer me. You’re going to calm down?” he asked.
“Yes Landon I will.” I told him.
He hugged me and whispered “It’s
going to be ok. Now let’s get there.”
We woke up Nick and Erica and
everyone was ready within 15 minutes. We decided not to wake Max and put his
shoes on him. I grabbed a small comforter you would use for a kids camping bed
and his jacket to make sure he’s warm. Landon carried him out and we made our
way to the hospital. The weather was horrible and Landon had to drive slowly
since you could barely see anything. You could feel the wind pushing the car
and I was shaking. Erica was sitting next to me and she had a death grip on my
hand. I was the only one visibly scared but you could see the wariness on
everyone. When we got there it took us a few minutes to find James in the ER.
He was pacing and he looked disheveled. Sam was there are her face was red and
her eyes bloodshot. I was confused as to why we were here.
Landon went up to him. “Hey James,
what’s going on?” he asked.
James shoulders dropped in defeat. He
nodded to Max, “let Sam take him and I’ll talk to the rest of you.” He said.
Landon was holding Max who was still out cold. I’m happy I grabbed the blanket
because it kept him from getting drenched like the rest of us. Landon walked
over and handed Max off. He gave her a kiss on the forehead and she gave him a
watery smile. She looked like a fucking train wreck if I’m being honest. When
he came back my dad asked around for an empty room for us to talk. When one of
the nurses began to say no he shot her a look that clearly said don’t fuck with
me and she immediately showed us to a room. When the door closed he turned to
us.
“Look kids, I don’t know how to do
this.” He began.
Erica spoke up. “James, what’s going
on? I thought maybe something happened to you or Sam. I was worried sick but
you’re both here and you seem fine.” She said confused.
James sighed. “Oh Erica.” And then a
tear escaped. Once that one fell it opened the flood gates and he let out a
sob. I walked over to him and wrapped my arms around him for comfort. I had no
idea what was happening but he was usually so strong.
“Dad?” I whispered. He opened his
eyes and looked down at me.
“You know you only called me dad
once.” He told me. I did refer to him as my dad or father in introductions but
I normally call him by his name. I could only remember that night after Dan
raped and beat me when he was looking for me that I called him dad. I pushed
those scary memories from my mind and focused on the present.
I shrugged, “you’re my dad. Now can
you tell us what’s wrong? I’m freaking out over here.” I admitted.
He gave me a tight hug and kissed my
hair
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