Again -n.h-

Chapter 13

Chapter 13

"Dad, I need you to come home."

I stop walking past Emma's room, standing near the door to try and listen to their conversation. I hear Nathan hum in agreement and I feel my heart drop down into my stomach.

"Whats going on, guys?" I hear Niall ask.

I close my eyes, I haven't heard his voice in so long. It's been almost a week and it utterly breaks my heart. As long as he is talking to the kids, that's all that matters.

"There's so many rumors and pictures going around, Dad. It's effecting everyone and especially Mum," Emma says softly. "she's staying so strong for us, and she's doing everything like usual but grandmas have to come over almost every day and we hear her breaking down every day."

I feel my eyes fill with tears as I lean against the wall.

"What do you mean Mum's breaking down every day?"

I jump when I hear sobbing coming from Sydney's room. Rushing over to her room, I open the door and notice her laying face down into her pillow. Her arms are hugged around another pillow and when I reach her, she jumps from being startled.

When she jumps up, my heart completely stops.

"Sydney," I whisper in shock as I step closer to her bed.

Her face is completely covered in blood, her cheeks and eyes swollen. Her eyes are red and a mixture of blood and tears trickles down her face.

"Mum, I'm so sorry," she whispers, barely opening her mouth and then crying out in pain.

"Stay right here. I'm going to tell Emma to shut her door, to keep Nathan with her. I'll call grandma and we are going to the emergency room, okay?" I say slowly without giving her the chance to answer.

Turning around, I rush into her room and see that the both of them are cuddled together And watching a movie. "You guys need to stay in here, I'm going to call grandma and I'll be home later tonight, okay?"

They nod and I rush to them, kissing their foreheads before grabbing my phone and dialing my mothers phone number. She immediately answers and I tell her to get here as soon as possible.

When she says okay, I hang up and I rush back to Sydney who is staring at the door.

"Come on, baby, we're leaving," I say softly as I help her up. When she stands up, she falls down to the ground and I can't help but gasp. My hands start shaking when the tears fall down my cheeks.

Oh my god. My baby.

I lean down and shake Sydney, but she barely responds. The only thing I can see is her eyes slightly opening and her chest heaving up and down.

Oh my god.

My hands find my phone, and I quickly call the emergency number. The only thing I can say through my sobs is ambulance.

"Sydney, baby," I sob as I pull her into my lab, lowing my head into her bloodied shirt. I feel her hand grip onto my hair, so I place my hand in hers, Continuing to sob.

When the ambulance and police arrive, my mum does too. When she realizes what's happening, I can hear her frantically talking on the phone. The paramedics tell me to follow them, but I was never planning on leaving my daughter with them alone.

Four hours later, I am sitting in a chair, tapping my foot against the floor with my Mum next to me. My mum ended up calling Maura, who ended up calling Niall. I don't have my phone with me, so I don't know if he has tried to contact me.

I just hope he comes home. I need him more than anything. Sydney needs him more than anything.

My mum shakes my shoulder and hands me her phone, when I look down, I see Niall's name.

Grabbing the phone, I stand up and walk to the opposite side of the hallway. Looking through the staff only doors.

"Niall," I say softly.

"Jessica, what the hell happened to Sydney? Why did my mum just call me to tell me that she is in the hospital? What the fuck, Jessica?!"

"I don't know, Niall. I came into her room and she was completely beaten up," I say. "They had to take her in for surgery and I'm freaking out."

I feel my chest heaving up and down faster by the second.

"Jessica, baby, I'm coming home, okay? I'll be there in seven hours, and I promise I'm going to find that fucker and I fucking -"

"Niall," I sob as I drop down to the ground, causing a couple of staff members to rush into my direction.

"I know, Jess. I'm coming, I promise. Just stay strong for me, for seven more hours and I promise I'll make sure everything is going to be okay."

"Niall, it hurts so much," I whisper, sobbing, fisting my free hand against my chest.

"I'm coming home baby, I promise."

At some point my Mum seems to be able to take me from the floor and bring me back to the chairs. She continues to hold me in my arms as I sob, crying out for my baby girl to be okay.

I can't live without her. I can't lose her.

I don't know how for long we stay in this position but at some point, my Mum wakes me up to tell me that Sydney is out of surgery. Mum takes me to her room, and when I walk in, I feel my chest tighten.

All of Sydney's face is bandaged but I can still see the thick swelling from underneath it. I sit down in one of the chair and grab her hand and giving it a squeeze.

"Sydney, babe, please be okay. Everything is going to be okay. Dad is on his way, okay?"

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Update! Yay! I didn't proof read this but here we go :)