Unwanted - Danielle and Stefania ON HOLD

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Danielle's POV

"So, here's a splint but I think we both know you won't wear it," the nurse tells Isabella as she just smiles at them, guilty

"Please don't be back soon" she laughs

"I'll try" she sighs as we go to leave, "what's the date?" she asks me as I tell her, noticing her face instantly drop

"Everything ok?" I ask, knowing what it was

"yeah" 

"so are you always here this often?" I ask, trying to change the subject

"no, you just met me at an unlucky time"

"can I ask you something?"

"ok" 

"what do we do if you pass out or something?" I ask, having no clue what I would do if we were alone when it happened

"Well, that depends because I also have epilepsy," she says

"What? You never said anything about that"

"I know, I guess I just forgot, it doesn't happen too often, but I can have seizures," she says as I just look at her with my mouth open, "If I just pass out then wait for me to come around because I won't need to go up there unless my heart rate is really messed up but if it's a seizure then you have to call 911"

"How do we know if it's a seizure?" I ask, having never seen one before

"If I pass out I go limp and just sort of fall but if it's a seizure I'll be twitching and moving despite being completely unconscious. They don't usually last over a minute, so you just have to wait it out I guess. It's random as well, it's not the common flashing lights or anything, it's completely random"

"Does Shonda know about that too"

"Yeah, I'm surprised she hired me to be honest. I literally told her not to because I am way too much work"

"But you're an amazing actor," I tell her. I still couldn't believe she had no clue how much everyone loves her 

"Where do you think I get the emotions from?" she laughs

"And I thought my place was dark," I say

"What do you think of?" she asks as I don't answer

"You don't have to tell me, but you can," she says

"Just a crappy childhood," I say, brushing it off

"The way you're acting right now, I'm guessing that would be like me saying I just have a crappy childhood"

"You have an actual reason to be upset, I don't," I say

"You believe that?" she asks as I just look at her as we continue walking, "it never seems as much when it happens to you compared to when another person hears about it. My medical stuff is annoying, and I know that but when I say it all out loud, that's when I realise how messed up it is."

"My dad is not a nice person" I sigh, "he abused me and my sister our entire childhood," I say as she doesn't look shocked or anything

"Mentally or physically?"

"Both but the mental stuff doesn't really count as abuse"

"Yes it does, to be honest, it's harder to deal with than physical abuse. It gets into your head and messes you up, the physical bruises go away but the mental damage is impossible to get rid of" she starts, "I'm guessing he forced you into some sort of athleticism" she says as I look at her as if she's a mind reader, "how did you know" I ask,