please

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After a pretty long car ride, we arrived at the restaurant, it was modern with black and light pink accents, and they had an archway with pink and white flower that you need to walk through to get inside.
it's beautiful.

"Wow it's gorgeous" I whispered under my breath touching the flowers while I walked through the archway.
"I used to come here with my mom and sister all the time" Nathan explained "it was their favorite place"
"I get why, it's beautiful" I said still in aw with this place.
"come on lets go inside" he said placing his hand on my lower back to directing me in the right direction.

When we walked inside, we were immediately greeted by the owner.
"Mr. Brown what a surprise, how long has it been? 5 years?" an old man asked looking shocked to see him again.
"Yeah almost 5 years, how are you, George?" Nathan asked patting him on the back.
"Good, good, come your favorite table is free" The man named George said pointing in the direction where our table is.

"Fantastic thank you George" Nathan replied following him.

when we were seated at our table, we were handed the menu they had a lot of different things.
"I don't know what to order, what do you recommend?" I asked looking at Nathan to see that he was on his phone "Nathan?" I questioned placing down the menu.
"yeah wait hold on" he said not once looking up typing on his phone.
great...

after a few minutes he finally put his phone down.
"I would recommend number 3, bacon, eggs and toast it was my sister and moms favorite"
"was?" I asked
he ignored my question but looked at me like he didn't want to talk about it so I dropped it.

After a few minutes the waiter came to our table to write down or order.
"What can I get you?"
"Yes, can I please have number 3 with some water"
"Of course, and you sir?" he asked after writing down my order, but when he saw who was sitting across from me, he stood straight and looked a little scared.
"Mr. Brown, your usual?"
"yes" he replied, he was still on his phone.

why did he asked me on a date when he is going to be on his phone the whole date?
"Nathan?"
"mmhhh?" he asked with his eyebrows raised not ones looking up.
"why did you ask me on a date?" I asked carefully.
"because I want to get to know you better"
"then why are you on your phone since we got here?" I didn't want to ask him this, but I could've been home or with Skylar and William.

"don't laugh at me, okay?" Nathan sighed looking up from his phone.
"I promise, now what wrong?" I asked, his face was priceless, he looked like a sad puppy.
"I was texting your mother" I let out a laugh "why?"
"you promised not to laugh" he reminded me making me stop laughing immediately "when I asked you on a date it was on impulse, so when I dropped you at home I didn't know where to take you, I never been on a date" he confessed making my heart flutter. "so, I texted your mom to ask what you would like" He sighed.
"you did what?" I asked letting out a laugh.
"I thought it was a good idea to ask your mom what you like so that this date wouldn't be a fail" Nathan explained looking nervous.
"that's really thoughtful Nathan I appreciate it" I smile.

after we ate our lunch Nathan brought me home.
"we're here" Nathan said parking the car by the front door, turning off the engine.
"thank you for today, I had a really great time"
"yeah me too, maybe we can do this again next week?"
"yeah okay, we can discuss this over text" I said opening the car door.
"yes okay I'll text you"

when I walked inside I was greeted by my father sitting in his chair with a glass of whiskey in his hand.
"had a nice date?" he mocked taking a sip of his glass.
this is never a good sign, he's probably drunk.
"yes sir, sorry that I'm late" I muttered walking towards the stairs.
"so you know what you did wrong" he said standing up.
"yes sir it won't happen again"
"no it won't because after tonight you will know what will happen if it ever happens again" he snapped throwing his glass to the wall behind me making me flinch away.

"please sir you don't have to punish me, it won't happen again" I pleaded walking backwards to the stairs.
"no you need to learn your lesson, you know this little Vic"
I ran to the stairs but when I was up a few stairs I got pulled by my hair making me fall backwards.
when I landing on the floor, I groaned trying to get up but father kicked me in the guts making me roll over.
"please stop" I muttered, but he didn't listen.

he went on till I was unconscious.

"Vic?" I heard a voice call out.
"Oh god Vic" I heard the voice clearer and harder.
"Mom! Call the ambulance!"
"No please" I groaned softly.
"Vic? Open your eyes please" the voice that I now recognized as the voice of my younger sister Elena.
I tried to open my eyes, but it didn't word, everything went black.

"is she going to be okay doctor?" a voice asked.
"she's going to be fine, she does have broken ribs, so she needs to take it easy"

"mom?" I asked opening my eyes.
"oh baby, you're okay" she muttered pulling a chair to the bed, sitting beside me.
"what happened? Why am I here?" I asked looking around the room confused.
"we don't know we found you on the ground downstairs, the doctor thinks you fell down the stairs" my mom explained.
"I don't remember I must have hit my head really hard" I muttered trying to sit up.
"take it easy Vic, your ribs are broken"
"so I've heard"-

the doctors wanted me to stay the night, so here I am the next day watching tv.
I was waiting for the nurses to release me, but they told me that it could take a while because they are really busy.

"can I come in?" Nathan asked after he knocked on the door.
"yeah of course" I said smiling sitting up more but failing.
"here wait let me help" he said walking over to me but when he went to touch me, I flinched away making him look at me weird.
"sorry" I muttered looking away, I wanted to avoid his stare.
"it's okay, if I hurt you just say so okay?" Nathan asked looking at me for reassurance.
"yeah okay I will" I muttered letting him help me.

"I brought some food, I heard the hospital food is not the best" Nathan said with a bag filled with food.
"thank you" I muttered opening the bag, he got my favorite. "You ask my mom, didn't you?" I smiled looking up at him.
"yeah I did" he replied scratching the back of his head making me laugh.

the rest of the evening we both ate the food that Nathan brought, and we watched some movies.
I have to say, Nathan can be a nice person when he wants to be and I know he threatened my father but maybe that's a good thing now I can escape him.
in some other way I think I should be grateful for him.

Nathan stayed with me until my mom and sister came back, but before leaving he place a kiss on my lips leaving me in shock. He left after that without looking back.

The nurses released me later that day when my mom and sister came back.
"so she just need to take is easy?" I heard my mom say to the doctor while they thought I was asleep.
"yes, no sports, no work she just need to rest a lot" the doctor explained.
"alright okay I'll watch her" I heard my mom say.

opening my eyes I was greeted by my sister.
"Vic you're awake!" she exclaimed hovering over me.
"yeah, can we go home?" I asked sitting up, groaning a bit because of the pain.
"yes we can the nurse just signed the paper" my mom said walking back inside the room with the papers in her hand.
"I'm going to get a wheelchair" Elena said walking out the door.

"So Vic the doctor told me that you need to take it easy, no sports and no work" my mom explained.
"But father will get angry with me if I don't show up at work"
"no buts Vic, I'll talk to your father"
"alright" I sighed.

"I got the wheelchair!" Elena exclaimed walking in the room.
"alright lets go then" my mother sighed walking over to me to help me stand.

"I can do it mom" I muttered throwing my legs over the bed.
"Okay I will just stand here if you do need my help" she replied crossing her arms looking at me as if she knew I couldn't do it.
and she was right, I did need her help.