Tyler left to go back to the hospital about an hour or two ago, leaving me with a very confused Daniel, Raven's father.
He doesn't know what's going on, besides the fact I'm not allowed in the kitchen, or by myself for more then three minutes, and that I have to use the bathroom with the door cracked.
We're just watching Gilmore Girls reruns sitting in silence.
"I have to go to the bathroom." I lie. Getting up I walk to the bathroom down the hall, making sure to leave the door cracked.
I just need at least three minutes to myself. I never realized how draining it is to be watched over. I sit on the toilet, with the seat still down, and just hold my head in my hands. This is just great. I'm forced to stay with my in-laws. Everything a 31yr. old man could want.
"Riley, it's been three minutes!" Dan yells. I sigh and get off of the toilet seat, I flush to make it seem like I actually used the bathroom then wash my hands. Gotta sell the lie or else I bet Dan will have to come into the bathroom with me. Stupid therapist Tyler, knowing exactly what everyone needs.
I sit back down on the couch, just in time to see Dan start another Gilmore Girls episode. I don't mind Gilmore Girls, but we have been watching it for too long.
"When's Tyler getting home?"
"Um... I'm about a minute or so. Why?"
"No reason Dan, no reason."
I let my head fall back onto the back of the couch, and I stare blankly at the wall. True to his word, Tyler gets back with everyone else right when he said he would.
"Dad? What are you doing here?" I hear Zoey asking me, however, I ignore her and keep staring blankly at the wall. "Grandpa, why's dad here?"
"That's between Riley and I." Tyler says.
"Oh my gosh! You did something shitty didn't you?! Something to make grandpa keep you here! To keep an eye on you! Oh my fucking gosh, and here I thought it was because you wanted to be here. Grow up."
I blink, not taking my eyes off the wall. The wall is the only thing not spinning in this room, it's the only thing that can't talk or judge.
"Zoey, we both know you aren't allowed to use curse words. And that's no way to talk to your father, you should apologize."
Zoey scoffs. "Sorry dad." She said that with so much venom it almost hurt, but nothing can hurt me when I feel millions miles away from everything and anything. Zoey storms upstairs, probably to her bedroom.
Daniel clears his throat and stands up. "I should probably go home now."
"Yeah. Thanks for coming dad." Raven says as she walks to her dad giving him a quick hug. Daniel walks off, leaving me with Tyler and Raven, but I ignore both of them and continue staring at the wall.
"Riley I'm going to go to your house now. Have you come up with what you want yet?"
Silence is all that answers Tyler. I don't feel like talking. I just want to go to sleep.
"Ok guess not. Just call if you think of anything."
Tyler walks off, leaving me with Raven, who's sitting silently besides me. She clears her throat after a few minutes, but I really don't feel like answering. My brain has decided to start replaying the whole morning over and over again, seeing Keely laying there barely alive.
"How you holding up Riles?"
Her heart stopped, flatlined, I could've lost her, and I still can. If Keely dies, I'll lose everything. Plus Zoey will forever hate me, but I'm starting to think she always will. Zoey, my once happy outgoing little girl, now too smart for her own good, holding a grudge against me.
I felt so helpless waiting for the paramedics to show up, like I couldn't do a thing. Even with putting pressure on Keely's wrists, they still didn't stop bleeding. It was unreal to see all of that blood, it looked like a murder scene. Like no person could have lived with all the blood loss.
"I'm gonna go to the hospital." I mumble standing up. Who cares if Keely said she didn't want to see me, maybe she changed her mind but I'm not there. Or at least I could ask the nurses how she's doing.
Raven gets off the couch and catches up with me as I start making my way out of their house. "Do you want me to come with you? I- I don't think I'm allowed to let you drive."
"Tyler already took my keys." I grumble. I get Tyler's trying to keep me from hurting myself, but he doesn't understand that I can't. I mean, I could if I wanted to, but I don't want to... I think.
"Then how are you going to get to the hospital?"
"I'll just walk." I say shrugging. I walked home earlier, so walking back won't be too bad.
"I'll drive you." Raven says.
"Fine."
Raven drives me to the hospital, but says she can't stay, because she left the kids home alone since she wasn't planning on being gone for long.
But I'm actually glad she left, I really just want to be alone.
I try my luck with seeing Keely again, but she told the nurses she doesn't want to see me, so they wouldn't let me back. So I simply sit in the waiting room, waiting for her to change her mind, which will happen sometime soon.... Hopefully.
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Not So Perfect
Teen Fiction"Oh, so you really are becoming your dad then?" 'Yeah, maybe I am. Got a problem with it?' ... This married couple is having some issues, like all married couples do. But when you have problems for too long, things become irreversible. So who knows...
