My Big Brothers Ex Girlfriend

11

Riley

"This can't be happening" I muttered to myself before feeling Deborah's arm wrap my back while the other arm found its way to my hand, brushing it gently to try and calm me down

"Honey, you weren't to know" she whispered but I shook my head. This isn't the type of thing that stays under radar.
This is something I should have noticed, something I should have caught on to
"I don't buy that" I said looking over to her, her expression was as dampened as mine was

I don't think any of us thought this was coming, none of us would have ever expected this at all.

"He'll be okay" Deborah said, but I think she was saying it to herself just as much as she was saying it to me

This waiting room was swarming with worried faces, people who looked like they were on deaths door and everything in between
It was the last place I wanted to be, it's the last place anyone here wanted to be.

"Hi" one of the nurses said coming over to Deborah and I. I don't think I'll be able to forget her face for a while.
She was the first face we saw when we got here, she's the face that pulled us away from the sight in front of us

"This is Dr Howard and I'm Delilah. We've been looking after Richard this afternoon" she continued making Deborah an I aware of the gentleman next to her

From the way he stood, the way he looked at us. It's obvious he had been in this field for too long, he'd seen the good, the bad and the ugly and it no longer phased him

"What is your relation to the patient" he asked, there was snark in his tone. Without taking it personally, I couldn't care. Right now, I just needed to know about my dad

"Richard, is my dad" I explained making him nod lightly

"I think this is a conversation we need to have in private. If you'd like to follow me" he said before nodding to Delilah as she began to guide us towards a small room at the side of the waiting room

As we started getting asking through the corridor, it was hard not to notice a some of the faces around us. I couldn't help but notice how heartbroken some of them looked.
It wasn't giving me high hopes for whatever we were about to hear

"Take a seat" Delilah said offering me a soft smile almost like she was trying to soften the blow

"Are you aware of the patients health condition?" Dr Howard said making me look at Deborah who looked like she didn't have a clue either

"The patient has Cardiac sarcoma. It's very rare and I haven't seen anything like this in my entire career" Dr Howard explained
"I'd really like to monitor the patient closely, run through some clinical trials with him and-" he continued before I snapped

"Enough!" I yelled making everyone in the room jump before looking at me

"His name is Richard. He's a person, he's my dad not just some fucking test subject for you. So unless you are going to talk about him like he's a human. I want another doctor" I said standing up

Dr Howard looked at me a little taken back before he turned to Delilah like she was meant to make this all better
I rolled my eyes at the pair walking out of the room. I clearly wasn't going to get the answers I wanted there

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It hadn't been long of wondering through the corridors aimlessly when I was soon found
"There you are" Delilah said making me look at her shaking my head before then avoiding eye contact
"Hey, I know it's a lot to take it. I know Dr Howard can be overbearing and inhumane. It's okay" she said

Okay...
Okay isn't how I would describe the current situation at hand

"Do you want me to take you to see him? I'm sure you're the only person he'd want to see" she smiled

"Is he going to be okay?" I whispered, Delilah sighed coming and standing next to me before offering me a hesitant smile
"I think right now, it's early days and we don't know what going to happen. I think we need to run through some tests to get more answers" she explained

"But Riley, regardless on what happens I'll make sure your kept in the loop the entire time. I'll even try and get Dr Howard to lighten up a little" she said

She was trying to make the situation a little lighter
And I appreciate that..

But I don't think I'll be okay for a long time..