Monsters and mundanes 5

5.18 Somebody's daughter

Jack sits down on the floor beside Amanda's bed and takes her hand in his bloody hand before he leans his head on her bed and closes his eyes breathing heavily. He sits still and relaxes for a minute before he can feel Amanda's grip around his hand tighten. He opens his eyes and looks up to see Amanda looking down at him with a smile. He stands up and kisses her softly. After a few seconds she pulls away and looks over at Murphy's dead body.

"You killed him?" she asks and turns to Jack. Jack smiles at her.

"Yeah. Yeah I did" He laughs a little and she smiles too. She looks around a bit confused and then back at Jack. "Where's dad? He was with me when I fell asleep here" she says and Jack's smile goes away. Amanda looks worried and confused. "Jack?"

"I'm sorry, Amanda. He tried to protect you. Murphy got him" Jack says sadly and Amanda gets tears in her eyes and looks around.

"No..." She says to herself and stands up. Jack helps her stand up but soon sees that she can walks perfectly fine on her own. She looks around as she walks through the corridor closer to her room.

"Amanda... No, don't-" Jack cuts himself off when Amanda reaches the whole in the wall to her room. She puts her hand on the wall and catches her breath. Jack walks up to her and stands behind her looking at Dustin's dead body and seperated head. Amanda sobs loudly and the tears fall down her face. She walks up to his body and takes her silver bracelet off as she kneels down. She takes his bracelet off too and puts that one on herself as she lays her bracelet in his hand and closes it. Jack walks over to her and kneels down beside her. She leans toward him and he puts his arm around her. Amanda lets out a cry and turns her face to Jack's shoulder. In seconds she struggles to breathe because of the crying and he rubs her back.

"I'm sorry I didn't make it earlier" he whispers.

"I want to go home" she says with a breaking voice and Jack stands up and lifter her up carrying her out of the hospital. Outside the hospital all the other people have gathered and from afar police cars are heard approaching the hospital.

Nellie stops her car outside Elvis' house and turns to Leo in the passenger seat.

"I tell him you're gonna change pride. If he says anything against that I question him every way possible until we get what you want" Nellie smiles and nods and they walk up to Elvis house. Nellie opens the door and walks in. Elvis stands up from the couch and walks over to them.

"Hey, what's going on? What are you two doing here?" Elvis asks as he walks up to them.

"We just came by to let you know that Nellie si changing pride" Leo says confidently.

"You can't do that" Elvis turns to Nellie.

"Yes she can and she will" Leo puts his hand on the counter leaning against it.

"She needs her mane's permission and I'm not gonna give her that" Elvis looks at Leo

"Why? Because you want her to stay your little sister or because you want to be able to control her?" Leo steps up to Elvis.

"Then why change pride and join Aiden? That's gonna give him all the control I already have. You're not free from anything by changing pride you're just handing over that power to someone else" Elvis steps up to Leo making him feel a little more insecure and take a step back. Nellie picks up her phone and sends a text to Leo. Leo looks at his phone and then up at Nellie unsure of how to say this to Elvis.

"What did she say?" Elvis asks irritated.

"Then I'll become a no-mane" Leo reads. Elvis looks at Nellie.