Adopted By A Drag Queen

Chapter 21. Hospitals are Never Fun

TW, talk of R@pe

Kade's POV

I woke up with light blinding my eyes. The sound of a steady beeping filled my ears. I looked around and saw my family and three queens. Danny and Ivy to my right sleeping on a couch. Jan, Blair, and Mik to my left. I took a deep breath knowing things would be okay.

As I took the breath a sharp pain entered my side. I whimpered in pain. I looked down at my arm and saw a light blue cast on my wrist. Great.

Not only was I in extreme pain, I was so worried about Ivy. He was curled up in a ball with his head on Danny, he was making himself look smaller, like he tried to not take up space in the room. He had a tear stained face, that was worrying me.

"Hey kid." I turned my head to the door and saw Denali walk in. "Hey." My voice sounded frail. "How are you holding up?" He sat down on my bed and I sat up. I winced in pain from my side. "Hey, take it easy. Here." He pressed the button on the side of my bed that inclined me. "Better?" He asked. I nodded.

"How is he?" I gestured to Ivy. "He's going to be okay. But Willam told me that they found him naked, so I'm not sure what happened." My heart sank. I felt a pit grow in my stomach. He wasn't supposed to have to go through that. I was the one who took all of the trauma, not him. It should have happened to me. I could handle it.

"It was supposed to be me, not him. He didn't deserve this." Tears were filling my eyes. I didn't know what to do to help him. "Kade look at me." I looked up at him. "You don't deserve what happened to Ivy, no one does." I sighed. "I'm the strong one, I'm the one who takes the hits. It should have happened to me." I was shouting now, with tears pouring from my glossy eyes. "Baby, you may be strong but you don't have to take all of the punches for the family." I nod and sigh.

"What time is it?" I ask out of drag Denali. "It's 5:30 pm." I instantly panic. "You have to get to the theater, you guys are going to be late." Denali laughs a little bit. "What's so funny?" I am still in shock, I don't know why she is laughing. "We canceled the show for tonight, we will come back at the end of the tour, right before Christmas. You guys won't be here." I immediately felt bad that they had to cancel the show. It was my fault. If I just waited for Danny to leave with us this wouldn't have happened.

I was pulled out of my thoughts by a comforting voice that I just wanted to hear. "Hey kid, you are up." Danny said getting off of the couch and coming to me. I broke down and started to sob. I had so much emotions built up that I just needed to cry. I was also in excruciating pain so that didn't help. "Hey, it's okay. Shh. I'm here. Dads here." That word comforted me. That word used to scare me but now it's full of love.

"W-what happened to him?" I ask, referring to Ivy. I hear Danny sigh, that's not good. "He- he was," The words wouldn't come out of his mouth. I stayed crying into his chest. I knew what happened in my heart. I can't believe I couldn't protect him. "Did he get checked or anything?" My voice was breaking. The thought of it hurt me. "Yeah he did. They caught the whole thing on camera too, they are trying to find the kid right now." I was relieved that he will get justice.

"Hey, he will be okay. How are you though?" My breathing was shaky and it felt like I couldn't get any air in my lungs. "Hey bud, look at me." I looked at Danny. "Breath, everything will be okay, I promise." I took big breaths and it slowed.

"Are you okay?" Those words hit me. I wasn't okay, but I wasn't not okay. "It hurts." I started to cry again. I was hurting. "What hurts baby?" Danny was so concerned. "Everything. It all hurts. My side, my head, my throat, my heart. Why did this have to happen?" I sobbed into Danny's chest once again. I felt more people surround me and I felt one person in particular, the one who has been with me since birth, Ivy.
He climbed up onto my bed and I immediately pulled him into a hug. We cried in each other's arms for who knows how long. We didn't have to say anything because we already knew. We knew that we now both experienced a pain that is indescribable. A pain that we will have to overcome someday. A pain that hopefully will fade with time. A pain that with the help of our therapists, we will be okay with accepting.

The last thing I remember was Ivy and I being covered by a soft, plush, blanket.

Hi, sorry I have been MIA recently, I have been very stressed with the end of school and finals so that is why I haven't been updating. Sorry for the short chapter. Make sure to vote and comment and suggestions you might have. -Sam

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