𝙒𝙚𝙙𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙙𝙖𝙮 𝙞𝙢𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙚𝙨

Goldfish pt.2

once you got to your car, you carefully sat your daughter on her car seat and caressed her cheeks. "you okay, baby?" she looked at you with those big dark green eyes and softly nodded her head. before you started driving, you texted bianca to know if she could spend the night with them. she didn't take a minute to answer you with a 'sure'.

you drove to bianca and xavier's house. your fingers tapped nervously on the steering wheel while you looked through the mirror at your daughter sitting at the back of the car. she was calm, half asleep, her eyes closed and then opened again when the car made any slightly abrupt movement. she recognized tyler and from what it looked like, tyler recognized her. and she wasn't scared, she didn't cry, she didn't scream. tyler did not try to attack her and he didn't try to run away from her either.

"okay, baby, we're here. are you excited to see auntie bianca?"

your daughter nodded and rubbed her eyes with her tiny fists as you picked her up. you kissed her cheek and made sure that her coat was covering her well enough. you walked with her in your arms to the door and knocked on it a couple of times.

"i'm so sorry. i know it's too late but tyler-"

"it's okay." bianca nodded, understanding. she didn't need you to say anything else, the look of terror on your face was enough. "do you need me to go with you?"

"no, it's- it's fine."

xavier appeared behind bianca and also asked if you needed any help. you rejected the offer again, thanking both of them. tyler could maybe not recognize bianca and xavier as he did with you and your daughter and things could go wrong. even though you had bianca to use her voice on tyler in the past, this time you preferred to do it by yourself. "come here, little bug." xavier took your daughter from you and she wrapped her arms around his neck, resting her head on his shoulder. the boy went inside the house again, caressing your daughter's hair and humming something to her. bianca and xavier were her favorite babysitters. they both loved kids but they were just not for them, that's why they were the perfect uncle and aunt.

"if you need anything, just call us." bianca added. you nodded, thanking them one more time for taking care of her and then you left.

tyler was laying on the ground when you arrived, naked, and covered in blood and dirt. you sat next to him and placed his head on your legs. before that, you tried your best wrapping his body with the towel that you grabbed from your car. even though his body was hot and he maybe even had some fever, it was all just because of the adrenaline. you knew that he was still conscious because of how he quietly whined in pain when you moved his body. you apologized and caressed his hair. his chest softly heaved as he gasped for air. tyler's eyes were practically closed finally being able to let his guard down now that you were with him.

with all the strenght tyler had left in his body he asked you. "did i hurt her?"

you shook your head, some tears rolled down your cheeks. why did someone as precious as tyler have to go through something like this?

"no, baby. no. you didn't. she's okay." and it was as if he had been waiting for you to tell him that your daughter was safe to pass out in your arms. his eyelids were getting heavier and heavier, and it was becoming more difficult for him to stay conscious. "no, no, no. we gotta leave, tyler. come on, we can't stay here." you gave some soft taps on his cheek to keep him awake. he had some scratches on his chest and his belly, his face was bruised, and his whole body was shaking. if you stayed there any longer it would be worse for him. you threw one of tyler's arms over your shoulders as the other one wrapped around his body and you stood up with difficulty. he complained again and you apologized one more time.