Our Baby Stay

8.

Felix was a mess of emotions. He couldn't stop thinking about what his uncle had said when he saw him. "I recognize you. You look just like my brother. You poor bastard. I'll kill you're mom, your sisters, your dad, and then I'll kill you! Hahahahaha!" He shivered at his uncles tone. That man was the father of his beloved baby cousin. The man who tortured his baby cousin and nearly killed her. The man who killed his own wife. Felix had glared hard at the man.

"Just hand us our daughter. You are nothing to me. You're not my family." He said in his deep accented voice. Raine was in and out of consciousness, but she lost consciousness fully halfway through his sentence. "You're the poor bastard! I'll kill you before you get a chance! I'll kill you just for touching our daughter. You'll meet your end. You should fear when and how I'll do it. You should watch your back!" Minho had threatened. He was being held back by Chan and Changbin.

Now they all sat in the hospital room waiting for their little girl to wake up. The doctor told them that she was stable but that she was in a coma. After that, she was moved to their hometown hospital. "Minho..." "Don't." Minho harshly replied to Chan. "It's not your fault Minho. We have her back now and she wouldn't want you to blame yourself... She doesn't blame you, I already know she doesn't." Felix stated as he walked to Raine's hospital bed. "How do you know?"

"Because, we spent time with her and got to know her. We know she never blamed you. She blamed herself." Jisung spoke up, his statement coming off as passive aggressive. Minho had no hard feelings though. He knew Jisung was just stressed and meant well by speaking the truth. He looked down in shame and sighed. "We all should go home and get some rest.... We can't do her any good by being exhausted.." Chan spoke up.

"I'll stay." "Min-" "I said I'll stay. If she wakes up while we are all gone how will she feel? One of us should be here at all times. We can rotate if that makes you feel better." "As long as whoever is here promises to immediately call everyone when she wakes up. We'll all leave our phone volumes up." Felix reasoned. He also didn't want to leave her side.

"Alright. Call if she wakes or if her condition gets worse... Just... Keep us updated in general. You'll stay with her tonight, then you'll rotate out in the morning, then that person will rotate out at night. That way all of us are getting sleep and practice in." Chan nodded to Felix who reluctantly nodded back.

Once they all left, Minho sighed and grabbed her hand. "I don't know when you wormed your way into my heart, runt, but... Please... Please wake up.." He mumbled to her. "I never.... I should have never hurt you. I should have never made you blame yourself. You're not to blame. I am. But you're so... Innocent and selfless... I hope that when you wake up you'll forgive me.. I've said so many mean things to you."

Minho sat in silence for a while, just thinking and watching. Watching for any signs of her waking. He didn't know when he fell asleep, but he was being shaken awake by Felix before he knew it. "Hyung, go home and get some rest. It's my turn." The freckled austrailian said as his voice cracked. Tears shown in his eyes and his lower lip quivered. Minho stood up and hugged him.

"It's ok Felix. I know she'll wake up. Just talk to her and hold her hand. It'll be ok. Remember, the doctor said she can hear us." Minho comforted his brother. They weren't blood, but they were family. All of them. Minho turned around and bent over, kissing Raine on the forehead. "See you later runt." He smiled sadly before leaving. Felix sat in the chair that Minho previously occupied.

"Hey Princess, I need you to wake up.... My family.... Our family.. They want to meet you. If you can't hear me, I'll explain again later but..." He took a deep breath, taking her hand into his. "You are my baby cousin. My uncle.... My dad's brother, your biological father, I know he was a terrible person. Do you know what estranged means? It means, in simple words, no longer in contact with the family. He disappeared from our lives years ago after a disagreement with my dad, your uncle."