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Chapter 8

"A daughter may outgrow a dad's lap but she'll never outgrow his heart."

                                                                                                                                                            ~ Unknown

Today was our last day in LA and we felt really bad about it. Three days were just not enough for us to have fun. But then at least we could get three days. We hadn't thought of anything to do today. We had just had our breakfast and were now discussing about where to go.

     " I think we should go to a nearby mall" Cara suggested. "Cara, how much do you have to shop?" Jay said. "Oh! I can shop for my entire life and still won't be satisfied! Clothes is all I need" she said. "What about me then?" Jay asked. "You are important but not as much as the clothes are" she smirked. "Oh! I finally know my importance now" Jay said. "Oh dear! I was just joking. You are one of the most important person in my life and you'll always have the topmost spot" Cara said and kissed his cheeks. "That thing just killed me" Jay said. "Oh Mr., stop overreacting" I said. We three kept on talking about senseless things for almost an hour. It was 10 AM now and we still hadn't thought of what to do. RING RING.

      "Hello Mom! How are you?" Jay said as he picked up the call. "What? What are you saying mom? When did this happen? Okay we'll look for a flight now. Yeah, we'll take care of her" He said. He was so tensed and nervous and was all sweating. "What is it Jay? Is everything alright?" I asked. "Ash, we need to get back to our homes now. We need to look for a flight. We can't stay here till tomorrow." "But what is the matter Jay?" Cara asked. "Mom just told me that....that...." "She said what Jay?" Cara asked again. "She said that...." he didn't even complete his sentence and cried. In the very next moment, he came and gave me a hug and cried out even louder. "What is it Jay? Are you gonna answer us? Tell me what is it? Why are you crying? Tell me before I start crying as well" I asked. "Ash! Your dad is in coma" and he cried out loud. WHAT?! MY DAD WAS IN COMA? NO! THIS CAN'T HAPPEN! THIS AIN'T HAPPENING! "Jay what are you saying? What happened?" Cara asked. "He....he was going to his office at.. at the regular timings. On his way, he met an accident. His car was hit by another car and there is a severe head injury. There are blood clots all over his brain." I fell down. All my limbs were numb. I was all of a sudden breathless. I felt as if the world was over for me. Nothing was left for me to see, to hear, to feel. I cried. I cried out loud. This pain was just too much for me to handle now or ever. I couldn't just think of myself without my dad. He was my only family. He meant the world to me. How could he leave me? No! He can't! He promise he won't! "Ash! Baby, let's go back. I have booked the tickets and the flight is at 3 PM" Cara said. I couldn't understand anything. My brain had just stopped working. All I could think of was my dad; the days and the time I had spent with him. "Ash! Listen to me Ash! Say something! Respond Ash!" Cara kept on saying till she broke down. He was important for her as well. She had always considered him to be her second father. "Ash! Come, let us go to our rooms first. We'll pack and then we'll leave" Jay said. My head was spinning. I could feel nothing. I want my dad. I want him now! "DAD!!! YOU CAN'T LEAVE ME! CARA, HE CAN'T GO. HE PROMISED HE WON'T GO!" I cried out loud. "Ash! I know. I know that dear. We'll get you to him. We'll leave in sometime dear" Cara said. She took my hands and walked me to her room. I sat there on the bed crying and Cara was sitting beside me trying to console me, but it was all too much. Jay had packed our luggage. It was 11 AM now and we had to leave by 2.00. "Cara, drink some water please" Jay said. "I want nothing! I just want my dad! I want to see him! I know he won't leave me! Take me to him, now" I cried again. For the past 1 hour, I had been continuously crying and yet there was so much to cry more.

  Perhaps I fell asleep after crying so much, as it was 2.00 now. "Ash! Baby, come let's go! It's time to leave" Cara said. I took her hands and we walked out of the hotel. I hadn't fell asleep. I had fainted.

We reached the airport at around 2.15. All those procedures took half an hour and then we boarded our flight. Throughout the entire way Cara didn't let go of my hands. She kept on consoling me and made sure that I ate something. But I didn't. How could I eat something at that moment? "Ash! You have to eat. You already fainted and the doc who had come, told us to make sure that you eat something" she said. "Ash please! Eat! We'll be there in a short while" Jay said. "Ash! Baby I can't see you this way. You know that very well. I know it's just too much for you to take and I know how difficult it is for you now. But then you can't just let go off yourself. Please Ash! Eat something. Drink some water. We'll be there asap" Cara said and she broke down again. This girl has went through all the stages of my life. She had been like a supporting pillar to me. No matter how worse the situations had been, she never left me. This girl made me better. I seriously owed her a lot. The same was the case with Jay. He had supported me at all times. But then I had spend only 2 years with him while Cara had been there with me for more than 10 years.

   We reached back at 7 and went directly to the hospital. "Miss. We had to see Mr. Trevelyan. Could you just see and tell us where he is" Jay asked the receptionist. "You are?" she asked. "Umm.. this is his daughter, Ashley Trevelyan and we are her friends" Jay answered. All this while, Cara was standing with me, still holding my hands. "He is in the ICU" the receptionist replied. "Thank you miss" Jay said to her. "He is in the ICU Ash. Come let's go there" he said to me. ICU! These three letters were just enough for me to break down again. We went to the ICU where Jay's mom and dad were already standing. "Oh sweetie!" she said as she engulfed me in her arms. I hugged her back and cried out loud. "May I see him?" I asked. "Oh sweetie you can see him through the glass pane. But please hold on to yourself" she answered back. Cara took my hands and together we went to see him. Nobody was allowed inside the ICU so we had to see him through the small glass pane. My dad lied there with so many things attached to his hands and his brain. He had severe cuts on his face and hands. I couldn't take it. This site was just too much for me. He didn't deserve this. He deserved all the happiness. He deserved to live. I want him to live. I broke down again. This time the pain was even worse. I hadn't thought ever that I'll see him this way. OH DAD! DON'T LEAVE ME! WHAT WILL I DO WITHOUT YOU?

    A girl's first love is her dad. He is her king. He is someone she looks up to at all times. She adores him. She admires him. I admired my father too. I loved him. I loved him a lot. And I just wanted him back.

GOSH! It was painful writing this. :( We all love our parents, don't we? 
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