Forbidden Fruit (gxg)

Part 31

As I drove to the hospital, I had no idea if when I got there, I was going to learn that my dad had died.

Alyssa didn't know. She told me that he crashed his car into a pole, and that was all the information she had.

The drive to the hospital was a complete blur, tears were falling down my face the whole time, and I hardly even know how I got there.

When my dad was heavily drinking when I was younger, he somehow never crashed or got a DUI. I honestly have no idea how considering he drove drunk all the time.

Obviously, I had no idea when I was very young, but as I got older I despised him for doing that, and despised my mom for not stopping him.

He could have killed someone else.

Now, he might've just killed himself.

I got to the hospital, and as I did, Alyssa called me again.

I answered as I parked and asked, "Is he alive?"

"He is," Alyssa said, "He's currently in the ER. He's alive but not in good shape."

Hearing that my dad was alive was a relief. The heaviness on my chest was lifted, but not by much.

"Thank you for telling me," I said to Alyssa, "I just parked at the ER entrance."

"I'll meet you at the front."

As I walked up to the ER entrance, I texted Kori quickly telling her that my dad was in an accident, and I was at the hospital.

As Alyssa pulled me in for a hug, I could feel that she was shaking.

"You're so shaky," she said to me.

"I was just thinking that about you," I said back, holding her close.

Alyssa and I walked to the back of the ER, and my mom, Addison, and Damon were standing together. I could see that my mom was dabbing at her eyes with a tissue.

As we walked up, Kori texted me back saying:

Fuck, is he okay? Call me when you can. I love you.

"The Doctor just updated us," my mom said, "He's hanging in there. He's injured, but they think he's going to be okay."

"Good," I said, my anger rising as I looked at my mom.

My resentment for my mom that had been buried deep down for years was bubbling to the surface. Once again, my dad was getting away with everything.

I stayed at the hospital for about an hour. I texted Kori that my dad was alive, and he was likely going to be okay.

As I stood with my mom, sisters, and Damon, I didn't say much. I was relieved that my dad was alive, but I was furious at the same time about the fact that he was drinking again, drove drunk, and no one even stopped him at the party.

My dad got moved to the ICU, and after that, I left for the night. There wasn't a point in staying, he was asleep from all of the medications he was on. I told my mom to keep me updated on how he was doing throughout the night.

I doubted I was going to get much sleep.

Even though it was only 9 PM, and I wasn't even at the hospital for that long, I felt absolutely exhausted.

I called Kori when I got in the car, and she answered right away.

"What the hell happened?" Kori asked me.

"My dad was drinking at the party. Alyssa and I saw him have at least 6 drinks. Unbeknownst to us, he drove to go get more alcohol, and crashed into a pole on the way there. I don't know all of the details yet. He's in the ICU, but expected to be okay," I explained to Kori.