Breathe (Cheryl Fanfic)

Chapter 10

A small smile appeared on Simon's face as soon as he heard this. He was glad that his wife had already came to her senses that Athena might probably be her daughter.

"I-I think she might be my daughter."

"I think so too babe." He placed a kiss on her hamd and smiled. Cheryl mirrors his smile.

She was happy but there are circumstances that are making her happiness fade and all that remains is the feeling of being nervous, scared. Scared of having false hope.

"Do you want to get a DNA test."

"Yes, But I think we need to talk to Lisa about this first." Simon nodded and moved closer to his wife and son putting an arm around them.

His mind travels to Athena. How the little girl is almost alike with his wife. There and then he was sure that Athena is Isabella. And it brings happiness to him cause he found her.

"How's Eric been while I was gone?" Cheryl whispered as she cradled the sleeping little boy in her arms. His hands are clenched in a fist and tucked under his chin with a cute little pout on his face.

"He's behaved at first but then he got sleepy and you know what he's like when he's sleepy." Cheryl lets out a small smile as she stares down to his son then leans down placing a soft kiss on the boy's head.

"I love you" She whispered hoping her son will hear it in his sleep that will let him know that he's safe and no one can take him away.
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It was already eight and visiting hours are done and only one should be left to look out for Athena and that is Lisa.

All lights were out and Athena still lays awake, her fingers gliding across the sheets as she stares at nothing. Her eyes filled with tears as flashbacks of the recent events came flashing infront of her and its making her crazy.

She wants to escape. Escape from reality, she wanted to live in the world she created. The world where she's suppose to be, cause no one will hurt her there. Just a world full of happiness and the feeling of being secure.

But her mind is preventing her from going there, cause her mind is already poisoned and the bad memories are always the one who stands out. And she can picture it every single day that she doesn't even know if its real or not. If she's still living in reality or she's stuck in an imaginative situation.

Now, she can hear the loud steps of her father and the nagging of her mother. It was like she was back at that room in the same position. That she never really was rescued. What's real is that she's back at the house and probably will get a session of beating when the morning comes.

The routine this past few days was imprinted in her mind. She can still hear her father spitting curse words at her as he beats her with the firewood or her mother will touch her with the glowing fire iron. She can still feel the pain. Then she would collapse on the floor and will stay there until morning comes then it would start again when she wakes up.

Her cries had gone loud as she remembers it and it made Lisa wake up from her sleep. Eyes instantly shoot at the little girl on the hospital bed. Lisa rushed to her and touched her arm which made the little girl shot up and screamed in pain but she ignores that. She struggle to move away from Lisa as her tears flow down her cheeks rapidly.

"No, its okay."

"NO! Don't touch me...Don't" Athena sees her mother not Lisa. She was out of it and all she sees is someone who made her life stopped.

"Baby, its alright." Lisa's eyes filled with tears. Her heart clenched at the sight of the young girl. She just wants to tell her its okay. That she's safe.