Hanging Tree

Chapter 45

Zayn

Violet texted me today, asking if I wanted to hang out. Of course I would never let the opportunity of hanging out with Violet go to waste. But I couldn't leave the house since mom and dad had left us alone.

Mom and dad got into a huge argument about something and things got out of hand. I knew I had to step in before he did things that he would regret but with me stepping in, things only got worst. Dad stormed out of the house and he hasn't made it back for over an hour now. My mom got worried and went out to search for him.

I didn't want to leave the girls alone since they're all pretty shaken up by what happened. But Violet didn't mind coming over which was great.

Ever since her mom caught us together in her room, I hadn't said a word to her. Not to mention I accidentally confessed my liking towards her when I was drunk. To have the back and talking to me like nothing happened was a great feeling.

I informed the girls about Violet and they were all pretty excited about it. Especially, Safaa.

Once Violet came over, we decided to watch Jurassic World. But through out the whole movie, I had a bad feeling. Like something bad was going to happen but I couldn't quite put a finger on it.

Half way through the movie, I felt my phone vibrate in my pocket. I pulled it out and noticed that it was an unknown number. I answered the phone and placed it next to my ear.

"Hello?" I answered.

"Good afternoon. Is this Zayn Malik?" The person on the other line asked.

"Yes. I'm Zayn," I answered as I got up and walked somewhere more private.

I walked off into the kitchen making sure no one could hear me then continued talking to the guy on the phone.

"Yes, Zayn. I'm Dr Sam and I'm really sorry to tell you this but your father has gotten into a terrible accident. I'm not really sure how but according to the people who brought him here, a truck hit his car which caused his car to do multiple flips. The truck driver just ran off after the accident, just leaving his truck there, not even bothering to check on your dad. There were other people around who got your dad to the hospital."

Everything this doctor was telling me sounded like gibberish to me. I could literally feel myself getting pale. My hands have begun shaking and I could feel sweat forming on my forehead. My heart thumped loudly as I asked the doctor the only question in my mind.

"Is..is my dad..oka..okay?" I stuttered, fearing his answer. The doctor stayed silent for a while before answering my question.

"I'm sorry, Zayn. He didn't make it. Your dad had consumed multiple cuts on his body as his car flipped. Not only that but as your dad's car flipped, his head must've hit something which caused him to have serious brain injuries. We did try everything we could but he just didn't make it. I'm sorry. You and your family are allowed to come see his body," before the doc could say anything else, I ended the call.

I leaned myself against a wall for support but eventually slipped down to the floor. My dad is dead. He's gone. He's not going to be here anymore. My dad died.

I ran both my hands through my hair and tugged on its root. Pain rushed through me but I didn't care. Nothing could hurt more than the fact my father had just died. But what hurt most was the fact that he had left us without even being on good terms with us. He wasn't even happy. Dad didn't die happy. He had to leave feeling upset and angry.

Tears were streaming down my face and I didn't even care. My whole body felt numb, I don't even want to believe this. This is not true. This can't be true. I felt like breaking something or smashing something across the wall. But before I could, I heard my sister asking Violet if I was okay.

My sisters.

How am I going to tell them this? How are they going to take it? How is mom going to take it? Safaa is only seven and she has to live a life without a dad. So many things rushed through my mind but I knew that I couldn't just sit here and cry.

I pulled myself together and got off the floor. I heard something about Violet wanting to come and check on me but I made it back before she could.

Violet looked at me and noticed my blood shot eyes and tear stained cheeks. "Zayn, what happened?" She asked as she rushed towards me.

My eyes flickered from her to my sisters. All three of them had worried faces on. Especially, Safaa. I heard my heart break into a million pieces just looking at them.

"Dad got into a terrible car accident. He didn't make it," my voice cracked as I said the last few words.

No one said anything. Everybody just stayed silent. Not even a single movement was made. I looked back at Violet to have her already looking at me.

"Zayn, are you okay?" She asked.

I wanted to say no and cry, but I knew I had to stay strong for my sisters.

I didn't answer her and looked back at my sisters. Waliyha sniffed and asked, "Can we see him?"

I nodded. "I can drive ya'll there," Violet suggested. I mustered out a soft okay as we all left the house and made our way to her car.

I was about to call mom and inform her about what had happened but she was probably the first to know about this. She had already texted me asking me to bring the girls to the hospital.

There was only one hospital in our town so I didn't have to tell Violet anything. The girls sat at the back quietly while Violet drove and I sat beside her.

The car ride was silent, causing me to think.

What if dad hadn't have left? None of the would have happened.

If I didn't step in into mom and dad's argument, he wouldn't have left. Things wouldn't have gotten worst. He would have been in a crappy mood but he'd still be at home. This wouldn't have happened to him. The accident wouldn't have occured. Dad wouldn't have died.

This is my fault. I caused this. I made dad pissed. I made dad walk out of the house. I killed dad.

Note// Hiiii. See told you this chapter update wouldn't take that long. But its kind of a short chapter but yeahh. Anyway, vote and comment :)