Not All Love Stories Are Rainbows and Butterflies. (Sequel to TDTLF)

Chapter Six: The Much Awaited Chapter.

THIS CHAPTER HAS BEEN EDITED

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Doors opened quickly as the curly-headed man, the surgeon, and other nurses ran into the room. Harry noticed right away that El was still in her second personality trying to do to everything to shy away from the nurse that had come to give her some more pain medication. El's first personality was being shown through innocent eyes, full of pain and fear. The nurse moved a bit closer in order to console the scared young woman, but that only made El more agitated, forcing her eyes to shut tightly. She was trying her best to keep her chest still as she curled in a ball and kicked out towards the blond nurse.

El was constantly screaming over and over-

"NO HARRY NO!! COME BACK, COME-"

Until she suddenly felt familiar long arms pick her up carefully and place her into their lap. She took a deep breath of the person, slowly letting her eyes open again. The scent that she smelled was recognizable, couldn't be mistaken with anything else. It was a smell of comfort, safety, and security. It was her Harry. It was El's home. Her rock swayed back in forth in a slow tempo like a parent who rocked their small child in a rocking chair. Who would have known a technique that was used when El was younger would be a cure for a panic attack. Slowly the monster with the knife turned into a normal person with extreme and genuine worry. El's vision started to become blurry, her second side succumbing to sleep off the pain and fear, but knowing that she was safe to do so.

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Harry's Point of View

"Shh, shh El. I'm here. Nothing's going to hurt you again. Shh," I whispered as I picked up the screaming girl and rocked her back and forth in my arms. Cold drops of tears fell down her fragile face and onto my shirt as she buried her face as close as she could get. I felt her take a deep breath and sigh, she began to calm down slowly. I knew when I left that El was once herself before she let her second personality take over her body, she won't remember exactly what happened, but she would have flashbacks and memories of events that she did not exactly take part in.

Unfortunately for the nurse, who definitely got reprimanded, did not know what happened to her patient before going in with the syringe in her hand. She did not explain to El what exactly going on with the syringe and where it was going to be applied, which probably triggered her flashbacks. As much as I am pissed off about the entire situation, no one can directly pinpoint what is going to set El off or not. I probably should have not left before El fell asleep. That wasn't my best move. I should have been there for her as a guide through her panic attack or to tell her slowly what was going to happen to her, even more, because of her second personality.

I sighed as El buried her head deeper into my chest. She was probably still so exhausted from everything that her body just shut down. I slowly got my phone out to text Liam that everything was okay and to come back when he can so that I can get all of El's stuff from him. I know that she would love to be in comfier clothes and want Mr. Snuffles, and her oil diffuser. I continue to rock her a bit before I hear the door open quietly. It was just the doctor poking in his head to see if everything all right. I gave him a thumbs up and decided to get some shut eye.

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"Is she asleep?" Jai asked quietly peaking his head into the room with a very concerned look on his face. I nodded my head slowly and gently made my way to lift El up from my lap and back into her warm bed. The nurse from before also came into the room. She administered the pain medication in El's IV and gave me an apologetic look before she quickly left the room.

I sighed and looked at Jai, "How are we going to get through this?" I took the stuffed animal from Jai's offering hands and placed the fuzzy cat between El's heart and her right arm. I guess Liam got here while I was asleep and gave the stuff to him.