Isabella's POV:
(RECAP TO PREVIOUS CHAPTER)
Mum stuck her head into my hospital room.
"Girls? Can I talk to you?" They nodded.
"We'll only be a moment Izzy." Auntie Leigh said. I nodded, and sat back in my bed. I could faintly hear their conversation outside the door.
"Ran some tests, found a tumour." It was enough to send me into shock. I- I can't have cancer again, I beat cancer. I shouldn't have it again? I tuned out of everything happening as another memory came to me.
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"We never wanted you Isabella! You and you're stupid "cancer" is ruining our life! We should've killed you when we had the chance!! Oh wait! We can do it now!"
I may have only been about 2 years old but I knew exactly what this meant. Time for the abuse to start, mummy and daddy always hurt me. Mummy grabbed my hair and dragged my up the stairs. I screamed at the top of my lungs and cried in pain. She slapped me across the cheek and threw me into the tub. She put the water really cold {yes cold, you'll understand in a few} and made me sit in it for awhile. My lips were turning purple and I was shivering like crazy. My teeth chattered, my skin was starting to get lighter.
"Mummy! Let mwe out!"
"Aha, you're lucky, but wait until later... Daddy is coming home tonight." I knew this wasn't gwood. She dragged me into the dwirty room that I was made to sweep (sleep) in and locked the door. I ran over to the closet and pulled out my mummy's phone which I stwole from her earlier. I dialled 911 (Isabella lived in Canada) and waited for a answer.
"Hello 911 what's the emergency?"
"M-my mummy is hurting mwe, a-and my daddy is going to hurt mwe too."
"Do you know your address sweetie?"
"No, I dwon't."
"Okay sweetie, what's your name and how old are you?"
"I am Isabella, and I one and a hwalf."
"You talk pretty good for a one year old, okay Isabella, I want you to hide in a closet until the police come. And stay on the phone."
"Otay, what's your name?"
"Rose, you doing okay sweetie? Mummy and daddy haven't found you yet?"
"No, I fine. Your nwame is pwetty like a flower."
"Thank you, I like yours too. Tell me, can you count to ten?"
"Yeah, one, two, thwee, four, five, six, seven, eight, nwine, ten." I could hear the police coming in front of my house, my mummy and daddy throwing things trying to hide. Everything went quiet until I heard the nwice lady on the phone talk again.
"Isabella? You still there?"
"Yes, everything is quiet."
"A police officer named Lori should be up there in a few hon." There was a knock on the closet door and I dropped the phone, it opened and I saw a police officer.
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"Hey? Isabella?" I snapped out of my thoughts and saw mum's fiancée sitting in front of me. I backed away slightly and he looked confused. "Oh I'm sorry, I'll just go-"
"No please stay I hate to be alone." I grabbed his arm but pulled away quickly when he turned around. He sat down and looked at me.
"Isabella, I may have had the wrong impression on you. I'm Zayn."
"I know, you're mum's fiancée." Zayn smiled, for a moment I had forgotten the horrible news I had heard from mum. "Zayn?"
"Yeah?"
"Can I- uhm" I paused "could I call you dad? I mean, I don't have to I just- ugh this is hard." I face palmed myself, and heard Zayn laugh.
"Of course, I mean I am marrying your mum aren't i? You sounded unsure."
"I want to have a dad, before I die..." I said quietly.
"Why do you think you're going to die?"
"Because I have cancer."
"Oh."
"You probably hate me now..."
"No! I don't Isabella, and I promise I NEVER will!" Dad pulled me into a hug, and I glanced at the door and saw mum and my aunties standing there. I whispered into dad's ear and I he pulled away. "Where were you Perrie?"
"We had something to deal with, tell you later. Izzy, you get to go home today but we have to come back in two days."
"Yay!" I said excitedly. Everyone laughed and mum handed me my clothes.
"Go get dressed while I sign you out Bella."
10 minutes later...
"C'mon baby, so what do you want to do?"
"Can we go home? I'm tired." It was true, it's about 10:30 right now... WAY PAST my bedtime.
{{skip car ride}}
"Goodnight sweetie, love you."
"Love you mum! Can I see auntie Jade?"
"Yup, hold on." Mum walked out of the room and shortly after, auntie Jade walked in.
"Hey Izzy, what's up?"
"Can you sleep with me tonight?"
"Of course!" Auntie Jade came and laid down next to me.
"Auntie Jade? Do you think I'm going to die?"
"No love, you've beat cancer once, you can beat it again."
"Love you auntie Jade."
"Love you Isabella."
