An ambulance comes to pick Ashton up and I go with him. Zoe, her mom and Kathy ride in Zoe's mom's car and we meet at the hospital.
After Ashton got stitches, we get to see him. We see him staring at the ceiling with a hint of sadness in him not saying anything. I ask him how he feels and he says nothing. What feels like a lifetime later, he finally says something, "My dad is going to get custody again isn't he." Kathy sits there but says nothing. "ISN'T HE", he yells. "That's enough. I think he needs to get some rest." His doctor tells us. Visiting hours were over so we had to leave but not before seeing Kathy sobbing in terror of what happened to her son. We thought it but didn't say we all knew this wasn't the first time he has gotten abused.
But we hoped it was the last...
