Sweetest Devotion

She Won't Go

Adeles POV

We race up the stairs, running faster than I probably ever have, and run to Ashlyn's room. "S..S..Simon, where's Ashlyn?" I worriedly ask as I scan the room not spotting her.

"I think she might be in her bathroom," Simon says as he gently grabs my hand looking towards the door. I see her bathroom light turned on and the door shut.

"Ashlyn! Open the door!" Simon yells in his deep handsome voice as he rattles the locked doorknob. Not a single word was said from the other side of the door.

I clench my knuckled fist causing them to turn all purple, "Ashlyn Konecki open this door right now!" I yell, "Before I break it down! I swear I will if you don't open right now!"

"Your so cute babe," Simon whispers as he tickles my side and rattles the doorknob again. 

I hold in my laughter as I run the opposite direction of the door.

"Ashlyn I'm about to break this door down if you don't open up in three, two,one." I charge at the door, Ashlyn opening it at that very moment, making me trip into the bathtub. 

We all hold in our laughter knowing this wasn't the best time.

 I stand to look at what Ashlyn was doing, only to fall back into the tub again when I see her arms. 

looking up at her something shiny catches my eye. 

I quickly scramble to my feet and pick up a towel to find a bloody knife laying on the counter.

"Oh my goodness, Ashlyn! Simon, look at your daughter! Oh my-," A string of swear words comes pouring out of my mouth.

 Simon freezes as he sees the deep knife cuts in Ashlyn's hands, with more blood then I knew we had pouring out.

"Adele! Call your mum to watch the kids! We are going to the hospital. RIGHT NOW." He yells as he grabs tissues to clean up some of the blood.

I cringe when he yells at me. My eyes blur as I vaguely explain to Penney what happened.

I swear my face is as red as fire, or steam is coming out of my ears like a steam engine, "I just told you not to ever do this again, and what do you do, you do it again! why did you disobey me! You can't be doing this! What do I need to do to get you to listen to me?" Quickly I wrap her arm with a bandage.

"I'm truly sorry Mumma! I really am! I can't help it! My mind tells me one thing, which is to do it. But deep down in my heart, I don't want to. I try telling myself not to do it, but I somehow find myself back to it again! I can't help it!" Ashlyn says shaking, "Owh! Mumma it hurts! It hurts, Mumma! Make it stop! Please! Mumma Please!" She cries in pain as I continue to rap up her wound.

My tears start to sting, my mind is overwhelming me. 

I don't even know how to comfort my own little girl. What do I do? 

I carefully pick her up and hold her in my arms.

 I struggle as I walk towards the door, the world spinning around me. 

Simon comes running in, "Come on you two," he yells, "babe what are you doing! You can't pick her up like that your pre-," he pauses seeing my eyes become wide.

"Take her," I yell starting to see stars. 

I pause for a second to regain my strength and make my way out of her bedroom and to the car that's already started in the driveway. 

Simon already has Ashlyn in the back, I run to the other side of the car and sit right next to her. 

Grabbing her hand I and lock it into mine. "Baby Mumma's here it's gonna be alright," I tell her trying to convince not only her but also myself. 

I close my eyes, thanking God that we caught her doing it, if we didn't have we could have lost her.

I swallow hard, could have lost her forever.