Please Stay.

Chapter Three

"Dad? Is that you?"

"Hi Baby. I thought I would come see you." He says with light in his eyes.

I don't say anything I just embrace him in a tight hug. "I miss you dad."

He lifts my chin up, "I miss you too. But you are tougher than you think. You can get through anything. Keep your head up RaeRae."

My eyes fill with tears, "I'm trying dad. I really am."

He sorta smiles at me, "I know baby. You'll get through this. I'm always in your heart and on your mind." He says and embraces me again.

I start to cry and I hug him back. "Ma'am?" I hear off in the distance.

"Ma'am? Can you hear me?" Someone shakes me.

I suddenly jolt awake and feel the fresh tears on my face. "I'm sorry to wake you, but you need medical attention?"

"No, no you're okay. I do." My mind is going to fast to register what is happening right now.

"Okay ma'am. You seem to be a bit disorientated. We are going to wait right here until the paramedics arrive. My name is deputy Hilton and I will be taking care of you tonight. We will get our report at the hospital, okay?"

The pain is making it hard to sit up, so I wrap my arms around my waist. "Okay. "

We sit in the lobby for another five minutes before they arrive. "Hi there. My name is Brandon and I will be transporting you tonight. Would you mind telling what is going on?"

I brace myself for the pain that is coming, "My sorry excuse of a mother beat me tonight. She punched me on my left cheek and left multiple bruises on both sides of my body. It's getting really hard to breathe due to the fact that it hurts when I breathe. My head is also pounding at the moment. " I say and lean back.

"Okay okay. Do you think you could walk to the ambulance or do we need to bring in the stretcher?"

"I can't walk." I whisper out.

"Okay. Give me one second and we will be back with the stretcher. "

I nod my head in response. "I will be right behind the ambulance and at the hospital when you get there. Do you mind if I take your bags in my car?"

I shake my head no. "It's procedure, you don't have any weapons or explosives in this bag do you?"

I laugh a little, " no sir I do not."

Just then Brandon and his partner walk through the door. "Okay sweetie we are going to lay you down and take you into the stretcher."

"Okay." Is all I mange out.

"We are going to lift you on three. One, two, three." I grit my teeth and grunt when they lay me down.

"How are you feeling? Anything feel worse?" I shake my head no.

I close my eyes in pain as they take me out to the ambulance. "Try to get as comfortable as you can. We will be at the hospital in no time."

I don't say anything, and with that he shuts the doors and we head off to the hospital.