I want my dream to be reality, I want to go back to the past, I want to live with dad. I don't want to be here.
"Fern, we have to go now." my sisters voice is strong and demanding.
"Wha.... what why?" my eyes are heavy and I want to roll over and go back to sleep.
"Were leaving they won't let you leave without an adults verification and dad can't verify. We need to go now before someone sees us." she's practically dragging me out of the hospital bed before she even finishes speaking.
"God damn Athena calm down. That hurts stop!" I'm about in tears and I feel my stitches ripping I pull away and clutch my side.
"Fern, I'm so sorry. Omg what am I doing. I'm so sorry please...I'm sorry Fern."
"Stop...it's Okay. Just calm down your fine, it's fine I know you didn't mean to."
"Are you okay to leave? Dad's waiting at-
"Dad!?! Where?! Let's go I'll be fine."
Athena hesitates and shakes her head but knows it's no use. I'm already changing into my clothes that she brought for me. "Do you know your way out without being seen?"
"Yeah, but it's not going to be easy we have to try and avoid the front desk they'll notice you leaving your very rememberable after everything that happened."
"Is there a fire exit? I could try and go down the stairs it's going to take awhile thou."
"There's no way your going down the stairs. Do you even know what floor your on? How long you've been here?"
I pause "No no one ever told me...why it can't be that bad...right...?"
"Fern, you've been here for longer then a week but you've only been up the last couple days and were on the fourth floor you can't walk down that many stairs."
"What's in the fourth floo- Wait there can't be a fourth floor...there's never been one."
"There's a fourth floor but not many come up here."
"I don't even want to know just... let's go." I feel shivers go down my spine and my hair stands on end. What's on the fourth floor? Then I finally look around the room it's black and dark no mirrors out in the open no nice TV for me to watch no source of outside life nothing but a chair and a bed. Why didn't I see this before? "What's wrong with this room?"
Athena just glances at me and picks clothes up off the floor. "Athena?"
"They couldn't put you in a normal room you were lashing out and screaming when ever you woke up and you stabbed the doctor with one off his tools. They didn't blame you after all had happened they thought maybe you were still stuck in what happened but they couldn't have you hurting anyone."
"Then how are we getting out of here? They'll see us won't they? Then I won't get out and I won't see dad!" my voice shakes and I'm frantic. I feel my tears start to burn my eyes and Athena grabs me pulling me into a hug. She tightens her grip and my shoulders sink as my head rests in the crease of her neck. "What are we going to do, I want dad. Athena get me outta this nightmare, please."
"I know I'm trying. Fern, it's all to be okay give it time, give me time."
I shake my head, I believe her I'll always believe her. I know I can count on her she never let's me down. She starts to release our hug but stops because my grip doesn't loosen but tightens and I feel relief in her warm embrace once again she's the mom.
