For The Love Of A Daughter

Chapter Fifteen

It had been five days and Alli still hasn't waken up. I've been starting to get a little worried and scared but I have faith in my girl. Dr. Hernandez took my mom home a few days ago, now Alli's birthday was only five days away. Her brother and I were brainstorming what to get her.

"Ugh" I said.

"What?"

"You never told me your first name and it's been bothering me" I said laughing.

"Oh my god I'm sorry!" he said laughing.

"I guess we've just been so busy with Alli.. My name's Matteo" he said.

"So you guys have a Hispanic background?"

"Yes well Ray is Mexican, and mom was Puerto Rican"

"Wow. How'd they meet then?"

"Ray took a trip with some buddies to Puerto Rico right after graduating high school. Mom always used to tell me Ray was so sweet, and that she didn't know what happened to him. That's how he got her actually, sweet talking her. She was seventeen, and some sweet charming eighteen year old Mexican boy was hitting on her. She followed him back to Mexico, both families disapproved so they ran away to America. Settled down in L.A. the rest is history"

"Wow, I had no idea Alli had a direct Hispanic background. I figured with the last name there was something in her, but she doesn't even really have an accent. Then again, neither do you"

"Ah, but I'm fluent in Spanish. She probably is too. Ray never wanted his kids to be like 'dirty whites' so we were forced to learn the language, culture, and respect the heritage. So I'd be surprised if Alli doesn't know it"

"Hablame en espanol si entonces lo conoces" (Speak to me in Spanish if you know it then)

"Pozo que lo hacen tu quisieron hablar?" (Well what do you want to talk about?) he responded smiling.

"Hmm entonces hablas tan espanol" (Hmm so you do speak Spanish)

"Si, eres fluido tambien?" (Yes, are you fluent as well?)

"Si, mas o menos. Mas o menos algunas palabras" (Yeah pretty much, give or take a few words)

"Yo veo" (I see) he said laughing. I laughed too.

"That's the most fun I've had since being here Matteo"

"Me too, if I'm being honest" just then I saw movement out of the corner of my eye.

"Matteo! I think she just moved!! She's awake!!!"

"Calm down! Try not to get worked up in case it's a false alarm" he said, but I know that he's excited too. Then slowly, her eyes opened.

"ALLI!" I screamed, hugging her.

"Jesus Demi, a little air please" She said.

"Sorry" I said smiling. I missed her voice.

"Where are we? Who is he?"

"We're in a hospital. You passed out in the shower. And were in a coma for five days. And he's Matteo, er uh Dr. Hernandez. The doctor that took care of you"

"Oh.." she said. Looking down at her arms. She knows what she did, she remembers.

"Estas nervioso a decirte?" (Are you nervous to tell her?)

"Nervous to tell who what?" Alli asked. Matteo face palmed at me.

"Yes, Demetria, I am. And now I am even more"

"Well ayeee now we know that she speaks Spanish too" I said.

"Tell WHO WHAT?" Alli said, getting aggravated.

"Okay, so well I wanted to wait to tell you, but Demi kinda messed that up a bit"

"Guilty!" I said raising my hand. Then shyly apologizing.

"Alli.. My name is Matteo Alex Hernandez. I'm your big brother. I'm twenty five years old. I ran away when I was eight after seeing mom die"

"We're.. related..?"

"Yeah"

"You.. You saw mom.. Die?"

"Yeah.."

"What happened..?"

"R-Ray.. He.."

"Did.. Did Ray kill mom?"

He just nodded his head.

"After he noticed that I saw.. He chased after me, tried killing me too. I ran. I ran straight out of the house. I had to.. I'm so sorry I left you in that house Alli. It haunted me every single day. I never thought I'd see you again"

"We've got to get him put in jail. Demi is there anything we can do?"

"I'm not sure love, probably.. I'll call my, lawyer in a few days. We've got to get you back on your feet first though. That's the number one priority right now" She looked crushed. Looking up to my eyes she said,

"Promise?"

"I promise I'll do anything in my power to put that scumbag in jail"

"Thank you babe" she said hugging me.

"Anything for my little warrior"