tangled in the great escape. (pierce the veil)

chapter 7

vic pov

I've been sitting in silence for hours waiting to see if iris was out of surgery. they took her in there around midnight and it's currently 5 in the morning. there was nothing to do but wait and think. I felt like it was my fault. jaime noticed something wrong and I didn't, and I'm her dad. I was so lost in my thoughts that I didn't even notice a doctor come in.

"Mr Fuentes?" my head jerked up and I bolted out of my seat and walked over to him.

"is iris ok?"

"come with me sir" I followed him down a hall with the guys following us. he led me into a room and there was iris, laying on the hospital bed. she looked dead, just like Alex did when she died.

"do you know what happened?" I asked trying to hold back sobs.

"well, she collapsed from not eating enough and when she fell, she hit the table  which was close to her eye and could have caused permanent brain damage  if it broke the skull and then landed on the floor on her nose causing it to break. if she would have fallen any other way, or if you would have found her any time later she would have died. she's very lucky to be alive. we did do some tests and found out that she's been purging and cutting. she's also been diagnosed with depression and anorexia/blumia and also had a concussion"

"s-so she's alive?"

"yes. but she probably will be asleep most of the day. and if she does wake up she will be kind of woosy just to warn you. if she wakes up or if anything happenes call a nurse." he said and then just left.

what a butthole

I sat down in a chair next to the bed and took her hand. I looked over her and she had multiple stitches near her eye and nose. I could see how skinny she actually was and could also see scars on both of her wrists. she looked so broken and helpless. how could I have not noticed this before? some dad I am. she must hate me, but I couldn't blame her. I didn't deserve to be called dad.

"vic?"

"yea mike?"

"you need to get some sleep"

"no, no I can't. what she wakes up and I'm not there? I've been a horrible dad already. I actually want to be there for my daughter now."

"dude listen, you need to get some rest. we did in the waiting room. the doctor said that she probably wouldn't wake up any time soon anyways"

"that doctor was full of crap"

"vic come on " he sighed. I could tell he was getting a little impatient with me, but I didn't care. "at least just shut your eyes. you dont have to sleep just somehow rest. I can watch her and if anything happens I'll tell you" I paused before saying anything. I could use some sleep. I was exhausted.

"promise?"

"promise" I nodded my head and sat there until my eyes shut and I started to dream. dream about when everything was ok and I had Alex.

mike pov

I could tell that vic was practically beating himself up for what happened. it all brings back memories of Alex, and that kills him. I felt so bad, we all did. but there's nothing we can do except for getting vic to try and rest. I can tell he's exhausted and he can be a dick when he doesn't get sleep.

"vic"

"yea mike?"

"you need to get some sleep"

"no, no I can't. what if she wakes up and I'm not there? i've been a horrible dad already I actually want to be there for my daughter now."

"dude listen, you need to get some rest. we all did in the waiting room.the doctor said she probably wouldn't wake up anytime soon anyways"

"that doctor was full of crap"

"vic come on. at least just shut your eyes. you don't have to sleep just somehow rest. I can watch her and if anything happens I'll tell you" he paused which means he's thinking which is good.

"promise?"

"promise"

he eventually fell asleep and I looked at iris and started talking.

"iris you know your dad loves you right? well he does, more than anything. it may not seem like it but he does. he loves you so much. but I think he needs to know that you love him back."

iris pov

I could hear people talking, but I didn't know where I was. it was like I was sleeping but I was to weak to open my eyes.

I think it was a doctor, and dad? I could hear someone crying and the doctor explaining what happened. great. now he knows about everything. why did this have to happen? why couldn't I have died. it would have been easier for everyone anyways.

I could hear dad and mikes conversation and dad must have fallen asleep because he stop talking. but then mike started talking.

"iris you know your dad loves you right? well he does, more than anything. it may not seem like it but he does. but i think he needs to know that you love him back." that broke me. he cares? he actually cares about me? even after all the things I've done to him? I want him. I want my dad.

I want my daddy

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~brooklynn