Ariel's POV
"She's gone" "You're lying!" I scream and push past him, down the long hallway and up a flight of stairs into my moms room. They were shocking her with paddles. They're trying to get her heart pumping again. "Mom!" I sob and fall to my knees. "Get that girl out!" A doctor screamed and a lady helped me up and out of the room. "I w-wanna see my m-mom" I sob and she sits down with me. "She's going to be fine Lauren. I promise" "How do you know my name?" I sniff then I felt stupid for asking. She laughs. "Your moms Demi Lovato. My daughters obsessed and she talks about you a lot" She smiles but I put my head in my hands. "This is all my fault" I mutter to myself but she hears. "No it's not.. It's nobody's fault. Cancer sucks.. It really does. But we're doing the best we can" I nod but I wasn't really listening. "Lauren?" I look up at the doctor and he tells me to follow him, so i do. "Is my mom alright?" "Yeah, she wants you.. She's stable but be careful with her ok?" "Ok" I run in the room. "Hey baby" She kisses my cheek. "Dad told me you were gone" She sighs. "My heart stopped for a few minutes but I wasn't gone. I'm ok" I nod in her chest. I look up and see her head wrapped in a bandage. "What happened to your head?" "I was bleeding" "Oh yeah.." "Come here" I got on the bed and she kissed the top of my head repeatedly. Usually it would bother me but I don't mind right now. "I love you..." "I love you too mom" I whisper. "How about you go home and get some rest?" "No!" I hold onto her. "Sweetie you need rest. You have school tomorrow" "But I want to stay here with you" "After school you can come back. Please.. I want you to get some sleep" "Fine" I'm about to get out of bed but she hold onto my arm. "I didn't say right now" For the first time in a while I smiled.
A lady came in the room, but it wasn't a nurse or a doctor. "Is Wilmer here?" Mom eyed her. "Who are you?" "Some whore Wilmer picked up on the streets" She rolled her eyes and shrugged. "What?" Mom growled and I got kind of scared. "He said he would be here somewhere.." "He just fucking left" I felt mom shake in my arms, she's angry. "Oh" She looked at me and shrugged. "Whose this cutie?" I roll my eyes. "Me and Wilmer's daughter" "I thought she looked like him" She smirked at me. "Your dad really wants you to come live with him" "Get out" Mom says through gritted teeth. "He really misses you" "Look. I don't know who the hell you are but do not talk to my daughter" I squeeze my moms hand. I'm not going to listen to her. Dad hit my mom, I don't want to be near him. "Oh shit" All our heads snapped towards the door. "Oh hey baby" The lady squealed and ran to him. "Um Samantha now isn't the time" He looked into my eyes but I looked away. "Look. This is probably going to be the stupidest decision i'm ever going to make but Wilmer I need you to take Ariel to Marissa's house. It only takes ten minutes to get there so she better be there in fifteen. Ariel when you get there call me off Marissa's phone, ok?" I nod. My dad sighs. "Ok" He mumbles. She leans and whispers in my ear. "If anything happens call me or Marissa as soon as possible, ok?" "Ok mom.. I love you" She smiles and hugs me. "I love you too" She kisses the top of my head and glared at Samantha. I looked at mom one more time before climbing off the bed and walking towards dad and Samantha. "Bye baby girl I love you!" "I love you too" I shoot her a smile and we all walk out of the room. My smile disappears when my dad tries grabbing my arm. I yank it from him. "Don't touch me" "Why do you hate me?" I look at him in disbelief. "Are you serious?!" "I didn't do anything to you" He balled up his fists. "No. But you hurt mom" "Who cares!" He yelled and slammed his hand on his car. I jumped back. I hope there aren't any paparazzi around. "I care" "Well it shouldn't have any affect on our relationship!" "You are so fucking stupid!" I scream and he slaps me. I put my hand on my burning cheek and look at him. "I hate you" "Get in the fucking car Ariel" "Fuck you!" I scream and try to run off my Samantha wraps her arm around my waist and throws me in the car. I have my moms number on speed dial, so I click it but she snatches it out of my hands. "Oh no you don't" "D-Dad i'm s-sorry" He glared at me through the mirror. "P-Please l-let me call m-mom! I won't tell her" "Tell her what? That I hit you because you thought you could talk back to me" "That's how conversations work" I mumble and he slams on his break, causing me to fly forward but I catch myself on the back of her seat. "I'm getting really tired of your fucking mouth Ariel!" "Just drive me to Marissa's" He stepped on it and we speeded. "Dad slow down" "Fuck you" He growls and goes faster. I take a deep breath and scoot closer to the door. There's only one thing that's on my mind that I can do right now. It may kill me, it may not. I saw another car coming and this is my chance. "Dad in front of you!" I scream, he swerves in the other cars direction and I jump out into the grass on the side of the street. A piece of metal flies at me and cuts my leg. I curse to myself and hold my leg. I cover my head and the cars explode. It suddenly gets really hot and I feel like i'm melting but I get up and limp away. My leg is almost done bleeding but it burns. I hear ambulance and police sirens coming this way and then I realize Samantha took my phone so I can't even call my mom or Marissa. Dammit, i'm stupid!
"Ariel Lovato?" "Yes" I nod at the police officer. "Both your parents are in the hospital" He tells me as if I don't know. "I know" "Is there anyone who could pick you up?" "Yes.." "Do you have her number?" "Yes" I tell him her number and he talks on the phone. I wish I could. "Yes.... Ariel.... Right now... Ok thank you, bye" "Do you know what happened? Why he crashed?" "He was speeding and ran into the car but I jumped out because I didn't want to die" I say innocently. I know I should feel bad because I probably just killed that whore and my dad but the only thing I care about right now is my mom. If anything happens to her...
"Ariel!" Marissa hugged me. "Hey Marissa" I whisper and she hugs me tighter. "Are you ok? You actually jumped out of the car?! Thank god" "Calm down. I'm fine, I promise" "We have to get you back to the hospital" "Why?" "To talk to your mom and to get your leg stitched up" I look down at my leg, it's stopped bleeding but it is a deep cut. "Ok" She takes me into her car and we drive back to the hospital.
"Oh my god Ariel!" My mom cries when she sees me. "Are you ok?!" "I'm fine mom" I smile and wipe her tears. "What happened?" She whispers and everyone leaves the room besides Marissa. "I killed them" I whisper. "What? No you didn't" "Yes I did. Dad slapped me and then he was speeding down the road. Samantha took my phone away when I tried calling you and I had to get out of there so I made dad swerve into another car and I jumped out. If I didn't I would of died" I whimpered and she hugged me. "I'm so glad you're ok" "Me too. I love you, are you mad at me?" She shakes her head. "I love you more baby girl"
