Demi's POV
"Demi, surgery in five hours" The nurse said before leaving my room. Ariel sat in the chair and played with her fingers. "Ariel shouldn't you be in school" "I stopped going" "You know that means you HAVE to go to summer school and you might get held back. I don't want that to happen. Why don't you go to school today? I can tell Marissa to pick you up" "No" "Why not?" "Because you're having surgery! Why would I go to school when theres a chance of you dying!" "Ariel.." "No" She crosses her arms over her chest. "I'm not going to die.." "The doctors even said it mom!" She burst into tears and ran out of the room. Good job Demi.
I slowly get out of the bed. I haven't walked in so long, my legs are tired and weak. I open the door and I hear sobbing. "Ariel" I kneel down next to her. "You're supposed to be in bed" She cries. "Yeah but I care about you too much. So come on" I helped her stand up and back into the room. "I don't want you to die" She holds onto me as I lay back in my bed. "I'm not going to die" I say again and rub her back. "But what if you do" "If I do..." I start then continue. "If I do die I want.. I need you to be strong. I want you to stay strong for me. I want you to throw away the rest of your razors. I want you to finish your meals. I want you to be very strong because i'll be watching you ok? I don't want you to be sad, it breaks my heart. I know you'll be sad and it's ok to feel emotions just don't take it out on your body.. Can you promise me that?" She nodded and buried her face in my shoulder. "I'll s-stay strong for you" She whimpered. "Good" I kiss the top of her head and she starts sobbing again. "It's ok baby.. We don't have to worry about any of that because i'm not going to die" "I love you" She says and takes a deep breath, trying to control her breathing. "I love you too. You're so beautiful, you know that right?" She nods and smiles. "I look just like you" My face heats up and she relaxes her body. "Get some sleep ok?" "Ok mom" She sighs and closes her eyes. "Mom?" "Yeah?" "Can you promise me something?" "Anything" "If you live.. Promise me you won't cut anymore" My eyes widened and she looked me in the eyes. "I've noticed new cuts mom.." "I promise.. I'm sorry" I apologize and she kisses my cheek. "Thank you" I suddenly feel guilty and stupid.
Ariel's POV
"Ariel you need to come with us" I look at my mom as they try to pull me off of my mom. "Sweetie i'll be fine. I promise. Go with them and i'll talk to you later. But if anything does happen I want you to know that I love you so fucking much. I'd do anything for you and i'm so sorry for everything i've done that's hurt you. I love you baby girl" Her voice cracked and she wrapped her arms around me. I sob in her shoulder. "I love you too" "I'll be alright. Go now" She kissed the side of my mouth before they pulled me off. They let me have another minute with her. "Your dad should be here soon" I looked at the ground and she hugged me one last time. "Promise you won't hurt yourself" She whispered in my ear. I pulled away and smiled. "I promise" "I love you. Now I have to go. I'll be fine" "I love you too" I went out to the waiting room as they took her into a weird room with machines.
"Hi" I didn't even bother looking up at my dad. I don't know whether to be mad at him or not. To be honest I want him and my mom to get divorced. I didn't before but he is such a dick and right now I wouldn't care if I ever saw him again. "She already went in huh" I just nod and look at the ground. He doesn't know i'm cry, the tears are visibly rolling down my face. I guess he doesn't care enough to notice? "Oh" "Why are you here?" "What?" He snaps. I look at him. "Do you even care?" "Of course I care!" "You don't do a good job at showing it. I've seen the way you treat her! This is all just an act isn't it? I can't even remember the last time you've told her you love her and meant it! If I ever see you lay a hand on her again your ass is gone. I don't even want you here" "You have no right to talk to me like that!" An old couple has been staring at us ever since I started yelling. But when he raised his hand to smack me the old man stood up and grabbed his arm. "Don't you dare" "Shut up old man this is none of your business! She's my daughter and I can hit her if she needs disciplined" The old man growled and let go of him. "Lay a hand on her and i'll call the cops" I silently thank him because if he hit me I would call them myself. He sat back down and my dad got in my face. "Listen here you little brat. If you tell your mom about this conversation your ass is mine got it?" "You're a dick" My voice cracked. "She doesn't even love you" "We'll see about that" He smirked. "I hate you" I sob and push him away. "I hate you so much!" I scream and a nurse runs over to me. My body starts shaking uncontrollably and my dad looks scared but he looks like he's enjoying my pain? "Sweetie you need to calm down. Stay strong for your mom ok? When she wakes up I can tell her about this so you won't get in trouble" She whispers in my ear and I nod before sobbing loudly. I look over to a kid and he's recording this. Great. "I n-need a-air" I gasp and she helps me up and takes me to a room where she puts a oxygen mask over my face. "Breathe in, breathe out" "That kids gonna put that online and my mom's going to see everything" "Do you not want her to?" "Yes but my dad or whatever he is out there is going to do something and get her on his side" "No he won't" I ignored her. I know he will. He always does and my mom will hate me. "Lets get you back out there" "Is my mom going to die?" "There's a 50% chance.. Probably not" "Ok" I say plainly. We walk back out and he's standing there with a stupid look on his face. "Can you breathe now?" He smirks and I shake my head and let it fall back as more tears roll down my cheeks. I suddenly got angry at everything and I felt like I was going to explode. I need my mom. She's the only one who can keep me calm. "Do you not talk to your lesbian friend Nicole anymore?" "That's none of your business" "Fuck it isn't" He sneers. "Stop!" I scream. He looks taken aback. "Just stop ok? Would you like it better if I just fucking killed myself! You hate me that fucking much" His face showed horror but I didn't pay attention to it. I ran down the hall and locked myself in an empty room. "No!" A women's voice screamed then I heard my dad's. I hate everyone. I hate everything. I grab a empty singe and put it to my arm.
'Promise me'
'I love you so much baby girl'
'I want you to stay strong for me'
'"Baby!" I jump when I hear her voice and I see her half shaved head run toward me. "Mommy!" I scream and I jump on her. She falls over but she doesn't seem to care.'
'"Dammit Ariel why do we always have to fight?!" "You passed out" I stare blankly at her. She looks shocked. I starts crying. "Why do you hate me?" I choke out and wrap my arms around my body. "What are you talking about?" She asks softly. "Y-You h-hate me" "Come here Ariel" She opens her arms for me and I run to her quickly. "I'm sorry!" "It's ok Ariel... Don't cry baby. I promise everything will be ok" "B-But dad l-left" "And he's coming back. Everything's ok" I rested my head on her shoulder. "I love you" "I love you too"'
'"I just wanna be happy" I whimper and her face breaks. She starts sobbing. "I'm doing m-my best baby. Please believe me. I'm t-trying to h-help" I scoot over and pull her on the bed with me. She wraps her arms around me and continues sobbing. "Mom..." I whisper and she looks at me. "I love you. I'm sorry" "I love you too sweetie... I really do" "I know mom..."'
'"Are you ok?" "Yeah, I am.." She rubs my back and plays with the end of my long, dark hair. "Are you?" I pull away and look her in the eye. "Y-" She stops herself. "No.." I'm surprised she didn't lie. But i'm happy she didn't. "I really miss him" She pouted. Great, now I don't know what to say... Why'd I even ask? I just sit there staring at her and she starts laughing. "What?" I pout. "Ariel, it's ok" She giggles. "I love you" I lay my head on her shoulder. "I love you too sweetie..."'
'"Hi baby. I'm sorry you couldn't come earlier. I've been asking for you but they kept saying no" She helped me on the bed. "A-Are you o-ok?" She sighs. "We don't know yet baby girl" "I w-was s-scared" "I know.." She ran her fingers through my ratted hair. "I love you" She whispers. "I l-love you too" I bury my face in her neck.'
'"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"'
"Please come" "I will momma" I whisper and I sniff. "I love you" "You do?" "Of course I do baby. I was mad, upset, I was blaming you because I let Samantha get into my head. I'm so sorry sweetie.." "I love you too"
"If I do die I want.. I need you to be strong. I want you to stay strong for me. I want you to throw away the rest of your razors. I want you to finish your meals. I want you to be very strong because i'll be watching you ok? I don't want you to be sad, it breaks my heart. I know you'll be sad and it's ok to feel emotions just don't take it out on your body.. Can you promise me that?"
"I promise"
