Numb (a pierce the veil fanfiction)

Chapter Eight

Danielle

As if my life wasn't pathetic enough, the episode I had while they were taking the innocent life inside of me created an obstruction in something inside me. An emergency surgery had to happen, the details are still kind of limited to my mind, because all I could think about when my eyes opened was if my father's kid was not inside of me anymore.

As I lay here, I stared blankly at the ceiling wishing that I wasn't here right now. I say that in a way that I think you understand without me having to physically say it. It's very draining to me to think about the way my life will no longer exist, but I know when I do make it happen, it is going to be the most peaceful day of my life. I have been through too much to make my last day in this hell be like the rest.

A shadow coming into the light in my doorway caused me to pause my music and pluck out my ear piece.

"Vic?" I questioned, but my heart went into a slow panic. How did he know I was here? Does he know? Although I was very paranoid i'm sure it was pretty irrational that he would know what was actually going on.

"Uhm, I was visiting my aunt. She's a little elderly, she tripped and just has a bad skid burn on her arm. Nothing major. I happen to see you sitting here." He took a seat beside my bed, at his own will and started to ask questions that I wasn't too found of answering.

"What are you doing here?"

"Had to pass a kidney stone, nothing major." He nodded his head and made a 'interesting' face.

"So what does "mystery girl" listen to in her off days?" He questioned walking to my bed clicking the eject button on the radio the hospital lent me. I was confused on why he thought he could just touch other people's stuff without asking, but I didn't mind the company if we're being honest.

He opened it to find the disk that was put into my locker from the "secret" person.? By the way his eyes widened and got intrigued, his expression gave himself away.

"Yeah I found this in my locker. I don't know why someone would put it in there, to me the music is too played out." I joked shrugging my shoulders. He looked to me a little odd.

"Well with music I say you give people a chance maybe listen to the next song before you determine-."

"Vic stop with the facade I know your voice. Why'd you give this to me? Well..not to sound like a prude because quite frankly it helps me sleep at night, I was just wondering."

"Well, you were interested. I pursued."

He grabbed everything he came in here with and signaled a goodbye with his fingers. "Sleep well." He walked out leaving me with the melody that helped me get through so much of today.

My nose scrunched up at the smell of cologne lingering through the room. The smell giving me a headache that was unwanted. I'll be discharged and ready for a three day bed rest tomorrow. Though the surgery was immediate it was also microscopic, so no staples or anything that was pose too much of a risk. I should be good and ready for school in the next three days.

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"Honey,  I'm speechless. The world has shown you no sign of good. " Priscilla said driving me home from the hospital in her night gown. "Don't worry all that is about to change."

She puffed on her cigarette blowing it out the window. Priscilla was kind, just strict. She was also a little over baring at sometimes, but I'm not sure how I can say that, when she took me in as soon as she was asked.

I was a little groggy , still waiting for the medicine to wear off that I was given at the hospital. I was restless so they assumed I was in pain which I wasn't going to protest. I had no nightmares that night, no wetting the bed incidents, it was great!

"So how's school? Treating you right?"

"Yeah it's so big it's hard for people to even notice you."

"Well that's good. Ooh," She said the last part a bit excitedly making me jump in my skin. "In about two weeks I'll pay you too watch my house while I'm away, it'll only be for a week. But I can't miss my annual boogie dancing down in New Orleans. Then of course if you don't want to I have someone who usually comes and does the house sitting, it's no biggie." 

"No ill do it, and you don't have to pay me. You've done way more than rough. Thank you though."

"Honey, I needed the company. You're doing me a favor."