A Twist In Time Book:1

Chapter 13

 I wake up and find that I'm not at Uncle Rye and Jack's house anymore. "Dad... Papa?" I call out from my room putting a hoodie on over my t-shirt.

"Hey sweetheart, how you feeling?" Papa asks walking into my room with some ibuprofen.

"My chest and head hurts Papa." I say wincing when I stand up.

"Do you want me to check it out?" Papa asks me knowing my body was a touchy subject. I nod and pull off my hoodie and t-shirt just realizing I wasn't wearing a binder. "Where does it hurt Keeg?" Papa asks crouching and seeing all the bruises littered across my torso.

"H-here" I say pointing right where my ribs are. Papa's brow furrows and he gently presses on where I told him and I cry out pushing him away. "S-stop!" I shout starting to cry.

"We should take you to the hospital for that baby." Papa says kissing my forehead and helping me put on a large hoodie. "Let me check out that head of yours now" Papa says and feels around my head for any bumps I suppose. I start crying when he brushes over where my head hit the concrete. Papa frowns and moves his hands onto my shoulders. "I'm so sorry Keeg, we got to take you there now." I just nod and gently put the flower crown Eli gave me on my head. I look a mess and my hair is crazy with my curls everywhere. I wrap my arms around myself walking downstairs to go to the hospital with my Papa.

"Where you going monkey?" Dad asks as I pass him and Jaidan where they are watching a movie.

"Papa is t-taking me to the h-hospital." I say softly looking down.

"What's wrong?" Dad asks eyes wide and looking panicked.

"My chest really hurts and so does my head, so he w-wants to get it c-checked out." I reply and hug my dad and kiss Jaidan's head.

"You'll be okay right?" Jaidan asks looking up at me with sad eyes. I nod ruffling his hair before walking out to the car where Papa is.

"P-papa what about my b-binder?" I asks crying into his chest when the doctor says my chest is severely bruised and a couple cracked rips and I wouldn't be able to wear my binder for awhile. Papa shushes me and runs his fingers through my hair soothing me slightly.

"I will call the school and have him stay out of P.E until he is better" A nurse says handing me a cup of water and tissues. I nod and hide my face in Papa's chest. I sniffle and wipe my eyes feeling my dysphoria start to kick in again. "You've also got a nasty concussion so be extremely careful. You may feel nauseous, dizzy, severe pain in your head, and have headaches. All of which are common so we will give you medications to lower those chances." The same nurse says reading off of her clipboard.

"C-can we go home?" I ask and Papa nods. "Make sure he doesn't go to sleep for a couple of hours and have him drink lots of fluids." The doctor says handing my Papa medication for my concussion. Papa starts walking me out of the hospital and to the car. I pull out my phone and pull up Eli's contact hitting call.

"Hey Keeg, what's up?"

"I just got back from the h-hospital"

"What!? Why? Are you okay!"

"My ribs are pretty beat up so I c-can't wear my b-binder for awhile. I a-also got a c-concussion."

"That sucks, do you want to see if you can spend the weekend with us?"

"I will ask my Papa, text you if I can."

I hang up the phone and turn to my Papa who already nods smiling at me. "Thanks Papa." I say kissing his cheek before texting Eli that I got the OK. I smile and enjoy the silence on the way home. When we get back I jump out of the car and walk inside where Dad is making dinner. "We're back." I say sitting on the island stool.