Turn Around - An Adopted By O2L Story

Chapter 47

Connor Franta

All of a sudden it was silent. My eyes flickered over to Zoe, who passed out. I sighed, taking her out of Jc's arms and placing her on her bed.

"What are we gonna do?" Kian asked.

"Take her to the doctor." I sighed, picking up my phone. It was almost seven, so scratch that idea.

"We could take her to the hospital to get tested." Jc suggested.

"Yeah. I'm worried she's gonna wake up and freak out." I agreed, picking Zoe's body back up and leaving her room.

Kian got his car keys and all of us went to the car. Kian was in the drivers seat, Jc in the passengers, and then Zoe and me in the back. Zoe's head was resting on my shoulder as he pulled out of the driveway. It was a quiet drive and I'm sure Ricky is going to be confused when I text him and tell him what happened. He actually beat me to it a minute later with a text.

R- just got done at the adoption center
C- okay we're on our way to the hospital
R- what?!?! why?
C- Zoe passed out. She freaked out and yeah...
R- I'll meet you there. I hope she's okay.
C- yeah. see you soon.

I sighed again, resting my head against the head rest thinking of the incident that just happened.

"I'm such a bad parent." I said, breaking the silence.

"No you're not." Jc immediately replied.

"I couldn't even tell she was depressed! I've been shutting her out lately and I've been drifting away when she needed me!" I explained, now terrified the truth. She probably hates me.

"You're not a bad parent." Kian said as we pulled into the hospital parking lot. Kian parked and I picked up Zoe, carrying her inside.

"Hi, we'd like to get her tested for anxiety and depression. She freaked out really bad earlier and passed out as well so we are afraid she will wake up and freak out again." I explained.

"It's pretty slow right now so we can get her in right away. We only suggest one person going in right now though, two at the most until we know for a fact she's fine." The lady said, typing some things into the computer.

"You two can go in. I'll wait out here for Ricky." Jc said.

"No. You heard her, she hates me!" Kian exclaimed. "You go Jc."

"Kian go with Connor now." Jc sternly said.

"She doesn't hate you." I added.

"Yes she does. I bet I was the reason she freaked out." Kian said as they took Zoe into a room, us following. 

"No she doesn't. It's just a lot for a thirteen year old to take in. A lot has happened in these past few hours." I said, trying to make Kian feel better. 

"Yeah." He replied, not seeming convinced though. I heard a few noises from the bed and so I turned my head. The doctor was placing her down comfortably. 

"Once she wakes up-which should be soon-we will be able to test her." The man said. "What did you want to test her for?"

"Depression and anxiety. Anything else along those lines too I guess, like if you can find out." I answered.

"Okay. I'll go get the tests ready. I'll be back in about twenty minutes. She should be up by then." He said, walking out of the room. A few minutes later, Zoe's eyes fluttered open and I turned to look at her.

"Where am I right now?" She asked, looking around. 

"We brought you to the hospital, I'm sorry. You passed out and now they are gonna test you for anxiety." I replied, grabbing her now shaking hand. 

"Sh, it's gonna be fine. Do you want your phone?" I offered. 

"Yeah." Zoe said. I pulled it out of my pocket and handed it to her, sitting down next to Kian.

"Talk to her." I whispered. 

"No! She's gonna get mad." Kian replied in a hushed tone like me. 

"She will not, just say hi." I tried to convince him. 

"Fine." Kian answered. "Hi Zoe." Kian said, looking back down. 

"Kian." She replied, not looking up from her phone. 

"Told you." Kian mouthed, pulling out his phone as tears watered his eyes. Man he's really upset about this. My thoughts were interrupted with a buzz. The text was from Zoe. 

Z- I FORGOT ABOUT MY COLLAB TODAY WITH TYLER
C- Oh. Maybe in a few days you can?
Z- Yeah, he's gonna be here one more week.
C- Good. So I have a question. 
Z- What?
C- Are you mad at Kian?
Z- I'll never forgive him.
C- Why?
Z- He told you. I'm sorry but I wanted to tell you on my own.
C- Kian told me you didn't want me to know. Zoe I need to know about things like this, I'm your dad. Kian did the right thing by telling me, he didn't care if you would be mad at him the rest of your life if it meant saving you from harming yourself.
Z- I guess I have been a bitch....

"Kian." Zoe called out quietly. Kian looked up at her, trying to hide his red eyes. She started tearing up when she saw Kian. 

"Come here." Zoe whispered, holding her arms out for Kian. Kian got up and wrapped Zoe in his arms, both of them starting to cry. 

"I'm so sorry." Zoe sobbed into Kian's shoulder. "I forgive you and you were just trying to watch out for me and you didn't want me to do this to myself and I'm sorry." 

"It's okay. I love you so much Zoe, you are my little sister. I don't want to see you hurting and I don't want to see you harming yourself like that. We all love you so much Zoe, fuck Hayes and Eva, they aren't very important people in your life as of now. Only care for the people who love you. Connor, Ricky, Jc, me and so many other people love you. All three Tyler's stuck up for you along with Jenn and Andrea and Troye and so many other people. We are the ones that matter in your life, we all love you and support you and we don't want to see you like this. Live for the present, don't live in the past. We can't change back time, but we have to make the most of it. I love you." Kian said, making Zoe smile and look at him. 

"You're right." She said, wiping her tears. "Thank you so much Kian, you've done so much for me. Are Ricky and Jc here?" 

"Yeah, they're out in the waiting room." I replied. 

"Can you bring them in here? I need to give them all a big hug. You too Franta, get over here." Zoe joked, holding her arms out. Kian moved out of the way and I hugged her, smiling. She seemed so much better just by what Kian said. They've always had this special bond-like a brother/sister bond. It's nice. 

"Let me find out if I can get Ricky and Jc in here. Oh and the doctor should be in here in a few minutes." I replied. 

"Thanks Connor." Zoe said. "For everything."

"No problem. I love you." I answered as I walked out of the hospital room.