"Hey dad." I walked into my fathers hospital room, and gave him a kiss on the head. I sat down in a chair next to his bed. Ash was waiting outside the room with Neveah again.
My dad looked even worse today! His bruises were now fully black and blue, his casted arm was propped up on a arm rest, and his shattered leg was lying in font of him with a pillow under it, and some type of brace thing around the cast, probably to keep his leg from moving.
I was scared for my dad. Sure, he says he will be ok, but that's what dads are supposed to say when something bad is happening. And even if he will be ok, what about his leg? Will he ever be able to walk again? If he has to be in a wheel chair how will he get to his own bedroom in our house? I mean it's upstairs, and I'm pretty sure that a wheel chair cant magically float up stairs.
"Hey honey." he said smiling.
"How are you?" I asked.
"I'm good. Better than yesterday. Though I'm sure it doesn't look like it." he laughed.
"Nope. Not at all." I laughed.
"Is Abbey here too?"
"Um, no. I couldn't get in touch with Abbey, so my friend Ash brought me again." I said.
"Well where is he?" my dad asked.
"Um, outside the door."
"He can come inside."
"I think he wanted to give us privacy or something." I told him.
"Well I would like to meet the boy who has been so kind to drive you here late last night, and this morning." me dad said, smiling. Um... oook. I wasn't sure if Ash wanted to meet my dad, but I'm sure he wouldn't mind.
"Ok. I'll go get him." I said, getting up out of my seat, and walking over to the hospital room door. I looked out, and saw Ash sitting in the same plastic chair, he was sitting on last night. Neveah was on his lap playing patty cake. I smiled. Could he be a better brother?
"Ash?" I said. He looked up, a smile gleaming across his face, from the game he and Neveah were playing.
"Is everything ok?" he asked, worry shot across his face.
"Yeah, everything is fine. But.. Um, if you don't mind... my dad kind of... um, wants to meet you." he laughed. Wait what was so funny about that question?
"You sound so nervous." he laughed. "Of course I will meet him." I sighed, and smiled down at him. Ash got up, and placed Neveah on his hip. He followed me into my fathers hospital room.
My dad looked up when we walked into his hospital room, and smiled. A good sign.
My dad has never been the one to judge guys. Well actually there wasn't really any guys for him to judge, since I rarely ever dated guys. Especially since my mom died.
"Hello." dad said.
"Dad this is Ash," I motion towards Ash. "and his little sister Neveah." I told him. I didn't want my dad to think Neveah was like Ash's kid or something. Not that he wouldn't be a great dad or anything, because he definitely would be, but I don't think dads are really big fans of teenage parents.
"It's nice to meet you sir." Ash said, shaking my dads good hand. Neveah shyly laid her head on Ash's shoulder, and sucked on her thumb.
"It's nice to meet you too, Ash." dad said. " Hello Neveah."
Neveah waved her little hand shyly at my dad, and then stuck it back into her mouth. My dad laughed. I smiled.
"It has been very kind of you to bring my daughter here to visit me Ash. Thank you very much."
"It's no trouble at all sir." Ash looked at me, and smiled. I smiled back. It was quiet for a moment. I heard dad chuckle, and focused my attention back to him.
"So are you two, a thing now?" my dad asked, laughing. My eye brows shot up.
"Dad!" I said. He, and Ash both laughed. I looked over at Ash, who was blushing like crazy, and also blushed.
"Ok, ok I'm sorry. But if you did want to date this young man, I would be more than ok with that."
"Dad!" I said again. Oh my god this is so embarrassing!
Ash just stood off to the side, laughing nervously, and blushing.
"Ok, I'm sorry." my dad apologized. I could feel my cheeks go red hot, from embarrassment. Thankfully my dad dropped the subject.
After a while of talking with my dad, and Ash about random stuff, I decided it was time to leave.
"Dad I think we need to head out. I have homework, and school tomorrow. I promise I will come by again tomorrow though." I told him.
"Alright honey. I don't want you to feel like you have to come though. I will be fine."
"Dad, you're my father, and your in the hospital, hurt, of course I am going to come see you again tomorrow." he chuckled. I gave him a kiss on the head. "Night dad."
"Night honey."
Ash, Neveah, and I got up, and headed towards the hospital room door.
"Oh, and thank you again Ash. For everything." My dad said. Ash turned around, and smiled to my dad.
"Anytime sir."
"Call me Charles." My dad noted. Ash nodded, and smiled. Then the three of us, headed out of the hospital, and to Ash's car.