Ashton.
I was having a normal day, just one filled with worry for my baby.
I prayed that those fuckers would leave her alone.
I prayed that she would have someone to help her through this.
A little after lunch, I felt my phone vibrate.
I stepped out of the OR, since I was observing a surgery.
I scrubbed out which took several moments before I was able to read them
I saw Ivory's name and I felt my heart skip.
Please be good news.
And at the news- my heart broke.
And I never ran faster.
I found the first guy I could- which was Calum.
We ran outside- seeing the income of ambulances pulling out bleeding kids.
We got in the first empty, making him take us.
We stood outside of the school- and I found the first police officer I could.
"I'm a trauma surgeon and my daughter is in that school- I can help, let me in."
"We are in contact with the hostages and the shooter- we can't make any moves until we know he's injuring more."
This was bullshit.
I yelled at everyone, I cried, I grabbed the fucking chief of the police telling him that I deserved some fucking answers- and I finally got them.
"The hostages are and elementary student and Ivory Irwin, the shooter is Dylan Burke, they seem to be safe for now"
I fell to my knees.
"Ivory is my ducking daughter- get her out of there right now- give him what he wants, does he want money?! He can have all my fucking money just get my baby out-" the door swung open, a kid came running out.
Calum scooped the kid up, running him to a paramedic.
I watched this kid hold a gun to my baby girls head- holding her in a choke hold as her anxiety got the best of her.
I fell to my knees- everyone dead silent as we watched them talk- no one could hear a world.
Soon my baby was put on her knees- and if it wasn't for the police next to me- holding all of my body weight back, I would be up to him.
I would've tackled him.
I would've hurt him to where he couldn't hurt my baby.
I sobbed- begging him as loud as I could.
They acted as if they couldn't even hear me.
He moved the gun for a split second- and they took that chance.
But with the one shot, I heard another.
I watched him fall and I watched my baby almost fall forward in a scream- the chief picking her up immediately.
I ran to him, taking her- running with her as fast as I could.
I listened to her screams and I spoke to her- not even sure what I was responding to.
Calum and I went straight to work.
I cut her shirt, immediately grabbing gauze to stop the bleeding.
"Ashton- gloves, you're not even supposed to touch her." He reminded me as I got more and more of her blood on my hands.
I wasn't supposed to use medical treatment on my own family
But they can kiss my ass.
I got an oxygen mask over her mouth as Calum got morphine into her system- her I held her head, making her panicked eyes focus to me.
"Don't let me die" she cried out.
"You're not dying."
I was sure of that.
As soon as the ambulance stopped- Calum and I ran her inside.
We got her into a trauma room.
"We need to get this bullet out." Calum spoke as we moved her to a solid bed.
Nurses helped hook her up to monitors, and I focused on her shoulder.
"You're going to be in a lot of pain and I'm so sorry baby" I spoke, grabbing the gauze to pull them out.
"Whatever you do- don't close your fucking eyes."
I got a nod from her, and I saw a nurse grab her hand, giving her something to bite.
I pulled the gauze out, Calum handing me a local anesthetic, which made me quite joy numb it, which wouldn't do much justice
Calum and I glanced to each other.
"Do you want me to do it?" He questioned.
I nodded no
I was getting this bullet out of her.
She screamed in pain as I basically dug in her shoulder- searching for this damn bullet.
And soon I saw it.
I almost jerked it out- immediately covering the area, stopping the bleeding.
"Get an oxygen mask on her and get her blood- O negative." I spat.
"I need a cleansing and stitch kit."
"This is going to burn like a fucked baby." I spoke, kissing her head
Ashton held a rag under her arm to catch the water that fell.
I cleaned her arm- I rinsed the blood out, feeling more than horrible for causing the reason that my baby was screaming and crying.
I mumbled her again once I was sure it was clean, and I gave her a second before I started the stitches.
She was covered in blood, some of which wasn't even hers.
I took the mask off of her- seeing that she was breathing okay.
"Talk to me baby" I spoke.
"I can't feel my fingers" she sobbed- and I felt a pure moment of panic
"Ashton- she's numb." Calum spoke quickly and I stood, searching for a needle.
I couldn't breathe almost.
"Ashton." Calum spoke sterner than ever, fully grabbing my shoulders.
I gasped for air.
"Sit down and hold your daughter- she doesn't need you as a doctor anymore, she needs you as a fucking dad."
"Calum I can't-" "you either sit in the bed with her or I'll get you kicked out, I'm not bluffing Ashton, you're stressing her out and you and I both know that, that's not what she needs."
He was more than right
I got in the bed with her, and I held my baby.
"Thank you god"
