Only You

Chapter 16 ~ Loss

Artemis's POV

After a long taxi ride I finally made it there. I ran through the doors of the hospital and to the front desk,

"I'm Artemis Crock, where is my mother?" the nurse looked at me with concerned eyes and told me to go to the icu waiting room. I didn't even care about taking an elevator so I ran up the steps and went into the waiting room. I seen the front desk lady look at me and then went into the back. I went up to the desk and waited. Finally the women and a doctor came back out,

"Where is my mother?" he looked down and sighed.

"Ms. Crock, something terrible as happened." I could feel tears forming in my eyes. My legs began feeling weak. I was shaking,

"W-what happened to her?" I asked with a shaky voice.

"She had multiple stab wounds and was shot once." My father. He done this, and he will pay for it. I collapsed to the ground and began to cry. They ran to me and helped me into a chair,

"Do you need us to call someone to come get you?" I nodded and gave them a number.

Wally's POV

After I got a call from the hospital I knew something was wrong. I pulled up to the doors and watched as a nurse walked Artemis out and helped her into the car. Her face was pale and her cheeks were stained with tears. I looked over at her and frowned,

"You okay?" I tucked a strand of her hair behind her ear. She didn't respond instead she just blankly looked off in front of her. I started to drive and took her back to her apartment and helped her up to it. I sat her on the couch and looked at her,

"What happened?" she looked at me before more tears started flowing down her eyes. I looked around waiting for her mom to come and greet us but she never did. How could I be so dumb? Her mom must have been the one in the hospital. I held her close and stroked her hair.

"She's gone, Wally." We laid on the couch for an hour or two. She had tired herself out. She laid asleep on my chest, I picked her up bridal style and carried her to her bed. I laid her on the bed and covered her up. I began to walk out but she grabbed my hand,

"Please stay with me.." She said softly. I nodded and smiled while laying next to her. I couldn't imagine what she was going through right now. If I lost my mom... I don't know what i'd do. It seems like that's all Artemis had. I've never seen nor heard her ever talk about her dad. I once heard her and her mom talking about this girl Jade, which i'm assuming might be her sister. But she's alone right now. I'll make sure she won't ever feel alone again.