The Gift- Complete

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Mason pov

Lydia had to stay in hospital for 2 more days after she woke up since she wasn't very well at all. She was having dizzy spells which still happens but not as often. And she struggled to walk at first which the doctor said was nothing to worry about. Lyd has to take it slow now but she's slowly getting better. We havnt spoken about why she tried to kill herself. Dad brought it up once but the conversation was quickly shut down

Lydia was finally coming home now. She was unconscious for 3 days before waking up so it has been a long week for us all. Dad has hardly slept with worry and I have been trying to stay awake so that when Lydia woke up she wouldn't be alone. But now we didn't need to worry because it was all over. We could work our way towards being happy and pleased with our lives

"That's it. Take it easy" dad said as he held Lydia up. We were walking her to the sofa now we are finally home. He was supporting her as she walked slowly since she was still having dizzy spells

"Daddy I'm fine. See, I'm ok" she said as they reached the sofa. I was standing by the door watching my family. All the family were here since we were having a family meeting about Lydia. We needed her to understand that it needs to be talked about. Otherwise we can't help her

"Lydia honey, we are all here because we want to talk with you" John said as he sat next to her

"If its about what I think it's about then i don't want to talk about it" she said trying to stand up and walk away but just falling back down on the sofa

"Why did you do it?" Tommy asked her. It was silent for a few minutes until he repeated the question

"I was scared" she muttered quietly

"Lyd, we could've helped you. If you had just told us how you felt-" finn started but she cut him off

"Well it's too late now. What's done is done so can we just move past it? I'm fine so there's no need to talk about it"

"You are not fine. You just tried to fucking-" dad started but had to stop so he didn't cry

"We are just worried about you" he finished

"Well you don't need to worry. Can you just relax" Lydia said clearly getting annoyed

"NO I CANT FUCKING RELAX AFTER MY DAUGHTER JUST TRIED TO FUCKING KILL HERSELF. WE ARE YOUR FAMILY AND WE THOUGHT YOU WERE GOING TO FUCKING DIE. JUST A FEW DAYS AGO I WAS BEING TOLD YOU WOULDN'T LAST THE NIGHT SO DONT SIT THERE AND TELL ME TO FUCKING RELAX" Dad screamed at her. She flinched back at his sudden yelling as tears sprung to her eyes

Ada pov

"DON'T FUCKING YELL AT HER" Mason screamed pushing him

"IM HER FATHER I CAN YELL AT HER ALL I WANT TO" Arthur yelled back. Lydia was now bawling her eyes out. I sat next to her and held her as she sobbed at the yelling

"YOU'RE SCARING HER" John yelled now getting involved

"I AM YOUR FATHER AND YOU WONT RAISE YOUR FUCKING VOICE AT ME" Arthur screamed at Mason, completely ignoring John and his daughter

"YOU'RE NOT OUR REAL DAD" Mason yelled. Everything went quiet. All the yelling stopped as my eldest brother and his son stood both with tears in their eyes

"Is that what you think of me ay?" Arthur asked quietly. Lydia sniffed back her tears as I stroked her hair to calm her

"You just adopted us because you felt bad for us. But you aren't our dad" Mason said

"You can say whatever you like. But I will always be your dad and sooner or later you'll see me as such" Mason stormed up to his room and Arthur went to get more whiskey. The silence was broken by Lydia's cries as I rocked her against my chest

"I know sweetheart. I know" I said kissing her head. It was 9 o'clock when she came home from the hospital and was 10 now

"Is it alright if i go to bed now?" She asked looking at us all

"Course luv. Come on ill help ya" finn said. He helped her stand up but before they went upstairs she said

"I am sorry for causing you all so much grief" and then she went up to bed

Arthur pov

By 11 o'clock, everyone had left and it was just me and the kids in the house once again. I hated the idea of Lydia being in a room on her own. But we had taken all precautions the hospital recommended. The bathrooms can all be unlocked from the outside now which is the maid thing. There isn't really anything sharp in Lydia's room that could cut her skin. And overall its just a watching game. Checking on her as much as possible to make sure she is well

When Lydia told me to relax I lost it. And now I felt awful for yelling at her and Mason and even worse for making her cry from fear. Not sadness. But fear. She was scared of me. I understand how my family felt now. When I tried to hang myself, I never understood why they cared so much but I suppose that's one of the reasons people try. Because they think no one cares

I went upstairs and checked masons room first since it's closest. He was lay in bed asleep. I went over and got his clothes from off the floor and put them on his chair so they wouldn't be creased in the morning

"I'm sorry dad" he said his eyes still shut

"I know you are son. I'm sorry too" I went over and kissed his head before leaving the room and going to Lydia's. She was snoring in her bed making my chuckle slightly. Her hair was everywhere to the point where i wasn't sure if i was looking at her face or the back of her head. I walked over to her bed and moved her hair to see her beautiful, peaceful, sleeping face

"Goodnight baby girl. I love you so much " I whispered kissing her forehead. I then left the room and lay down in my own bed before quickly falling asleep after being sleep deprived for many days