Spare Me

7. Knives & Kisses

"This book so sad!" Ethan said once we finished our chapter for the day.

"Yeah I'm pretty sure Shakespeare needed a therapist,"

Ethan snorted and I heard dad growl in the kitchen. Ethen leaned in a bit.

"You dad has not stopped watching me since I got here,' he whispered.

I smiled.

"Yeah well-"

"Onyx!" my dad called

"Yeah, dad?"

"It's time for your p-i-l-l,"

I stood up.

"Dad Ethan can spell, and it's fine he knows,"

I went over to dad,

'Everything?" he asked worriedly.

I looked over at Ethan.

"No, not everything,"

I went upstairs, and grabbed my pills and went back downstairs. Dad screamed. I ran into the kitchen.

"DAD?" I yelled

Ethan was next to my dad.

"What happened,"

Ethan shook his head, he looked at me like he'd seen a ghost. I looked back to dad, he was clutching his side. I moved his hands. He had a knife in his side.

I grabbed a towel and the phone, with one hand I put pressure on his wound and with the other, i called 911.

"911 what's your emergency?" a woman asked.

"My father has a knife his side and he is bleeding out."

"We're sending an absence what the address?"

"750 Rose-lane,"

"Ok, we're on our way,"

With that, she hung up and I set the phone down and put more pressure on his wound.

"Daddy?" I heard Ash start to walk into the kitchen.

I looked over to Ethan, but he was getting up already.

"Ash let's go into the other room,"

"But i-" Ash started to protest.

"Ash go with Ethan ok listen and stay with him," I yelled

Once they left I turned back to dad.

"Alright daddy I need you to stay awake, please dad,"

I heard the ambulance outside and the doors opened. I heard Ethan give them instructions. They came in and so did Ethan.

"Come on onyx, let them in," Ethan took me by the arms. I turned into him and let him lead me away. When I saw Ash I picked him up. I saw the medics take dad into a balance. One approached us.

"There is room for one on the ambulance,"

I get ash down and looked down at him.

"Ash go with the nice people ok? Go with dad,"

He nodded his head and followed the medic. I turned to Ethan.

"What happened?" I asked

"I don't- I can't," he shook his head.

"Ethan, my father was just carried off to the hospital, what happened?"

"The knife flew off the table."

I looked at him.i didn't know what to think. Ethan has no reason to lie to me, but knives don't just fly across the room.

"Ok, but if the police ask he walked into it by accident,"

"You believe me?" he looked at me so confused.

"You have no reason to lie to me so,"

"You want a ride to the hospital?"

"Thanks,'

When I got to the hospital a nurse was next to ash.

"Thanks for watching him,' i said picking up a sleepy ash.

She smiled and took Ethan for questioning.

I found dad's room, he was sleeping after surgery. A hand touched my shoulder. A man, a doctor I think stood behind me.

"Are you onyx?" he asked

"Yes," I answered setting ash into one of the overstuffed chairs.

"We need you to give blood for your father,"

I nodded my head. I was lead to a room and they rolled up my sleeve. It didn't surprise me I knew Billy and me were a rare blood type.

"Do you mind if I have my friend with me I'm deathly afraid of needles," I asked the doctor. He nodded and went out and found Ethan.

"Hey, they said you wanted me?"

"Yeah they have to draw blood for my dad, I'm just ah,"

"You're afraid of needles?" he finished

"Yeah,"

I jumped when they swiped a cotton ball over the crease between my forearm and upper arm.

"Jeez onyx calms down," Ethan said, I noticed that I was squeezing his hand.

"They haven't even put the needle in yet,"

"Sorry,"

I winced as he put the needle in. A man with a police badge walked up to us.

"Hi I just need to ask some questions,"

I nodded my head.

"Just you, your brother and father live in the house?"

"Yes," I winced, damn how much blood did they need?

"And your mother?"

I looked at her, everyone knew about the fire. She must have just moved here.

"She died seven years ago, fire," I swallowed trying to get rid of a lump in my throat. He gave me an apologetic smile.

"And, Billy he's not your real father,"

I gave him a glare.

"He's not my biological father, he raised me and has taken care of me. He is my real father,"

I squirmed as the needle was pulled out of my arm.

"Of course," he closed her folder and followed her boss out.

I let go of Ethan's hand. I looked at his hand and I could very clearly see my fingerprints and smudges off my father blood.

"Sorry," I mumbled.

"It's fine," he reassured.

"How does a knife fly across the room?" I asked shaking my head

"I don't know," he said looking at me.

"Thank you for staying, most people would just leave,"

"Why would I leave? You are my partner and friend."

" I guess that's why it seems weird I've never had a friend, besides Ash,"

Ethan took my hand.

"I won't leave onyx," I turned my head so I could see him.

"Why?"

We kind just stared at each other for a minute, then I felt Ethan's lips on mine. I rested my forehead on his.

"That's why," he whispered