I continued to stare at him in the hospital doorway as my eyes grew watery. He made his way over to me with a fake worried expression on his face. His footsteps loud echoing off the walls. He hugged me. The bastard had the nerves to hug me.

"Oh my god! Are you okay? Oh, my little baby!" James said it like he meant it. It hurt, him acting like that made it seem so real. I was in too much shock that of course me being my dumb self I push him off me with one hand and panicked breathing heavily now, my tears threatening to fall. He had the decency to show up drunk off his ass and act worried about me.

Laura looked to me than James than me before walking in front of James gently moving towards to door.

"Excuse me sir but is it okay if I ask you to please leave the room?" Laura questioned moving quietly towards him, holding an emergency button just in case. Smart I, thought to myself. Before any of us knew it James had pushed Laura to the ground glaring at her, the button sliding on the tile.

"I'll do whatever the hell I want! She's MY daughter after all!" James glared at Laura, she looked terrified. Quickly coming back to earth she reached behind her and pressed the button. Soon we saw two doctors enter the room along with a few other people. By the time they came James was sitting in a green leather chair. Three people rushed over to me asking if I was okay while two others helped Laura.

"Laura is everything alright?" A female doctor said reaching her hand for Laura to take. I read her name on her shirt, it said 'Clare'.

"Wha...Oh, Y-Yes! Yes, everything i-s fine..." Laura trembled her voice a little shaking. She looked at me with so much sorrow in her eyes. Why? I looked away from her, why didn't she tell them? I saw James smirk from the corner of my eye, all the people left except for two, Clare and another doctor.

I tried to move my hair from over my eye but when I lifted my arm, it was restrained. I glared at it. When Laura was off the floor she darted in front of me. One of the doctors had a concern look in her eyes when she saw my bandaged arms and restrains eyeing them. I glared, even more, looking in the opposite direction. Laura walked over to me and slowly unbuckled the restraints. What the hell is she doing?

I smiled at her a real smile not my fake one my real one. The doctors look at me and Laura with shock there mouths gaping. One rushed over to put them back on but Laura pushed him back gently stopping him with a small smile.

"I'm sorry, I'm afraid I can't let you do that."

"Laura, if you do not move right now I'm going to have to have you ex-cused." The male doctor spoke, his hands resting behind his back. He had black hair and brown eyes with glass-es that hung low on his nose and a small stubble on his chin. With an accent, I couldn't put a name to. I think it was Irish?

"Myles, please, trust me on this one." The doctor grumbled incoherent words under his breath before shaking his head.

"I'm sorry, Laura."

He lightly moved Laura out of his way, he didn't shove her but Laura stumbled a little. I looked up to see the doctor, or Myles, I think his name was getting the restraints ready. He reached for my arm but I jump up off of the bed landing painfully on the floor, not caring if I got hurt. Not in the right mindset I cover my face with my bandaged and bruised arms whimpering.

Myles looks at me confusion flooding over him. James was behind him, suddenly in the doorway, smirking enjoying the fear and pain he caused. Myles looked at James, immediately changed his look to confusion and pitiful as well giving a small shrug.

"Come on now. Why are you coverin' ye face lass?" Myles said, accent strong.

"I-I-" I froze. I was lost for words. In other words, I was fucking terrified out of my mind! I knew that if I spilled out James secret he would be taken to jail and would want revenge and I would be an orphan. That was one more thing I didn't want to worry about. I looked at James, he glared at me I could tell he was going to kill me when I got home. I sighed my lip trembling.

"It was n-nothing I-I'm okay!"I said stuttering attempting to fake a smile. He sadly didn't buy it,

"Miss, what's wrong? You know you can tell us where doctors, we're here to help. Even if that means you have to be restrained." Myles said calmly kneeling down by me on the floor.

"I wish I-I could," I whispered not sure if Myles or James heard me. I could hear my voice crack yet again tears threatening to fall from my eyes. Pathetic was the word that came to mind.

"Darlin', can you say that a little louder, I didn't quite hear ye." Myles moved closer putting his hand on my right shoulder blade. I flinch as pain fills my shoulder. I clench, my jaw shut sucking in air between my teeth. I hugged my knees ignoring the world around me wishing it would swallow me hole.

"Whoa, are you okay?" Myles says slightly taken aback. I hover away backing into the corner of the hospital wall whispering to myself.

'He's not like James he's different, he's not like James, he's not like James, he's not like James..." I silently whisper trying to convince myself not all people were evil but that didn't work. I rock back and forth hugging my knees crying. Look at how pathetic you are, you're a disgrace. No wonder James beats you and the kids bully you. Just end it.

"What happened to you..." I heard Myles whisper to himself slowly getting up off the floor.

"Laura," Myles called her over moving his head towards me.

"yes?" Laura said walking over.

I heard them whisper but couldn't care less what they were saying.

"Yes, sir." Laura nodded walking out of the room closing the door behind her.

"Rose," Myles said looking at me I glance up with tear stained cheeks.

"Why do you do it." Myles' voice came out in a near whisper running his hand through his hair, letting it fall over his eyes.

"D-Do what?" I stutter i knew what he meant I just wanted to know before I say anything I might regret. You know in case he says something different.

"Why do you cut? I just want to know why. You don't have to tell me if you don't want to." His eyes were blank as he stared at me. didn't know how to answer so I slowly got up and laid on the bed. Myles sighed and turned around looking at a bored writing something. Heh I'm a burden, aren't I?I asked myself I sighed and took one last look at the room seeing Myles busy with whatever he was doing.

I took my chance and ran, I jumped off the bed swinging the door open before darting down the hall. I could hear Myles yelling and footsteps, I ignored him looking for an exit. I turn down a hall to see a door with a big red sign above it that reads 'FIRE EXIT'. Bingo I thought.

I run to the exit opening the door and running out the hospital, what I like about this hospital is it is right by a forest. I hear the sirens but continued into the woods, the sky covered with dark clouds.

I climb into a tree panting trying to catch my breath. I hear crunching leaves and yelling, I cover my mouth so my breathing isn't loud.

"Where is she?!" A dark voice booms kicking a nearby tree, the birds flying away. I recognized the voice as James and starte to panic.

'No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no!' I say over and over in my head shaking it.

I look around me in hope he didn't see me. No one was there I sighed leaning back on the tree. I can still hear the sirens in the distance but they got closer. I didn't move I just closed my eye blocking every noise out. I soon fell back into a sleepless slumber.

God this chapter sucks, whatever. I might fix something's here and there but other than that I'll leave it the way it is.