My coronary heart races on the considered what the following two weeks will deliver me.

Chapter 6

Drew

“What do you imply we will’t see her?” I bark on the physician. “We’re her household. She wants us greater than ever. We can assist.”

The physician ushers me and Harper’s dad and mom right into a facet room. I don’t know if he thinks this can cease me from inflicting a scene, however I’m not leaving right here with out seeing my spouse.

“I do know that is onerous. In these conditions, the household all the time attracts the quick straw. You’re on the surface. You’re feeling such as you’ve failed your beloved. That’s all regular…”

“None of that is regular,” I snap.

“Harper doesn’t wish to see anybody. Nevertheless, that apart, we advise households to provide us these two weeks to hold out our analysis. To permit us to begin any medicine and therapies and see the place we will go from right here.”

“So, we will’t see our daughter for 2 weeks?” sobs Harper’s mum.

“Two weeks is what we’ve got in place, but it surely relies upon if Harper desires to see anybody on the finish of that two weeks. We will’t drive her to see anybody.”

“That is bullshit. My spouse is right here as a result of she felt like she had no different approach out. Certainly, being caught in right here will solely be detrimental for her.”

“She isn’t a prisoner, Drew. We now have widespread rooms right here. We now have gardens, and totally different rooms for arts and crafts, puzzles and video games. She is just not alone. Please, you will need to belief us. We all know what we’re doing.”

“And do you consider she’ll wish to see us on the finish of the 2 weeks?” asks Harper’s dad.

“In my expertise, I very not often come throughout a affected person who doesn’t wish to see their household on the finish of the 2 weeks. We’ll work carefully with Harper, and our intention is to get her to a spot the place she will probably be secure to come back dwelling. Proper now, the surface world isn’t secure for her. She did this as soon as, and he or she may do it once more.”

The considered Harper making an attempt this once more and succeeding makes my blood run chilly. I can’t lose her.

“Can we name? Communicate to her on the cellphone?”

“If she desires to talk to you, we’ve got telephones. You possibly can name me or the nurses for every day updates. I’d desire to provide a weekly replace as a result of typically every day updates don’t give a superb image and also you’ll really feel like we’re getting nowhere.”

“It looks like we’ve already misplaced her,” I say and switch to look out the window.

“She’ll come again to us, son. We simply must be affected person.”

“As soon as we’ve finished the preliminary evaluation, we will do household classes that will help you all get by means of this as a result of it isn’t simply affecting Harper. It’s affecting you all equally.”

I stay looking the window. Tears fall down my cheeks and I allow them to. There’s no level making an attempt to be sturdy now as a result of nobody goes to be round to see me crumble.

“Simply deliver our little lady dwelling to us, Physician.”

“I’ll do my finest.”

And I assume that’s all anybody can ask proper now. We may very well be dealing with a very totally different situation if Harper had succeeded in taking her personal life. I’ll not be capable to see her, however she’s alive. She’s nonetheless with us. I’ll get to see her once more. That may be a promise I’ll maintain.

Chapter 7

Two weeks later

Drew

Two weeks with out Harper has been horrendous. Day-after-day, I despatched her a textual content message to let her know the way a lot I like and miss her. I do know she doesn’t have her cell phone together with her proper now, however when she is effectively sufficient to have it, then she’s going to see that I haven’t forgotten about her. She is the very first thing I consider each morning. The chilly facet of her mattress sends ice by means of my veins, and he or she’s the very last thing I consider once I shut my eyes at evening, if I can shut off sufficient to sleep. The entire state of affairs from dropping our daughter to now has been horrific. I really feel like I am dwelling by means of a nightmare that I can’t get up from, solely that is my actuality. I will need to have been a foul bastard in a previous life to be struggling like this now.

The doorbell ringing makes me climb away from bed. I may fairly gladly simply lie right here and wallow in self-pity, however my household and mates received’t enable me to sink to the underside of the ocean.

I throw open the door and my mum and brother are standing there. My mum has a tray of espresso cups, and my brother has what I presume is a field of meals. They’ve come bearing presents. I need to admit, if it wasn’t for my mum and Derren, then I might have dehydrated or starved to demise as a result of I’m in no temper for cooking and taking care of myself.

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