Roger stared lovingly at the sight of his only daughter fast asleep on his bed. "Baby", he said warmly in an attempt of waking here. He saw her stir a little before snuggling back into the covers.
He chuckled, typical Melody. "Come on baby girl, time to wake up."
A tiny groan escaped her body, and big green orbs stared back at him, her dirty blonde curls sprawled over the pillow. "Daddy, I'm tired."
"I know honey, but you slept all morning. You have to eat something." In the past few days, Melody has been sleeping in a lot, which worried Roger. The other noticed the strange behavior as well, she would always been sleeping when they come around. Roger knew his friend were feeling the same way he was, even though they never bring it up. They were worried which is understandable.
"Can I get some mac and cheese?"
Roger smiled, kissing the six-year-old in the forehead. He stood up from the bed and offered her a hand, they both walked out of his room to find the gang, or the uncs and aunts as Melody called it.
"Well look who decided to wake up." Said Collins in a teasing manner.
"Uncle Collins, you're back!" Melody let go of her father's hand and jumped into open arms.
"How you've been kiddo?"
"Good, I've missed you!"
Collins and Melody developed a tight bond, they have this connection that nobody but them can understand. Not even Roger, who spends almost every day with her, he was glad that she trusted his friends, they really are his family. After Mimi died they were his rock, especially Mark, the one who's been there since forever.
Melody hugged her uncle on last time, before becoming aware of the others around her, she flashed a smile to all of them before making her way over to her dad again.
Half way she stopped dead in her tracks, her face became pale in a matter of seconds, she swayed for a couple of seconds then her eyes rolled back and she fell to the floor, her body shaking violently and trashing around. Everybody stayed in utter shock, Roger was the first one to snap out of it.
"Somebody Call 911! Please." Joanne jumped into action, as Mark and Collins made sure she didn't hit anything. The episode stopped, although it only lasted about 40 seconds, it seemed like hours to Roger.
Melody opened her eyes, she was confused and bewildered. Her eyes shifted from Roger to Mark and then to Roger, she didn't understand, why was she on the floor? She felt her self-becoming numb, almost as if her whole body fell asleep again.
Roger watched his daughter go through her second seizure with his eyes filled with tears. He had know idea that the worst was yet to come.