Hospital machines bleep again and again in the silent room filled with people as Ronnie lay asleep in the bed. The door opened and Archie steps in.
Peggy – You've got some nerve!
Archie – She's my daughter, do you think i wanted this to happen?
Peggy – its your fault she's laying there in the first place! All your lies and deceit look where its got us all now eh! Your poison Archie Mitchell!!
Roxy – just go dad!
Archie looked at Roxy confused and hurt even she didn't want him there.
Archie – sweetheart, please!
Roxy – no dad, shes right. Just go!
Archie – No...no! Am not going anywhere until i know shes ok!
Phil – bit late to be playing the doting dad isn't it Archie?
Archie – yeah you know what maybe it is but am not going nowhere not this time. I've let my little girl down too many times before am not gonna let it happen again. I'll be here for her when she wakes up!
Archie sits himself in a chair in the corner of the room hanging his jacket on the back of it. Everyone looked at each other not knowing what to do and then Peggy rises from her seat to leave the room followed by Roxy.
Roxy – aunty Peg!
Peggy – oh roxy am sorry darling I just cant sit in their listening to him bleat on after everything he's done, everything he's put us all through like its nothing!
Roxy – i know but we gotta stay strong for Ronnie. You know aswell as i do that when she wakes up dads gonna get told where to go!
Peggy – yeah! Well am going to go home pick up some bits for her some of her clothes and things she'd want here. Are you gonna stay here love?
Roxy – yeah i don't want her to wake up and no one be here for her!
After Phil takes Peggy and baby Amy home for the next few hours Roxy was left with Archie when in barged Danielle. Her face tear stained and shaken she just stood in the doorway frozen looking at Ronnie in the bed.
Archie – what do you think you're doing here? He raised to his feet grabbing Danielles arm tightly and trying to move her out of the room as Dainelle tried to make her way to Ronnie.
Danielle – oh my god Ronnie!!
Archie – you stay away from her, she doesn't need you this is all your fault!
He said it with so much hatred pulling her from the room as Roxy tried to pull them apart.
Roxy – get off her! Dad stop it your hurting her! Roxy finally prized archie off Danielle screaming in his face.
Roxy – how dare you! Don't you touch her like that ever!! Thats your granddaughter!
Archie – No! She is the one thats done this Ronnie!
Danielle – Me?! If you had just let me tell her who i was then this would never of happened!
A security gaurd came over to them
Man – Sir I think its time you left
Archie – Oh your having a laugh am not going anywhere
Man – sir if you don't leave now i'll have to remove you from the premises.
Archie looked at him in disbelief and turned to walk away.
Archie to Danielle – this isn't over!
The security gaurd pushes Archie to the door and Danielle and Roxy make their back into Ronnies room.
Roxy –Dan look am really sorry about him he...
Dainelle cut her off – it's ok it's not your fault you didn't know, nobody did! She started to rub her arm where he had grabbed her.
Roxy – here let me see. Roxy went over to her but she was just staring at Ronnie.
Danielle – how did this happen?
Roxy – she got hit by a car on the square. She found this. Roxy handed Danielle her locket that she put in Ronnie's drink.
Danielle – he was right. This is all my fault!
Roxy – No Dan, it's not! It's his, Ronnie was arguing with him outside the vic for not telling her the truth about you. She ran away from him to find you she was going to staceys but she wasn't looking where she was going and a car it just came screeching round the corner. She didn't see it!
Danielle started to cry softly looking at Ronnie and the scratches on her face realising that if she had just gone left done what Archie said this would never of happened.
Roxy – you cant blame yourself for this Danielle. She needs you now!
Danielle – is she going to be ok? What have the doctors said?
Roxy – we've just gotta wait for her to wake up! Maybe you could talk to her you know tell her things she want to know.
Danielle – can i have a few minutes with her?
Roxy – sure! I'll just be outside.
As Roxy left the room Danielle pulled the chair to Ronnie's bedside reaching for her hand and holding it tightly scared to let go.
Danielle – Ronnie it's me, it's Danielle! Am going to stay here until you wake up. I hope thats ok with you but even if it's not you can tell me when you wake up and I'll go this time I mean it I will! I know i wanted you to know about me but not if it meant you getting hurt! She leans over to her ear and whispers "I love you mum".