A little idea I thought of that I felt compelled to write down. Now, before I start, I'm not From Australia, I'm from the UK, and in the UK we might say things a little differently from the Australians so please correct me in the reviews if I say something you don't understand or I've said incorrectly. Hope you enjoy it anyway!

Charlie POV

Chapter 1

I heard the clang of the hospital doors as I barged through them, admittedly in a state of horror. I was close to tears as I half walked, half ran through the hospital corridors, Angelo's footsteps closing on me.

"In here", Angelo's almost gruff voice slowed me to a halt and I spun round. Angelo was already through the door and into the room before I even got the chance to take a small step forward, though I caught a glimpse of his figure as I spun round. It was a battle between my head and my heart as I approached the room. My heart told me to enter but my head told me it would only trouble my soul more if I set my sight on her motionless body.

I sighed, following my heart. I cautiously took a step forward then another and finally I was able to walk shakily into the room. I kept my head bowed and then, as I approached her bedside, I gazed up.

I gasped, so distraught I could have collapsed at that very minute. My own little girl...how could she be lying in that position, fighting for her life?

My night had started off normal. Ruby had went out with her friends. Although, she hadn't mentioned which ones. Looking back on it, I feel idiotic for not questioning her about it. But seeing as Ruby was out with some friends and Angelo and I had the house to ourselves, we decided to have a last minute date. Nothing special, just dinner and a night cosied up in front of the TV watching a romantic comedy, maybe.

It was about 7:30pm when Angelo knocked on my door and I had rushed to get it.

"You look...beautiful", Angelo grinned, gazing at me up and down as I swung open the door to greet him. I liked that about Angelo; he always had something so sweet to say about me, even if he'd just caught the slightest glimpse at me. He made me feel like royalty, like I had the best boyfriend ever.

"Thank you!" I grinned, "you don't look too bad yourself", I leaned forward and kissed him tenderly on the lips.

Then taking him by the hand, I whisked him inside.

It wasn't long before we sat at the dinner table and tucked in to our meal. And even then, Ruby's whereabouts hadn't concerned me. I always thought, 'she's a smart kid. It's a big world out there but she has the brains to conquer it'. Even now, I believe I was right. However, that was no excuse for paying so little concern to my own daughter. I blame myself, I'm sure any mother would.

We had joked and laughed, not a care in the world, as we continued through the night. It had never even struck me that by 11:00pm Ruby hadn't arrived home. I should have set the record straight, given her a time to arrive back by. Like I said, I blame myself.

It was the phonecall that finally made me consider Ruby's safety. How ridiculous does that sound? Talk about bad parenting! It took a phonecall, a phonecall, to make me, Ruby's own mother, realise she was still out with her friends.

The phonecall had occurred at the moment Angelo and I were cuddled up on the sofa. Angelo had been closest to the phone, meaning he answered it. I watched him intently as his expression faded from content to worried. Noticing his changing expressions, I sat up and clasped one hand to his leg. I gazed into his eyes, suddenly hoping I could magically read his thoughts. This mission, however, was a fail.

"Look, Charlie", he held both my hands after he put down the phone, "we need to get to the hospital now, ok?"

"What? What's going on?" my voice seemed to rise to its highest pitch as exasperation took its toll.

"Ruby's been in an accident", it amazed be how cool and collected Angelo seemed to be in this situation. He grabbed my hand and swept me out the door and towards the car.

"An accident? I shrieked.

Hearing the faint 'click' of the car unlocking was Angelo's que. He gently pushed me into the car seat, almost knocking me over; not because of his strength, but because of my weakness. And as I fastened my seatbelt, Angelo roared the car into action and was off to the hospital as fast as a bullet fresh from a gun.

I barely had time to consider the situation before we had arrived. We exited the car and rushed, hand in hand, into the hospital. None of us knowing the fate of my daughter.

And that's what lead us to this moment. The moment in hospital where I stood beside my daughter's hospital bed and watched as the snake-like tubes linked in and out of her body. Her body seemed still, almost as if she lay dead. The doctor, however, was quick to assure me.

"We're not sure if she's going to be ok, only time will tell", the doctor didn't seem to need psychic powers to be able to tell what we were thinking. Years of experience, I imagined.

"What happened?" I asked, my voice shaking.

"We're not one hundred percent sure yet...", the doctor sighed, watching Ruby, "someone found her and transported her here".

"Who?" I asked.

At that very moment I heard footsteps approaching us. I spun round.

"Joey".

I hope you enjoyed the first chapter! Please review if you want me to write more!

Georgina