I was working as usual one day when I got a call from Mrs White, grandpa's nurse.

"Hi Mrs White, what is going on?", I asked

"Val, dear, you need to come to the hospital."

"What? What is going on? What is wrong with grandpa?", I asked feeling the panic growing inside me and trying to fight it down

"He fell in the living room and hit his head against the table, I am so sorry Val, I was only gone a minute to fetch his lunch"

"How is he now?"

"He is still unconscious. The doctors are with him."

"I am coming right away.", I said before hanging up

Trying with great effort to remain calm and not to panic needlessly, I grabbed my bag and car keys and headed for the door. I stopped by the bar to let Matt know that I would be leaving. He saw me and looked at me worriedly:" Val, what's wrong? You look very pale!"

"I have to go, my grandpa had an accident."

"Is he okay?"

"I don't know, I am going to the hospital now. Just wanted to let you know and ask if you can take care of things here."

"Yes of course, go and don't worry."

"Alright, thanks Matt."

"Anytime, and call me if you need anything."

I nodded my head and rushed out the door bumping into the Mikaelson brothers as they came in. I almost dropped my purse but one of them caught it before it fell to the ground.

"Easy there love."

"Sorry about that, thank you for catching my bag.", I said reaching out to grab my bag but he wouldn't let go. I raised my eyes and I saw him smiling before he said :"You look in a hurry."

"I am", I replied, "and I am sorry but I really have to go, I would appreciate it if you gave me my bag back."

"You're gonna have to be more persuasive than that sweetheart", said the other brother who remained silent up until then.

I felt my temper flare and the panic was still gnawing inside me, I had no time for these childish games, so I looked at them both and said: "You know what? Keep the stupid bag." Then I pushed past them and got into my car speeding away to the hospital.

Once I got there, I rushed to the reception asking them about grandpa, they said he was in ICU. There I found Mrs White and once she saw me she started crying "Oh Val, I am so sorry, I am so so sorry."

"How is grandpa Mrs White?", I asked not really caring about her apologies until I knew more about the situation

"The doctor is with him right now. Oh he is coming out."

I lifted my had and I saw a doctor coming out of ICU. I ran up to him and asked "Doctor, how is grandpa?"

"He seems to be suffering from internal bleeding in his brain, we don't know how big it is yet, we'll have to do another scan in a few hours to compare the clot size. But what I am most worried about is the fall. How did he fall?"

Mrs White answered: "I don't know, he was alone at the time, just a few minutes mind you. I went to get him lunch and I heard the crash."

"So you don't know if he lost his balance or fainted, that could be an issue."

"Why?", I asked

"It could be a stroke, has he had a stroke before?"

"He had one about 30 years ago, but his health has been frail lately and he doesn't walk steadily, it is possible that he just fell, right?"

"It is possible yes, but we will know for sure after doing a scan tomorrow, we need to wait overnight before the scan can show anything."

"So, he will have to stay in the ICU?"

"Yes, the nurse will tell you what you need to know and I will be here tomorrow morning to give you updates on the case."

"Can I go in and see him?", I pleaded

He looked at me for a while before nodding "Just a few minutes."

"Just a few minutes", I agreed

Numbly, I followed the nurse's instructions and wore the outfit to get into ICU. Approaching the bed, my heart dropped at seeing the state of grandpa. His head was bandaged, his breathing was erratic, they took off his clothes and the bed cover was pulled down to his waist showing his bony chest. His eyes were closed and he didn't react even when I shakily touched his hand. I felt tears fill my eyes as I looked at him, lying there, so fragile, so broken. I don't know how long I stood by his bed but it was definitely too soon when the nurse came to take me outside. She gave me a list of items that I needed to get, mainly care and hygiene products. I took the list and went to the reception to make arrangements for grandpa's stay. When I reached to get my ID, I realized that my bag was missing and it took me a minute to remember the scene with the Mikaelsons.

I drove back to the Grill and scanned the area looking for them, I spotted them drinking at the bar so I made my way towards them. Once I reached them, I tapped the one who I remembered grabbed my bag on the shoulder saying :"Excuse me?"

"Well well, look who is here, Klaus.", said the other brother.

The one called Klaus turned around and he smirked recognizing me "Can I help you love?", he asked

"Yes, I believe you still have my bag."

"Do I?", he seemed to really want to make this difficult for me, so I sighed saying :"Look, I am really sorry for bumping into you earlier and for losing my temper and for leaving in the middle of the conversation. I am in the middle of an emergency and I really need my bag back. Please!", I apologized and looked at him waiting for his reply.

He was looking at me silently when Matt came rushing my way. "Val, how is your grandpa?", he asked

"Not well, he is bleeding internally and they also suspect a stroke. He is in ICU."

"I am so sorry Val.", he said hugging me. I accepted the hug for a second before stepping back. I was barely holding on and if I let myself be comforted, I would break down right in the middle of the Grill. Then i heard Matt ask :"Why are you here? You can't possibly be here for work, so did you need anything?"

"I actually came to retrieve my bag", I replied looking at Klaus who was following the conversation interestedly with his brother. I turned around to face him saying :"I really have a lot of arrangements to make, so please, I need my bag."

He stood up saying : "It's in my car, this way." I followed him ignoring the stares that everyone was giving us. Reaching the parking lot, he unlocked his car, opened the passenger seat and grabbed my bag. Handing it to me he said :"Sorry about giving you a hard time, love."

"That's alright, no harm done", I answered, "Thank you for giving me the bag. Goodbye!", I turned around to leave but he stopped me saying :"Do you need a ride?"

"That is very nice of you thank you, but I will be fine.", I nodded at him and went towards my car already thinking about what I needed to arrange for grandpa's hospital stay.