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Ronnie hobbled towards Danielle's room her pulse quickening with every footstep. She slowly entered the room her shaking arm barely able to open the door. There were wires running from machines to Danielle's fragile body. Ronnie slowly approached the bed where Danielle was lying. This was the first time they had been alone since the commotion on the landing. A nurse walked into the room making Ronnie jump. "I'm just here to check on how Danielle is doing" she said smiling at Ronnie. "She's in a coma at the moment but she is doing well" the nurse continued while fiddling with machines "you can talk to her if you want, she can hear you." Ronnie wasn't sure what to do she felt awkward with the nurse in the room so she sat in the chair next to Danielle's bed and placed her daughters hand in hers.
About 5 minutes pasted until the nurse left and Ronnie was finally alone with Danielle again. "I told you I'd be back didn't I honey" Ronnie whispered stroking Danielle's hand.
The beeps of the machine were comforting to Ronnie. She watched the machine reading Danielle's pulse rate going up and down. Her body was so tired she wished she could drift off to sleep but her head wouldn't let her. She watched as Danielle lay peacefully.
"I'm so sorry for all the times I've hurt you, I've...I've been a real cow and all you were doing was being nice to me" Ronnie mumbled tears streaming down her face as she remembered all the time she had been nasty to her little girl. " I can remember the first time I felt you kick, it was a horrible Saturday afternoon I could hear the rain on my bedroom window, my cheek was red raw and stinging where my dad had slapped me for speaking to your dad, Joel ,on the phone, I was laying on my bed tears streaming down my face I was scared and felt so alone, then I felt you move and my heart filled with love and joy, I wasn't alone I had you and I thought no-one could ever take you away from me. From then on I spoke to your everyday sometimes your auntie Roxy would come and sit with me and we'd both talk to you, she used to love it when you kicked she thought it was amazing" Ronnie told Danielle remembering back to when she was fourteen.
Stacey slowly walked into the room trying not to startle Ronnie who quickly wiped away her tears. "How's your ankle?" she asked trying to start a conversation. "Fine thanks" Ronnie said without taking her eyes off Danielle. "I'm going to go back to the square to pick up a few things is there anything you want me to bring for you?" She said looking at Ronnie's emotionless expression. "Could you get Roxy to go to my flat and get me a change of clothes please" she replied still refusing to take her eyes off Danielle. "Ok I shouldn't be too long" Stacey replied and left the room.
Ronnie wanted to comfort Danielle but couldn't find the right words so she gave her hand a little squeeze to let her no she was there for her. Ronnie could feel her eyelids getting heavier and before she knew it she had drifted off to sleep.
The birds chirped away outside the window and the sunlight crept in through the blinds waking Ronnie from her very disturbed sleep. "Morning sleepy head" Roxy said from the other side of the room.
"When did you get here" Ronnie asked rubbing the sleep from her eyes.
"About one this morning Charlie brought me and Stacey here" she replied. Stacey was sat in the chair on the other side of the bed fast asleep. One of her hands was placed on her best friend's waist as if she was hugging her. Ronnie felt a pang of guilt in the pit of her stomach. In the whole time Danielle had be at Albert square Stacey was the only one that had made friends with her and welcome her into her home.
The door swung open and hit the wall with a crash. Stacey jumped up waking up instantly. Ronnie, Roxy and Stacey watched as a dark figure entered the room.