The girls mother had left them alone in their bedroom for a couple of minutes to go answer the phone, their dad was at work.

Andrea had told her five year old daughter, Rachel to keep an eye on her three year old sister, Santana for a few minutes. Rachel told her mom that she could watch her and that she would keep an eye on her at all times.

Andrea had been gone for five minutes when Santana had started to get restless and started jumping on their parents large bed.

"Santana, stop" Rachel whined, keeping her eyes on the tv. Santana ignored her sister and kept jumping, loving the fact that she was annoying Rachel.

Rachel sighed and tried to ignore her, but Santana kept bouncing closer and closer to Rachel ans the girl was about to lose it with her little sister.

In one quick motion, Rachel grabbed Santana by the ankle. The rest seemed to happen in slow motion. Santana fell backwards and hit her head on the headboard of the bed.

Rachel was in a state of shock when Santana immediately started screaming loudly, sobbing and grabbing her head.

Andrea was in the next room, on the phone to her sister who was ill. When she heard her daughter crying, she immediately dropped the phone and ran into her and her husbands bedroom.

She saw the little amount of blood on the white bed sheets and screamed, she grabbed Santana and picked up the phone.

Andrea frantically dialed her husband, James' number and held a white towel to Santana's head.

"Come on, pick up the damn phone!" She shouted into the phone, trying to calm her still screaming child.

After calling for the third time, James picked up the phone.

"James- you need to come home right now! Santana fell and hit her head, there's blood everywhere- please come home- we need to get her to the ER!" She cried into the phone. Tears were now streaming down the woman's face at the panic she felt for her baby girl.

Her husband assured her that he'd be there as soon as possible. Unbeknownst to Andrea, her other daughter Rachel was standing in the doorway of the bathroom, tears streaming down her face. She knew that this was her fault, she was terrified and just wanted to know that her sister was okay.

Andrea eventually heard her sniffling from the door. She turned around as best as she could whilst holding Santana and pressing the towel to her still bleeding head.

"Rach- it's okay" She said as calmly as she possibly could, trying to shush Santana to calm her other daughter.

Rachel nodded but continued to cry when her mom turned around again. Soon they heard a rattling at the door. Andrea looked out the window and saw James' car.

"Rachel can you go open the door for Daddy please?" Andrea asked her, her voice shaky. Rachel ran downstairs as her mom wrapped Santana in a fluffy blanket and ran down after her.

When she opened the door her dad immediately ran to his wife and daughter, taking her in his arms and running with her to the car. Rachel watched her dad rush out with her sister, her mom following and motioning for Rachel to come with her. Rachel followed, tears still streaming down her cheeks.

Andrea paused and turned around, lifting Rachel into her arms and kissing her head. "Calm down Rachel, it's okay" She whispered to her as they walked quickly to the car. Rachel didn't respond, just buried her face further into her moms neck. When they got to the car, James drove. Andrea sat in the back seat with Santana on her lap and Rachel at her side.

Rachel held onto her little sisters hand the whole way there, silently apologizing to her for what had happened. When they got to the hospital, Santana was seen by a doctor immediately. They disinfected the cut she had on her head and she was given seven stitches. The doctor gave her some pain medication.

An hour later Santana was in less pain and was just a little drowsy from the pain meds. "She'll be tired for the next few hours, she will be in pain when the medication wears off. I'll write a prescription for some more painkillers. So really just let her sleep and watch her closely tonight." The doctor told the couple, giving Santana one final check up before she was discharged.

Andrea and James thanked the doctor and James lifted Santana, who was almost falling asleep. When they eventually left the hospital, it was after midnight and the whole family were exhausted. Rachel had watched her sister the entire night, in absolute horror as she cried whenever someone touched her head.

James saw how scared his oldest daughter looked and sat Santana down in her car seat in the back of the car. "Rach, come here" He said opening his arms for her. Rachel practically fell into her daddy's waiting arms, letting out all the sobbing she had been holding in all night.

"Rach, San's okay, look, she's just really tired now and I think she would really love it if you would sit beside her" He said, motioning to Santana. Rachel nodded seriously, willing to do anything to make her sister happy. She climbed into the back seat and sat beside Santana. The younger girl rested her head on Rachel's shoulder. The older girl smiled a little as her dad drove out of the hospital car park.

Andrea, Rachel and Santana had all fallen asleep on the way back home. James woke up his wife and each of them carried one of their girls inside.

Rachel woke up as Andrea lifted her into the house. "Mommy where's Tana?" she asked, looking around for her sister.

"Daddy's bringing her inside baby girl," Andrea replied, kissing her daughters cheek.

Around three o'clock in the morning, Santana's pain meds had started to wear off and she sat up, crying and shouting for her mommy. Rachel woke up, hearing the crying from across the room and immediately jumped up to help her little sister.

"Shh, it's okay Tana" She whispered, repeating the words her mom had told her earlier.

"Ach- it huwts, want mommy!" Santana sobbed loudly. Rachel nodded and ran out of the room to get their mommy. It was dark so she couldn't really see where she was going. But the determination to help her sister stop hurting helped her make it to their parents room.

"Mommy, Tana's head hurts and she's crying" Rachel said as soon as she entered the room. Andrea sat up and walked over to Rachel. "Thanks for telling me sweetie, do you think you can go sit with Tana until I bring her medicine hmm?" She asked, walking out of the room holding Rachel's hand.

"Yes mommy, but hurry, she says it really hurts" She said, emphasizing the word really. Rachel rushed back into the room, turning on the lamp by her bed. She ran over to her sister, grabbing the younger girl's stuffed rabbit on the way.

"Tana, mommy went to get your medicine. You'll feel better when you take it" She told her sister, handing her the rabbit through the bars of her cot.

Santana was still crying, but not as violently now. She nodded, hugging her rabbit tightly against her chest. Andrea lifted Santana out of her cot and sat on Rachel's bed with her youngest child on her lap. She gave her the medicine and a sippy cup with water in it. The medicine wouldn't kick in for another ten to fifteen minutes, so the little girl was in a lot of pain.

Rachel had an idea, she jumped off the bed and ran into the playroom, she looked around and grabbed Santana's pacifier. Her little sister wasn't allowed a pacifier anymore, but when Santana was upset or hurt, their mommy would give her the pacifier to calm her down.

Rachel rushed back into the room, clutching the item tightly in her hand. Andrea gave her oldest daughter a questioning look, but smiled when she was handed the pacifier.

"Thank you baby girl," Andrea said, smiling at the fact that her daughter had been paying attention when her sister was upset.

She rubbed the pacifier on Santana's lips until the girl opened her mouth and started sucking the pacifier.

Santana fell asleep a little while later, Andrea laid a kiss on her daughters forehead, and let Rachel do the same before laying her down in her cot.

Andrea then walked back over to Rachel's bed and tucked the girl in. "Thank you for all your help, i'm so proud of you sweetie" She said, laying a kiss on her head and flicking off the light.

"Goodnight my babies" she whispered leaving the room. A proud smile on her face.