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"We're still not sure what's wrong with your father, we're doing everything we can," Jessica explained to the girls.

"That isn't good enough!" Claire's fist pounded on the table.

"Claire!" her sister set a hand on her shoulder and Claire instantly looked ashamed.

"I'm sorry, I'm just worried," Claire explained. "He's my dad, ya know?"

"Yeah," the doctor nodded sympathetically.

Claire turned to stare at her father. He looked so…what? How did he look? She wasn't sure how to describe the sick man. He was always so tall and strong, now he lay in the bed looking fragile and tired. She looked to see Rachel also looking at him. But tears were in her eyes.

Claire reached and pulled her older sister into a hug. Her sister instantly broke into a sob. Her mascara stained Claire's shirt, not that she cared.

The doctors all panicked for a moment before slowly leaving. It was akward, none of them were prepared for this. After watching hundreds die, this one occasion was diffrent.

"They're Cuddy's girls," Chase shook his head.

"So?" Chi shrugged.

"You never met Cuddy," Taub chewed on his lip. "Claire is almost just like her."

"I think Claire seems different," Jessica pushed some hair out of her face. "She's smart too."

"What do you mean?" Chi asked raising an eyebrow.

Jessica considered it for a moment, "She was doing a crossword. She finished it in like…three minutes. Funny, because I knew maybe...two of the answers?"

No one answered, they all just kept walking. When they reached House's office they weren't too surprised to see him going through some records.

"There is something about this girl," House stated, looking through a file on her.

"Which one?" Jessica inquired.

"Claire. She's been kicked out of two schools. She always gets the top grade though," House snorted.

"So? She lost her mom," Taub pointed out.

"How many valads' do you know that get kicked out of school?" House countered.

"Were you ever kicked out of your school?" Chase asked.

House glanced up at him but didnt grace that question with an answer. "But she knows something. She knows something no one else would have," House stared at the papers. "She's hiding something."

"How do you know?" Chase asked.

"I know everything," House said arrogantly.

"Why would she lie? She wants to save her father!" Chi said exasperated.

"Everybody lies," House reminded her, "Especially teenage girls."

"I didn't lie," Jessica folded her arms.

"No, you just ran away from home," House said not even looking up. "There is something about this Claire Parker. Something she hasn't told us."

"Nothing that will help us with the case," Chi barked, "I think we should be more focused on the dying patient."

"She's right," Chase nodded. "He's not going to last much longer."

House stared at the wall for a moment, "I think I'm going to need to meet him."

No one said what they were thinking. House wanted to go see the guy who Cuddy had married, had raised a child with. No one said a word as they turned and left. They left House to his own silence, his own loneliness.

But he got up from his chair and began to make his way to the patients room. He stopped with he saw Claire Parker sitting outside the room in a chair. Her eyes were fixed on a nurse, who was busy with her duties. House followed her line of vision and studied the woman. She looked tired, and completely worn.

Claire stood, made her way towards the woman and spoke, "Excuse me, do you know what time it is?"

The woman smiled at the young girl and looked down at her wrist and then nearly jumped. "Just after 1."

"Thank you," Claire nodded with a smile and then made her way back to her chair. House noticed the cellphone sticking out of her pocket.

"Why ask the time if you have the answer?" House asked her.

Claire looked over at him, not surprised by his appearance, "She needs glasses, it's only 11. She's dangerous. Nearly gave my dad an overdose."

House inspected the woman and then nodded. "I'll see to her later. Right now, I should talk to you dad. Where's your sister?"

"Getting coffee," Claire told him and he nodded.

"Good, I'll just be a minute. I want a moment alone with him."

"Sure," Claire shrugged, watching him walk in a shut the door behind him.

He took one look at the man's face and studied it. Then he froze. Squinted as if there was something not quite right, and then turned around and left, his mind racing. Something was wrong.


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