Note – Hey, thanks for the reviews, they really keep me going with such positive comments :D Well here's chapter 10 this one is sort of 2 chapters in one was going to be two separate but I squeezed it together. boy do I love cliff hangers.
7:21 am Friday 3rd April 2009
Ronnie awoke lying over Danielle again; she rubbed her eyes and looked at the clock on the wall, she sighed, hardly any sleep at all. She looked at Danielle who still lay there peacefully not moving, Ronnie held her daughters hand once more, she still couldn't believe she made this perfect girl, who after all the pain she had been through still lay, more beautiful than ever. Ronnie needed a drink, she didn't want to leave Danielle but she needed some Coffee to stay awake, she was going to let go of Danielle's hand until she felt something; Danielle's hand was holding Ronnie's firmly. Ronnie looked down at Danielle's hand and saw it was holding hers tighter, "Danielle?" Ronnie whispered hopefully; maybe this could be a sign of her waking up, "I don't, I just want to..." Danielle whispered softly as if she was trying to tell Ronnie to stay, "That's a good sign" the doctor said who had entered the room upon hearing, "She's been talking, but what does it mean... is it...is it good then?" Ronnie asked not taking her eyes off Danielle, "Yes talking in this state is usually prior to them waking up, she could be waking up now, especially as she is saying sentences." Ronnie smiled. "She's waking up, my baby is waking up at last" She kept holding Danielle's hand as it still held hers firmly.
Stacey groaned, she hadn't slept much; she lay on her bed as she noticed the time 7:45 am. She got off the bed and grabbed some clothes from her wardrobe, red top and jeans will do she thought to herself . The bag by her bed contained some of Danielle's belongings, she knew when Danielle wakes up she would want some of her things with her, once dressed Stacey got ready to leave to go and see Roxy, where they can go to the hospital together.
The Vic still remained a mess in the early morning, Roxy was already dressed and in her bedroom, she was going to the hospital soon, she only hoped that her sister and niece were both ok. She got up to get ready to go, she sighed, the past 12 hours or so had been terrible, while lost in thought she heard Amy cry and got up to go see if she was ok, closing the door on her way out of the room.
Ronnie had sat by Danielle since she had shown signs of waking, she couldn't help but smile at the sight of her daughter, Ronnie knew she would wake today, she knew it. She hadn't noticed Roxy and Stacey enter the room; they both watched Ronnie and Danielle for a few seconds before making themselves noticed, Roxy smiled at the sight of her sister holding Danielle's hand. "Hey" Roxy finally broke the silence. Ronnie turned round and smiled, "Hey Rox, Stacey", Ronnie noticed the bag Stacey carried, "This is a few of Dan's belongings... just thought she'd want them when she wakes." Stacey gave the bag to Ronnie, "Thanks" Ronnie replied still not letting go of Danielle's hand. "So, how is she?" Roxy asked and sat next to Ronnie. Ronnie sighed and prepared to tell the two about the state Danielle was in.
Archie stood outside the hospital, he knew what he was going to do, Ronnie didn't know Roxy's phone was missing; He looked at a text Ronnie had sent to it. Danielle should wake up soon, be at the hospital when you can xx Ronnie. He smiled, he would be there. He'll be the last thing Danielle will see.
Ronnie couldn't help crying, explaining what Danielle had done to herself was heartbreaking, Stacey and Roxy both had tears in their eyes too. Stacey felt guilty for not helping her friend, her best and only true friend who needed help; she was too drunk to help her. Roxy hated seeing her sister like this, she knew Ronnie had longed for her daughter for years, to find her at last should have been a happy heart warming moment. They all sat watching Danielle in silence for a few minutes, Roxy broke the silence, "So, she'll be awake soon then!" she tried to lighten the mood, "Yeah, I'll make sure I'm here when she wakes" Ronnie said as she held Danielle's hand once more. "I'll be here for her".
Stacey had been telling stories of Danielle, various things she does all the time, Ronnie enjoyed hearing about what her daughter was like, tiny details such as the TV shows she would watch, things she would say all little things that helped Ronnie know Danielle better. Ronnie covered her mouth as she yawned, she could hardly keep her eyes open, "Look Ron, you need sleep maybe we should go" Roxy said sounding very concerned, Ronnie was going to argue back but Roxy beat her, "Not taking no for an answer, you get some sleep, me and Stace will be back later yeah?", Stacey nodded agreeing with Roxy; Ronnie didn't see the point in trying to argue again and nodded, "I'll let you know if anything happens...". Roxy and Stacey said their goodbyes and left the room.
Ronnie looked through the bag of Danielle's belongings, some clothes, a book and a diary. Ronnie smiled; she thought her daughter keeping a diary was sweet, she placed it back in the bag and decided to try and get some more sleep and so she then made herself comfy in the chair and watched Danielle until she slowly drifted off to sleep.
11:43 am
Ronnie had been asleep for a few hours now, she hadn't woke up once, her long sleep was disrupted by a loud cough, she slowly opened her eyes and heard someone coughing, it took a while for Ronnie to be fully aware of what was going on. Then she realised it was Danielle, she was coughing while still lying, eyes shut on the bed. Ronnie didn't know what to do, was she waking up? Ronnie was gently talking to Danielle, "its ok, I'm here. Wake up baby" She could see Danielle's eyes flickering, this was it she was waking up
Danielle felt herself waking, she knew she was coming round, she could hear someone's voice and then she saw light, she managed to open her eyes at last. Ronnie saw Danielle finally open her eyes, her daughter was awake at last, "Danielle..." she whispered as she looked in to her daughters eyes at last.