I felt bad for the horrible cliffhanger I was planning on leaving y'all with.

My head felt fuzzy, as if a bunch of butterflies were flapping around inside it. I opened my eyes and immediately shut them against the brightness of the fluorescents, opening them more slowly this time I brought a hand to my forehead where I felt a bandage.

I slowly pushed myself up and sat against the pillows, noticing the IV in my left arm and someone's head laying on the edge of the mattress by my legs. I jumped slightly before recognizing the black mane of hair and turned to take in my surroundings.

I was in a medium sized hospital room, a bathroom pushed into the far left corner and a small round table near the door. I could hear voices outside the door and tried to peer through the tiny window to see who it was, but failed.

I was inspecting the damage on my body when the door open and Jeb stepped in, rushing to my side to sit on the bed and hug me. I went stiff as he wrapped his arms tightly around my shoulders, putting pressure on my abdomen but didn't make it obvious to the doctor standing behind him.

He coddled me and pretended to be a caring father until the doctor left before he turned his glare on. He eyed Fang still lying his head on the side of the bed before turning back to face me, jabbing a finger painfully into my chest and whispering, "What the hell did you tell them."

I winced from his sharp poke and shook my head, "I just woke up. I haven't told anyone anything. I swear." I croaked, my throat sore and dried out. He leaned back and removed his hand before standing and pacing the room, wiping his hand over his face before turning to point at Fang.

"Does he know anything?" he asked harshly, again I shook my head. "It better stay that way unless you want your little boyfriend to get hurt too."

"I'm not her boyfriend sir. We're just friends." I turned to look from Jeb to the newly awake Fang, his hair was sticking up from all angles as he rubbed the palms of his hands into his eyes.

"Excuse me, but I was talking to my daughter. Who the hell are you anyways and why are you in here?"

Glaring slightly at the tone Jeb used he responded, "I'm the one who found Max passed out in the hallway at school, they let me in to make sure she was alright."

Jeb grunted in response as Fang stood up and stretched, making his way to the door, I stared at the back of his head, pleading for him to turn around and notice my fear of being left with Jeb. Stopping before he turned the knob he turned to look back at me. "I'm just going to get some coffee," he turned to glance at Jeb worriedly, "I'll be back in a minute." And left the room.

As soon as Fang was gone Jeb started to walk around the room, gathering my clothes that had been washed at some point and throwing them at me. "Get dressed, we're leaving." Was all he said.

I struggled to get out of the bed, but eventually made my way over to the bathroom. Closing the door, I leaned against it and tried to steady my breathing. I placed my folded clothes on the toilet seat and gripped the edges of the sink until my knuckles went white. Looking into the mirror I jumped back slightly at the person staring back at me.

I had a huge band aid on my forehead and a bandage wrapped around my neck that disappeared under the collar of my hospital gown. I stripped quickly and realized it went all the way around my stomach, a couple spots had blood that soaked through. There was another bandage on my upper thigh and a big band aid near my elbow.

I knew what was hiding under the bandages, and could only imagine that my make shift stitches had failed. I unwrapped the bandage around my stomach, and nearly lost what little food I had inside me. My rib cage was a disgusting yellow with spots of blue and purple here and there, I quickly wrapped the bandage back up and threw on my clothes before sitting on the toilet seat while crying softly.

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I tried to hurry and get back to Max's room after leaving the vending machines with my crap coffee, stepping back through the door I noticed the blankets pulled back and Jeb standing in front of the windows with his hands clasped behind his back.

"Where's Max?" I stepped in farther and closed the door behind me, taking my seat by the bed.

He turned slightly and quickly regarded my presence before turning back towards the window, "She's getting changed, so we can leave soon."

I stood up out of shock from his response, spilling my coffee on my hand some by the sudden action. "You can't take her."

He whirled to face me, ears red with anger as he stepped towards the bed and placed his hands on the mattress, "I'd like to see you stop me."

I could feel my face heating up with my hatred towards the guy, thinking back to the other night when I saw him standing over her laughing as he hit her. "I know what really happe-"

"Fang, don't." We both turned to look at Max as she stood in the doorway of the bathroom, her dad grabbed a bag sitting on another chair near the window and placed a hand on her back, pushing her roughly towards the door.

I clenched my fists with every step they took, and watched helplessly as he left the room with her. Throwing my coffee against the wall, I shouted in anger before rushing after them, I watched as Jeb signed the release forms and Max stared at me over her shoulder, silently shaking her head no.

Following them to the main doors, I glared daggers at him as he pushed her into the truck and drove off. Throwing my hands to my hair I pulled at it slightly before punching the wall, making a few people jump as I stalked out of the building.

I probably won't be updating again until Sunday, but I'll try. Thanks for the amazing reviews guys! This story has surprisingly reached over 1,000 views!