The next day Whale checks out my arms and levels. Whatever those are?
He un-wraps the gauze on my arm. Red holds my good hand. I look down at the now puckering sores all over my arm.
"Are they going to scar?" I ask looking at Whale.
He clinches his jaw as he rubs some cream on the cuts. "I can't be sure, but I would say yes."
"Great…" I say unhappily.
"Can I go home today?" I ask him and see Red smiling out of the corner of my eye.
"What?" I turn to her
"You said home, you've only called the enchanted forest home." She says smiling brightly.
I roll my eyes "well this is the closest place I have to a home." I say trying to down play it. But I can't keep the little smile off my face when Red squeezes my hand.
"Holy crap!" I hiss turning to Whale. "Danny language." Red says and I shoot her a 'seriously' look.
"Sorry but I have to make sure this cream gets in there so it doesn't get infected." He says and I sigh
"I think the chances of infection dramatically went down when he poured alcohol on my arm." I say deadpanned
He laughs humorlessly "and to answer your question yes you can go home, just get Red to help you when you take a shower or putting your clothes on." He says and I frown looking over at Red.
"Thank you so much!" he smiles at me as he rewraps the arm.
-(Danny)-
I get home from the hospital and go right to sleep.
"Don't come any closer." George says to Red as she steps closer.
He unscrews the cap of a bottle. He lifts the bottle over my arm and pours. A second later the most agonizing pain I have ever felt shoots through my arm and body. I scream with tears flowing freely down my face and i pull against the ropes holding me.
I sit up in bed in a cold sweat. I look over at the clock (1:30) I'm shaking uncontrollably. I lift the covers and drop out of bed. I pad over to Reds door and open it. Red is deep breathing facing me.
I slowly walk into her room and around to the other side of the bed. I lift the covers and slide in.
"What the…" Red turns over and she looks around for a second before seeing it's me.
"Are you ok baby?" she says touching my head.
I shake my head but don't speak. She sighs and pulls me closer to her till her chin is resting on my head.
I close my eyes and fall back asleep.
"The only reason you're here is because your mother is a monster and she abandoned you." A mean women stands over my six year old body.
"No one wants you! You are a monster!" she yells and hits me.
"Danny! Danny! Wake up!"
I open my eyes and see Red sitting up looking at me worried. "Sorry" I mumbled but she shushes me "its ok sweetheart." She wraps me in a hug and I fall back asleep this time without dreams.