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Chapter 37:
It was now time for Haruka to say goodbye to her family, but she was finding it difficult to do so.
"I don't want you to go."
Haruka cried, clinging to Setsuna for dear life.
"I know, but we'll be back again soon. I promise."
Setsuna said, hugging Haruka close. Michiru and Hotaru stood there, trying again their best to keep it together for Haruka's sake.
After spending a few minutes of saying goodbye it was now time for Haruka to go back to her room.
"Come on, it's time to go."
A nurse said. She then tried to pull Haruka away from Setsuna, which resulted in Haruka crying even louder and tightening her grip on Setsuna.
"I was afraid of this."
The nurse said, trying to loosen Haruka's iron clad grip.
Try as she might though she was unable to loosen Haruka's grip, so she signaled another nurse over for help.
"She has quite the grip on her I see."
The other nurse said, trying as well to get Haruka to let go of Setsuna.
"We might have to sedate her."
"And how would you do that exactly?"
Setsuna asked.
"We would give her an injection in the hip, which would render her unconscious. It would only last about ten minutes. However, we really only use on a patient when they are being excessively violent and we're unable to calm them down."
"I see. Well then, perhaps I can get her to let go without having to be sedated."
Setsuna then turned her attention to Haruka and got her to focus on her.
"You'll see us again soon, you know that. Right now though I need you to be strong, can you do that to for me?"
Haruka gave a nod as tears streamed down her face.
"Good, I knew you could. I'm going to let the nurses take you back to your room now, okay. And I promise I'll see you again soon."
Setsuna then kissed Haruka's forehead and wiped her tears.
"I love you, my sweet little puiule."
Setsuna whispered, hugging Haruka close. She then handed Haruka over to the nurses, and stepped back to where Michiru was.
The nurses then took Haruka back to her room, but not before allowing her to say one more goodbye to Michiru and Hotaru.
Haruka's family then left out the doors of the hospital, all silently praying that she would be alright for the rest of the evening.
After the nurses took her back to her room, they made sure she would be okay before leaving her alone.
After making sure she would be okay, they left and Haruka laid down on her bed.
As she laid there, she was unaware that there was someone else in the room with her. She then got up and walked over to the small bookshelf in the room.
The hospital provided the patients with a few books for their rooms and Haruka began to scan them, seeing if anything caught her eye.
After a few minutes of looking her eyes landed on a copy of Oliver Twist, and she picked it up.
"You were always a fan of that one."
The person hiding in Haruka's room said, causing her to drop the book.
Haruka then turned around and instantly felt panic set in as she saw who was in the room.
"Why is it that you never look thrilled to see me?"
Haruka's dad asked.
Haruka just stood there, frozen in fear.
"Come here and give me a hug."
Although she was unable to move, Haruka managed to find her voice.
"No."
Haruka's came out in a squeak and the fear was evident in it. Her father let out a low chuckle and she felt her stomach twist into knots.
"I guess you've forgotten. Do you not recall what happened the last time you told me no?"
Haruka's dad asked, stepping closer to her.
Haruka then tried to make a break for the door, but was stopped by her father grabbing her and slamming her onto the ground.
She had no time to react before he had her pinned and clamped his hand over her mouth to prevent her from screaming.
"Don't you ever fucking tell me no again, is that clear?"
Haruka gave a nod, knowing that any other response would prove costly.
"Good, I knew you couldn't possibly be that stupid. Now, I think it's time for some fun."
Haruka felt the fear in her skyrocket as she knew what her father's definition of fun was.
"Now, now don't look so frightened."
Haruka's dad said, gently running his fingers down her cheek and causing her to shudder.
His hand then moved down her body and she began to tremble.
"Shh, relax. It'll be okay."
Haruka's father whispered, his fingers now playing with the waistband of her pants.
Haruka then let out a muffled scream as he shoved two of his fingers into her.
As he moved his fingers in and out of her, Haruka's muffled screams grew louder.
"I really don't see the point in you screaming it's not like anyone's going t-"
Haruka's dad was unable to finish his sentence as he was knocked out, thanks to a blow to the head.
Haruka then looked to see who had knocked him out and saw Kyle standing there, his hand still clenched in a fist.
Haruka then felt someone sitting her up and began to panic once again.
"Hey, hey it's okay. It's just me."
Haruka looked to her right and saw Yuiko kneeling next to her, her face was filled with concern.
"Are you okay?"
Haruka wanted to answer, but was unable to find her voice. So instead she did the only thing she could. She collapsed into Yuiko's arms and cried her eyes out.
"Shh, shh it's okay. I got you."
As Yuiko sat there comforting Haruka, a nurse walking by noticed that Haruka's door was open and decided to peek inside. When she did, the sight before her caused her to do a double take.
"What in the world happened?"
The nurse asked, not believing what she was seeing.
"Your shitty security is what happened."
Kyle spat, his voice laced with anger.
The nurse was about to say something else, when the doctor showed up. He had come to Haruka's room to see how she was doing after visiting her family, and was not too pleased at the sight before him.
"How the hell did he get here?"
The doctor asked, pointing at Haruka's father.
"I'm not sure, sir."
"Well fucking get him out of here, for christ sake."
"Right away, sir."
The nurse then quickly left to phone the police.
The doctor then turned his attention to Haruka and kneeled down next to her.
"Haruka...did your father touch you?"
Haruka gave a nod, and the doctor felt the anger he was already feeling for the lay unconscious on the floor soar.
The doctor then turned his attention to Yuiko.
"I want you and Kyle to take Haruka back to your room for now."
"Okay."
Yuiko then stood up with Haruka securely in her arms and left out of the room, with Kyle following behind.
When they made it into Yuiko's room she laid Haruka down onto her bed. She then laid next to her and gently rubbed her back.
Kyle pulled up a chair next to the bed, and sat Haruka's left side.
"You know, as weird as this sounds I'm actually thankful for my dad."
Yuiko said.
"Why do you say that?"
Kyle asked.
"Well, despite him using me as his personal punching bag at least he's never…"
Yuiko trailed off, unable to bring herself to finish the sentence. She didn't need to though as Kyle understood where it was going.
Haruka's crying had finally ceased and she laid motionless on Yuiko's bed.
"Do you think they'll tell her family about what happened?"
Kyle asked.
"I think they have to. You know, hospital policy."
"I'd hate to be the person that has to tell them. There's no easy way to break this type of news to someone."
"True."
A silence then fell over them for a few minutes, until the doctor entered into the room.
"How is she?"
He asked.
"She stopped crying."
Yuiko said.
"I see. Well the police just came and picked her dad up. They wanted to ask Haruka some questions, but I told them now isn't the best time."
"How could you even allow him to get into her room?"
Kyle asked.
"He shouldn't have been able to, so it's being looked into. Also I'm having one of the nurses contact Haruka's family and let them know what happened."
"They're going to kill you. You know that, right?"
Yuiko asked.
The doctor let out a sigh.
"I'm well aware of that, but thanks for reminding me."
"What's gonna happen to her?"
Yuiko asked, gesturing to Haruka.
"I'm going to move her into a different room. I figured she wouldn't want to stay in the one she was in after what happened."
"She probably doesn't want to stay in this hospital period."
"I know, but it's best for her that she does."
"Why, so she can constantly be reminded of what happened?"
"That's why she's being moved to a different room, so she won't be constantly reminded of what happened."
"Moving her to a different room isn't going to help. She needs to be with her family."
"I understand that, but she is still under going a psychiatric evaluation."
"Fuck the evaluations! Don't you see, don't you get it?! Being here is only making her worse! She needs to be at home with her family, since they'd be able to protect her! Something that you failed to do!"
The doctor bowed his head in shame.
"You're right, I did fail to protect her and I know that no amount of apologizing will ever change that. However, it's best for her to stay here. I know it may not seem that way now, but it will be in the long run."
"Very well, but she sleeps in here tonight."
"I really don't think that's a g-"
"She's sleeping in here."
Yuiko's voice left no room for argument.
"Alright, she can sleep in here. But only for tonight. I have to go take care of some things, but I'll be back later to check on her."
With that said the doctor left the room, leaving the trio alone once more.
End of chapter 37:
A/N: I got word Setsuna used to address Haruka, puiule, from an episode of Criminal Minds. A mother was saying to her son and it's a Romanian term of endearment. It's normally used for boys, but I figured it would fit well with Haruka. Anyway I'm gonna try to work on the next chapter tonight. Until next time, this is PokémonSoulMaster93 signing out.