Dear Daddy,
Mommy took me to visit John at the hospital. They wouldn't let us go see him at first. The doctor kept saying no. Then, in a quiet voice, he started to explain John's injuries. "John is barely alive, Dr. Waters. Two of the darts punctured his lung. Each tip was dipped in poison and though we've managed to neutralize it, it was still in his system. It entered at various points where the darts hit him. He's still very much in the danger zone. It's very possible he's not going to make it."
Mommy bit her lip. I couldn't figure out why the doctor said John was hit by darts. I thought you played games with darts. I walked up to the doctor and tugged on his coat, since he wasn't paying any attention to me.
"Please let me see John. You said he might die. At least let me tell him goodbye."
The doctor stared down at me. He had a soft look on his face.
"I'll let you have five minutes, Miss Waters."
I grabbed Pancake and hurried down the hall, looking for the room that said JOHN GRANT, leaving Mommy behind.
I finally found him all the way down the hall. He looked awful. His eyes were closed, but he was bruised all over. He was bandaged and hooked up to a couple of machines that beeped and hissed. It was kind of scary to see John like that. He was always so happy and goofy and cute. He wasn't anymore. He was perfectly still and hardly breathing. I tip toed up to his bed and took John's hand. I bowed over him.
"John, it's me, Chloe. I wanted to come and give you Pancake so she'll make you feel better."
I put the panda bear next to him on the bed.
"I hope you do get better because I would really miss you if you didn't. See, I really love you and you're really cool. I wanted you to be my Daddy for the longest time. I never told you because I didn't want you to think I was weird or make my Mommy or my Daddy angry or sad. But since you and Mommy love each other, I thought you were finally going to be my Daddy. But now you are hurt really bad. I'm afraid for you. I'm scared you're going to leave just like everyone else does. So, please, John, be okay."
I leaned up and kissed his cheek. I stared at John for another minute until Mommy came in. "Sweetheart, we need to leave."
She put her hands on my shoulders and squeezed them. I nodded and walked to the hall. I looked back and saw Mommy smoothing John's hair back. Mommy kissed him real quick and said, "Come on, John. Both of your angels are here watching over you. Don't disappoint."
She walked outside and took my hand. She noticed that Pancake was gone.
"Where's Pancake?"
"I left her with John. He needs her more than I do."
Mommy gave me a half-smile and we left the hospital.
Love,
Chloe Waters
Mommy took me to visit John at the hospital. They wouldn't let us go see him at first. The doctor kept saying no. Then, in a quiet voice, he started to explain John's injuries. "John is barely alive, Dr. Waters. Two of the darts punctured his lung. Each tip was dipped in poison and though we've managed to neutralize it, it was still in his system. It entered at various points where the darts hit him. He's still very much in the danger zone. It's very possible he's not going to make it."
Mommy bit her lip. I couldn't figure out why the doctor said John was hit by darts. I thought you played games with darts. I walked up to the doctor and tugged on his coat, since he wasn't paying any attention to me.
"Please let me see John. You said he might die. At least let me tell him goodbye."
The doctor stared down at me. He had a soft look on his face.
"I'll let you have five minutes, Miss Waters."
I grabbed Pancake and hurried down the hall, looking for the room that said JOHN GRANT, leaving Mommy behind.
I finally found him all the way down the hall. He looked awful. His eyes were closed, but he was bruised all over. He was bandaged and hooked up to a couple of machines that beeped and hissed. It was kind of scary to see John like that. He was always so happy and goofy and cute. He wasn't anymore. He was perfectly still and hardly breathing. I tip toed up to his bed and took John's hand. I bowed over him.
"John, it's me, Chloe. I wanted to come and give you Pancake so she'll make you feel better."
I put the panda bear next to him on the bed.
"I hope you do get better because I would really miss you if you didn't. See, I really love you and you're really cool. I wanted you to be my Daddy for the longest time. I never told you because I didn't want you to think I was weird or make my Mommy or my Daddy angry or sad. But since you and Mommy love each other, I thought you were finally going to be my Daddy. But now you are hurt really bad. I'm afraid for you. I'm scared you're going to leave just like everyone else does. So, please, John, be okay."
I leaned up and kissed his cheek. I stared at John for another minute until Mommy came in. "Sweetheart, we need to leave."
She put her hands on my shoulders and squeezed them. I nodded and walked to the hall. I looked back and saw Mommy smoothing John's hair back. Mommy kissed him real quick and said, "Come on, John. Both of your angels are here watching over you. Don't disappoint."
She walked outside and took my hand. She noticed that Pancake was gone.
"Where's Pancake?"
"I left her with John. He needs her more than I do."
Mommy gave me a half-smile and we left the hospital.
Love,
Chloe Waters