Corey came in a soon after, and had her lunch with him. She hated eating, especially in front of other people. She pecked at her food and just asked Corey about school and how it was and what was going on. "Just the normal stuff, Ken's being silly, Kira is reading another book, Karen is excited to see you back, and you know how much Jane misses you. We all want to see you back!" He ran his fingers through her hair as she looked at him, "I don't know if I want to"
Beth got up and walked over to the window, she sighed heavily as he came up behind her. They stood there with his hand on her shoulder just looking at nature. "Beautiful isn't it" He breathed. "Yes, very. Almost too pretty." A bird chirped, and she simply said "So innocent."
Corey swept some stray hair behind Beth's ear, and he wrapped his arms around her. He held her for a very long time, she wished it would never end. In his arms she felt safe. Together, Corey and Beth could fight anything. No one could ever touch them, no matter what; they could come through it. Beth was so happy she just laid her head on his shoulder and closed her eyes.
Beth woke up in Corey's lap with a sweet smile in her direction. His arms continued to wrap around her, holding her close. His heart thumped gently in her ear. He bent down, kissed her forehead and whispered, "I love you baby, don't ever leave me."
All Beth could think was this is my fairytale. How did I end up so lucky? She was tired of her hospital room, "Want to go for a walk?" "Anything for you" The got up and walked in tandem down the corridor hand in hand. She thought this was a dream, until she saw her father marching towards her room. "I have to go" and with a squeeze of the hand she ran to her room.
"Bethany" her father grunted "Lets go." "Yes" She grabbed her things and struggled to keep up with her dad. Corey just watched in silence from the hall. Her dad slammed the car door and revved the engine. They sped away towards home.
It was awkward for Beth. It had a strange silence attached to it. She just wanted to be in her room. There she could sit and cuddle her teddy bears. She also had a mountain of homework to finish. She just hoped that this would stop what her dad did.