Ch1: We're Moving!

Rachael's breathing started to increase as she saw the angered look on her father's face. "Hi daddy."

"Don't you 'Hi daddy' me young lady." He said walking up to the foot of her bed. "I'm at the shop with Glenn working on his motorcycle, next thing I know the school calls telling me that some student found you slitting your wrist in the bathroom stall!"

"How is uncle Glenn?" asked Rachael.

Her father glared at her, "Don't change the fucking subject." Walking over to the side of the bed he pulled her in and hugged her tightly. "Why would you do a thing like that, you had me worried sick, I thought you were dead."

Almost. "I'm sorry dad." She whispered sadly. As he pulled away he kissed her on her forehead and looked her in her green eyes.

"Don't you ever scare me like that again, do you hear me?" He said sternly.

Rachael nodded. "Yes, sir." she replied quietly. Suddenly the doctor from earlier walked in.

"Am I interrupting?" He asked taking off his glasses before shoving them in his pocket.

"No not at all." Her father said walking towards him.

"I'm gonna assume you're Mark Calloway."

"Yes, I'm Rachael's father." The two shook hands.

"I'm Dr. Birmingham, I've been watching over your daughter." He explained.

"How has she been doing?" Mark asked curiously.

"Good, we're making sure she gets enough blood back into her body considering the amount she lost when they found her." Birmingham explained.

"How much did she lose?"

The doctor sighed. "Let's just say if they had found her five minutes later, she would've been dead." Mark took a deep breath to calm his nerves. "But she's alive and that's all that matters."

'How long is she gonna be in here?" Virginia asked. Dr. Birmingham looked at his clipboard for a moment.

"Not too long, after we get the blood back into her body we still have to run some tests, you know to make sure everything's fine." He answered. "Mr. Calloway I need to talk to you in private for a second."

"Sure thing." The two men stepped outside leaving the girls to talk amongst themselves.

"Listen, after we run the tests I think we should keep her for a couple more weeks."

"What, but why? You said she was doing good." Mark answered not liking this at all.

"True, but considering the conversation I had with her earlier this morning, I think it would be a good idea if we took some psychiatric test, maybe put her in brief therapy, group therapy, have some kinda of intervention…"

"Wait what are you talking about Dr.?" he said cutting him off. "Why can't you just release her after you do your tests?"

"Mr. Calloway I'm sorry, but due to my own personal observations I believe that Rachael is highly suicidal. Now for fear that after we release her she might try to commit suicide again, I strongly recommend doing these tests and putting her in therapy for at least two weeks."

He sighed and ran a hand through his auburn hair. "Fine, I'll do it."

"Also after she's released, I think she should be put on suicide watch, just to be safe." Birmingham explained.

Mark just nodded not really wanting to hear anymore of this.

--------------------------------------------

"They're probably gonna put me in therapy or some shit like that." Rachael said rolling her eyes. "This sucks."

"Rachael, you really scared me today." Virginia said honestly, she looked at her little sister.

She sighed, "I'm sorry I scared you."

"Why'd you do it?"

Rachael sighed, "Virginia you know how my life was with my step-dad before Mark got custody of me. I was just so mad, everything that I had went through. I just had enough of it and I wanted it to be over." she stated sadly.

"But that's just it Rach, it is over. He's gone and you don't have to worry about him anymore."

"I know, but that doesn't mean I'm happy."

"Well hopefully one day you will be." Virginia answered giving a small smile. Just then her father walked back into to the room, they got quiet.

"Well, looks like you're gonna be in here for awhile honey." Mark began.

"Why?"

"They want to do some psychiatric tests and possibly put you in therapy for two weeks."

"What a surprise." said Rachael with a sigh of frustration.

"Also they recommended you be put on suicide watch after you're released." Mark added taking a seat beside Virginia.

"Why doesn't that shock me either?"

Their father shifted in his seat uncomfortably. "And there's one more thing I was planning on telling you guys before your accident." Mark said hesitantly. "Guess I might as well tell you guys now." The two girls look at him curiously.

"What is it dad?" Virginia asked.

"Last night your mother called." He said.

"Mom called?" Rachael said. "What does she want?"

"We talked for a few hours about you guys, about me and her and she told me that she wants to start over with us."

Virginia's eyes widened in shock and not in a good way. "Are you serious?" He nodded.

"And after the school phoned me, I immediately called her and told her what happened."

"You told her." Rachael said angrily.

"Yes she has a right to know." Mark answered, she crossed her arms over her chest and laid back on the bed. "Anyway, when we were talking she said that she was planning on moving to North Carolina next month and she wants us to go with her."

The girls looked at each other nervously. "Well what did you say dad?" Virginia asked hoping he wasn't about to say what she thought he was going to say.

Mark clapped his hands together as he rose to his feet. "I said yes." He then gave a small smile as he waited for their reactions.

Virginia dropped her head into her hands. "Oh my god." she muttered.

Rachael immediately sat up in shock. "Wait a minute." She looked from her sister to her dad. "We're moving!"