Welcome to chapter 9, I'm sorry if this chapter is really bad. It's just I am writing this in a VERY emotional, thanks to my darling brother.
Thank you Sunshine122 for reviewing and indeed what has Immy let herself in for? Well you ask yourself that (I already know).
Thank you Zebralover4578 for reviewing too, again.
Anyway I hope you enjoy this chapter.
Also do you think I should rewrite chapter 1 or leave it as it is?
Also this chapter is written from Mike's point of view
I heard the huge crash and the scream and instinct took over, I sprinted out of the office where I had been finalising the foster placement. At the foot of the stairs lay Immy, the kids having had the same thought of me started arriving.
"Immy!" Fortiter shouted,
Elektra looked shocked, Verus and Beta stood there not knowing quite how to feel.
"Everyone stand away," I commanded,
"Johnny go call for an ambulance," and Johnny ran off to the office, and Gina had just arrived.
"All of you lot, go," Gina said and they all slunk off apart from Elektra.
"Elektra can you go and pack Immy a bag," and Elektra nodded and ran up the stairs. My eyes followed Elektra, I think her being around Immy had benefited both of the girls. Elektra was now calmer and Immy looked happier.
"The ambulance will be here in a few minutes," Johnny said, "they said not to move her."
A minute later Elektra came back down clutching her rucksack, "which of you is going with Immy?" Elektra asked.
"I'll go," I said volunteering,
Gina nodded and I took the rucksack from Elektra and got in the ambulance when it came.
I sat in the waiting room for hours, waiting to be allowed to see Immy.
"Mr Milligan," a nurse said, I stood up and walked over to her.
"How is Imitari?" I asked,
"she will be completely fine," she told me.
"What are her injuries?" I asked,
"she hasn't broken her leg but she has damaged it extremely badly, in ways it would have been better if it had broken. She will need physiotherapy for at least 6 months. She will be able to walk but it will take a while. She has broken three bones in her arm," the nurse told me, I took a deep breath.
"Can I see her Doctor?" I asked the nurse,
"of course," she told me.
She lead me down a corridor and took me into an office.
"Mr Milligan, I am Doctor Lee," the doctor said shaking my hand and the nurse left the room,
"I know you might not be able to answer my questions but can you please try?" he asked,
"of course," I replied.
"First of all, do you know whether Imitari has ever been involved in drug abuse?" he asked me,
"her parents were scientists, she was taken into care because they tested on her. So it is possible," I told him.
"Also did her parents abuse her?"
"Not as far as I know, why do you ask?"
"It is because Imitari has broken ribs, which haven't mended right. She obviously has had no medical help with them, they have obviously mended on there own, badly."
"Can you guess when they broke," I asked,
"my calculations suggest about 2 or 3 years ago," he told me.
I thought for a second, "can you examine the ribs and work out how they were broken?" I asked,
he considered, "yes I think so."
"So she has broken her right arm, badly damaged her right leg, and a few ribs that have mended badly," I said, the Doctor nodded.
I stood up to leave,
"Mr Milligan I have one last question for you," I turned round,
"what might that be?" I asked,
"does she have an older sister called Verus?" he asked,
"yes," I said, confused.
"Ok," he said,
"why?" I asked,
"it doesn't matter."
According to the nurses on the ward, I wasn't allowed to see Immy so I drove back to Elmtree house.
"Is Immy alright?" Elektra asked,
"Is she ok?" Johnny asked, everyone was looking worried.
"Immy has broken her arm and done bad damage to her leg, that is all," I said, everyone looked quite relieved.
"Verus can I have a word?" I asked, she nodded and she came into the office with me.
"Did your parents ever physically abuse Immy?" I asked her,
"no they didn't touch Immy," she told me confidently,
"ok did anything important happen to Immy 2 or 3 years ago?" I asked, Verus suddenly paled,
"what have you heard?" she asked,
"nothing," I said.
"Good," she replied and she stormed off.
In the morning I went back to the hospital and all the nurses were sitting around looking completely stressed, "good morning," I said,
"Imitari kept the whole ward awake all night, we had to move her to a private room," one nurse said.
"What was she doing?"
"She was having nightmares," another nurse said,
"she kept screaming and shouting,"
"what was she shouting?" I asked,
"stop, stop, I'm too young, it was mainly stuff like that, the rest didn't make much sense,"
"right," I said, "can I see her?" I asked.
I walked into Immy's room, she said in the bed, looking terrified, dark circles around her eyes, she was pale, deathly pale. She looked like she hadn't slept for weeks.
"Hello Imitari," I said, "are you ok?"
"Of course I'm not ok, why do you think I'm in hospital?"
"Ok but how is it here?"
"They took my make up off me, I look horrible without makeup," she moaned,
"So is there anyone you would like to see?" I say,
"Elektra."
I drove back and picked up Elektra and in the car I started talking to her,
"does Immy often have nightmares?" I asked Elektra,
"does Immy even sleep?" Elektra asked.
"What?" I replied,
"Immy stays up the whole night, she makes herself stay awake. She listens to music, draws, reads, watches movie on her DVD player, goes on the internet, she doesn't let herself sleep and she always starts doing her makeup early so she doesn't look tired," Elektra said, "why are you asking?"
"oh, no reason," I replied, but in my heart I know knew there was more to Imitari Odissey than meets the eye.