Misty overslept on Saturday and woke to her mother yelling at her to get up. She sat up quickly as her mother walked in and started screaming. Misty just kept nodding as the woman yelled and finally got up to get dressed when she left the room.
The girl threw on a pair of bright yellow shorts and a dark blue tank top before making her way out of her room. Her mother was in the kitchen and started yelling again as Misty moved to the cabinet. She turned around before feeling something connect hard with her already bruised nose and let out a cry of pain.
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She'd fled the house when her mother had started with her fake apologies and made her way to the little park near her neighborhood. It was fairly empty at the moment and she sat down on a bench before pulling her phone out to use it as a kind of mirror. She pulled her camera app up and grimaced when she saw her nose sitting sideways.
"Great," She put her phone down and held the paper towels to her nose while she contemplated the best way to set it. She knew it would probably be best to let a professional do it, but there was no way that her mother was going to take her to the hospital. She glanced over to her phone and bit her lip. "No, don't bother her," She looked away again before sighing, "She'll notice if I go in on Monday and it's re-bruised and crooked," She picked her phone back up again, "Ugh," She pulled up her contacts and clicked 'Cordelia Goode' before holding the device up to her ear.
"Hello?"
"I think it's broke now," The line was silent for a moment.
"Misty?"
"Yes, ma'am."
"I'm going to let that ma'am slide for the moment. What's broken, sweet heart?" Misty bit her lip and looked down at her lap.
"My nose."
"He hit you?"
"No," She heard the woman sigh, "She did," It was silent.
"I'm coming to get you."
"What? No."
"Misty, if it's broken, it needs to be set back properly."
"I can do it."
"I'm sure you can. I don't care."
"Fine."
"Where are you?"
"The park."
"I'm on my way."
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Cordelia parked and made her way to the girl who had her back to her. She placed her hand on the girl's shoulder and Misty jumped slightly, "I'm sorry, darling," Misty just nodded and looked up at her. Cordelia took a seat next to her and pulled her hand away from her face. Anger shown in her eyes and Misty put her hand back to her face.
"I'm okay," Brown eyes looked into blue and gave a small nod. She stood and grabbed the girl's other hand to pull her up, "Ya really don't have ta take me ta the hospital. I can snap it back in place," Cordelia scrunched her nose up at that.
"As awful as that sounds, I'm taking you," Misty sighed and the woman started towards her car and pulled Misty's hand in her own. She sat down and Cordelia pulled her hand back from her face again, "I can't believe she did that," Misty looked into worried brown eyes and grabbed the woman's hand again.
"Hey. I'm okay. Really," Cordelia met her eyes and looked at her for a long moment before nodding and starting the car.
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Cordelia parked and looked over to Misty who was looking up at the building in apprehension, "Hey," Misty finally looked over at her, "What's going on in there?"
"What am I supposed ta tell 'em?" Cordelia bit her lip.
"You could tell them the truth," Misty just stared at her pointedly and the woman sighed, "I won't disagree with whatever you tell them," The girl finally nodded and opened the car door to get out. She waited for Cordelia to come stand beside her and took a deep breath before making her way into the hospital with the woman.
As they entered, Misty approached the desk and filled out the needed paper work. She took her seat afterwards and Cordelia sat down next to her. Misty pulled the paper towels from her face and looked over to the woman who studied her nose for a moment, "I think it's done bleeding for now," Misty nodded.
"It'll start back when they set it," Cordelia grimaced at the admission the girl made. She shouldn't know that. She's too sweet and innocent.
"Misty," The girl nervously met her eyes, "What happened?"
"I dunno," Cordelia looked at her pointedly and Misty sighed in defeat, "I overslept," She watched anger flash in the woman's eyes and reached for her hand again. She laced their fingers together and rubbed her thumb across her knuckles, "I'm okay."
"You keep saying that. But I hate having to hear it. Especially when I know you're only saying it because you think I need to hear it," Misty met brown eyes and nodded slowly as she bit her lip.
"I'm sorry," Cordelia just shook her head and squeezed the hand in hers. She looked up when they called Misty's name and followed the girl as they led her to a bed in the ER. She was sat down on a bed and the nurse examined her before saying she'd get a doctor and leaving, "I don't want them ta do it."
"What?"
"It's gonna hurt," Cordelia looked amused.
"You can take that boy hitting you in the face and that bruise on your arm and your nose being broken.. But not someone about to set your nose back so it's not crooked forever?"
"Well, I didn't know those thin's were gonna happen. I know this is comin'. I'll be all tense and shit," Cordelia pursed her lips in amusement at the language, "Sorry!"
"I don't care, Misty. What do you want me to do?"
"Don't make me do this?"
"Do you want your nose to be sideways for the rest of your life?"
"I guess not," She looked down at her lap and felt Cordelia sit down next to her and take her hand.
"I'm right here," Misty looked up into brown eyes and squeezed the hand before nodding.
"I know."
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When the doctor entered, he took a seat in front of Misty and turned her face this way and that to look at the break. He nodded to himself, "I should be able to just set it. It looks like a normal break," She nodded and he stood to find a pair of gloves, "How'd that happen?" Misty looked at the man's back and looked over to Cordelia who just shrugged at her.
"I got in a fight at school the other day so it was already bruised and then today I was walkin' towards a door and someone pushed it open in my face," He just nodded and turned back to them. He took his seat in front of Misty again and placed his hands to either side of her nose. Cordelia felt the girl tense up beside her and squeezed her hand.
"This will probably hurt," Misty just nodded and closed her eyes. The doctor looked at her nose for a moment longer before pulling it hard to the other side and nodding when he got the resounding crack that he was looking for.
"Oh my God!" He nodded and stood to remove his gloves.
"Expect a bruise and probably some pain for the next couple of days. Use ice or it's going to swell up pretty big," Misty just nodded and the man left the room. She realized that she was squeezing the hand in hers really hard and let go immediately.
"Sorry," Cordelia just shook her head and grabbed the girl's chin to turn her to face her. Misty's nose was bleeding lightly again but it looked much better. The woman got up and grabbed a paper towel before holding it to the girl's face, "I can do that."
"I know you can," Misty looked up into brown eyes and gave in. Cordelia took a seat next to her again and after a few minutes she pulled the paper towels away, "I think you're all good," Misty nodded and stood, "We should probably get out of this room," She led Misty back out of the hospital and to her car. They both got in and Misty looked over at her.
"Thanks," Cordelia just shook her head.
"Thank you for calling me. I know that's not something you would normally do," The girl nodded in agreement, "I'm sorry that this happened, sweet heart."
"It's not your fault, Miss Goode."
"I know it's not, sweet heart. I just hate that someone would do this to you," Misty looked up into her eyes and bit her lip, "You're such a sweet person and I don't understand how someone could be mean to you," Misty felt tears well up in her eyes and willed them away, "I'm sorry. I didn't mean to upset you."
"Ya didn't. I just never had anyone that actually cared before," Cordelia felt her own tears come into her eyes now and grabbed the girl's hand across the console.
"You have me now. Okay?"
"Okay."