Ally's POV
I don't think I'm unconscious anymore, but I can't seem to move or open my eyes at all. It feels like my eyelids weigh a hundred pounds each. I believe that I just woke up not very long ago, and I'm…I'm in a hospital. Why am I in a hospital?
"Dr. Murphy, something very strange is going on with this patient", I heard someone say. Wait, what? What's wrong with me!?
"What do you mean?", the person that I'm assuming is Dr. Murphy asked.
"Well, we heard the machine going off, so we thought she might be flat-lining…", Wait, WHAT!? "…but it started going back to normal when we got in here. She doesn't even seem to be in a coma anymore. It looks as if she just can't wake up", she said. Finally someone is starting to get it.
"So she may even be conscious? How is that even possible?", Dr. murphy asked.
"I don't know, I've never seen anything like this before. Maybe we should consult our files", she suggested.
"Alright. Miss. Dawson, if you can hear me, (which I highly doubt you can), but if you can, we'll be back in about forty-five minutes to an hour. Please stay strong so the patient down the hall doesn't try to sue me, get me fired, or kill me", Dr. Murphy said. I heard the door shut, so I guess he left. Wait, who's the patient down the hall? Suddenly, I heard the door open again about a minute later. I wonder if they forgot something.
"Mommy?", a little voice said. Ella? Was anyone with her? Surely they wouldn't let her come in here and see me like this all alone.
"Mommy, I know I'm not 'posed to be in here, but I had to see you", she said. So she was alone. Where's Trish, Dez, and Austin?
"Mommy, everyone keeps saying it's going to be okay, and if you do leave me then I'll see you again someday no matter what. But I-I don't want you to leave yet", she said. I could tell she was crying by now, and even though I couldn't see her, my heart still broke on the spot. I then felt her grab my hand. I missed that so much. Why can't I talk, or at least open my eyes?
"Everybody's trying to make me feel better, but I feel like nobody's telling me anything except for Austin. But the thing about that is that nobody's telling him anything either; not even about himself. Uncle Dez was on the computer, and Austin and Aunt Trish were fighting about what I just told you, so I just left. I know a lot more than people think, so I remembered your room number", she started rambling. Is that what I sound like when I do that? Oh well, it's really cute on her. For some reason she just started singing. I don't know why, and I honestly don't care. I love my baby girl's voice, and I also love the song, even though it didn't make much sense as to why she was singing it right now.
"Amazing Grace
How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost
But now I'm found
Was blind, but now I see", she sang. It was only the first part, but that was still pretty impressive for a four year old.
"I have faith that God will take care of you Mommy. I just hope He lets you stay here. Right now I know you can't see, but I can. I want you to be able to see too, like the song says, even though I know that isn't what the song really meant", she said. I don't know what it was, but after Ella said that, my eyes flew open.
"E-Ella", I stammered out. Her eyes grew large, and that adorable little smile of hers was priceless.
"Mommy! I knew you'd wake up!", she exclaimed hugging me. I smiled.
"I love you baby", I said.
"I love you too Mommy."
"And you sang Amazing Grace so beautifully. What made you sing that?", I asked.
"First thing that came to my mind and-Wait, you heard me!?", she asked in disbelief.
"Yes baby, I did", I said.
"Well, why didn't you just wake up then?", she asked.
"I don't know sweetie, I just couldn't. It's like my body just wouldn't let me at the time", I replied honestly.
"Oh, okay. We should probably call Aunt Trish so she won't think I'm missing again", she said.
"Okay, here's the-Wait, what do you mean by missing again!?", I asked. She smiled sheepishly at me.
"Um…I'll tell you about that later, I promise. We just really need to call them. Last time Aunt Trish and Uncle Dez were really freaking out. I'm sure Austin would've been too if he was awake then. But hey, Maddie helped me so we're all good", she said and dialed Trish's number on the hospital phone. Why wasn't Austin awake then? Who's Maddie? Huh, her name sounds oddly familiar as well. Now I'm even more confused than ever. I had so many questions swirling in my head as she was calling Trish. 'Why was my daughter missing?' , is the main one that was in my mind right now though.
Austin's POV
It's been about twenty minutes since this all began, and Trish and I were still arguing. That is until Dez spoke up. "Hey guys?", he asked sounding nervous. Both Trish and I stopped arguing and looked over at him. "Where's Ella?" That's when everyone went into total panic mode. We were all literally freaking out, but before we could do or say anything else, Trish's phone rang.
"Hello?", she asked still sounding panicked.
"Ella, where are you!?, she asked. It's Ella! I quickly snatched the phone away from her.
"Austin!", Trish said annoyed. I just ignored her.
"Sunshine, are you okay?", I asked.
"I'm fine. I just wanted y'all to know I was okay", she said.
"Where are you!?", I asked still slightly panicked, but also relieved she was so calm and said she was okay.
"Mommy's room", she said simply. "Sorry Austin, I gotta go. Bye", she said and hung up before I could say anything else.
"Austin, what did she say?", Trish asked.
"What room is Ally in?", I asked avoiding her question.
"209, why? You can't go in there. The doctors said-", she started, but I was already running out the door before she could even finish her sentence.
"Austin!", I could hear Trish and Dez yelling faintly from behind me, but I wouldn't stop or slow down. I made it to the hallway where Ally was, and there was surprisingly nobody there, so I slipped in to get Ella, expecting to see Ally lying in the hospital bed still unconscious. I didn't however expect to see her sitting straight up with Ella in her lap.
"ALLY! You're awake!", I exclaimed shocked.
"AUSTIN! I'm aware!", she mocked.
Suddenly Trish and Dez both ran in the room panting. "Austin, what are you-ALLY!", Trish squealed. She ran over and was hugging the life out of Ally. I'm pretty sure she wasn't breathing. I'm just so glad to see my Ally was awake and okay.
Ally's POV
I literally couldn't breathe when Trish hugged me. "Trish, I love you, but you're crushing me", I said.
"Oh sorry", she said quickly pulling away. I just smiled at her reassuringly.
"Ella, you had us scared to death. You promised you weren't going to run off on your own without telling us again", Dez said. That reminded me of how I needed to ask what they meant by 'again'.
"Sorry, but I was still mad at y'all. Plus, you were on the computer, and Aunt Trish and Austin were fighting. You guys made it pretty easy for me to escape", she said. I gave them a look that said I was mad about this, but I was too happy right now to keep it up very long.
"Guys, what is this I hear about my daughter disappearing…twice?", I asked pointedly. I sent a look to each of them, which just so happen to land on Austin who I just noticed was wearing a hospital gown.
"Why are you looking at me? This time it was just as much their fault, if not more considering I was in a hospital bed, and I didn't even know there was another time", Austin said glaring at Trish and Dez.
"Okay then", I said. "Why don't you two tell me how my daughter disappeared the first time?"
They explained the whole beach story to me, and Ella told me all about that Maddie girl. Dez had some input on her as well. He seemed pretty worried about her. Speaking of Dez, he wasn't being his normal self. It could just be the fact that his best friend was in the hospital, or his 'niece' just went missing for the second time, but he just seemed unusually quiet.
During the whole story, Austin and I were just staring at them. I don't know about Austin, but one thought kept running through my mind: 'Crap, how long were we out for?' Apparently he was thinking that too, because he said it out loud just as I was thinking it. We all just started laughing. Suddenly the door swings open, and in comes a doctor with a name tag that said, 'Dr. Murphy'. Oh crap…
Hey guys! Thanks again for all you who read, reviewed, followed, and favorite. What's Dr. Murphy going to say about everyone being in Ally's room and Austin out of bed? Who's even more confused now about Maddie? Will Dez tell Ally he knows her secret? Review or PM me if you want to know any of this, or if you have any other questions you would like to have answered.