Daddy's Little Girl

Chapter 42.

Brielle

I hear a knock and the door followed by, "Brielle?" I don't answer. I haven't talked or had any visitors since I "attacked" Koralee. When was that anyway? How long ago was that? What day is it? I've been in bed since then. The only people that have been in my room are the nurses that come in to give me my medication.

"Brielle?" I still give no answer. "You have a visitor." My eyes grow wide. 'Could it be Andy?' "Hi Du  Da Bug." She says crying. I immediately turn around and cup my mouth as I start crying myself. "Mom!" I run towards her and almost knock her down.

"I missed you so much mom!" "I missed you too sweetie." "Hi Brie Brie." Steve says knocking on the door before coming in. I run and jump to him too. "Hi Steve." "How are you?" He asks. "How have you been?" I sit down on my bed and break down to them.

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Anderson

"G'morning Anderson. How'd you sleep?" Jeffery greets me as I walk downstairs. "Not very good Jeffy." I admit. "Have you checked in with Ms. Matthews?" I shake my head. "I haven't talked to her since Friday." He looks at me disappointingly. "What?" "What, what?" He asks. "You know."

He shrugs in confusion. I roll my eyes. "That look you give me when I do something wrong or stupid." "Or both." He smirks. "I should go apologize to Brielle shouldn't I?" He nods silently.

I go upstairs to my room when I heard my phone ring. 'Hmm. Looks like the hospital number. Maybe Brielle knew I was going to call her?' I think. "Hello?" "Hi... Is this Anderson Fayne?" "Yes? Who is this?" "I am a patient at St. Margaret's." I gulp. 

"M-my name is Anna-Beth Nichols." "I-is this about Brielle?" I hesitate. If she did something in there, or something happened because of me, I'd-... I shiver to the thought. "Yes." She says. I don't want to cry but I have no idea what she's about to tell me.

"And Koralee." I flinch at that. "Koralee? What about her? Is she OK?" I ask. "Yes she's fine but I wish she wasn't." I finch again. "What do you mean?" "I mean that Koralee is a bitch. Everyone hates her."

'Everyone hates Koralee? Hmm.. Is that why Brielle attacked her?'  "And yes, that's why Brielle allegedly attacked her." She says. "How did you kn-," "Because I just know these things." I scoff. "Look Anna-Beth, is Brielle alright?" "Yes she's fine." I sigh a sigh of relief.

"But not for long..." I get angry. "What the hell is that supposed to mean?" "Look, I can't talk about this over the phone and I got to go now but, visit me between 11 and 2 OK?" I hesitate before I agree. "OK. See you then."

I hang up and look at the time on my watch. 8:44 am. I put my phone in my pocket and go back downstairs to tell him about my phone call.