I sat by my father's side for around an hour after; I had hoped the anaesthesia would wear off and he’d open his eyes and see after all that happened, he was going to be okay, and I was here for him. But the longer that I waited by his side watching him, the more I feared he would never. It’s an odd feeling to look at someone you see each day and in some odd way, you take for granted laying in a hospital bed, without any signs of life apart from their chest moving and a machine indicating when his heart would pump. I know throughout the years our relationship had been rocky, but he was still my father, and I knew deep down, behind all of the hurt feelings and the alcohol, he loved me. I wish I could have seen in the future and realised what was about to happen, I would have hugged him one last time, if he would have allowed me in that state. Vito stood the other side of my father with his arms crossed, I knew this was probably the last place that he wanted to be and in reality, I fe
His eyes begin to flutter open as like a butterfly's wings as he takes a look around, I know in his mind he hadn’t a clue where he was or why he was here, which is why I had to ensure he knew that I was with him. “Dad, can you hear me?” I ask standing up and moving so I was in his eyeshot, his eyes soon dart to me where a series of grunts begin to leave his lips before his eyes move down to his mouth in a panicked sort of state. With terror in his eyes, he begins to lift his hands to his mouth to pull them apart, his fingers going into his lips as though he was attempting to prey them open. My eyes go wide as I rush over and take his hands in mine, fighting with them with all my might before he inflicted even more damage to himself. “Dad calm down, your jaw has been wired shut due to the bones shattering, you won’t be able to open your mouth for a couple of weeks!” I exclaim still holding down his hands, I knew he was probably petrified when he went to speak but couldn’t. “You wer
After the nurse came and examined my father, she gave him some medicine to calm him down to ensure he didn’t inflict anymore pain to his injures. I was so happy that Vito had stayed by my father's side whilst I went to get help, a little slower than I would have hoped but I’m still injured myself and couldn’t find the nurses station in the dark hospital. After my father had fallen to sleep, Vito smiled telling me we should head home where it hurt to leave my father, but I knew we both needed a rest, Vito had been awake all day with me and even went to work whilst I slept. He didn’t need to help me but refused to leave my side, for that I am so thankful. The sun had started to rise as I walked through my front door followed by Vito, who closed it behind us but let out a yawn in the process. “Thank you, Vito, not only for taking me to see my father in the hospital, but calming him down when he was like that, if you didn’t, I know he would have probably hurt himself further.” I smile
The next week whisked by so fast after my father was in hospital, I spent my mornings at the hospital with him as he gained more strength but also, sat through the withdrawals of alcohol. Due to him heavily drinking every single day, his body had become somewhat reliant on alcohol, even though it was killing him at the same time. He would sit in his hospital bed and even though he can’t really speak, only mumble a few words which at time didn’t make that much sense, I knew he was begging for me to bring him some alcohol but that was something I definitely, was not going to do. Now that his jaw had been wired shut and he can only eat and drink liquid food, he isn’t able to go down to the bar and have a drink, his body can finally, get a break. But due to this, he had begun to shake uncomfortably and sweat buckets, all of the doctors and nurses telling me that was completely normal, no matter how awful it was to see him in that state. After staying with my father all day, Vito meets m
The next morning, as like my body knew what I had to do today, woke me up around 4am. As I rub my eyes a little and check the time, I find Vito sleeping peacefully next to me, the blanket only covering his below parts whilst his arm wrapped around my chest. Memories of the hot and heavy night that we shared last night soon fill my head where a deep red fills my face, it was definitely, a night to remember and one I knew would eventually, transpire at some point with Vito. Looking over at his face as he slept, I took all of his many features in as my finger delicately ran along his jawline, he was so incredibly good looking, one of the best men I have ever seen! It still blows my mind how he’d want to spend his time with someone such as me, I mean he could get any girl that he wanted without much effort, I will be honest, I did fear he was only after one thing from me, the thing we had done last night. I had to tell myself that if that does happen and I don’t see him again, it was ni
After sorting through the mess in the back, I emerge into the main section of the café where I spot Shane wiping down one of the tables a customer just ate at. Once finished, he turned back to the counter and looked at me with a smile. “It’s great to see you back there Coraline, work wasn’t the same without you.” He smiled walking behind me to place the dirty dishes in the sink and clean the cloth he had used, whilst I just smile staring ahead as even more customers leave where I send them a kind wave. “Oh, before I forget, some people kept stopping by the café asking for you a few times.” He says clicking his finger as like the memory had just flashed into his mind, I was a little confused as I turned to look at him. “What kind of people, regulars?” I ask thinking perhaps some people were a little worried that they hadn’t seen me in a few weeks, but once he shakes his head walking into the back before emerging with a card, I got a little worried. Looking down at the official looki
My mind races with the same thought over and over again, I had been with a man who these trained police officers are telling me is beyond dangerous, I have opened up to this man and have spent so much alone time with him where I didn’t even suspect for even a second that he was this horrible individual. I kept telling myself that someone that looks like Vito and is so kind and compassionate doesn’t exist or would be interested in me, why didn’t I trust my gut and back off?! But the even bigger question, what does a man such as him want with me?! I knew I shouldn’t have allowed myself to fall so quickly and deeply for a man I don’t even know! “Thank you for your time, Miss, here is my card, if you think of anything which will be of any help, don’t hesitate to call.” Owen smiles snapping me out of my thoughts handing me his card, where I soon put that same smile on my lips taking it from him. “I will.” I smile feeling as though I wanted to cry but also throw up at any second, I didn’t
After finishing the call with Vito, I sat in the bathroom staring up at the door for what felt like a lifetime. My head was spinning with the little bit that I did know but hurting worried about the gravity of what I didn’t. I couldn’t deny that the feelings I feel towards Vito have grown in the week we spent with each other, I told myself at the start to not fall for him that quick, but it appeared I didn’t listen. Even though I don’t fully know him at all, it hurt my heart to feel as though I had been lied to. Vito had been the man who helped me with my father, he found that I was injured and remained by my side whilst I healed without even knowing me. And then when my father was attacked, Vito was right there beside me. To me, he was this wonderful man who truly cared about a person he didn’t even know, which is why it’s so incredibly hard for me to believe he’s really this huge criminal which would be better off in jail. I couldn’t help but cry as I looked down at the floor in f