"DANIEL! OH my goodness by son. He's awake. You're awake!" Sir. Clifford was so happy that he fell into tears. "I thought- I thought- the only person keeping me alive had-had."
"Father..." I gave a sorrow face as I knew that this would have hurt him the most. "I'm sorry..." I didn't know what else to say other than sorry. The one person that supported me and helped me, I ended up only returning him more unhappiness. There was silence when the nurse spoke up and said, "May I give your Son a check up to see if there is any critical conditions?"
"NO!" I screamed. Everyone looked up at me in confusion except for Rhys he just stared at the floor.
"Daniel? May I ask why?" The nurse asked.
"Father could you leave please, I need to tell the nurse something but I don't believe you should as you are in this current state. Rhys? Please?" Rhys gave me a sympathetic look and helped my Father out. When I saw that the coast was clear I cleared my throat and said, "As you already about my condition. I want you to not tell my Father."
"Daniel... We can't. I'm sorry."
"Please." I got off the bed and kneeled on the floor.
"Daniel, please stand up."
"No I won't, until you promise not to tell. No matter what." There was hesitation and I could hear it.
"Fine, just stand up now." I looked up and saw that she was genuine.
"Thank you."
"If you don't mind me asking but why?"
"My Father already has a lot on his mind with work and taking care of me. I can't add this to the list. And I know he is still miserable with my Mothers death."
"Oh, I'm sorry I asked."
"It's ok." As soon as the nurse left, Rhys came in. "Thanks."
"No problem, but are you sure?"
"Yeah, I can't add this to the list of my Father's horror's."
"If you think it's right but you can't hide it from him forever."
"Yeah...I know." He sat on the side of the bed and we just looked into each others eyes with sympathy.
"I'm sorry. Let me finish. I couldn't help you, I don't know what happened to me but I collapsed. I felt so pathetic. I'm so sorry."
"It's not your fault. Honest."
"No. No it is. If I wasn't so useless I could have helped you."
"It was my fault in the first place."
"Daniel...but how did you?"
"How did I what? How did I end up here?" Rhys nodded, "My Father had a tracker in my phone and my phone was in my pocket and so he was able to get me out before anything bad happened."
"But that would have been late at night, how?"
"Well I don't know the whole story but the guy that kidnapped me was on a phone call and it was something to do with your parents, they thought that I was you and threatened to kill me if they didn't give them money. Your parents tried to call you but you wouldn't answer so they called my Father to go home early to see if everything was ok. That's all I know" There was more to it but I couldn't tell Rhys for many reasons.
"I'm sorry, this is because of me again."
"It's ok, I'm happy though. You tried to chase after me rather than leave me to be kidnapped." I gave Rhys a genuine smile and he didn't say anything after.
Rhys' Perspective:
I couldn't say anything else after he gave me that smile.
"Come on you need some rest."
"Can you lay beside me?"
"Okay, I'll bring the bed over." I dragged the bed over beside Daniel and lied beside him. He grabbed my hand and held it between both of his hands. He was so adorable, he was like a puppy needed taking care of. He fell asleep instantly wrapping his hands around mine. His cuteness was too much for me to handle. I tried to untangle my hands from his but he wouldn't let go, I intended to go to my Mum and Dad but I guess that's cancelled.
Sir. Cliffords' perpective:
I looked at the two of them from the window door, and knew that I owed Rhys again. He saved my beautiful son from the depths of hell, I guess I could say I owed him my life. I turned away when behind me was Rhys' Parents kneeling on the ground. I was astonished.
"Claire! David! What are you doing?"
"Please, help us."
"OKAY! OKAY!" Claire looked up at me as if to say, 'I haven't even told you what' "Look I owe you guys from few years ago so we can count whatever this favour as even okay?"
"Thank you." I helped David and Claire up and sat them down on a seat.
"So what is it?"
"We need you to look after our son for a while."
"WHAT?" I coughed and quieted down, "What?!"
"We know that this is a lot but we need you to. Rhys will be constantly at harm if he is with us, so for the mean time we are going to file a fake report and send it to 'those people' and then when it's all done Rhys can come back." David was definitely desperate and I did owe them big time.
"How will you tell Rhys?" Claire started to tear up so David told me.
"Were going to have to pretend that we don't love him anymore and that we don't want him in our lives." I was horrified. How could agree to something like this?
"NO! I won't do it then."
"Please, if we don't do this Rhys could get killed."
"Bu-" They both looked at me with pleading eyes. "Fine but if he asks too much I will tell him everything."
"Thank you."
Rhys' Perspective:
I woke up, I probably slept for about 6 hours. Not even realizing my parents was beside me and Daniels arm was wrapped around me.
"M-mum, D-dad."
"Rhys..." My Dad threw me a brown envelope I sat up to read it. I opened the envelope to see that there was a piece of paper that had a big companys name on it. As I read down the paper I saw words that made me so shocked. Silence just silence filled the room. When, "Rhys it's too much for us to handle you, with work and now you. We decided that work is much more important."
"WHAT DO YOU MEAN?! YOU WOULD CHOOSE WORK OVER YOUR GOD DAMN SON?!" I screamed so loud that I swore I woke the whole hospital up.
"Rhys..." My Dad stopped my Mum to say anything.
"RHYS! Don't you dare raise your voice at you Father."
"Are you my 'Father' because according to this your not." I threw the paper in front of them.
"Rhys... I'm sorry."
"You're sorry are you? What are you sorry for, for giving up your son? Or is it the fact that you just can't bare to choose your son over work?"
"Rhys..." My mum walked out my dad followed her.
"SO WHAT?! ARE YOU JUST GOING TO LEAVE ME HERE?" They wouldn't turn around they just walked out, as soon as the door shut I cried and cried. Everything was leaving me, soon it would be Daniel that would leave me. I felt a warm hand wrapped around my waist. It was Daniel, the only person that could help me.
"I'm sorry, I can't do anything for you..." I didn't say anything, I turned around and fell into his arms again. First I was worried for my parents Daniel was there for me and now that they have left he is still there for me. Daniel is and was the only person I properly love. I wish this could stay like this forever
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