Ruby’s P.O.V.
I sat in the hospital with Abby in my arms holding her as she cried. She must of hated this place. Once I set foot in here she was balling her eyes out clenching onto me and couldn’t stop crying. I had tears down my face as I held her, I didn’t know what was happening or who these people were coming inside and grabbing Abby from my hands. This older man came over and held her tight, her whispering to him as she cried and he held her tightly and swayed her as he stood.
One of them came over and sat down beside him, his hair was quit short and he had big arms with tattoos covering them, his hat folded in his hands.
“How is he?” She asked looking at me. His beautiful eyes looking sad and blood shot. I looked at the other two that came inside, them not looking any better. They must have been Jimmy’s friends.
“I don’t know, they won’t tell me anything,” I said to him. He nodded and stood and went to find a nurse while this short guy came and took his place.
“Names Johnny,” He said offering me his hand, “The big guy is Matt and the one by Papa Gates is Zacky,” He said.
“That’s Brian’s father?” I asked him and he nodded. Which explained why Abby was so clingy to him which I could understand perfectly. I nodded, turning back down to look at the floor not really knowing what to do. I wanted to be there for Jimmy really bad but seems is how his friends are here, I don’t really seem needed right now.
After hours of waiting, I was the last one that was finally going to be able to see him. Brian’s father, Papa Gates held Abby as I went inside. She didn’t want to leave me, she told Papa over and over again that she was her momma now which made me kind of happy but, I wasn’t completely happy without Jimmy.
I came inside, seeing Jimmy laying on the bed motionless, his eyes closed. Abby saw him like this and started to softly cry again.
“Papa….daddy Shimmy,” She said lightly. I looked to her and saw Papa form tears in his eyes. She wiggled from his embrace and walked over to her uncle and I helped her on the bed and she cuddled to him.
“Daddy Shimmy…come back,” She whispered before burring her face into his chest and cried.
Jimmy’s P.O.V.
Heaven never looked so beautiful. Seeing the brightened skies, my body feeling great, I felt amazing. I looked down into the clouds seeing this time line or memories or something. I saw Zacky and me fighting, the beers that I had drank. Was I dead? I saw Matt talking to police officers, Ruby and Abby…what in the world was going on? I saw the police talking, what were they saying?
“Jimmy!” I turned around and I saw my brother and my sister running to me.
“Sissy!” I called out to her and hugged her tight, spinning her around letting happy tears stream down my face. God I missed them so much. I set my sister down and hugged Brian tightly.
“I miss you man,” I whispered to him.
“I miss you too Jimmy, but,” He said pulling away, “Dude you got to stop. Your killing yourself.”
“Jimmy,” My sister said softly touching my arm, “Our baby needs you. She needs you and Ruby…” She said. I looked at them and shook my head.
“No…you guys need to come back. I can’t do it. I can’t…I lost you both…I’m heart broken and lost,” I whispered. They looked at me and hugged me for the longest time.
“You need to go back Jimmy, we love you so much. Just…brother you need to live your life,” My sister told me cupping my cheek. I held onto her hand shaking my head.
“Sissy…why did you have to go?” I whispered feeling tears stream down my face.
“I can’t live without Brian.” She told me, “You can do this Jimmy. So many people need you,”
“But I need you!” I cried, “I need you both!” I cried. Brian came and held me as I cried, feeling my body getting weak.
“We love you Jimmy. We’ll always with you, tell Abby we said we love her, and tell Ruby that I love her.” She started to whisper something to me, not really sure what she was saying since I was leaving this heaven without them. I held onto a tight grip of my brother’s hand, feeling him slip away from me.
“Brian…please…” I cried.
“I love you Jimmy, forever…” His fingers slipped from mine, my spirit falling down into my pained body. My heart was broken, my body feeling really strange and Brian’s voice lingering in my head over and over again. I felt a little body up against mine, my chest wet with tears. I moved my hand onto the body and knew that it was my precious Abby.
“Daddy Shimmy!” She exclaimed. My heart flipping as she called me that. She saw me as her father? How can I ever replace her father?
“Hey angel,” I whispered. I opened my eyes and felt her hugging me tight, seeing Ruby smiling down at me with her hands holding mine and that bright and beautiful smile on her face. But, this beautiful dream soon ended when child services came inside demanding for Abby. They said I wasn’t qualified for her, that I wasn’t a good father. That I was being charged with assault from nearly killing Zacky.
Ruby tried so hard to stop them from taking Abby, Abby screaming and kicking screaming mommy, mommy over and over again and Papa Gates had to hold Ruby back. I screamed Abby’s name and fell to the bed defeated, my heart gone again and anger filling up my chest. Ruby fell to the ground crying for her baby.
We have to get her back, some way we have to get Abby back.