Jimmy’s P.O.V.
Ruby gasped as I ran to my little girl and knelt down beside her, tears streaming down my face.
“Come on baby, wake up, wake up for Uncle Shimmy,” I said. I picked up her now bleeding head and Ruby gasped again and started to panic as she grabbed the house phone and dialed the ambulance.
“God baby not you too!” I cried. I held her close and rocked her crying, asking her not to go and see her mom and dad, that I needed here with me. She couldn’t leave, if she did, the world would be cold and lonely without her. Abby was strong, she needed to be. Maybe this was God’s way of letting her say good bye to her mom and dad and to tell her to be there for me or something. I don’t know, I don’t know anything.
“Their coming,” Ruby said kneeling down at my side. She quickly left though and went and grabbed a towel to help stop the bleeding. I was so mad at Ruby, this seemed to be all her doing. If we never got in this fight, if she never would of shoved me and be civilized my little girl would be alright.
“Go away,” I whispered to her, “Can’t you see you caused enough problems already?” I told her. It hurt telling her that but this was my baby, the only person I had left of Brian and Katie and if she was gone I would die with her.
“I’m not leaving, this is my doing and I will stay here with you,” She told me. I looked over to her, then looked back down to my little girl and rocked her and whispered sweet things in her ear.
“Can you go and get her stuffed peanut please?” I asked Ruby lightly. Ruby left upstairs with no hesitation and came back downstairs with it, letting the paramedics come inside. They put my baby on the guarny and I came inside with them, telling them that I was the only one that I had left. They let me go with her, hooking her up to IV’s and such, trying to stop the bleeding. My little girl was still holding on, she was still breathing.
Ruby told me that she was going to fallow in her car and I sat in the back of the ambulance holding onto Abby’s precious little hand. I started to pray, something I haven’t done that in a long time was to pray. I didn’t believe in God but right now, I really needed a miracle for my angel.
We arrived at the hospital and they rushed her our, me holding her hand the whole time until they told me that I needed to go and wait in the waiting room while they went into surgery and such. I stood there running my hands through my hair and fell down onto my knees, holding myself and crying my heart out. I was shaking, fear was taking over me and I couldn’t stop asking God for help. I felt like I was going to lose my Abigail, that I was going to be alone in the world but when all hope seemed lost, I felt a hand on my shoulder and someone pulling me into their embrace.
Ruby had came and saved me and held me tight just like when I lost my baby sister and my best friend.
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“She’s going to be alright Jimmy,” She whispered to me. We were in the waiting room and my head was resting on her shoulder and she was holding me close telling me that everything was going to be alright. I knew that she was right but then again, she had her head cracked open and it was scaring me. Just having Ruby at my side though was helping, “I am so sorry about what happened,” She whispered, “She cares so much about you,”
Hearing her say this was making my heart go to an easy.
“Thank you,” I whispered to her. I felt her kiss the side of my head and told me that she was going to be here for me. This made my tummy flutter and my cheeks burn. I wasn’t sure though if she cared about me or just about the situation itself, it was to early to see this.
“Mr. Sullivan?” I heard someone say my name and I jerked up and saw a young doctor looking straight at me. He gave me a small smile and I stood and came over to him while Ruby sat there looking down to the ground, “I would like to say that she is doing great, just had a few stitches and should be awake momentarily,” He said smiling at me. My heart leaped to my throat in joy! I was so happy that she was alright. I actually jump and shouted in triumph making Ruby giggle and the others in the room glared at me.
I chuckled nervously and rubbed the back of my neck.
“I will come back and tell you when she is awake,” He smiled and left out of the room. I turned back and sat down beside Ruby and she smiled at me.
“Told you so,” She chuckled and I put my arm around her shoulders and hugged her tight.
“Thank you so much,” I whispered to her. I felt her arms wrap around my torso and I just felt happiness radiating off of her.
“Your welcome Jimmy, I am so sorry about what happened,” She told me and I just hugged her tighter.
“It’s alright honey, and just so you know, my sissy had her reasons. I knew that she loved you so much, she never hates her friends or would ever use them. Ever.” I told her. She nodded and I hugged her tighter. I didn’t want her to leave. I don’t know why but I just didn’t want her to leave my embrace. There was something about her that meant the world to me but I couldn’t pinpoint it out.
“Can you stay with us?” I asked her suddenly. She pulled away and looked up at me. She started to hesitate and ran her fingers through her hair. I felt my face flushed, I just scared her away, something I really didn’t want to do, including to her.
“I would love to Jimmy, maybe I can just stay the night tonight, to help you with her,” She said with a small smile. This though, made my night.
The doctor came inside and said that she was awake. I got up and grabbed Ruby’s hand and we rushed to Abby’s room and I was so happy to see that baby girl. She was sitting up in bed and she saw me and had a bright smile on her face. Ruby and I came to her bed side and she gave her her stuffed peanut and she held it close.
“Mommy and daddy said hi uncle Shimmy,” She said lightly, “They told me to be a good girl for them, and they love us very much.” She said with teary eyes and then she looked up to Ruby and got up from her bed and hold her arms out for Ruby and Ruby came and hugged her tightly.
“Mommy said she was sorry and she loves you, that you’d always be her best friend. And to take care of uncle Shimmy cuss you like him so much,” She giggled. I sat there with tears streaming down my face, actually happy that this happened.