Chapter Twenty-Five: Forgive Me, Please

EVERYTHING -The Black Skirts

Finn's P.O.V

I felt someone shaking my should making me grown with annoyance. 

"Finn! Wake the hell up!" I quickly open my eyes seeing Caleb with a worried expression. I blink a couple of times checking my surroundings. I was still at the hospital. I look at my side seeing Millie leaning against me fast asleep. I couldn't help but stare at Millie sleeping beautiful and peacefully.

"Finn!" Caleb calls out again. I turn away from Millie and look back at Finn. 

"Why the hell are you two at the hospital?" Caleb said loudly.

"Shhh," Finn says as he placed his index finger against his lips. I slowly lift my arm up and pushed Millie up so she has a balance on her seat as she sleeps peacefully. 

"Come here," I said as I walked away from Millie leaving her in the waiting room. I guide Caleb out the door and entered the hallway.

"What happened?" Caleb repeated. I closed my eyes and took a deep breath. 

"Okay..... a man with a gun entered Millie's home and shot her dad," Caleb's eyes widened.

"Is she alright?" He asks glancing inside the waiting room. 

"Yeah, she's fine, but she's still a bit scared," I said as I look inside the waiting room too seeing Millie cuddled inside my jacket.

"Is her dad alright?" He asked

"We don't know yet," We stood quietly in the hallway for a couple of minutes. 

"You wanna drink?" I asked.

"Sure," Caleb says nodding. We both walking back inside the waiting room and head to the coffee machine. I pulled out a cup and placed it under the coffee machine. I pressed a button causing coffee to pour down my cup. Caleb does the same as I place a lid on my drink. We stayed silent not knowing what to say to each other. 

I leaned against the counter with my hand stuffed in my pocket with my other holding my coffee tightly as I stare at Millie peacefully. I knew Millie hated her father but I still don't understand why she took the effort to be here. 

"You really love her don't you?" Caleb asks. I turn to Caleb and slowly nod at his question. 

"I've never seen you do this to any girl,"

"What, bring a girl to her dying father?"

"To stay by her side no matter how hurt she is," Caleb corrected. I look up seeing him smile makes me smile back. The sound of quick footsteps caught our ears. We both looked the same direction seeing Sadie and Noah walking in with worried expressions.

"Over here," Caleb called out. Both Sadie and Noah turn at out direction. They quickly reached us with a confused expression. 

"What happened?" Noah asked. 

"Where The hell's Millie?" Sadie asked. I pointed out Millie who was still sleeping peacefully with my jacket around her. Sadie started walking up to Millie. I quickly grab her wrist stopping her from going to her. Sadie turns around giving me the biggest death glare.

"Let her rest she's had a long day," I explained making Sadie calm down. Fast footsteps caught my ears. I look up seeing a nurse walking out of the hallway that Millie's father was pushed into while holding a clipboard. 

"Robert Brown?" She calls out. Brown? Is that her father?

"That's her dad!" Sadie calls out. I quickly ran up to Millie shaking her shoulder causing her to wake up. 

"Millie, they called your dad," Her tired eyes were quickly wide open. She jumped off her seat and ran to the lady with a clipboard and followed her inside. We reached her father's room with the number 011 on the front door. The five of us were ready to walk in until the nurse blocked us from coming in.

"Two at a time please." The nurse says with her hand raised for us to stop. The five of us look at each other. Millie looks up at me with her puffy eyes and wraps her hand around mine. 

"You guys stay out here," She says to the three. She slowly guides me inside with her hand tightly wrapped around mine and walks inside.

Millie's P.O.V

"Two at a time please," The nurse says with a stern look on her face. I turn to Finn and grab his hand with no hesitation. His expression was surprised but was quickly vanished. 

"You guys stay out here," I say to the three of them.

I walked into the hospital room seeing my father lying peacefully on the hospital bed while wearing a hospital gown. A needle was injected into his arm, a nostril mask was wrapped around his face with his eyes shut. His wound was wrapped with several bandages. 

I couldn't help but let tears stream down my cheeks. My grip on Finn's hand tightened as I stare at my wounded father. I turn to the nurse seeing her writing things down on her clipboard. 

"Is her alright?" I asked. The nurse looks up from her clipboard.

"He's fine for now, we still don't know when he's wake up, it would be best if two waits in hear until he wakes up, but once he does please let me know." The nurse explains. I nod understanding every word she was saying and softly thanked her as she walked away. I sigh softly as I look back at my father.

"Hey," Finn says as he softly places his hands on my cheeks. He slowly turns my head to face him. More tears started to stream down my cheeks. 

"He's gonna be alright, okay?" He says as he wipes away my tears with his thumb. I wrap both my hands around his wrists and nod with his hands still placed on my cheeks. He lets go of my cheeks and pulls me close to him. He wraps his arms around me as I do the same. I bury my head in his chest as I let my tears run out of me. I slowly let go of our embrace and walk outside of the room seeing Sadie, Noah, and Caleb. I quickly wrap my arms around Sadie giving her a tight hug. 

"Everything's gonna be alright," She whispers I nod and let go of Sadie. I move to Noah and also give him a tight hug. I feel his hand rubbing my back giving my comfort. As I let go of his hug, he quickly wipes my tears away.

"You're a brave girl Mills," He says with a sympathetic smile. I move to Caleb also giving him a hug and thank him for coming. I smile at the three of them and walk back inside the hospital room. I spot Finn sitting on a couch that was next to my father's bed. I took a seat that was closest to my father. I felt Finn scoot closer to me on the couch. I look at Finn seeing him only wearing a t-shirt and jeans. I look at myself realizing I still had his jacket on. 

"Hear's your jacket," I said as I started to slip it off.

"No, keep it, you need it more then I do, You've only got a tank top on," He said as he pulls the jacket closer to me. 

"Thanks, Finn," I said as I wrap it tighter around me. He smiles as he wraps his arm around me. I look back at my father and stare at his pale hand. I slowly grab it and wrap my hand around his.

"Before alcohol became his addiction, he was a good father. He was probably the best father that I could ever ask for. He gave me everything, music lessons, creativity, love. Even though he was an asshole for a couple of years I still had hope that the old him is still inside him. I've loved him with all my heart. No matter how painful he was to me, a piece of my heart was still part of him. Every scar I got from him broke me, but I knew on the inside it wasn't him. Seeing him like this gives me even more pain." I explained as I stare at his hand. 

Finn sat quietly listening to every word I said. The heart rate monitor echoed the room. The sound of the monitor started to quicken. My father's hand was suddenly gripping tight around my hand. I look up seeing my father wide awake. Confusion was spread all over him. I quickly got up from my seat to get a better view of my father.

"Dad!" I cried out happily. 

"You're awake!" He looks around with shock, blinking a couple of times. I hear Finn's footsteps walking out of the room to get a nurse. 

"Where am I?" He asked.

"You're at the hospital," I said.

"W-What happened?" He asked while trying to position himself to sit up.

"You got shot by someone," I said as I softly push him down.

"Are you alright?" He asked while placing a hand on my cheek.

"I'm fine dad," I said as I place my hand on his hand. He slowly looks around and looks back at me. 

"Millie, I want you to know that I'm sorry. I have been the shittiest father these past few years. I want you to know that all the things that I've asked for all my life, you're the best thing that I could ever ask for. I've loved you with all my heart, I'm so sorry for what I did to you and how much I've broken your heart. You deserve someone better in your life. If that boy makes your life better, keep him. You're my everything. Before I go, please forgive me." My father says with pleading eyes. Tears were running down his cheeks making me do the same. His grip on my hand tightened

"Yes, yes father, I forgive you and I love you with all my heart." A smile spread across his face once he heard my answer. I've never seen him this happy in ages. I smile back feeling my tears run down my cheeks. 

"Wait, what do you mean before you go?" I asked.

"It's time for me to be with your mother." He says happily. My smile quickly faded.

"No, no you can't go!" I yelled with tears of sadness spilling down my cheeks. 

"I love you, Millie," He says softly. The heart rate machine showed up only straight red lines that were making ringing sound non-stop. His heartbeat stopped, the grip on my hand was slowly fading away. No, no this can't be happening! I tried shaking him awake but was quickly pulled away by a nurse. I cried as I tried to get out of her grip. 

I felt familiar arms wrapped around me pulling me out of the room. Several doctors were surrounding my father with several machines around him. I tried running but was pulled back. I watched the doctors using a machine to get my fathers heartbeat back through the window. The machine caused his body to lift with shock. I hug Finn tightly shutting my eyes tight not wanting to look away more.

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This chapter was also trash

- Abby