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"My daughter was brought in by aently as I lean over and put y

"Lether keyboard "Yes, she’s out of triage and in one of the ER bays"

Efficiently the woman picks up the phone, hits a button, and within seconds she says, "Yes, I have Ruby Evans’s father here for her"

After a tiny pause, she hangs up and nods to the left while hitting a button "Just on through that door and they’ll direct you back"

The door starts swinging open slowly and h, absolutely dreading what I ht find I honestly don’t know if I can handle one of irls cut their teeth, so I can’t even inizes me or not, she efficiently takesFor the first time in my life, ht be beyond repair

The nurse pulls back the curtain and I blink hter A nurse is leaning over her bed, trying to co to unravel the splint the school nurse or EMT must have put on her arlance His eyes flare as he recognizes me but he then turns his attention back to Ruby’s arm The nurseharder

Leaning over, I put my hand on her forehead and kiss her cheek "Oh, baby," I coo at her, and she sobs hysterically

Fucking hardest, worst,ht now I have a brief moment of clarity where I think to myself that I will try to dissuade every one ofthat this type of heartbreak can exist

But Ruby is reacting to my distress, so I have to slap rip, Brick Your child needs you to man up

"Hey, hey, hey," I talk softly as the doctor reives a hiccup "What do we do e get hurt?"

She hesitates a moingly at her and nod "That’s right I know it hurts now, baby, but this doctor will make it all better"

I kiss Ruby on the forehead, and just asher warm, sweaty skin, the doctor pulls the splint apart and I alreets me