Chapter 17: Who Are My Parents?

Daisy had tears in her eyes. It was a cruel blow, a cruel truth that she probably didn't want to hear.

"Go away," she whispered

"You were always different from us. From the beginning. I'm sorry we took you away from home that day. Your parents didn't want you. Your mother was a drug addict and an alcoholic and your father was homeless. You shouldn't have been born,"

"I guess that was enough," I shouted out loud

"You're so weak. Look at yourself. You've always been ugly. Aren't you ashamed of those scars on your face? And now you're disabled. You won't be able to walk for the rest of your life," she shouted at her and laughed.

"Get out, Lily. Right now," Chris shouted

"You always hated me. Always. You underestimated me and you didn't care how I was. You didn't care. I want to know who my parents are,"

"I'll never tell you that. You're an incredibly ugly and disgusting woman. Aren't you ashamed of yourself? You might as well have died,"

"Okay. Enough. Don't you think that's enough? Look at how you're hurting her," I shouted and wanted to drag her out of the room.

"And by the way. One more thing. You're not getting a single cent from us," she shouted. I looked at Chris.

"I'm going to get her out, Liam. I'll meet you in the office," Chris whispered and walked away with her. Daisy was sitting on the bed. There were tears in her eyes. She was slapping her leg. I went over to her and grabbed her hands.

"Come on. Shh. Something will happen to you," I said and hugged her. She cried even more in my arms.

,,Who are my parents? Who?,,"

,,I don't know.. But we'll find out. You have to calm down now. Calm down,,"

,,You're going to leave me too, aren't you?,," she whispered and looked into my eyes.

,,No. How did you think of that, Daisy? I'm here. I'll always be here for you. Try to get some sleep. You'll see that you'll be much better, Daisy,,"

,,I want to go away. I don't want to be here. Please. I promise I'll do everything you say,,"

,,I'll get you checked out and think about it. Is it safe, Daisy. And if so. We'll go home,,"

,,You came into my life so unexpectedly. Liam, you're a really great man,," she said. I smiled.

,,I want to help you, Daisy. That's all. You'll see that you'll get through the worst of it. You'll be fine. I'll take care of it,"

"So I don't mean anything to you? You just want to help me?" she whispered and looked at me.

"You really mean a lot to me and you know it very well," I said and kissed her hair.

"I have to go now but I'll be back later. Get some rest. They'll take you for an examination in an hour," I said and stood up.

"Liam? Thanks for everything. And I'm sorry for what I did,"

"I know what it's like to be Daisy. You can't walk, so I understand your emotions and feelings but you didn't have to walk all over me. Get some rest," I said and walked away. I went to Chris's office. He was sitting on the couch in my office and he was quite nervous.

"How do you know Daisy's mom? You never told me anything about her," I said

"It's a long and complicated story, Liam. I didn't think I'd ever see her again. I didn't think so. I had no idea she was Daisy's mom,"

"She's Daisy's mom and she's awful. Her whole family is awful,"

"It's been so long. I wanted to forget it and that's why I kept quiet. These are painful memories that I want to forget,"

"Then talk. Maybe it'll help you to tell me and I'll understand better. The whole situation,"

,,It's been over 25 years. I was a student, so was she. I fell in love with her.. She with me. She was beautiful, smart and kind then. She.. She got pregnant. She was expecting my child. She gave birth to him. It was a girl. A beautiful girl.. Without my knowledge, she gave her up for adoption. I found out everything and it was really Liam who did it. My mother still can't come to terms with it and neither can my father. They know that they have a granddaughter somewhere. The irony of fate is that after what she did, you adopted a girl. Daisy,"

,,Didn't you try to look for her somewhere?,"

,,I looked for her Liam. I called everywhere. But they told me that someone had adopted her and she went abroad. To Norway. I have a daughter somewhere. I do. But how do I find her? I saw her as a girl,"

,,And what if it's Zoe? Their daughter, your daughter?,,"

,,That's impossible. Zoe is very young. My daughter. My little girl is Daisy's age. So 26 years old, Liam,,"

"Okay.. But did you ask her where she is? Why did they put her there? You had the chance today," I said

"I asked her Liam. Do you know what she told me? That she couldn't look at her. That's why she gave her up for adoption. That she hates me and she would hate her just the same. I asked her why she treats Daisy like that. She told me because she's not her daughter and that she hates her,"

"I'm sorry Chris,"

"My mom wanted that little girl. She can't accept it. She knows she has a granddaughter somewhere. Liam's only granddaughter. But it's impossible to find her. Especially if she went abroad. She might not even know she's adopted,"

"I'll help you find her, okay? I have some contacts like that. I'll find her. I'll find your daughter and Daisy's parents.. I don't believe what she said. That her mom was a drug addict and her dad was homeless. I don't believe it,"

You always like to make things up Liam," I said and the nurse ran in.

"How many times have I told you to knock?" I shouted loudly

"I'm sorry but this is serious. The patient in room 210's condition has worsened. She couldn't breathe, so we put her on a ventilator. I don't know what caused it,"

"Daisy," I whispered and went to her room. She was conscious. I looked at her.

"What did you drink? Did you eat?"

"This water," she whispered in a weak voice. I could feel her breathing hard. I picked her up and smelled her.

"Who was in this room without my knowledge? Who was here before this happened?"