Chapter 35: History
Daisy:
I heard them. I felt like they were operating on me. I heard Liam and Chris's voice. Liam came over and looked at me. He had a mask and a scarf on his head. I would have recognized his eyes immediately.
"How are you feeling?"
"Okay. So far okay," I muttered. Liam left. At one point I started to feel very sick.
"Liam. Liam. I feel very sick," I whispered and started to close my eyes.
"Don't worry. You'll get better. Your blood pressure has dropped. You have to stay conscious for me, Daisy. You have to," he whispered and I felt him inject something into my vein. I looked into his beautiful brown eyes.
"Your blood pressure is very low. You have to stay conscious Daisy,"
A few hours later:
Daisy:
I woke up. Everything around me was white. I felt a huge pain in my pelvis. Liam came to me. He had been sitting on the couch the whole time.
"Daisy.. How are you feeling?" he asked me and sat down on the bed next to me
"Everything hurts Liam. How did it go?" Can I walk?,,"
,,First rest Daisy. You're after surgery. You're very weak. You had very low blood pressure. You collapsed and we had to resuscitate you. You're okay. But you won't be able to handle another surgery. Your heart is very weak,,"
,,Will I survive?,,"
,,You just need to rest Daisy. You're very weak. The surgery was difficult but it was successful. Try to rest,," he said and put his hand in my hair
,,I want to know if I can walk. Please,,"
He smiled at me and ran something over my leg.
He looked at me.
,,I feel it. That was your hand, right? I didn't feel it before,," I said and Liam ran his hand over my thigh. I felt it.
,,I know you feel it. I'm just going to try something. I'll grab you and you try to stand up. I'll let you go and if you don't fall, you can walk," Liam said and smiled at me. He came to me and grabbed both of my hands. I took a breath and stood up. He let me go.
I stayed standing. I didn't fall. I wanted to walk a few steps but eventually I ended up in Liam's arms. He was looking at me.
"It's still early for that. You have to rehabilitate and gradually put more strain on your legs but you can hold on. You can walk Daisy," he said and took me in his arms. He laid me on the bed and smiled at me.
"We'll put more strain on your legs together. We'll exercise together and soon you'll be on your feet. You didn't even have any feeling in your legs before,"
"Thank you Liam. Thank you," I whispered and hugged him.
"Daisy. I saw you smoking. No smoking or drinking alcohol. Please. It could be life-threatening. Promise me," he said, looking me in the eye.
"Okay. I promise you Liam,"
"Try to rest. You're very weak Daisy. Try to get some sleep. I'll be here with you," he said, smiling at me. I closed my eyes.
"When you were operating on me, I threw a vase at you, I'm sorry Liam," I said. He looked at me and laughed.
"I forgot about that, Daisy. Luckily she didn't hit me. I dodged," he told me and kissed my hair. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.
Liam:
I was sitting next to her when someone came in. I stood up. It was some woman.
"Who are you?"
"I'm someone who knows her past,"
"That's hard. She herself doesn't know her past,"
,,And you don't know her either. The fact that you found her father doesn't mean anything,"
,,How.. How do you know that?,"
,,Lily had a difficult birth. She wanted to get rid of her, so she put her in an orphanage. Then she came for her and passed her off as Mark's daughter, even though she wasn't his daughter,"
,,I know all that,"
,,But you don't know that both parents abused her since she was a child. She was treated in a psychiatric hospital several times. She's said to have some kind of disorder. They wanted to deprive her of her independence. You don't know that, do you?,"
,,Who are you? How do you know all this?,,"
,,I'm Lily's mom. I'm her grandma. Don't tell her I was here. Daisy's mad at me. I haven't helped her many times. I've hurt her. Just help her,,"
,,Then tell me everything and I'll help her. Everything,"
,,They abused her. They beat her. Daisy has a very broken psyche. They put her in a psychiatric hospital. They say she's not normal. She didn't confess to you because she was ashamed and she's ashamed of it today. They wanted to take away her self-righteousness. When Mark found out that she was with me and that I was hiding her, he beat her brutally. He pulled out almost all her hair and broke her teeth,"
,,My God," I whispered and looked at her
,,He abused her for years. He locked her in the basement for long periods of time. He pulled out her hair. He scarred her face. He punched her in the face, raped her and there's one more thing you should know and maybe you'll never want to see her again in your life,"
,,That's not going to happen. What is this thing?,,"
,,Mark sold her to other men.. They raped her and beat her. I didn't want to help her but you can help her. Daisy is unstable and when she finds out you know, she won't want to live, to function anymore. Daisy has a weakened uterus after those rapes and she may never be able to have children again,,"
,,Oh my God. Daisy," I whispered and looked at her.
,,And yes. Chris is her father. But I ask you to keep it to yourself. Don't tell anyone. And help her. She could end up in a psychiatric hospital again,," she said and left. As soon as she came, she left.
Daisy.. Why didn't you tell me? Why did you lie to me? I would have helped you. I wouldn't have judged you. I kissed her hair and looked at her.
What she said to me was horrible. He raped her, beat her, abused her. He pulled her hair. He hurt her. He wanted her to be unable to make decisions for herself. I felt like this nightmare would never end. I know it will be painful for Daisy but I have to ask her about all this. I have to know why she kept quiet. Why she didn't tell me anything and especially the authorities. They would definitely help her get out of this hell. Daisy looked at me.
"Liam. You're here," Daisy whispered and looked at me.
"I.. And I want to ask you something and I want you to be honest with me Daisy. I want you not to lie to me and to tell me the truth. I know you lied to me,"