The Accident – Part ll

"M-mommy?" She was scared and her voice was quivering. But the woman did not even glance back at her or slowed down. When a car honked loudly and barely moved out of the way, Ophelia's body began to shake with terror. Leona was now driving in the opposite direction. Cars were speeding towards them. The flashing headlights and deafening honks were too much for little Ophelia to endure.
"Mommy stop!" Little Ophelia screamed at the woman in the driver's seat, her voice quivering. Tears slowly streamed down her small cheeks as she peered ahead with tormented eyes.
"Please, Mommy, stop! Why aren't you listening to me!" She screamed, hugging herself in the back seat. "Mommy!" She screamed at the top of her lungs as the automobile's brakes screeched and bright headlights and car horns filled the car, blinding her little eyes and filling her mind with buzz. Her eyes widened in terror as a bright large pair of headlights appeared in front of her in an instant. The next thing she knew, she was being crushed by a bone shattering impact on her side. As loud ringing consumed her hearing, shattered glasses rained down. Her head collided with the seat as the car flipped over. Her blurry eyes barely caught the image of Leona groaning and falling with a thump on the surface as she hung upside down. Little Ophelia blinked a few times, barely seeing her mother crawl out of the car before darkness enshrouded her.

Little Ophelia's blurry eyes opened and blinked a few times as she heard noises from a distance that were barely reaching her ears. When she looked up, she saw a white ceiling with lights staring at her, and she was moving. She could not turn her head to look at her sides no matter what, and she felt as if she were lying on a cloud. She couldn't move her hands or feel her body. The last thing she saw was a man's face looking back at her with concern in his eyes.

"Where is the mother?" The doctor inquired as he walked to the Emergency Room's reception area. The nurse raised her head and flipped through the records she was holding.
"She was transferred to the Chambers."
"Is she conscious?" The doctor inquired.
"Yes, but not sober." He frowned as the nurse informed him. "Not sober?"
"She's high on drugs. But still managed to crawl out of the car and save herself." The doctor's jaw clenched, "Anything about the father? Or other legal guardians?"
"We were unable to contact the father."
In frustration, the doctor groaned and ran his finger through his hair.
"Dr Norven!" When one of the residents came rushing up to him, he turned around.
"What?"
"The X-ray report has arrived, and it is bad."
"How bad is it?"
"The knee has been completely dislocated, and the femur has broken into three pieces. She had a few broken ribs, internal bleeding and injuries, and a skull fracture."
"Call the cops and try to reach the father or get her to talk so you can get in touch with a legal guardian. The child needs emergency surgery!" Dr Norven barked out orders and dashed towards little Ophelia.

Ophelia was hooked up to oxygen and had a slew of machines attached to her. The doctors were able to stop the bleeding on her leg, and she was stabilised for the time being. Dr Norven's jaw twitched in rage as he saw the little girl on the huge hospital bed. How could a mother be so lackadaisical as to drive her daughter like that high on drugs!
"Doctor Norven?" When the hospital's in-house attorney called his name, he turned around.
"We were unable to contact the father or any other legal guardian. The mother is refusing to talk and fainted." She informed.
"What are the cops doing? I need legal consent to perform surgery on her. And that woman is not in a position to consent!"
"We can wait for the drug's effect to wear off."
"There isn't enough time for that! This child could die, Sharon!" Sharon sighed as Dr Norven exclaimed.
"You have the legal authority to make decisions on behalf of your patient. But you know what happens if something goes wrong-"
"Nothing is going to happen. Prepare the OR." Dr Norven yelled and prepared for emergency surgery.
Sharon stood there for a moment, watching as they took the child and began walking towards the chamber where the mother was being held. When she discovered the door was wide open and the cops had left, she frowned.
"Where is she?" Sharon exclaimed as she stared at Leona's empty bed.
"She left." The attending nurse informed with terrified eyes and Sharon stared back at her dumbfounded.


Present time:

"She just left?" Onyx growled and Ophelia nodded.
"She didn't say anything, not even a word of concern or regret. She just abandoned me there. Dr Norven ensured that my surgery went smoothly, and he looked after me from the moment I awoke from anaesthesia. I was terrified; my body felt heavy, and everything hurt. And the first thing that came to mind and came out of my mouth when I awoke was 'Mommy.' Dr Norven told me she was sick as well and would see me when she felt better. But after a week, I realised it was a lie. I knew she wasn't coming back." Ophelia chuckled bitterly sniffing and sweeping the tears away with the back of her hand. "Consider the anguish and surprise that shattered my little heart as I tried to convince myself that the woman who had given birth to me had left me in the hospital. She abused me, tortured me, and even caused my accident, but the little me still wanted to be loved by her mother. But she just abandoned me!" Ophelia's voice cracked in the end and Onyx knew how deep the scar ran.
Onyx sat up straight, engulfing her in his warmth.
"All I wanted was to be loved. All I wanted was for her to look at me with warm eyes. I always did my best at everything she told me to do, hoping that she would acknowledge me. But all she did was abuse, hurt, and scar me. And slowly, the sadness gave way to hatred." Ophelia finished her sentence and snuggled into his warmth, attempting to calm the storm that was raging in her heart. Onyx's hand ran down her spine, trying to console and comfort her.
"So, what happened next? How did your father find you?" Onyx inquired, lovingly stroking her head.
"He never did." Onyx frowned as Ophelia exhaled.
"What do you mean? Mason-"
"He found me in the rehabilitation centre. He took me in as his child."