The Bad Boy Has A Daughter episode 36 – 37

The Bad Boy Has A Daughter

By Chimdi Jane Samuel. Chapter Thirty-Six.

*Anna’s point of view*

It’s been two weeks, who wh0le weeks of waking up in the hospital lying beside Noah.
Two weeks and he hasn’t opened those green eyes.

Two weeks of taking care of Casey alone, also with the help of Noah’s dad, who I found out his name was Seth.
Those two weeks have been the same, wake up next to him, go to school, come back, pick Casey, sit beside him, hold his hand, and even talk to him. Eat beside him, and sleep beside him.
Casey and Seth, Noah’s dad. Had been staying with Drew. Funny right? But after the incident with Theo, Seth and Drew had gone to his house to find all the money Seth had been giving him. And payed Drew back, so even though Drew was still upset about Seth stealing his cars, he finally forgave him, Seth really showed remorse for his behaviors.
He came to the hospital everyday with Casey to see Noah then left again, sometimes he would tell me to take a break but I didn’t.
I wanted to be the first person Noah saw when he woke up.
I glanced at him again, how hair had been swept back, bandages covered his forehead, and little bangs of hair fell to the sides. His eyes were closed, and his eye lashes layed softly on his face. His l-ips shit closed. He looked peaceful, and if I didn’t hear the constant beeping of the machines. One would think he was dead.
His ribs and abdomen were covered with bandages, and his neck was being supported by a P.O.P. His left hand was broken also. His legs too.
To sum it all up. Noah was in a really bad shape and a severe coma. Every now and then, his heart beat increased, or slowed down. Sometimes it even stopped and they had to bring him back again.
It was horrifying seeing the one you love not being able to breathe on his own, so many machines beeping here and there trying to stabilize him.
I held unto his hand and squeezed them, they felt so cold, he looked so pale, very pale, even his l-ips had lost it colours. He had multiple broken ribs, broken arm, legs and a spinal injury.
My aunt had said he might not be able to walk again, and that it was a fifty fifty chance. And even if he would be able to walk, driving was out of it. No racing, nothing.
Since I couldn’t hide anything from my aunt, and I needed her help so badly, I figured since I couldn’t lie out of this one. I told her, Every single detail from the day I met Noah and till I brought him here.
Of course she had been mortified, shouted at me but since I was in a bad emotional state. She had hugged me in the end and told me I was grounded for a year.
Still better than kicking me out tho.
The door opened and I saw Seth, Noah’s dad come in. It was already night so Casey was probably at Drew’s place or they had gone for ice-cream. Casey dragged Drew around like a teady bear. If she wanted ice-cream at twelve midnight, they went out to get it. It was adorable that Drew could actually be trusted with her.

And that he could actually be a puppet to her, since Casey was the Apple of everyone eyes, it was hærd not to love her.
“How’s he doing?” Seth asked, taking a seat just opposite me, looking at his son.
“Still the same, no improvement, nothing” I whispered, sniffing back tears.
Seth nodded, picking his son hand and stroking it. He looked really miserable and I couldn’t help but ask.
“Why did you leave him?”
Seth didn’t turn to look at me, no he kept staring at Noah, and I saw him fighting back tears.
“Because I wasn’t good enough. I had already introduced Noah to racing, he was already mixing with the bad people. I couldn’t stop it. I figured if we weren’t poor we would have avoided this. And we would live somewhere better.”
I didn’t reply to that, I didn’t know what to say.
“When my wife died, giving birth to Noah. I wanted to put him up for adoption, but when those green eyes stared at me. My heart melted, and I tried raising him till three years ago. Everyone has their breaking point and when I thought I couldn’t handle it anymore, I ran. I ran with those cars. Three months after that I found some of Noah’s baby pictures, some of me and him. And I wanted to go back and make things right. I sold the cars, bough some and from there I started making money out of it. But I was scared he wasn’t going to accept me, so I decided to send the money through Theo so Noah wouldn’t be burdened with my mistakes. I came back to finish off paying off and make things right. But now I feel Noah’s never going to accept me. He has moved on with his life. He has a daughter, a beautiful one.”
Seth looked up at me. “And he has you, there’s no space for one more in his heart”
Seth allowed the tears to drop before realising he was crying, he stood up and went to look at the window.
“I don’t think Noah looks at you that way. Yes, he’s angry with you. But I know Noah, he’s going to forgive you. He loves you so much, don’t give up on him.”
Seth schooled his head and even though I couldn’t see his face, I felt the sadness and misery in the air. “Once he wakes up I’m leaving. I’ll send him money every month, or a new house, Casey’s education and his. Anything he needs I’ll cover it up. But he doesn’t need me anymore. He’s happy now and that’s all that matters”
“Don’t. Don’t do that to him again. Now’s the Time Noah needs you. He needs you to be there when he wakes up, when he walks again. When he graduates, he needed you to be there for him. And what of Casey, he wants you to get to know your granddaughter better and spend every loving moment with her. I might be there for Noah, but no one can fill the void of family in his heart. Don’t leave him again Seth, I don’t know if he might survive it this time”
Seth didn’t reply, I guess he was pondering on what I had said, he still stared at the window, looking out at the Moon seeping through the midnight sky.
I understood him, I totally did. But he needs to know Noah was his son, and even though he ran to the ends of the Earth. He would always be his son.
My hand twitched and I gasped, looking at Noah. But he was still asleep.
I looked at our joined hands, and nothing. But I felt something tingle my fingers.
It was like he moved a little. I stared at out hands again, but nothing happened.
Was I just thinking about it, because I was so desperate for him to wake up.
My fingers twitched again and I caught the movement of Noah’s fingers.
“Oh God! His fingers just moved!”

Seth drawer closer immediately and his eyes were bloodshit, and trained on Noah.
“What?”
“His fingers. They moved just now” I said, drawing my chair closer to Noah.
After Fifteen minutes, he still didn’t move. And I was deflated but still held unto him.
Then they moved again, with more strength this time.
“Oh God! Noah are you awake? Can you hear me?”
No reply.
I wasn’t giving up.
“Noah If you can hear me, move your fingers again”
It moved. “Oh God! He can hear me!” I cried in relief.
“Noah, wake up son. I’m right here. I’m never leaving your side again” Seth said, k-ssing Noah’s bandaged head.
I smiled softly at him. And squeezed Noah’s hand tighter, watching him. Waiting for those green eyes to open.
And they did.

Chapter Thirty-Seven.
*Noah’s point of view*

“No Casey you can’t have ice-cream now. It’s late and it can damage your teeth” I was saying to my daughter who was currently sitting down on my legs on the hospital bed, begging for ice-cream.
“But Drew let me have ice-cream anytime I want” she said, turning to Drew who was standing at a corner avoiding eye contact with me.
Drew turned to me and I saw the faint blush in his cheeks before frowning again.
“That’s not true” He said.
“No, Drew buy me plenty ice-cream and biscuits and sweet and candy. Drew like to buy me plenty things” Casey said giggling. “If me tell Drew buy me this, he buy me. If me tell him by me that, he buy me”
Drew looked away obviously embarrassed that Casey was saying how nice he was. I guess he wanted to remain the bad, scary guy in front of us.
Us being, Anna who was laughing beside me, my dad was tying Casey’s shoe laces, me on the hospital bed, Casey on top of me and Drew standing far off, trying to act cool.
“Whatever, it’s just because I don’t have anything to spend money on. Not like I do it out of kindness. I’m not kind”
Casey gasped before laughing. “No Drew kind, Drew very kind. Drew kind to girl on the phone. He talk to girl and laugh then he look at the ceiling smiling”
Drew scoffed obviously embarrassed. “I’m going to get a drink” He said before walking away.

“You really know how to embarrass him” Anna smiled, pinching Casey’s cheeks.
Casey just shrugged before turning to Seth, and touching his hair.
“You and daddy have same hair, grandpa”
Grandpa. I never thought I’ll hear my kid say that because I thought he was never going to come back.
It’s been a month since I woke up from coma, even though I was almost totally healed. All my broken arm and ribs were ok now, I still stayed in the hospital, because of my legs. At first when I woke up I couldn’t feel them, but little by little the s-nsation was coming back.
I was going to walk but it was going to take a while, and I was willing to wait.
Things with my dad were eventually getting better. We fought a lot yes. And I hadn’t totally forgiven him yet, but I was on the way to that.
Anna was great, always by my side at every point in time, even Clary her best friend came often to see me in the hospital.
Everyday after school, Anna always taught me what she learnt and even gave me a few tests so I wouldn’t miss out on anything.
Drew was always coming to see Casey even though he wanted to see how I was doing, but he wouldn’t say so.
Things were great. In a few weeks I was going to be able to walk properly.
“Hey bitches” Ryder walked in, a bandana tied to his forehead and a can of beer in his hand. He wore a sleeveless and all his tattoos were visible. Not that he cared.

“Ryder!” Casey stood on the bed and jumped, Ryder caught her immediately planting a k-ss to her head.
“Hey baby, how you doing? You miss me?”
“Yes, me miss Ryder too much”
“What are those f-cking teachers teaching you. By now they are supposed to be f-cking teaching you how to f-cking speak better. If they know they aren’t up to the f-cking task, then the f-cking government should f-cking fire their f-cking asses”
Casey looked at Ryder like she didn’t understand what he was saying.
“Ryder, language please. She’s just a kid” Anna said.
“Oh sorry I f-cking forgot”
“Ryder!”
“Daddy what does f-cking mean?” Casey turned to me obviously clueless.
“Uhm, potato. You see that’s really a bad la–”
“F-cking means when Daddy’s pe–”
“What the heck Ryder!” Drew walked in before I could interject.
I sighed in relief. I didn’t know what to do to make Ryder stop using those languages.
“What? There’s nothing bad about the kid knowing” He shrugged, k-ssing Casey’s cheeks and she laughed.
“You’ll make a horrible father” Drew said, passing Casey a can of candy.
“True to that” Anna said, Ryder gave her a sad face and she giggled.
“I don’t want to fuc-” I glared at Ryder before he could finish his sentence. “I don’t want no kids yet, I wanna fuc-”
This time Drew elbowed him.

“I mean, no kids for now. Bitches now, kids later” He smiled proudly of himself.
Casey didn’t seem to be paying attention. “What does bitches mean?” Oh, she was actually paying attention.
All eyes turned to Ryder and he hid his face behind Casey.
I smiled, then heard some snoring.

I turned to see my dad sleeping, head resting on his chair.
Ryder saw him too then smiled before walking to meet him.
“What are you doing?” Anna asked watching him. A dangerous glint appeared in Ryder’s eyes and I knew he was up to something bad.
“Uhm, Ryder?” .
He picked a piece of Casey’s candy and dropped it into my dad’s mouth. My dad shot up immediately, licking his l-ips.
“What the hell?” He said, before chewing down the candy and sending Ryder a glare..
Drew laughed a little then saw me turn to him. Before frowning back.
“It was Noah that did it” Ryder pointed at me.
“What?”
“Stop lying Noah, we all saw you” Ryder firmly said.
“Ryder you’re lying!” Casey defend me. “Teacher say no lie. Lying is bad” she tapped Ryder’s nose, scolding him.
“But it was funny” he pouted.
“No it wasn’t” Drew deadpanned.
“It’s just because you have a low sense of humor” Ryder retaliated.
“Uhm, that’s actually not true. I have a good sense of humor”
“No you don’t”
“Yes, I do”
Casey jumped down from Ryder and hopped on my bed, then turned to see Seth sleeping again.
“Daddy, when are we going to go home?”

Anna squeezed my palm before k-ssing me on the l-ips.
“Soon potato, soon”
Hey guys, thing are actually better now. Noah would be able to walk again but it would take a while, Ryder is really cool around Casey, but he needs to really watch his tongue. Seth still remain a lovely dad trying to patch thing up with his son. And badass Drew is still trying to look tough, but we all know his stony heart had been melted by Casey. Anna always stays by Noah’s side, even though he hasn’t asked her to be his girlfriend yet. And our handsome Noah is getting all better. Be had his dad, Anna, Casey and even Drew and Ryder by his side to see him through his therapy.