Grow Up Jack

I run outside, holding Adison close to me. Her breathing heavy and uneven. "D-da-daddy." "I have you baby girl, daddy has you." Security runs over to me and they escort me to a black SUV. I guess Matt called security for me. I get in the car and strap myself and have Adison on my lap. "To the nearest hospital." The security guard at the wheel drives off, "daddy has you Adison, I'm not leaving you," I whisper in her ear. She grips my shirt and I hold her closer. We soon reach a hospital and I run inside with security that came with me in the car. A nurse runs up to us, "my daughter is having a allergic reaction." Another nurse runs over to us with a wheel chair and I sit her in the wheel chair. "Sh-she's allergic to nuts." Her skin was worse then earlier. I watch them as they take her away, I feel helpless. I couldn't help my own daughter. "Sir, we need you to wait in the waiting area." "But I want to be with my daughter." "You need to fill out some paper work while doctors treat her." A nurse leads me into the waiting room, I was still in my sweaty t-shirt and skinny jeans from the show. I know I probably smell.

I sit down, my heart still racing. "Excuse me, but you can't be here if you have no relation to the patient," a nurse speaks up to security. "They have to be with me mam. I'm sorry for not explaining." "Why do they have to be with you?" Well I don't have any other way of explaining it. "I'm in a famous band. We had to cut our set short because I got told there was something wrong with my daughter. So security has to be here in case fans or paparazzi tries to come in." "I highly doubt that will happen. What is your name." "Jack Barakat." "I'll just see about that." Stop giving me a hard time, and let me focus on my daughter lady. The nurse leaves and she doesn't come back. Guess she looked up who I was and it had shut her up. I fill out the paper work, I couldn't focus. Adison is my responsibility and I failed at that. "Jack!," I hear Alex. I look up and I see the guys run in. "How is she?" "She's with the doctors right now." "Do you know what caused the reaction?" "I saw a open package of peanut M&M's on the floor. My guess is she got into one of the bags that had candy from a fan, and she wanted to eat some." "Jack you have to look through all of the candy before you leave it laying around."

"Don't give me a fucking lecture," I snap. "You saw how today was for me. Adison didn't want to talk to me or even look at me because of my work. Its all because of my work. And about the candy, I'm just gonna ask on twitter and keek for fans to not bring anymore candy." "Who is here for Adison?" I stand up along with the guys. "Um, who is the father?" "I am." "Come with me." I follow the nurse for a bit, my heart still racing. We reach a door and she stops before opening the door. "We got the reaction to stop and we fully treated her, what caused the reaction?" "She ate some peanut M&M's, I wasn't in the room when it happened." "You got very lucky this time, it could have gone worse." "I know.." "Well, she keeps asking for her father. I'll let you in now." She opens the door for me and I see Adison sitting up in a hospital bed. She smiles at me and I quickly walk over to her. "Adison," I breathe out. I sit on her bed and she throws her arms around me. I hug her gently, running my fingers through her hair and I kiss her head.

"I love you daddy," she says softly. "I love you to Adison." "I'm sorry daddy." "No, you don't have to be. I'm sorry, I'm sorry that I put work first before you. I should always put you first. I love you more over my work." "Daddy, I know you love playing music. Don't stop playing." "Is that what you want?" She nods and holds my hand. I kiss her forehead and I close my eyes. "I love you so much Adison," I whisper. "I know daddy." Tiredness in her voice. "Its time for you to get some sleep." "Can you stay with me daddy." "Of course. Nurse, can you please tell my friends that I'm staying here over night and they can leave." "Of course sir." The nurse leaves and Adison scoots over for me to lay next to her. "Can you tell me a story daddy." "What kind of story?" "A princess story." "Okay... Once upon a time, there was a little girl who was a princess. She had long blonde hair, big brown eyes, and her name was Adison." "Like me." "Yeah, like you. Her favorite color was pink, she even had pink ponies." Adison giggles and I smile to myself. Adison soon falls asleep in my arms and I watch her.

"I promise to love you forever Adison," I whisper before falling asleep.

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