What Daddy Doesn't Know

Alan's pov. Austin got up out of his chair and went over to Cali. He knelt down next to the bed and started whispering to Cali. Katie was softly stroking Cali's hair trying to get her to calm down. Austin gave Cali a small smile, got up, and gestured for me to go outside with him. Austin cleared his throat as the door clicked shut. "Um.. Alan something's wrong with Cali. I asked her what was wrong and she just keep saying bad man bad man. Do you think she could be hallucinating?" My mouth dropped open as he said this. Could Cali be hallucinating. No no way she was a little girl... my little girl. "There's no way she's just a little girl." I replied. Austin shrugged his shoulders, "Maybe you should ask the doctor to check her out to be sure, dude." I nodded and walked off to find the doctor and tell him what happened. I wandered the halls going back and forth passing the same doors over and over. Finally I see Katie's doctor and the nurses desk. I sprint toward him. "Doctor, um sorry to bother you again, but I have some questions." The doctor rolled his eyes and set his clipboard down as if he thought this was going to take a while. "What can I help you with now? Is it more mood swings ?" I rubbed my arm nervously. "Actually it's my daughter, Cali. When I walked into the room she looked at me and started to cry and wouldn't look at me. Her grandpa asked her what was wrong and all she said was bead man. I was wondering if you could see if she was hallucinating?" The doctor nodded got up and headed toward Katie's room. I followed him into the room. Austin was sitting in the chair with Cali on his lap and Katie was watching TV. She glared at me as I walked in. I sighed and looke3d down. The doctor went over to Cali. "Hello you must be Cali." Cali nodded her head. "I'm your mommy's doctor, I was wondering if you wanted to come with me help me with something. Can you help me?" Cali nodded again. The doctor smiled and picked Cali up. The doctor exited the room I went to follow, but Katie's voice stopped me, "Where did he go with our daughter?" I turned around and told her that the doctor was going to run some tests to see if Cali was hallucinating. Her eyes widened, "What why would she be hallucinating, she's a little girl?" Austin got up and started explaining what she said to him. I left the room and went to the nurses desk to ask where the doctor had taken Cali. The nurses there told me the room # with a wink. I rolled my eyes and walked in the direction she pointed. What if Cali wasn't hallucinating she just thought that I was a bad man? But what if she was hallucinating and Austin was right? If she was hallucinating what did that mean? Would she hallucinate her whole life? Is there a cure for hallucinating? Would Cali need to go to therapy? I found the room Cali was in and went in. There was a small bed and princess blankets on it. This room must be for kids. Cali was sitting on the bed messing with her fingers and the doctor was messing with needles at the counter. I shivered thinking that those needles would be going into my baby girls skin removing blood an making her bleed. I looked at Cali and saw she was looking at me with a goofy grin. "DADDY!" She screeched. I smiled as she opened her arms to me and continued talking, "Daddy there was a bad man in mommy's room. He was scary and had one eye and a bwack mask. I was really scared, but he weft." She spoke in her adorable toddler voice. I smiled and kissed her head picking her up and twirling her around in my arms. The doctor turned around and told me to set her on he bed. "Okay Cali, I'm going to take a blood sample can you stay still for me?" Cali nodded, but looked at the needle with fear in her eyes. she reached out for my hand. I took her hand as she squeezed it tight as the needle drew blood. "Alright, all done." He looked at me, "It should take about 30 minutes for us to get the results. Go ahead and take Cali back to Katie's room." He crossed the room and gave me a princess bandage to put on Cali. I patched her up and picked her up. *********30 minutes later********* I sat next to Katie's bed. We still hadn't gotten the results, but we were supposed to any second. Katie's mode swings aren't as bad so she wasn't really mad at me any more. The doctor walked in and gave me and Katie a small smile. Austin spoke up first, "So is she hallucinating?" The doctor sighed and nodded. "She has schizophrenia. It is where her brain makes visualizations of things that aren't there. I can give you some medication to help with it, there is some symptoms like fever and getting sick more easily. Is that fine?" I looked at Katie and she nodded. I looked back at the doctor and said, "That's fine." The doctor nodded. "I'll right her a prescription and Katie is good to go home so I'll also bring her paperwork." My baby girl is going to have hallucinations. What if she see's me as the bad man see saw earlier? God what am I going to do?

Notes

sorry this chapter is way over due. -bandsaremylife