Before the stranger-suspected-father had the chance to reply, Annie’s phone she was just given back started buzzing - which, at this time, she wouldn’t have allowed to revert her attention until she saw who it was from. “It’s my dad,” Annie realised out loud, looking up to both Ricky and Paige who had been waiting for the silence to be broken - and both of which understanding what it means to have Jordan messaging Annie. “I have to go, he… needs me at the hospital,” She read outloud, her eyes softening in relief- despite disbelief- at him messaging her, but with an undertone of alertness at the location she’s needed in. Turning specifically to Paige now, having being the one she had called in the first place, feeling bad about her necessary departure - “I shouldn’t ha- I didn’t mean to get you into this, but thank you for coming,” She said with genuinity, followed by a pleading look for any sign that Paige was okay with Annie leaving them already.
Once she had cleared up with Paige that she was going, Annie then turned back to the original stranger, whom was still due a response after her asking who he was. Though at this point, Annie was almost certain - after his ability to bail her out under the label of ‘father’. Now it was a matter of him just saying it. But after a moment of Annie looking expectantly, the vague comment of it being a long story, to which she narrowed her brows. How long did it need to be? Either he fvcked Anna Pierce 18 years ago, or he didn’t. Seemed like a simple story to her. But, right now, Annie didn’t have the time or patience, and she had her dad waiting for her. “Go write a book about it or something, then,” Annie told him carelessly, turning away from him before the last word.
“Just to fill you in, though,” Annie started to Paige and Ricky, this time with far more haste which overshadowed her feelings from when she initially got messaged by Jordan, finally referring back to what they were actually here for, “I’m basically fvcked, all they have is stupid evidence of me being… at the place it happened like two weeks ago, and Quinn’s word,” She summarised, emphasising the disgust on the name drop in that sentence. “Do you… want to co–?” Though her question to Paige was answered before she even finished it, “No, yeah, I was joking, yeah,” She quickly continued, following it up with a small smile to her, then a look towards Ricky. “Up for hospital round 2 trip?” Then she backed away towards the door, “And it’s not my fault this time – progress,” Annie exclaimed, with an attempted lighthearted tone, though there was no hiding the concern of what was happening at the hospital.
As if the doctors had been watching the door waiting, Annie was almost instantly approached when she entered the hospital with – “Family of Jezebel Parker?” And what a big and confusing that question was. “Uh…” Annie hesitated, to which the doctor gave a frustrated ‘it’s-not-a-trick-question’ look. Oh you would be surprised, Sir. But, for the sake of being there as her father had asked, she nodded and was led into a room that the sound of crying babies were. Her brother? Sister? … Both?
Though her attention had to quickly switch to the woman in the hospital bed, “Jezebel,…” Annie started quietly. Oh yeah, she had every reason to hate hate hate her. So, fvck, this would be awkward. “Are you okay? How are you? And them?”
@/Littlefeets Jezebel Parker, Malachi Azure
@/benitz786 Enrique Montoya, Jordan Williams
