Mum (Danny and Val) Warning: talk of sexual abuse

[daniel_marlow]

Ever since being rescued and arriving at the hospital, Danny had been unconscious. Greg had drained him so effectively, that Danny's body needed time to recuperate. There were tubes and needles sticking out of him all over and his scrawny body seemed dwarfed by the bed and the machines surrounding him.

After two days though, Danny started to stir. A low moan escaped his dry lips and for a moment, it looked like he was going to wake up slowly. Instead, however, he panicked. All of a sudden he sat up and looked around frantically. A shriek escaped his lips and he tried to pull the IV out of his arm. He hadn't even realised his mother was in the room.

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[createdwebs.insanejournal.com]

Part of Val definitely wanted to say Yes! Yes, you should have let me take you away! but how could she say that now? It would be paramount to suggesting that any of this was his fault. No, this Greg's fault and, to a lesser extent, her own. She was the parent. She was supposed to protect him.

"Oh Danny," she whispered, keeping him close. "Don't even think about that now. I'm here. I'm here to take care of you now."