I hear the intake of Derek's breath but I choose to ignore it, for now.
"Can I please sign the certificates now, Doctor?"
"Sure, no problem. Do you want to contact the Father?" He asks.
I freeze for a second. Who does he think the father is? "No, no need. He's dead." I say, barely able to control the tears.
"Are you sure? He may be old but I'm sure that he'd want to know." Bernie asks.
"Yes, I'm sure. I watched him die, okay? I watched someone kill him and, again, I did nothing about it. Except this time, there was no one holding me back. Then, I go and get myself captured after he told me not to come out no matter what I heard." I ramble.
Derek tries to stop me, and calm me down, but I need to get it off my chest. "Then, I get myself hit over and over again. I should have just let t
