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What Mal didn't noiced was Dr Sanders telling her he would be back later. She simply stood holding her mother's hand while she sobbed. But after a while Mal did something she hadn't done since she was a child. She slowly climbed onto the bed with her unconscious mother and curled into her side. Sobbing heartbrokenly as she hugged her mother close. "Pl... Please wake u... up Mom..." She whimpered.

Mal remained curled into her mother's side as she sobbed, her heart breaking more the longer her mother remained unconscious. She had no idea how much time had passed, she didn't even notice when someone else walked into the room. Her head was buried into her mother's shoulder as she curled into her mother's side, much like a scared child would. Her arm wrapped around her mother's waist as she clung to her.

Walking into the room Josh smirked as he looked at Mal and Maleficent. "Well isn't this a touching sight." He sneered as he leaned against the doorframe scoffing at Mal. His arms crossed over his chest as he looked at her. "I forgot how emotional you get. Bloody ridiculous." He snapped slightly.

Hearing Josh's voice Mal instantly gasped and tensed. Slowly getting off the bed and turning to look at him. "J.. Josh.. What a..are you doing here?" She whimpered through her sobs. Biting her lip as she tried to stop her tears but couldn't. Keeping herself stood protectively in front of her mother as she looked at her ex husband. Suddenly wishing that Ben, or anyone, was here with her. She didn't want to be alone with him, she knew what he was capable of and that terrified her.

"Well I heard she survived and I had to see for myself. Seems the old hag is stronger then I thought." Josh snapped, causing Mal to gasp. "What? Didn't think it was me? Oh how naive of you." He chuckled before smirking evilly and walking towards Mal, backhanding her across the face. "She came looking for me you know, all to protect you. She's lying there like that because of you."

"N..No.. That's not..not true.. It's not my fault.." Mal whimpered as she looked up at her mother before looking at Josh. Scrambling to her feet as she backed away, gasping as the back of her legs hit the hospital bed her mother was lying on. "It.. It's your fault.. You did this to..to her.." She snapped softly, her heartbreak clearly seen in her eyes and heard in her voice.

Josh had been about to respond when another voice was heard, causing both Mal and Josh to turn to the familiar voice. "Get the hell away from my sister!" Amy snapped as she walked into the room, glaring furiously at Josh as she slapped him hard across the face. "First you threaten my sister then you put Evie and my mother in the hospital? Be glad I'm not Malice because he would just kill you." She snapped as she pulled out her phone to call Johnny, but let out a gasp as her phone was taken from her and thrown against the wall. Breaking her phone in half and making it unusable.

"Did you really think I'm going to let you call that cop friend of yours? I don't think so." He snapped angrily before grabbing her arm and twisting it behind her back. "However I'll be happy to get rid of the thorn in my side. I was going to go for your brother first but hey, you came to me." He chuckled as he painfully twisted Amy's arm, causing her to let out a small cry of pain. However before Amy could respond to him Mal spoke.

"Josh no! Please leave my family alone. I.. I'll go with you. Just leave them alone please." Mal pleaded as she teared up. Looking at her sister and then her ex husband with wide eyes. She was beyond terrified of Josh right now and hearing that he planned to kill her family only terrified her more. She couldn't believe he would actually go to these extremes. She always thought he was just making threats before but now, she honestly had no idea what he was capable of. All she knew was that she had to protect her family. Even if that meant putting herself in danger.

Josh instantly smirked and looked at Mal. "Excellent. Then lets go." He chuckled.

Mal took a small step towards Josh, biting her lip worriedly when he threw Amy to the floor hard. She noticed her sister holding her arm that had been twisted but when she felt someone weakly grab her hand she instantly spun around. "D.. Don't go..go with hi..him Mal.." Maleficent said softly but worriedly. Her eyes just barely open as she weakly held her daughters hand. Her worry and pain clearly showing on her face.

"Mom!" Mal exclaimed worriedly and in shock. Biting her lip as she sobbed harder and held her mother's hand. "I.. I have to m..mom.. He k..keeps hurting you all.." She said softly before gasping as she watched her mother's eyes close again. "No! Mom wake up! M.. Mom please.. Please wake back up.." She pleaded. Her sobs increasing as her mother's hand fell from her grasp and landed limply on the bed once again.

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