InsaneJournal

The day had been normal. Luna had made sure that her father was all taken care of before going to the veterinary hospital and starting her day. Every animal was looked after. Dogs that were in surgery, cats who needed lab work done, owls that had a broken wing and everything else in between. All of the rounds had been done, and the real work could be done. There was so much to do, the hours had just kind of flew past. She liked keeping herself busy though. Not having to worry about everything else. Maybe that was selfish of her, because she wasn't thinking of everything else but sometimes she needed a break. Sometimes she needed only one thing at a time.

As she was busy putting some stitches into a small little ferret very careful, Luna heard the sound of an owl at her door. Not in the usual way, but via the mail. Once she finished up with the stitches, she opened up the letter only to have her stomach drop. Her father was in St. Mungos. Apparently he had started to feel ill, and tried to make himself to apparate, but he had been weak and managed to stumble to the floo instead. He had crawled and nearly passed out and Luna hadn't been there. Why was she never there when these things happened? The note stated that he was in bad shape and that she should come right away. Everything after that was done as fast as she could. Every animal put away and hopefully in good shape before she apparated to St. Mungos.

By the time she got to his room, it was clear that his condition had worsened. She wasn't sure if it was because he hadn't been telling her how bad he felt, or if this was completely sudden. There he was in bed, with his eyes shut. It wasn't quite a coma, but he was unconscious until they figured out what was wrong. She talked with the mediwitch but they were still running tests. Luna sank into the seat across from his bed and sighed. How had this happened? She hadn't even really closed up the vet, she had rushed over so fast. Sure it was locked but the sign said open. She hadn't called or talked to anyone and no one knew where she was.

But she couldn't leave. Not until he was awake. She had failed him again, and she didn't know if it was ever going to get easier. Mostly she just wanted him to be okay. That's where Luna remained for the rest of the day, not thinking about her responsibilities or anything else. Everyone had been so good to her, helping her with things but in a lot of ways she had never felt more alone.