Obsession and desire novel Chapter 50

The following days returned to the same situation, Zoé's complicated state of health did not change, for Andy the routine had now become going to visit his daughter the hours he was allowed to and in his spare time looking for doctors who they could help their daughter, her life was becoming a real hell, she had entered a state of inexplicable depression, she related everything to her childhood, he had every intention of taking care of Zoé, not abandoning her as her father did at the time , and be with her, but fate was taking care of playing a trick on her, one morning she again went to the clinic as usual, but this time would be different.
He is approaching his daughter's room, when he notices that she is surrounded by a group of doctors and nurses, they are all desperate, Andy tries to enter, but a nurse prevents him, he feels like everything stops in his path.
“No sir, you can't go on”.
“Let me in. What is happening to my daughter?” Between two nurses they stop him, he does everything possible to try to enter, but they don't let him, Zoé was having a crisis and had just had a stroke, they were trying to control her.
Andy is taken out by the security personnel, and now he is in the waiting room, more than an hour has passed since he witnessed what was happening to his daughter, her mother arrives immediately and they are both waiting for news about Zoé, but no one in the hospital gave them a single answer.
“Son, I'm going to ask how the girl is.”
“Thanks mom, they won't let me in, if I try to do it without their permission they call security”.
“I know son, don't worry I understand you perfectly”.
When Raquel goes to the reception to ask about Zoé, a doctor comes out and immediately recognizes her, he was just going to give them news about her. Andy watches as the doctor talks to her mother, but panics when he sees that she immediately collapses, a cold went through her body, and she runs towards Raquel.
 “What happened? -Andy asks the doctor why his mother doesn't react.”
“Your daughter, Mr. Andy, we tried to do everything possible, but she left us, I'm really sorry” The doctor leaves.
For Andy it was as if a dagger had pierced his chest, he felt such strong pain in his heart that he thought he was going to die, he began to scream desperately, wondering why his daughter was crazy, and pushed everything that was in his wake, his reaction was too violent and the security personnel had to take him out of the hospital, his mother next to him was holding him by the waist, because he did not even have the strength to stand up, a large piece of his being was gone , the pain of the loss of his daughter was calcining him inside, an inexplicable pain, because for him, Zoé was the only thing he considered truly his.
His mother tried to comfort him with all her might, but it was almost impossible, it was a long moment of sadness, after a long time of in consolation, Andy managed to calm down, and fall into the reality of what was happening, he had to face a grieving process, which, although she did not accept it, was irremediable.
About two hours later and with a little more calm due to the news received, they approach the hospital, Andy is finally allowed to see his girl, now she looked like an angel, the angel that heaven had sent her to know the true meaning of love, that although it was true, he had not conceived her as he would have loved, she was tied to him by the feeling so deep that Andy was born when he found out about her existence.
Raquel took charge of Zoé's funeral rites, it would be a small funeral, she left Andy saying goodbye for the last time to her baby and took the opportunity to give Camille the bad news.
“Hi Camille, are you talking to Raquel?”
“Hello Rachel, how are you? How's Zoé doing? I've thought about them too much, but Andy doesn't answer my calls or messages”.
“Daughter, it's that he doesn't want to hurt you, but I think that now is when he needs you the most, above all else”.
“I don't understand, what happened Raquel?”  Camille's voice began to break, I feel a chill listening to her.
“Zoé could not resist anymore and left this earthly plane” When Camille heard what she had told her, she covered her mouth and the plain fell immediately down her cheeks, although she was not as close with her stepdaughter as she would have liked to be at the time. , the simple fact that his great love was suffering due to the loss of his daughter, caused a break in his heart.
“I'm leaving Raquel”.
Camille leaves desperate for the hospital, she only longed to be Andy's comfort, she imagined that the loss must be breaking her heart, if she still did not recover from the death of her mother, she knew clearly what he was really feeling, all the way the tears came out uncontrollably from her eyes and she just wanted to hug Andy.
When she got to the hospital, she got to the waiting room where they were both, and she couldn't help but jump straight at him, who on this occasion, didn't refuse, hugged her so tightly and cried on her shoulder as if she were a small child. without consolation, she could not get away from his chest, she understood it, she understood it, she felt her pain as if it were her own, she perfectly understood the loss of a loved one, the best remedy in these cases was to let off steam and even better to have a shoulder on whom be able to do it.
Andy clung to Camille during those hard moments, although he didn't say a word, just what was necessary to balance his little daughter's obsequies, he was totally in tune with Camille, that night they slept together in her apartment, returning to the mansion It was too tedious for him, because everything would remind him of his little daughter.
The next day the burial of the little girl was scheduled, Raquel, she had chosen the most beautiful place in the cemetery for her body to rest forever, to say goodbye to Zoé, it was only Andy, Camille and Raquel, Keyra's family after her death never he took an interest in Zoé, he didn't even do it when the girl was born, when everyone found out she had a medical condition they automatically turned their backs on her.
Andy's father, from the moment he found out he wasn't the father, took away the little support he gave him, he didn't even speak to him, so he didn't even show up to offer his condolences, it was a short moment, but too much touching, after saying goodbye to his little daughter, everyone returned to Camille's house, there Andy did not feel the absence so much.
The days went by, and he could not assimilate what was happening, at night he had nightmares, and crying woke him up, he felt guilty for the death of his daughter, and his demons did not leave him alone.
Camille had to take care of some company business while Andy recovered, and although she and her mother were there the whole time, he couldn't help but fall into a terrible depression, whole days went by when he didn't even take a drink. shower, or that he did not eat a piece of food. His health was deteriorating, not only physically, but also mentally, he spent all day in front of the television, and had adopted the habit of drinking alcohol, something he had never done.
“Camille, daughter, I feel that we should seek professional help, you who are a psychologist should know that my son is hitting rock bottom”.
“I know perfectly well, I'm trying to find a friend who is a psychiatrist and an expert in cases like Andy's, where they still aren't able to overcome the loss of a loved one”.
“Daughter, we have to do it soon, or we are going to lose our Andy”.
They both look worried, Raquel was right, if they didn't act immediately something very bad could happen, he wasn't even paying attention to them, he was becoming what he hated so much, a man without aspirations and consumed by alcohol.