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"LILLY, COME ON SCHOOL!" Polly shouted cheerfully up the stairs to her younger sister, who was still probably in bed, Polly sighed as she got no reply so ran up the stairs, finding her sister pulling the covers over her head as she had heard Polly coming.
"Come on sleepy" Polly pulled away the covers, making her sister glare at her then blinking her eyes, so they could adjust to being open,
"How can you be so enthusiastic in mornings" Lilly grumbled, slowly sitting up and running her hand through her long blonde hair.
"Look outside it's lovely and sunny" Polly ripped open the curtains, letting the light beam in.
"And cold" Lilly added getting out of bed, it wasn't normal for a 15 year old, to be living with her sister who was only in her early twenties, but after their parents died they only had each other.
"I do wish you would keep your room tidy once in a while, isn't this your maths homework?" She picked up a booklet that was in the middle of a pile of clothes, flicking through the booklet seeing none of the questions had been answered.
"Yep" Lilly replied, standing up and doing some stretches trying to wake herself up.
"Well when is it due in?" Polly questioned,
"Yesterday"
"You need to keep up to date with these things, clear your mind" Polly picked up some of her clothes, putting them on the empty bed.
"You and me aren't exactly on the same page, with your hippy talk" Lilly pulled her school clothes out of the pile of clothing,
"It's not hippy" Polly defended herself, hitting her sister with the unfinished homework booklet.
"I'll make you some toast for when your down" She left going back down the stairs, so her sister could get dressed. They looked completely different, but there was a similarity for example they were both small, but that was around it. Lilly had long blonde hair with green eyes, then Polly had a short cut which consisted of many different colours just the way she liked it. Opening the cupboards and looking at the near enough empty content, she was struggling deeply with money but she didn't want to admit this to her little sister as she was supposed to be the one looking after her, she didn't want to let Lilly down. She had thought of asking Jeff or Dixie for help, but that would be admitting she wasn't coping which she wasn't but Lilly relied on her, this made Polly work hard to earn enough money for them both to live off. This was hard as being a paramedic, she wasn't earning a lot but she did her best with what she had. Most of the bread had gone off, except for one slice which she was going to give to Lilly, she couldn't send her to school with no breakfast even if it meant going without herself, she had tried of thinking of other ways to make some extra cash but could think of nothing.
Polly had thought of asking Jeff and Dixie for help on many occasions, but she came to the conclusion that they had their own problems and she wouldn't be one of them.
Lilly entered the kitchen looking dead on her feet, sitting herself at the kitchen table as Polly put a plate of toast in front of her.
"Have you got P,E today?"
"Why else would I have your jacket" Lilly mumbled, as Polly looked at her realising she was wearing one of her jackets, she didn't mind as long as Lilly was warm.
"Charming, I'm working a bit later tonight so would you mind meeting me at the ambulance bay?"
"Sure" Lilly replied once finishing her toast, placing the plate in the washing up bowl.
"Right, I am going to have to go before Dixie sacks me" Polly hugged her sister nearly knocking her off her feet with her enthusiasm.
"Careful it is still early" Lilly groaned, but hugging her sister back.
"Stop complaining, come on get yourself to school I don't want another call saying you have skived" Polly ushered her out the house, closing the door behind them.
"Yeah, Yeah whatever you say sis, say hi to Jeff and Dix for me"
"Always do, oh I love you" Polly hugged her again, kissing her cheek.
"Love you too sis" Lilly and Polly smiled at each other, than left in their separate directions.
Polly arrived at work her usual cheery self, hugging Jeff from behind.
"Talk about catching me off guard princess" Jeff jumped at the sudden wrap of arms around his neck, but he knew instantly it was Polly.
"So how are you today then Jeff?" She asked, grinning at the sight of her friend.
"Good, how are you and Lilly then?" Jeff had taken a shine to Lilly although she was nothing like Polly, she still had the same way of being different in her personality. He always offered in any way he could to help Polly look after her, as had Dixie.
"Yeah she is good stealing my clothes again though" Polly laughed, then Dixie joined the conversation.
"Bless her, come on your working with me today" Dixie offered her a polo mint as the packet was in her hand, then moving it away as soon as Jeff's hand came into reach.
"Hey," Jeff exclaimed feeling left out that he wasn't eating a sweet.
"Get your own Collier" She placed the mints back into her pocket, making Jeff glare at her menacingly. Neither Jeff or Dixie expected the day to end as it did.
"It's ok kid you're gonna be fine, you're gonna be fine" Jeff looked at Polly who was lying on the trolley which him and Dixie were rushing to the lift, she had her hands on a stab wound to her chest. Her lips were going blue and she had lost a lot of blood, going into the life Jeff and Dixie gave all their attention to Polly.
"I don't think I'm gonna make the pub Jeff" Polly could feel herself drifting away, everything fading into the background.
"Course you are," Although deep down Jeff knew what was coming.
"Please look after Lilly, she can't go into care" Polly used all her energy to say these words.
"She won't have to because you are gonna be fine" Jeff could feel his tears falling seeing his friend in this state, the girl that was so full of energy and life now lying next to him struggling to cling onto life.
"Dixie…" She gasped, knowing that she wasn't going to be ok she didn't want Lilly to be in care.
"We won't let her go into care sweetheart" Dixie stroked her hair, comforting her in her final moments of being conscious, not knowing how hard this promise was going to be to keep.
As soon as the lift doors opened, they rushed her into resus placing her onto the bed. While Jay rushed off, coming back with Mr Jordan although deep down Jeff and Dixie already knew she was gone. They stood watching on feeling helpless knowing there was nothing they could do, nothing they could do to bring her back as the monitor gave off a loud beep.
"Can someone chase the bloods" Zoe called as Dylan ran off,
Lilly entered the ED, looking around for her sister wondering where she had got to. When she did enter everything was hectic a woman was being restrained by police, she looked around feeling scared and wanting comfort from her sister. She could see Jeff and Dixie from behind in resus, she knew they would know where Polly was so she decided to go over to them, but was stopped by Noel,
"Lilly don't go in there" He called trying to stop her seeing what she saw.
"Why?" She questioned so innocently, then knowing why as she saw it was Polly lying on the bed in resus bleeding, she went in without hesitation.
"Polly?" She could feel herself gasping for air as she heard the long beeping from the machines, she tried to go over to her sister, but Jeff caught her in time so she couldn't see clearly what Polly looked like, he hoped she hadn't already seen too much. He pulled her close, hiding her view of her sister.
"Shhh shhh it's going to be ok" He held her tight, he could feel her crying.
"Time of death, 21:32" Nicks voice breaking the news made everyone silent except the sobs from different people. Jeff and Dixie looked to each other both were crying, then looked to the girl in Jeff's arms, knowing they were going to have to try and fore fill Polly's last request.