Jamie woke to his alarm blaring at him to start another day at the ED. He groaned, could he not get a lie in at least one day. At least its not shouting waking me up, Jamie thought. He shook his head to displace the unpleasant thought of his childhood. He wouldn't think like that, not today. Today of all days.
Jamie dragged himself out of his room, passing Robyn in the hall on the way to the bathroom. Jumping into the lukewarm water of the shower, Shit, living with someone was good for the bills but never any hot water. Jamie could tell his brain was going to have a negative day, it was to be expected.
Eight years ago that day, his mother had died. He had only been fifteen. It had been a taboo subject in his household, so when he was old enough he left and never looked back. Ha hadn't spoken to them in five years, even his sister who had helped him leave, had disappeared and he had no idea where she was. She was the only he missed. She was the only one, apart from there mother, who understood him. Understood his passion for helping people and his dream of being a nurse. But even she had left him now.
Jamie snapped out of his daydreaming as the shower turned truely cold. Getting dressed and going downstairs to join Robyn for breakfast. He tried to talk to her normally but he was too distracted. She could see something was up.
"What's up?" No need to beat around the bush, Robyn thought.
"Nothing, I'm fine" Jamie plastered a fake smile onto his face, not fooling himself or Robyn. "Come on, don't wanna be late" Jamie headed for the door with Robyn in tow. They had to walk as neither of them could afford a car.
Robyn was chatting happily away to him, but Jamie had slipped back into his daydream. His father and brother's had wanted him to join the 'family business'. The family business being owning a car garage as a cover for ripping people off and drug dealing. Jamie wanted nothing to do with it and his mother hadn't wanted him to either. She hadn't wanted any of her boys to fall into that trap but his father was particularly persuasive.
Jamies sister was lucky, being a girl she wasn't included in the business even if she had wanted to be. Which she hadn't. Her and Jamie saw sense and their mother would say. There was only a year between them so they had been close. Now he didn't even know if she was still alive.
Jamie had a sad smile on his face as they walked into the ED staffroom, this didn't go unnoticed by Sam, who was standing in an embrace with Tom.
"You alright Jamie" She was concerned, he always seemed to be happy and ready to cheer others up.
"Yeah I'm fine." He gave the same fake smile, "Just another day" he said to himself as he left the staff room, not thinking Sam heard him but she did.
*Later that day*
A women rushed towards the hospital, trying to lose them she went into the wrong door. They would get lost, while she found him.
She was being followed by three men. Her brothers. But as far as they were concerned, she was just someone with information. She became that five years ago.
"Split up and find her, I want my brother back were he belongs and that slut is the only way to do that" the oldest man snarled at the other two. They all took off searching the hospital.
Meanwhile, the women had made it to the ED reception. The man standing there looked helpful enough and kind as well. Here goes nothing she thought.
"Excuse me, Can you tell me where I can find a Nurse James Collier." The man looked slightly confused. "He might go by Jamie"
"Oh right, Jamie. At the moment he's in resus... so could you just take a seat... hang on where are you going... you can't go back there." Noel was shouting after the women as she took off towards resus. She didn't have time to wait she had to warn him now.
Unlucky for her, one of her brothers had just walked into the reception and saw her disappear through the door. He followed suit quickly. Noel, seeing this, also followed to tell these two they couldn't in there,
The women saw that she was being followed and picked up the pace seeing Jamie through the window to resus. She pushed the door quickly, and before Jamie could say a word, only his eyes widen in surprise, she pushed them both to the floor beside one of the beds. They couldn't be seen from the door. A second later the resus door opened again and her brother opened it looking for her only to be disappointed.
Noel appeared. "I'm sorry sir but you can't be back here" Noel led the man, who was protesting profusely back to the reception area.
The women and Jamie were still sat on the floor staring at each other in shock. Five years was a long time.
"What the hell is going on here?" Zoe was annoyed as the sudden guests to her resus. Her outburst dragged the women and Jamie out of there shock as they got to there feet.
"L..l..lucy? Is that you?" Jamie had silent tears streaming down his face, his sister was here, in the flesh, on the anniversary on there mothers death and he was pretty sure that had been his brother bursting through the door before.
"The one and only. You missed me little bro?" Lucy smiled, even though she could feel the tears streaming down her face aswell. "How about a hug for your long lost sister?"
Jamie didn't need asking twice. He pulled his sister into a tight enbrace and prayed that he would never lose her again. She ran her hand in soothing circles around his back just like there mother used to. They sobbed into each others shoulders.
When they finally pulled back and Lucy was mothering Jamie by wiping his tear, he had to ask. "Why are you here? Its been five years, why now?"
Lucy kissed Jamies forehead before saying the words he was dreading to hear. "They want you back, James. And there stopping at nothing this time." It was only now Jamie noticed the bruise on his sisters jaw.
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