"Thanks Aden." Ruby whispered, as Aden carried a worn out Charlie into Leah's house, and directed by Ruby to her bed.
Good thing Leah and VJ had gone to the city for a couple of days. Ruby thought as she stared at the clock. 00.12am. It read. Joeys trawler had left at 6pm. Six hours Charlie's been sitting there, and here i was thinking Joey had stayed. But no. I'd left my sister there alone crying to herself.
"She left me. She left." Charlie whimpered in her sleep as Aden placed her gently into the bed she'd once shared with Joey. It may have been brief, but that short stay changed both womens lives. He'd never seen Charlie look so helpless, so defeated, until he saw her huddled in a ball on the floor as Joeys trawler went further out to sea.
"Thank you so much Aden." Ruby said again yanking Aden from his defeated Charlie images.
She pulled the covers over her beloved sister and internally sighed.
"I'm going to take a wild guess here, but Joey left didn't she?" All Aden could do was nod.
Joey had become the sister he had so longed for. He was crushed. Ruby shook her head. Both wishing that she was there.
"Would you like a drink? I think we've got some beer." Ruby asked as she walked down the stairs to the kitchen.
"FUCKING HELL." Ruby screamed petrified when she saw the wet figure standing by the open door.
"Hi." the figure quickly offered.
"But you...you left. How?"
"Isn't it obvious Rubes?" Aden said staring.
"You swam?"
She slowly nodded, as she relived those 3hours she'd just spent in the sea.
"Jesus Christ."
"No sorry just little old Joey." she quipped back.
Aden was now walking towards Joey carrying various blankets he'd grabbed from the living room.
"Thanks Aid." Joey said, as he wrapped the heavy quilts around her delicate body.
"WHAT'S WITH ALL THE COMMOTION?" Charlie yelled weakly as she stumbled into the kitchen.
The realization knocked her for six when she realised Joey was stood in front of her.
And without warning she fainted banging her head on the table as Joey leaped to grab her before she hit the hard floor.
Oh shit echoed in Joeys head. Blood was smeared across Charlies forehead due to a deep laceration.
"Ruby. I need you not to panic, ok." she asked as she looked at Rubys already crumbling face.
"Right. I need you to drive us to the hospital. Go get in Charlies car quick. Aden you've gotta help me carry her to the car. Then run back into the house and ring Rachel. Ok."
Everybody nodded, as Joey tried to prevent the excess blood loss.
"C'mon Charlie. I know i'm hot, but you don't have to faint at my gorgeousness." she said as Ruby sped to the hospital.
"Iloveyou Charlie." she continuously whispered.
"What we got?" Rachel asked as Charlie was wheeled into A+E.
"She fainted and bashed her head on the table. I tried to prevent the bleeding but..." Joey said as tears streamed down her face.
"It's ok. You got her here that's the best thing you could have done." Rachel said trying to comfort her. As Ruby and Joey stood crying.
