I thought that I'd add a new chapter today since it set off at a bit of a blunt start, and later in the chapter, we hear the phone call from Scott's point of view, so it is a bit repetative (Is that how you spell it?)
Anyway, enjoy!
- Violet -
Violet sat there for about 10 minutes, depressively looking at her injuries when the Nurse came over again.
"There is someone to see you, Violet" She delivered
Violet looked up at the nurse, then the windows. Her father was talking to the doctor, with no sign of her brothers. When the Doctor looked to have finished talking with him, the Doctor slowly opened the door for Jeff to come in. Violet looked down, she wasn't ready to face her father. Not yet.
Violet felt a hand rest on her bed, and looked up at her father. It only took the look of his tear-stained face for her to realise what the doctor said to him.
"Your mother's dead, Vi" He said quietly before taking a seat beside her.
No
He didn't say that
He's lying!
This is a dream!
This isn't happening!
No!
Violet wasn't sure how to react - She didn't want to cry in front of her father, but she didn't want to seem uncaring, her mother is the only one she could truly open up to. Now she was truly alone. No one she could talk to. No one she could do things with.
It's not that she didn't trust the rest of her family, it was more that they didn't understand her feelings, and it only seemed to be a mothers' instinct which told their mother what she was feeling.
Violet didn't say a word to him, she just let tears stream down her face. Not caring how stupid she looked to her father.
"Do the boys know?" Violet asked quietly a short while later, she felt her father sit on the side of her bed and put his arm around her shoulder
"No, I haven't told them yet" He regretted
A pause
"What will we do without mum?" Violet cried
"We're just going to have to live without her" Jeff said sadly
"I wish I didn't get such a lucky escape from that" Violet cried
"Maybe she wanted you to live instead"
Violet didn't respond
"I'm gonna call Scott, I'll tell him the news"
"Can you see when I can come home?" She almost whispered, but she didn't think Jeff heard her
Violet couldn't think - How could she go home? How could she look her brothers in the eye and know their mother was dead? She practically let her die - She was as guilty as the Avalanche that killed her. Why didn't she do something to stop her mothers' pain? To do something like her twin to prolong their mothers' life, because seconds count. And if she had a few more minutes, Lucy would still be with them. Still beside her.
Violet burst into tears but silently cried, she had cried so much her eyes hurt and she didn't notice her father come back into the room, with a tray of beans on toast.
"I thought you might be hungry" He said, handing her the tray, she looked down at her food and muttered a "Thanks"
- Scott -
Scott was in his bedroom in the semi-detached house the family lived in. At 14 he was very tall and slightly intimidating, but that didn't stop him having a caring side when it came to a friend or family member.
He went downstairs to help Alan with some homework in the dining room next to the kitchen, where Virgil was drawing a picture and John was reading quietly, whereas Gordon was watching T.V in the front room with father.
The 6 of them were waiting for their mother to call them when they were nearly home, so they can help re-pack for them
The phone rang a few minutes later, and Scott got up ready to go retrieve his mother and sisters' belongings, his father answered the phone.
"Lucy, that was quick. We weren't expecting you for another -" Jeff started, but their mother interrupted him
"Jeff - Something's happened" She cried
What?
Oh no
"Tell me what's happened" He asked calmly but urgently
"We think it was an Avalanche, we've been knocked off the road completely" Violet explained
What?!
"Are you alright?" Jeff asked
"No" Lucy replied, at the same time Violet said "I don't know"
No!
"What's wrong?"
"Hurt. Can't move. I can move my right arm, no blood on my clothes. But Violet got the phone for me" She explained
"Bleeding?"
"Internally maybe, something feels funny"
Oh my god
"Violet?"
"My chest and shoulders hurt, and I have a pain in my head" Violet explained
"Can you move?"
"Sort of, my legs gave way when I tried to walk, but I've been crawling"
"Don't move for a while, stay where you are" Jeff said "John, get onto the emergency services in Scotland, tell them to track your mothers' GPS" Jeff said, but Lucy, again, intervened
"I need to talk to John!" She cried
Jeff saw the older four of his sons stood in front of him, he ushered John forward and he took the phone
"Mum?" He asked
"John, I know you well enough to look after the others, but don't let anyone tell you what to do about your future" Lucy said
"I know mum"
"I love you John"
"I love you too, mum"
Jeff whispered "Go, John. Hurry - Now listen to me angel - You're gonna be alright, someone will be there soon" Jeff said, trying to keep her talking
"I need to talk to the boys!" She cried
Jeff saw the other four of his sons stood in front of him, he ushered Scott forward and he took the phone
"Mum?"
"Scott - You tell your father that, if you still want to go into the RAF, I said it's okay"
"I will mum - Just come home"
"I love you Scott"
"I love you too, mother!" Scott cried, Jeff handed the phone to Virgil after Scott gave it to him
"Mum?" Virgil answered
"Virgil - If you want to be an astronaut like your father when you're older, don't be afraid to be like Scott"
Virgil froze in shock and nervousness. Virgil wanted to be an astronaut like him? Yes!
"Virgil!" Scott breathed
Virgil replied nervously "Okay, mum"
"I love you, Virgil"
"I love you too mum" He cried
Jeff was handed the phone from Virgil and gave it to Gordon
"Mother?" Gordon cried
"Gordon, if you want to join the Navy or the Aquanauts straight out of school instead of college, don't let anyone force you to do anything"
"I promise, mum"
"I love you Gordon"
"I love you too, mum"
Jeff took the phone from Gordon and gave it to Alan
"Mummy, are you there?" Alan said
"Yes, darling, I'm here"
"Come home mummy!" He cried
"You look after yourself, Alan"
"I will mummy!"
"I love you Alan"
"I love you very, very much mummy!" Alan said
Scott was in tears alongside his three remaining brothers, they seemed to know what was coming - As did he, but he rather hoped it wouldn't happen
Before Lucy could allow Jeff to speak, since she had gone through all of her children at home, she started taking to Violet. Scott and his brothers and Jeff listened in tearfully.
"Vi, I want you to promise me something" She cried
"What is it, mum?" Violet replied
"I want you to look after your brothers, and make sure you don't feel inferior. You're special and worth a lot to someone - If you ever feel inferior, don't. Because you're not" Lucy cried
"I will mum"
"You promise?"
"I cross my heart and hope to die"
John ran in and said "They're on their way, father" Jeff started talking.
"Angel, I need to know where you are - Are you in the van or outside?"
"Outside in the snow..." Lucy breathed
"Mum, you've got to stay with it!" Violet said
"I... I am..." She breathed again
"You've got to keep talking!" Jeff inputted
A small groan from Lucy
"I... I love you... Vi" She breathed
"I love you mum!" She cried
"I... I love you Jeff... Look after the children for me..."
"I love you too, angel" Jeff replied
Jeff heard a deep breath but nothing else but the howling winds.
"Mum?" Violet asked, crying. No response
"Lucy?" Jeff asked
Scott heard the faint sound of sirens at the other end.
"I - I can hear them, father!"
"Violet, is your mother okay?" He asked urgently
"I don't know, I think she's unconscious!" She replied
Scott only just realised that Alan was gripping onto his arm for dear life, tears in his eyes.
"Is mummy gonna die?" Alan asked innocently
Scott tried to sound as truthful as possible
"No, she's just fallen asleep" Scott said, not looking into Alan's eyes
Scott knew that if those sirens didn't get to their Mother fast enough, she probably was going to die. When Scott looked to his other brothers, they gave him a glare.
"Come on Alan, why don't you get ready for bed and I'll read you a story when you're done" Scott ushered Alan to the staircase, where he ran upstairs. Scott slowly turned to his brothers
"Why did you lie to him, Scott?" Virgil asked
"You want me to tell him that Mum is dying over there? He will throw a tantrum and will probably go into some sort of mental depression" Scott said
"That's not an excuse! He needs to know!" Virgil hissed
"If you thinks it's an easy task, you tell him!"
Virgil paused "Touché" He said
"Exactly - Besides, by tomorrow, mum'll probably be alright and ready to talk to him"
"But we still shouldn't have said That"
"What would you have said to him?" Scott asked, and Virgil looked almost defeated
"Look, Scott. I just think we need to be honest with him"
"He's six! He's old enough to understand, but because we're so unsure, we can't pass that on to him!"
"Exactly! He has a right to know!"
"How do you know Mum's going to live or die over there?"
Virgil didn't answer, but John did
"One of these days he's gonna know we're lying to him all the time" John said
"I think he already does" Gordon said, pointing to the landing
Alan was stood there with his teddy and a book, he held out the book to Scott
"Hey Alan" Scott said, looking away from the accusing glares of his brothers
"I want to read tonight" Alan said innocently
"Okay sprout" Scott said taking him upstairs
I know that this is just a tiny bit boring, but it does get interesting in later chapters, I promise
Please review - I appreciate them!