Tanya paced up and down the waiting room. No news on her daughter, and she wasn't sure what had happened at all. She guessed she had tried to take an overdose, but why? Lauren seemed fine, maybe Tanya had slipped back into her old ways had failed as a parent, which made her feel completely useless.
"Mum what do we do?" Abi asked.
"I don't know darling, I guess we just wait" Tanya sighed.
"Shall I call Dad?"
"No, Lauren will be fine she'll be home tonight and everything will be okay!" Tanya smiled.
"I'm afraid not Miss Cross" A nurse stood with her clipboard, Tanya spun round to greet her.
"I'm sorry?"
"Your daughter has suffered great damage, we doubt she'll be awake for at least a few hours but we have drained the pill effect from her system. She will still be very drousy, yet we need to find the cause of this"
"Oh my god, well her best friend has just died so I'd take this as quite a usual act in grieving?"
"Perhaps, but we want to prevent this from happening to your daughter again Miss Cross. This tragedy is at no-ones fault" The nurse smiled, reassuringly.
"Thank you, could we go see her?"
"Can I go in first, please?" Tanya turned around to see Peter, she wasn't quite sure what to say.
"Peter you shouldn't be here, you should be at home" Tanya sighed.
"Lauren's my friend, I can't let the same happen to her, please just let me go in?"
"Okay" Tanya sighed.
Peter smiled weakly, he wasn't sure how to feel. His sister had just passed away, now his best friend was suffering in hospital and he wasn't sure why. He pulled the handle down to the hospital and his heart broken at the sight, Lauren was laid in a hospital bed with all these wires attached to her. Her eyes were firmly closed and she was completely pale. He placed her hand in his and started to cry.
"Why did you do this Lauren? I need you so much to get through this, I should have made sure you were ok but I'm terrible, aren't I? I love you Lauren" Peter cried.
Lauren' eyes flickered, Peter stared down as her hand gripped his tighter. She shifted a little and made a whimper, Peter moved her hair from her face. She looked at him as her eyes opened fully.
"I love you too Peter" The tears began to fall from her face.
"Why did you do it Lo?"
"I couldn't cope Peter, then I thought you'd leave me and I'd...I'd have no-one" Lauren sighed.
"No Lauren, you'll always have me"
"Will I?" Lauren asked.
"Promise"
Lauren smiled at Peter, Peter leant in and their lips connected. It was wrong, so wrong but Lauren couldn't stop, she pulled him closer and began to tackle his lips, Peter groaned in satisfaction, Lauren pulled apart.
"What have I done?" Lauren gasped.
"Is it a bad thing?"
"Peter, Lola's your girlfriend what about her?" Lauren raised an eyebrow.
"But I love you"
"I don't know, I just don't know" Lauren sighed.
Lauren and Peter both turned as they heard the door slam shut. Who had over heard them?