It was Wednesday and Sam picked Eden up at lunch to take her to her appointment. She seemed very quiet. Sam just assumed it was because she was nervous about the appointment.
"Do you want to go to McDonald's for lunch?" Sam asked. Eden nodded excitedly.
"But don't tell dad," Sam said and Eden nodded putting her hand to her heart.
"Good girl" Eden said. They walked into McDonald's and ordered their meal. After ordering Eden got her purse out to pay.
"Put that back, the treat is on me" Sam said.
"Are you sure?" Eden said and Sam nodded. They sat down and Eden went back to being quiet.
"What's wrong?" Sam asked.
"Nothing" Eden said and Sam looked at her questionly.
"Seriously, just leave me allow I'm fine" Eden said before looking down and continuing to eat. After they finished eating then left and went to the hospital. They arrived and were sat waiting for ages. They were both on their phones. Sam was on her iphone5 and Eden was on her iphone 3 which was previously Sam's. She had had to beg her dad to let her get Sam's phone and she only got it until 9 o'clock at night and then it was taken off of her until the next day when she was leaving for school. They were waiting nearly 30 minutes after their appointment time and Sam was getting impatient. She got up and went to see what was taken so long
"Excuse me, we have been waiting for over 30 minutes on this appointment" Sam said.
"I'm sorry, miss, we are running a bit late" The receptionist said. Sam sighed and sat down.
"Do you want to go and find a room and I'll have this bloody cast off in 2 minutes" Sam said and Eden laughed quietly. About 10 minutes later, they were called into a room. They sat down and the doctor came in with this machine. Eden backed away immediately.
"I can promise you it won't hurt, it doesn't cut through skin. Look I can show you" The nurse said moving towards Eden. Eden tried desperately to back off.
"Hey, it's okay." Sam said.
"Do you want us to try it on your mum to show you it's okay" The nurse said.
"Actually, I'm her sister but you can try it on me. I know exactly what it's like" Sam said.
"Have you broken a bone before?" The nurse said.
"Never broken one, but injured them plenty of times. I'm a doctor so I know how these work" Sam said.
"Oh really, do you work near?" The nurse asked.
"Yeah, I work here in the ED" Sam said.
"Oh, it's such a small world" The nurse said and Sam nodded. The nurse showed Eden how it doesn't hurt. Eden relaxed a little. She let the machine get closer to her. Sam noticed her sister getting nervous and grabbed her hand. Eden clung onto her. They got it out quickly and then put on a lighter plaster. Eden got to pick a colour to go around it. She picked purple. Once she got that on the doctor talked to her for a little bit before they left.
They decided to go to the supermarket first. Sam needed to get some shopping and then they needed to get a razor. Sam thought it would be best to get a disposable razor. She picked a pack and then got her some moisturiser. She then got her shopping before paying. After that they went home. It was now nearly 5 o'clock. Eden sat down and started doing her homework while Sam put on some pasta for tea.
She then walked into the living room and noticed something was wrong with Eden.
"Eden, what's wrong?" Sam said walking over to where Eden was. Eden slammed her textbook shut as Sam walked over. She grabbed Eden's textbook and flicked through it.
"No, Sam" Eden called. Sam opened it at a page which had a lot of red writing on it. It read
Eden, please attempt this question
You must attempt this question, I don't understand why you are missing it out
If you don't do this question, you will receive a detention
Sam didn't understand what all the fuss was about until she read the question.
It said- Now tell us about your mother
Underneath it said "Je n'ai pas une mere" which Sam could tell Eden had just written. She looked down at Eden who was lying with her face in the ground. Sam sat down and pulled Eden into her arms. Eden broke down into tears.
"Sh baby, it's all going to be okay. She shouldn't have said that to you. Don't worry I will be saying something to her" Sam said holding Eden close.
Just then they heard the door open. Sam turned around and noticed it was her dad and Harry.
"Can you just give us a couple of minutes?" Sam asked and they nodded walking out the room again. Sam held Eden until her sobs subsided.
"Hey, are you ready to talk now" Sam asked and Eden nodded.
"Is this why you have been so quiet" Sam asked and Eden nodded.
"I just, I just wish I knew my mum" Eden said.
"Oh sweetie, she would have loved to be here just now, but she will be so proud of you. She will be looking down at you, upset that this is letting you down and making you upset. She wouldn't want you to be crying, would she?" Sam asked and Eden shook her head.
"I get so jealous, when people are talking about spending time with their mum. It annoys me, I always hear people saying that they hate their mum but they don't understand what it's like not to have a mum" Eden said.
"Oh sweetie, mum loves you so much. She is always in your heart, no matter what she is always with us. Just don't forget that" Sam said and Eden nodded.
"Sam, what was mum like?" Eden asked. She had always wondered this.
"She was really nice, she was always there for me. I could tell her everything. I hope that I can be there for you in the same way which she was there for me. I wish I realised sooner how much you needed me. I'm so sorry baby, but from now on I will always be here for you" Sam said and Eden nodded.
"Do you promise?" Eden asked.
"I promise on my life. I want to always be there for you. I want you to be able to talk to me about anything and everything. I want to be your sister, but Eden there is going to have to be times when I step in as your mum. And you need to understand that I love you and will have fun with you and joke about but when it is serious you have to listen" Sam said and Eden nodded.
Sam then got up and served tea. They were all sat at the dining room table eating.
"Are you okay now, Eden?" Her dad asked and Eden nodded.
"Do you care to tell us what was wrong?" Her dad asked and Eden shook her head.
"It's nothing, Eden was just a bit upset about mum, but she is okay now" Sam said and they just left it. There was a lot of tension in the air now. They ate in silence and then Eden went up stairs. Sam followed not long after.
"Do you want to have a shower now, because I have to go soon" Sam said and Eden nodded. Sam went and got the razor. Eden had relaxed a bit about Sam helping her in the bath and that and now wasn't as embarrassed as she first was. She got in the bath and Sam did her hair and she then washed herself. Sam then sat on the edge of the bath and showed Eden how to shave her leg. She could only shave one leg as the other one was all plastered.
"So, do you think you need to shave your armpit?" Sam asked and then Eden nodded. Sam helped her as she was slightly off balanced considering she had one leg out the bath.
"Eden, this might be a bit awkward but do you have any hair down there?" Sam asked and Eden looked down and nodded.
"Hey, it's nothing to be embarrassed about. It just shows that you are growing up." Sam said. "You do know that if something happens that you can't talk to dad about you can always talk to me"
Eden nodded. Sam then helped the girl out the bath and then they sat in her bedroom and Sam dried her hair. They relaxed for a bit before Sam had to leave. She kissed Eden on the cheek and then left.
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