AN: Hello all, I know this story has not been updated in forever, and Katt if you're reading this, I just want to say sorry, I've been pretty self involved, but I hope you like what I've added, and Well I can try and keep it updated for your amusement... Cos I love you that much...
Chapter eleven
Bring on the funk
Trinity kept looking to the dinner table, she could only assume she was sitting at the spot Tony used to sit. "It's really nice to be here," her voice kept calm, "I mean, tomorrow, going to try and get some course work done."
"That's nice," Jim looked over to Anthea, "Effy's finally on summer holiday, what you planning to do with your time Eff?"
Anthea kept looking over Trinity, all of Tony's friends had been to the hospital several times, but not her, no she was there all the time it seemed.
Anthea glanced to her daughter who was slowly playing with her fork, she glanced to her dad not saying anything, looking back to her plate with a small shrug.
Jim kept looking around the table, "So, you plan on going to the hospital tomorrow?" He kept focused on her, "I'm going to be travelling soon, work needing me."
"That seems nice," Trinity glanced to Anthea, "Are you going to the hospital tomorrow?"
Anthea nodded, "Yes, in the morning - but then I have to work the afternoon shift." Anthea sighed, wishing she could spend more time with her son, but work was something that needed to be done.
Chris kept looking around the living room, the DJ had set up, and music was starting to play. For a few moments looking to people starting to come through the front door, he kept thinking of how good the evening would be. "Alli!" Chris called quickly.
"Yes...?" Allison asked poking her head around the corner of a doorframe. She was setting up booze across the kitchen counter.
Chris looked over the different kind of drinks, "Well Babe, how many people did you invite?" He asked with a careful expression on his face, "Cos I told people to tell people..." He held hands up, "I didn't know who would turn up or not."
"I sent out a mass text, telling people to send out mass texts about the party." Allison looked over Chris, before looking to several new people coming in through the front door.
Her freshly dyed hair was now Aqua blue and curly.
Chris moved closer to her, he brushed his hand around her stomach, "Well, you know how I love a party," He purred softly while feeling the sound of the base was making the walls start to pound and shake.
"I try to remember all the tiny details about you." She laughed softly, before carefully brushing her lips against his, kissing him for a moment.
Kissing her back Chris heard a throat being cleared, "Oh, Jal." He looked shocked, "Party in the living room..."
"I know, was getting me and Michelle a drink," she pointed to the counter, her eyes on Allison, "I like the hair," her attempt at being nice while picking up two bottle of blue WKD taking them away with her.
"Thanks..." Allison said while Jal was still around, "Her sincerity is overwhelming!" Allison said sarcastically rolling her eyes when Jal was completely gone. "Anwar!" Allison started laughing when Anwar walked into the house, wearing bright green shorts and a yellow tank top.
"Mate, I know I've worn some funny shit in my time," Chris pointed, "but you look naff mate." He now brushed a hand into Allison's hair, "you on the other hand, always make me look good," He grinned picking up a can of beer throwing it to Anwar.
Maxxie tutted, "Chris, sucking up, she's already your girlfriend, she knows you too well." He now glanced over Allison, "Looking very Bubble gum electric." He winked with a cheeky smile.
Winking at Maxxie, Allison grinned, "Why thank you kind Sir." She used a posh accent before laughing while Anwar cracked the beer can open.
"Well, what can I say," Maxxie winked, "You're awesome," He lightly kissed Allison's cheek.
Chris playfully glared, "Oi gay boy," He pointed, "Remember, she's mine."
"Oh no, Chris." Allison looked seriously at Chris while putting her arm around Maxxie, "Didn't you hear? I'm running off with the gay-lad! We were just... Meant to be!" Allison laughed
"Well with Trini in hospital all the time," Maxxie stepped closer to Allison placing a hand over her stomach, "Babe... please with you?"
"Maxxie!" Chris stepped back looking hurt and confused, his eyes going from Allison to Maxxie's feeling his face changing colours.
"Be my temporary Fag Hag until I get Trinity back?" He smiled wide.
Laughing a brighter laugh, with a smile, "Oh! I thought you would never ask!" She tried to make her voice sound dramatic and happily upset. "Of course! I will be!" She nodded, laughing again.
Chris exhaled, "you know," He pointed, "You two nearly got me," He held out a joint for Maxxie.
"Oh so nearly," Maxxie clicked taking the joint looking to Allison.
"Dang, well have to try harder next time Maxxie." Allison laughed, tilting her head as Anwar was trying to put the moves on a girl.
Maxxie found a lighter lighting up the joint, "Well, maybe next time love," He kissed Allison's cheek walking into the living room.
"Right," Chris kept looking to all the drinks moving them so the labels were showing correctly.
Looking down at her cell phone, Allison kept looking at the time, while looking out the living room. Waiting for Trinity to get back home while biting the corner of her lip.
Maxxie walking through the party, it felt weird. He thought for a second he was going to see Tony, and then he remembered that he was in a coma. "So Anwar, who's your latest victim?" his voice light hearted feeling odd about the whole party.
Turning away from staring at the crowd of people and looking over the blond headed boy. Anwar exhaled while biting his lip. "Is it possible, screwing is no longer that fun without Tony around to make snide remarks about the people I get with?" He sighed leaning back against the wall. "I mean - that black haired one over there." He pointed with his Index finger.
"She looks alright." Maxxie kept glancing over at the clock, watching Sid moving across the room.
"So where is the guest of honour, possibly sister?" He straightened his beanie out; he missed Cassie, but also missed how things were.
Maxxie inhaled, "Alli's in the kitchen with Chris, Trini is, well. I don't know."
"I texted her." Anwar shook his mobile phone but didn't look happy with the results. "Text was failed to deliver." He bit his lip, glancing out the living room window, his eyes looking up and down the dimly lit street in hopes Trinity was outside. "Should we go get her or something?"
Maxxie laughed, "Ever thought of paying a phone bill." Now flipping his own phone open, "also, she text asking if I wanted to hang out, she'll be here soon." He laughed, "but then kinda friend would I be to tell her I'm busy." He laughed darkly.
Sid shrugged, "Well it's seems like she's lost her," He tried to think of the right word to describe his friend, but it wasn't coming to him that easily. "Well you know what Trini is…"
"A firework, turned into a cheap sparkler. Without the spark." Maxxie glanced around the party, most of the people here not even sure who Trinity is, let alone know she was an amazing outgoing girl, but since Tony's been in his coma, she'd slowly lost her fire.
Anwar was quick to point to the door, "She's here!"
Maxxie turned to see Trinity standing in the hallway, "What the hell is going on?" Her voice confused, her hands were in her hoodie's pockets.
"Surprise!" Anwar waved his hands, but he could tell from the look on Trinity's face, she wasn't impressed, her eyes scanning the room, the many people in the house, the loud music, and also the lack of control.
Maxxie carefully walked over to his friend, he could see she wasn't very happy, "We thought you needed a cheer up…" His voice small, but it was hard for him to be heard over the noise, "You haven't been yourself lately."
Trinity stared at Maxxie, "Well consider that one of my best friends is in a coma, and it's my fault…" Her hands waved up in the air, "I have kinda been feeling like shit," she turned looking at all the people staring at her, "Sorry if I'm not really in the party mood." Turning on the balls of her feet she headed for the stairs.
It didn't take Trinity long to get to bedroom, falling onto her bed she pulled a pillow over head to drown out the music, she kept thinking of the past few weeks. How sleep didn't come easy when she kept having nightmares, how listening to Allison and Chris's love life wasn't making her life any easier.
"Hey sis," Allison poked her head into the room, she knew her sister wasn't the neatest of people, but her room looked like a complete mess, "Maxxie told me you've exiled yourself."
Trinity's head poked out from under the pillow, "A party!" Her voice rough, her face looked completely pale, "Seriously, after everything, you think a party would cheer me up!"
"Yes!" Allison rearranged herself on the corner of Trinity's bed, "You really need to stop blaming yourself for what happened to Tony." Her voice sounding concern for her sister, she brushed a hand against her sister's back.
Allison noticed everything, it was easy to except her not sleeping well, even letting her appearance go a little unattended, but her sister not wanting to party, Allison knew something was seriously wrong.
"Well if he wasn't on the phone to me, if," Trinity turned to look at Allison, "How would you feel if something horrible happened to Chris and you couldn't help?"
Allison froze for a moment; she never wanted to think of such things, it was hard enough for her to imagine her life without Chris. She only just found him; she wasn't planning on losing him anytime soon. "I," Her voice dropped, "Trini you really need to get out of this funk."
Trinity rolled on her back, focused on her sister, "I called him," her voice shaken, but every time Trinity thought of that night, it made her stomach knot. "If I didn't call him back, he'd be at this party trying to bang some unknown girl to us."
"If Tony wasn't in that accident, he'd be with you," He hand brushed into her sister's hair, "And you wouldn't look like a hot mess…"
"Oh shut up!" Trinity brushed her hair away from his sister's grip, "But I know what you're trying to do, I'm just not in a party mood."
"Well if Tony could tell you what to do, what would he tell you?" Allison kept a serious face now, she knew she could be downstairs enjoying the party, but it wouldn't feel right without her sister.
Trinity sighed, "He'd tell me to enjoy myself," She gave in, but looking down at herself, she didn't look party ready, "Okay Alli, give me twenty minutes and I'll be down with the rest of you."
Allison jumped up, she felt some kind of accomplishment, "Good sis, I'll see you then." Lightly kissing her sister's cheek she jumped up, "But if you're not down, I'll just have to send Anwar up after you." She headed to the bedroom door, "And tomorrow we'll sort your roots out, they are just a horror movie to look at."
Trinity touched her hair, "I get the point." Moving off the bed, she watched her sister leaving her alone, her smile dropping off her face, she still didn't feel right about the party, but she really didn't want to let her friends down.
