Chapter 29
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Ricky drove away from the city heading in the direction of Summer Bay. She glanced over at Phoebe who remained quite with her elbow pressed up against the door her head resting in the palm of her hand as she stared out through the car window. "Do you want to talk Phoebe?"
"Naa, you are all right" replied Phoebe "I don't need her in my life"
"You kinda sounded upset Phoebe, are you sure that's what you really want"
"You saw her Ric, she didn't even acknowledge that I was her daughter. What kind of a mum would do that? Of course, I would love to have her in my life but she has made it quite clear she was washing her hands off me when I decided not to abort my baby"
"I am sorry Phoebe, but look on the bright side you have Kyle who adores you, Brax, Heath and myself to take care of you. And we will be there for you at all times you can count on that" replied Ricky as she put her hand on Phoebe's shoulder.
"Thanks Ric you are a good friend" smiled Phoebe "And thanks for coming away with me, I loved it"
"Yea! we did have fun" smiled Ricky as she turned up the radio to listen to some music while Phoebe made herself comfortable in the seat and closed her eyes while she enjoyed listening to the music.
"How are you feeling now Casey" questioned Nate "Do you still have pain"
"Kinda" replied Casey
"What's going on Doc" questioned Brax
"I have just arranged a CT scan for Casey, Nigel is going to take him down now" Nate replied "Are you all right to pull your legs over the side of the bed"
Casey nodded and slowly swung his legs over the side of the bed even though he felt a strong pain radiate across his abdomen causing him to moan with pain.
"Your doing well mate" replied Brax as he helped get Casey onto his feet and into the wheelchair
"Will you be here when I get back" questioned Casey as he looked towards his older brother
"You can chalk it down" smiled Brax as he patted Casey on the shoulder before Nigel wheeled him away
"What's going on Doc" asked Brax again in a concerned tone "Why has Casey to go for a CT Scan"
Nate moved nearer to Brax "Casey has been complaining of severe pain so I am sending him for a CT Scan to rule out any abdominal trauma such as injury to any of the organs"
"You don't sound too sure that there is any further damage done" stated Brax
"Look! between you and me I don't think the scan will show any other damage but I have to be 100% sure before I rule it out. In my opinion, I think Casey make be exaggerating the pain a little in the hope he will be kept here for longer rather than going back to the psychiatric ward"
"Do you think its true then that he inflicted this injury on himself"
"Casey is a very scared kid and I am sure he would do anything to get out of the psychiatric ward. But he didn't inflict this injury on himself, the cut was too exact, too straight for someone to do it to themselves"
"So it's true what Heath said, that this injury on Case was a payback for someone else" snapped Brax
"That's what it looks like, we have even got a statement from a witness who maintains she observed two male nurses entering your brothers room and it was at least 10 to 15 minutes before the alarm was raised. We have only this girls statement at the moment, there is a meeting scheduled in for 11 am tomorrow with the manager and the two male nurses so if you would like to sit in and hear for yourself I am sure there should be no problem"
"You can be sure I will be there" stated a furious Brax as anger started to build up inside him. He quickly put his hand into his pocket and pulled out his phone
"Max, you better get your butt in here promptly, we have things to discuss"
He shoved the phone back into his pocket just as Casey was wheeled back into after having his scan "Hey mate, how did you get on"
"I don't know yet" replied Casey as Brax helped him from the wheelchair back into the bed
Brax rested his hand on Casey's shoulder "We need to have a chat mate about what happened"
"I am tired Brax, I don't want to talk"
"Casey look at me" demanded Brax "You need to tell me everything"
Casey sighed and took a deep breath before he began explaining to Brax what had happened "You don't believe me either do you" questioned Casey as he tried to read the expression on Brax's face
"Of course I do mate" replied Brax but was quickly interrupted when a knock came to the door
"Max" smiled Casey "I though you were on your days off"
"I had to come in and see how my favorite patient was getting on" smiled Max as he looked in Casey's direction but threw a glance in Brax's direction to see if he could read his facial expressions
"Casey why don't you get some sleep, I need to talk to Max for a few minutes" stated Brax
"Why do you need to talk to Max, he didn't do anything wrong" demanded Casey
"Please just get some rest Casey" replied Brax who was trying to remain calm even though he was finding it hard now as his body had become so tired from lack of sleep
Casey looked stubbornly at Brax "Thanks for coming in Max" he replied before he lid down on the bed allowing both men to leave the room
"Look Brax, before you say anything I didn't have any blades in Casey's room" defended Max as they moved away from Casey's room
"These two nurses, who are they" questioned Brax
"You know I can't give out that information" explained Max
"You said you would keep Casey safe but you haven't. So if you know what is good for you, you will start talking" snapped Brax "So I want as much information as you have on them"
Ricky pulled in her red jeep outside the house. The journey back was quite and Phoebe had said very little since they left the city. "I will bring in the bags" announced Ricky as she stepped out of the jeep.
"Thanks said Phoebe "I need to use the bathroom quickly"
Ricky followed in carrying both bags leaving Phoebe's on the couch before she headed into her own house throwing her bag on the floor and headed into the kitchen switching on the kettle.
"Your back, how was it" questioned Heath as he arrived out from Casey's room carrying a backpack
"Hey! it was fine" replied Ricky "Do you want a cuppa"
"I will have a quick one" said Heath as he left the backpack down on the couch
"What's with the bag" questioned Ricky with a puzzle look on her face
Heath pulled out a chair and sat down at the table as Ricky left down two cups of tea "Casey is back in hospital again"
"How come" asked Ricky
Heath explained his version of the story
"Poor Case, I better get down to Brax" replied Ricky
"I think maybe we should give Brax and Casey some time together" stated Heath "Relax yourself and you can come with me in the morning
"I though you were going now when you had the bag packed" replied Ricky
"No, I just said I would have it sorted now rather than the morning. I have to head into work for a few hours, I can bring back dinner if you wish"
"That's sound lovely, thanks Heath. I think I will get out of these clothes and have a long soak in the bath" replied Ricky
"Don't fall asleep in there" chuckled Heath as he grabbed his keys and headed out the door
Ricky picked up her phone "Hey babe, I am back. How is Case doing, Heath filled me in? I will give you a ring later. Love you XXX"
Phoebe pulled off her sandals and lay on the bed. She was tired and still very upset after her brief encounter with her mum. She rubbed her hand over her bump "I hope I will never be that nasty to you little one. I am going to be a mum who is non-judgmental and who will love you who ever you decide to be in life". She continued to lay still on the bed until after some time she drifted off to sleep.
Brax looked at his phone and smiled when Ricky's message flashed up on the screen "I love you too xxx" he replied
"Everything seems fine from the scan" stated Nate "But we will be keeping you here for another few days just to monitor the wound to make sure it doesn't start oozing"
"That's great new Case" smiled Brax
Casey mumbled in agreement but his facial expression said different
"OK, I will leave you boys to it. See you in the morning Casey" replied Nate
"You haven't eaten anything Case" quizzed a concerned Brax
"I don't want it, I am not hungry" snapped Casey
"You need to keep your strength up Case"
"For what, to go back down to the nut house. Brax I don't want to go there again, please don't make me, please bring me home please" cried Casey as some tears streamed down his face.
"Shhhhh, its OK mate, relax, shhhhh. I will sort something out" replied Brax as he pulled Casey in towards his chest. Brax had no idea what he was going to do, he didn't even know if Casey was even ready to go home. He rubbed his fingers through Casey's hair, for the moment he wanted to reassure the seventeen year old that everything was going to be fine.
