Idea by Guest (Fanfiction): Maybe Kyle has been working too hard and gets an appendicitis! But he refuses to tell anyone, until he gets really badly sick!
I have changed this a little as from what I've read online about appendicitis and what I know of when my mum and best friend both suffered from this, working hard doesn't really cause it (so I hope whoever you maybe that you don't mind).
Chapter 26 – Secret Illness
Angelos
20-year-old Kyle Braxton was currently finishing his shift at the restaurant, when he suddenly started to feel a pain in his stomach.
Great just what I need, to feel sick when I have to go out and celebrate Casey's 18th. I guess I'm just going to have pretend that I'm fine. Hopefully no one will notice until after tonight.
Kyle stops thinking and goes to grab his stuff so he can head home.
25 minutes later…
Braxton House – Living Room
"Come on Brax, it's my birthday after all." Casey says to is brother.
"Casey it isn't happening. You will be covering Matt's shift tomorrow whether you like it or not." Brax informs him "Therefore you will not be getting drunk tonight."
Just then Kyle walked through the door and put his bag on the chair beside the door: "What's going on?"
"Oh, nothing just Brax not allowing me to get drunk tonight because he once me to cover Matt's shift tomorrow." Casey says angrily "I'm going to go and finish getting ready."
Braxton House – Kitchen
Watching Casey walk out the room, Kyle heads into the kitchen and grabs a glass of water.
"Hey Kyle, are you ok?" Ricky asks as she enters the room.
"Yeah why wouldn't I be?" Kyle quizzes her "Anyway I think I'm going to get ready too."
Ricky watches Kyle walk out the room and goes back to what she was about to do.
15 minutes later…
Braxton House – Kyle's Bedroom
I really wish I don't have to go out tonight. Maybe I can say that I'm needed back at the restaurant instead of going out with everyone else. Then when they have left, I can just have an early night. What I'm kidding? They will never buy that lame excuse as they will see straight through it. There's every chance the pain will go away over the cause of night.
"Kyle, dinner is ready!" A shout breaks his train of thought.
Oh yey food! Just what I want right now!
5 minutes later…
Braxton House – Dining Room
"About time." Heath says as he notices Kyle "Can we eat now?"
"You're worse than Darcy." Bianca tells her husband.
"I'm starving." Heath says as he starts to eat.
Kyle sits down in the empty seat and looks at the food on his plate and the nausea comes back straight away.
9 minutes later…
Everyone was nearly finished eating when Brax notices that Kyle's plate was still full, and he was just moving it around the plate with his fork.
"Kyle, you not going to eat your dinner?" Brax asks his brother.
Everyone stops their conversations and looks at Kyle.
"I'm not really hungry at the moment." Kyle answers him not looking up from his plate.
The teacher side of Bianca decides to inform him: "You need to eat if you're going out drinking to stop yourself from getting drunk quicker."
Dropping his fork, Kyle looks at her and replies with: "I'm not that hungry because I had something at work as I didn't know if you lot would have eaten while I was there."
"Oh well if that's the case your all good." Bianca says.
"Does that mean I can eat his food too?" Heath asks with a mouth full of food.
Kyle gives Heath his plate and excuses himself from the table to go and finish getting ready.
3 hours later…
Yabbie Creek – Night Club 1
"Well what's everyone having?" Kyle asks.
"Just a beer mate." Brax says with Casey and Heath agreeing.
Kyle heads over to the bar leaving the other three to talk.
Night Club 1 – Bar Area
"What can I get you?" says the bartender.
"Can I get three beers and one coke please." Kyle asks.
"Sure thing." The bartenders says "There you go."
Kyle pays for the drinks and then heads back towards his brothers.
Night Club 1
"Has Kylie decided to have a vodka and coke like a girl?" Heath jokes when Kyle approaches them.
"No actually Heath it isn't a vodka and coke." Kyle stated "Instead I just got a coke with no alcohol in it."
Casey laughed when Kyle told them what he had: "Why?"
"I'm pacing myself don't want to get drunk while I'm in the first club."
"Well good on you Kyle for being sensible unlike us three." Brax laughs "Casey, maybe you should take a lesson from Kyle considering you have to work tomorrow."
"Thanks Kyle." Casey huffs.
"For what?" Kyle asks as he was confused as to what Casey meant.
"For giving him the idea of me pacing myself." Casey answers back.
"No problem." Kyle laughs.
With that the other three go back to the conversation they had started while Kyle was getting the drinks.
Thank god the pain and feeling sick has disappeared. I wonder what caused it? Oh well, it's gone and that's all that matters right now. Still, I will stick to soft drinks for now me thinks just to be safe.
4 hours and 47 minutes later…
Yabbie Creek – Night Club 3
"Casey, no more!" Brax tells his younger brother as he takes the shot of him.
"Why not?" Casey asks.
"Because your working tomorrow." Brax reminds him again.
"Fine no more booze." Casey says annoyingly.
Heath and Kyle reappear from the dance floor.
"Kyle has literally just been hit on by about 10 girls." Heath announces to his brothers.
"Whoa that's impressive bro!" Casey says and pats his brother on the back.
"Cheers Case!" Kyle says as he puts the phone number he got in his pocket.
With that the four brothers go back to talking.
Next Day – 10:23am…
Braxton House – Kyle's Bedroom
BEEP BEEP
BEEP BEEP
A hand emerges from under the duvet and feels around for the alarm clock that resides on the bedside table and turns it off.
As soon as the alarm had stopped, the arm goes back under the duvet and the person it belongs to rolls over and goes back to sleep.
15 minutes later…
Braxton House – Garden
The other members of the Braxton household were sat in the garden having breakfast.
"This is unlike Kyle to not be up yet." Ricky informs the others.
Bianca jumps into the conversation with: "Did he get drunk or something last night?"
"No, he stuck to soft drinks all night." Casey says standing up "Which is odd to be honest. Anyway, if I have to go to work I better go and get ready."
They all say goodbye to Casey as he goes to get ready then leave the house.
"Did he really stick to soft drinks?" Bianca asks the other two.
"Yeah he did. Maybe he is just tired as he was at work pretty much all day yesterday and then we were out till 4am." Heath points out.
"Heath's right, he's probably just tired." Brax agrees "Anyway are we hitting the beach?"
With that the four of them get up and take their plates inside and grabs their stuff for the beach and leave.
2 hours later – 12:38pm…
Braxton House – Kyle's bedroom
Eventually Kyle wakes up and yawns. Slowly he sits up but moans in pain as he starts to feel sick again.
Not again! What is wrong with me this time? Oh god I think I'm going to be sick.
Kyle quickly puts his hand over his mouth and runs to the bathroom.
5 minutes later…
Braxton House – Bathroom
Kyle leans back against the wall beside the toilet after he had finished throwing up.
Ugh I hate being sick. I suppose there's one good thing, it didn't sound like anyone else was here thank god. They wouldn't leave me alone if they know I'm ill and I don't think I could cope with that as well. Oh no…
Kyle quickly sticks his head over the toilet again and throws up.
1 hour and 12 minutes later – 1:55pm…
Braxton House – Living Room
Brax, Heath, Ricky and Bianca return home from being at the beach and having lunch at the dinner.
"It is quiet in this place for once." Ricky jokes.
"Kyle must be out." Heath suggests.
Brax looks at the corridor that leads to the bedrooms and bathroom.
"What is it?" Ricky asks her boyfriend.
"I might just go make sure he isn't in his room." Brax says as he walks out the room.
"I wonder if Brax realises that Kyle is an adult." Bianca says causing them all to laugh.
Braxton House - Corridor
Brax knocks on Kyle's door a couple of times and gets no answer so he decides to open the door and look in.
Braxton House – Kyle's Bedroom
Kyle is in his bed asleep when Brax opens the door.
Typical he's still asleep and it's the middle of the day. He probably needs it. I might as well leave him.
Brax closes Kyle's door, not noticing the sweat that had formed on Kyle's head from how hot he is.
10 minutes later…
Braxton House – Living Room
Spotting Brax reappearing, Ricky says: "Was he in his room?"
Sitting down on the sofa, Brax replies: "Yeah, still asleep though."
"In the middle of the day?" Bianca quizzes him "That's not like Kyle at all."
"Even I have to agree with my Bianca. That's not like Kyle at all Brax." Ricky adds.
Looking at the girls, Brax just says again he's probably tired form all the shifts he has been doing at the restaurant. He then joins Heath in watching the match.
55 minutes later – 3pm…
Braxton House – Living Room
Casey enters the house after being at the restaurant for most of the day.
"Hey Case, how was work?" Brax asks his brother while laughing.
"Fine!" Casey states then looks around the room "Where's Kyle? I rang him like two hours ago, but he didn't answer."
"When we got back, he was still asleep and I'm assuming he still is as there's been no movement from his room." Heath tells him.
"That's unlike him." Casey commented "Well if he's still asleep, I might go grab a shower."
Casey leaves the room, and everyone goes back to what they were doing.
8 minutes later…
Casey reappears in the living room.
"Well that was a quick shower." Ricky jokes.
"I didn't go in." Casey informs them.
"Why not?" Brax asks curiously.
"Well considering the bathroom smells like vomit I think I would rather wait."
"Are you sure?" Brax says.
"Yeah I'm sure." Casey replies "Go and smell it if you don't believe me."
They all look at each in silence.
Ricky stands up and says: "That's it! I'm going to go and check on Kyle if you lot won't."
With that Ricky leaves the room.
2 minutes later…
Braxton House – Kyle's Bedroom
Kyle was currently holding his stomach as every time he moved the pain intensified.
Suddenly there was a knocking at the door and Ricky popped her head round.
"Kyle, are you okay?" Ricky asks him.
"Yea Yeah." Kyle hisses in pain.
Ricky not taking that for an answer enters the room. She makes her way over to the window and opens the curtain to let some light into the room and turns around to look at Kyle.
When she manages to get a good look at him, she instantly notices the beads of sweat on his forehead and the look of pain on his face.
"You don't look ok." Ricky says.
"I'm fine." Kyle tells her.
Ricky walks over to the bed and puts her hand on his head: "Your burning up."
Before Kyle can say anything in reply he turns over and throws up on the floor.
"BRAX!" Ricky screams as Kyle continues to throw up.
1 minute later…
Brax comes running in the room to find his girlfriend rubbing Kyle's back as he throws up into the bin which she had grabbed while shouting for Brax.
"What's going?" Brax demands to know.
"I think we need to get him to the hospital." Ricky tells him.
"Why?"
"His vomit is green and that's certainly not normal." Ricky explained "The last time I saw green vomit was when Jamie's appendix burst."
Knowing that anything with appendix is serious Brax says: "Right we better get him to the hospital then. You grab one arm and I'll grab the other."
Braxton House – Living Room
Brax and Ricky guide Kyle out into the living room and towards the open door.
"What's going on?" Heath asks noticing how pale his brother was.
"I think his appendix have burst." Ricky responds.
With that Brax quickly grabs his car and key and him Ricky take Kyle out to the car leaving the other three speechless.
35 minutes later – 3:46pm…
Hospital – Nurse's desk
Dr Nate Cooper was stood at the nurse's desk looking through a patient's file when he spots the two Braxton's and Ricky.
Walking towards them he asks: "What's wrong?"
"I think his appendix might have burst, Nate." Ricky explains.
"Right, if that's the case follow me as we better check him over straightaway." Nate answers and walks towards an empty room.
Hospital – Empty Room
"Right Kyle, I'm just going to press on your stomach, and I need you to let me know if it hurts." Nate informs his patient.
Nate starts to put pressure on the left side of Kyle's stomach and looks at Kyle who stays quiet. He then moves his hand over to the right side and just as he starts to put a bit pressure on it, Kyle screams.
"AHHHH!" Kyle shouts.
"Nate?" Brax questions the doctor.
Moving his hands away from Kyle's stomach: "I'm taking him straight to surgery as I agree with your diagnoses Ricky."
"So, they have burst?" she asks as some nurses enter the room.
"Yeah they have and if we don't get them out now, he's in trouble." Nate explains.
With that Kyle is wheeled away and straight to surgery.
1 hour and 45 minutes – 5:31pm...
Hospital – Waiting Room
In the time Kyle had been in surgery, the others had made their way to the hospital and were now gathered in the waiting room.
Suddenly the door opened and Nate appeared: "The surgery was a success."
"So, he is going to be ok?" Heath asks.
"Yeah he will be." Nate tells them "Although, what I don't understand is why it took so long for him to come in."
"What do you mean?" Brax asks.
"Well Brax, from the looks of them it appears the symptoms probably started to show yesterday." Nate tells them "Anyway you can go and see him now. He's down the hall in room 5."
"So now it makes sense as to why he didn't drink last night." Casey states.
"Thanks Nate." They all say.
With that they all leave the waiting toom to go check on Kyle.
9 minutes later…
Hospital – Room 5
As they entered the room, they noticed that Kyle was already awake.
"You are in so much trouble." Brax states as he approaches the bed.
"I'm sorry Brax." Kyle says with a sombre look on his face "If I knew it was that serious then I would have said something before all of this."
"Have you learnt your lesson?" Bianca asks him.
"Yes. I promise." Kyle tells them all.
"Good." They all say loudly.
The room goes quiet for a minute then Kyle asks: "When can I go home?"
Everyone bursts out laughing leaving Kyle with a look of confusion on his face.