Hello the author here, I just want to apologise for the delay in updating this fanfiction, I've been so busy with going back too uni and then my laptop decided it wasn't going to work so it had to be sent to apple to get fixed and I can now say that it is back and I can start writing again. So here's the next chapter.
50 minutes later…
Caravan Park – Main House
After being sent home to have a shower, Phoebe was dropped off at her home by Bianca and Heath who had offered to give her a lift back.
As she walked through the front door, the teen was shocked to see everyone gathered around the table: "What's going on?"
Roo who had spent all night wide awake with worry over where Phoebe was said calmly: "Why don't you tell us?"
"CRAP!" Phoebe said loudly as she remembered that she had forgot to call and tell Roo what was happening.
"Mind the language and answer Roo as she has been worried sick about you." Alf tells her.
"Sorry Mr Stewart." Phoebe apologises then proceeds to explain everything to Roo.
15 minutes later…
"Is he going to be ok?" Maddy asked.
"They don't know yet." Phoebe tells them.
Roo and Alf just looked at the young girl when she said that.
"Poor Kyle." Alf says clearly not expecting to hear what Phoebe had just said.
Roo who was thinking back on the whole time she'd known Kyle, spoke: "I never knew he was so ill."
"That's because he didn't want anyone to know Roo," Phoebe then turned to her best friends "This means you can't tell the others as too many people already know and I don't want Kyle to worry about anyone else finding out his secret considering he never wanted anyone to know in the first place."
Tamara and Maddy looked at each then back at their friend: "We won't, promise!"
Alf who was curious to know why she was only saying something now asked: "Why didn't you say anything before, when Kyle was originally taken to the hospital after the building collapsed?"
"I would have, if it wasn't for the fact I was so worried when they said his heart had stopped that I had completely forgot about it and I didn't know that it wouldn't be in his medical file."
Roo looks at the girl who she was ready to punish and said: "When you came in I was ready to tell you off and punish you for not calling to tell me where you were all night but now that I know I'm not going to punish you for that and I'm also not going to punish you for not saying anything about Kyle's health problems before now as I can see you that you are sorry for not speaking up sooner and I think you have learnt you lesson."
Braxton House – Living Room
Meanwhile over at the Braxton house, Casey who had just finished having a shower appeared in the living room.
"Where are you going?" Brax demands to know, when he see what Casey is wearing.
"I have to go to work as someone has called in sick and there's no one else who can cover." Casey replies.
"It's fine go to work and just so you know, Bianca is heading back to the city to collect Darcy and Harley from a friend's place as they don't know how long they will be here for and think it would be best if we were altogether."
"That's a really good idea." Casey says "Brax, will you keep me posted on how Kyle is doing?"
"Sure." Brax replies as Casey leaves for work.
"Casey gone to work?" Rickey asks as she walks into the house and into the kitchen to make a coffee.
"Yeah apparently someone called in sick so he has to go in and cover the shift." Brax answers her.
"Well at least it will take his mind off what's going on with Kyle."
"Yeah I suppose." Brax says.
"Ok, what's wrong?"
"Nothing's wrong other than the fact that Kyle is in hospital."
"I know that there's something else wrong so out with it."
Brax looks at his girlfriend and smiles forgetting that she can read him like a book: "I don't know whether or not to trust Kyle's foster family."
"Why? They seem nice to me and they obviously care about Kyle otherwise they wouldn't have stuck with him through this if they didn't"
"That's a good point but it doesn't mean I can't be worried." Brax replies.
Ricky turns back to finish making the coffee while Brax gets up and walks over to the picture that is on the shelf of him and his brothers: "I'm starting to think Ricky that for the last two years we have been living with a stranger and that everything we do know about Kyle doesn't matter anymore because I don't know whether or not to believe it."
Ricky hands Brax a cup: "I know what you mean but Kyle doesn't lie about anything and Phoebe explained why he stayed quiet about this so you can't go blaming Kyle for something he didn't feel comfortable sharing with us."
Before Brax could say anything else his phone lit up.
Hospital – Kyle's room
Callie and Louise are sat quietly on either side of Kyle when Nate enters the room.
"Hello again." Nate says to them.
"Hello back." Louise says to him "So do you think there's been any change yet?"
"Well we are starting to see some progress so I've made the decision
to start weaning him off the ventilator by reducing his sedation levels. So hopefully he will be awake soon and I only came in to let you know as I have a nurse called Brax to let him know with him being Kyle's guardian."
Callie who had been listening to what the doctor said, spoke up: "They really care about Kyle, don't they?"
"Yes, that family would do anything for their own no matter what. When Kyle first came to the Bay they looked out for him and made sure that he was always taken care of." Nate says then excuses himself as he had other patients to see.
Braxton House – Living Room
Brax had quickly answered the phone when he had seen who was calling.
Once the call was over he quickly shoved his phone back in his pocket and started o search for the keys to the ute.
"What is it?" Ricky asked she watched Brax searching for something.
"That was the hospital apparently they are reducing Kyle's sedation levels so he will be awake soon and I want to be there when he does." Brax replies "Only thing is, I don't know where the keys to the ute are?"
"That's great news!" Ricky exclaims as she grabs the keys of the table and throws them to Brax who races out the door with her not far behind calling heath and Phoebe.
4 hours later…
Hospital – Kyle's room
Everyone had reconvened in Kyle's hospital room with Casey arriving only ten minutes ago and know they were all waiting for Kyle to show some signs of waking up.
Just as everyone was starting to think that he wasn't going to wake up, Phoebe feels a slight pressure on her hand as if someone was squeezing it. The young girl looks up to see Kyle's eyes starting to open.
When she stands up everyone is alerted to the fact he is awake, Casey quickly runs out the room to get Nate just as Kyle starts to chock and tries to grab the tub that was currently down his throat. Hannah and Nate appears pushing everyone out of the room so they can sort him out.
