Ash had managed to get a couple of hours sleep before the dreams had started again. She didn't go through to her parents they would be up anyway in the next couple of hours. Instead she laid there in the dark trying to make sense of everything.
It was finally six thirty she knew this because she could hear her parent's alarm clock going off, she could hear her parents moving around and mumbling to each other so she decided to get up and moving as well.
Ash had just finished getting changed and was making her bed when Jill poked her head around the door
"Are you alright" asked a surprised Jill
"Yeah, you" Ash asked
"I will be" replied Jill
"I'm sorry, I didn't mean to worry you" replied Ash
"You have nothing to be sorry for" replied Jill
"I have lots" started Ash
"No, don't go blaming yourself" replied Jill
"Everything alright" asked Gordon
"Yeah, its fine I was just saying sorry" said Ash
"You have nothing to be sorry for" replied Gordon
"See" added Jill then turning to Gordon "That was what I was just telling her"
"So what would you like for breakfast" asked Gordon doing his usual and changing the subject
"That depends on what you are offering" replied Jill following both of them downstairs
Gordon went through to the kitchen and then started opening cupboards and the fridge pretending to look for things
"Unfortunately it looks like it is cereal, cereal or toast" said Gordon
"Toast please" replied both Jill and Ash
"Coming up, can I get you any drinks" asked Gordon
"Tea would be lovely" replied Jill
"So about last night, I'm sorry, I was just being stupid" started Ash
"No, it's not stupid, with everything that's going on its understandable" replied Jill
"There you go" said Gordon putting the drinks down in front of them and giving Ash some toast
"Thanks dad" said Ash
"You're welcome, so what was it all about" asked Gordon
"Well I had promised to tell you when I was in pain, and the pain was starting to get worse" said Ash, taking a bite of toast
Gordon had now given Jill her toast and had just sat down with them. He was just about to ask Ash about her dream but she got there first
"I also promised I would tell you about my dream, but like a said it will sound stupid" said Ash taking a sip of tea. She looked at Jill and carried on
"It was similar to the one at the hospital, only I don't know where I was, I kept looking for you but I couldn't find you, the only person that I could find was Sister" said Ash
"Sweetheart" started Jill
"I know, I'm sorry, I guess I panicked a little when" butted in Ash
"When we weren't in our room" finished Jill
Ash nodded
"See I told you it was stupid" said Ash
"No, never think that" said Gordon
"So what have you got planned for today" asked Jill
"Nothing much, I thought I might go into town later and see if I can get a job" replied Ash
"I'm not sure that's such a good idea, not at the moment anyway" replied Gordon
"Why not, the others did" replied Ash
"Well you are still in a lot of pain sometimes, we don't want you pushing yourself" replied Jill
"You promised to treat me like the others" replied Ash getting mad, she knew they would try and stop her
"We are, we would say the same to them in your position" replied Gordon
"Why don't we talk about this later, when we all have had time to think about it" said Jill trying to keep the peace
"Well is there something you need done then" asked Ash
"No, I don't think so" replied Jill
Gordon looked at the clock
"Goodness is that the time, we had better be going" said Gordon getting up and going upstairs
"Thank you sweetheart, I know that wasn't easy for you" said Jill getting up and going over to Ash
"I promised" replied Ash
"Come on Jill" shouted Gordon from the hallway
"We'll be back at lunch time but if you need us call" said Jill going towards the door
Ash nodded "See you later" she added
Ash was left on her own in the kitchen she cleared the table and went upstairs her parents saying they were coming back a lunchtime had really put a spanner in the works, everything she had planned to do this morning was now put on hold until later. She decided she couldn't stay here as second longer doing nothing so decided to get the shopping done and out the way she would just have to hide it in her room and hope they don't see it.