Katie and Ash made their way back in silence, Katie knew Ash was stewing on the whole sister debacle, but she knew Ash wouldn't talk to any of them, the only one she might talk to would be Matron. They pulled up in the car park, they got out of the car and Katie started to go towards the path
"You know what, I might just go home" said Ash, seeing people having fun on the beach
"If you wait, I will get the others" replied Katie
"No, I'd rather be alone" replied Ash, not waiting for a reply, she went towards the bus stop
Katie was not sure what to do, then she finally made her way down to the beach
"What's wrong" Matron asked, as she saw Katie walking alone towards them
"Where's Ash" asked Jonathon
"She wanted to go home" replied Katie
"Why, I thought she wanted to stay" replied Tom
"She, bumped into sister at the royal" replied Katie
"Right, I'm going home" replied Jonathon, knowing she shouldn't be alone and it's what Jill and Gordon would want them to do
"She, wants to be alone" replied Katie
"We, can give her space, but she shouldn't be left alone, she won't tell you but she needs you" replied Matron
"Yeah, matron's right" added Jonathon
They quickly stuffed everything into the bags
"But what about mum and dad, they think we are here" said Tom as they made their way to the car
"When, we get home, we'll phone them and get a message to them" replied Matron
Meanwhile, Ash had gotten on the bus and was nearly home, back at the car
"So, what happened with sister I thought she couldn't get here this weekend" asked Tom
"I don't know, it all happened before I got there" replied Katie
Ash, arrived home and went through to the kitchen to pour herself a drink, she then heard the others pull up, she knew they had come back because of her, there was no way she could face them, she was feeling guilty that she had ruined their fun as well, she made her way up to her room, she shut her door just as the others slammed the car doors
"Right, I'll phone mum, you pack this away" said Katie being bossy and telling everyone else what to do like normal
"Well, you had better check she is here first" replied Tom
"She's here" replied Katie
"How, can you be so sure" asked Tom
"Her, shoes are here" replied Katie, pointing at the shoes and rolling her eyes
The boys looked at each other, then at Katie
"Fine, if you don't believe me, go and check for yourself" replied Katie
"And, say what" asked Tom
"Let, me go" replied Matron, they had all forgotten she was there
They stood watching Matron as she went upstairs, Matron got half way up
"Well, why don't you start packing that away" said Matron, she then carried on up the stairs
They all started to unpack the bags, meanwhile Matron had knocked on Ash's door, she needn't have she knew Ash was in there she could hear the music Ash was playing so no one knew she was crying
Ash could tell by the knock that it must have been Matron, she quickly wiped her eyes and sat at her desk, with her book in front of her so Matron wouldn't see her face
"Come in" said Ash
Matron opened the door and went in
"I, won't stay long, but just to tell you, we are home and if you want to chat I'll be down stairs" said Matron
"Okay, thanks" replied Ash
"Right, well I'll leave you to it, I can see you're busy" replied Matron
"Is, mum home" asked Ash, already knowing the answer
"No, not yet, do you need something" asked Matron
"No, it's not important" replied Ash
"Okay, well you know, where I am if you change your mind" replied Matron, making her way out and shutting the door behind her, and making her way downstairs, the others met her at the bottom, they all looked up at her
"She's here, she's fine just a little tired" said Matron
"Well, I'll phone mum then" replied Katie
"Do you mind, if I phone" asked Matron
"No, of course not, we'll be outside" replied Jonathon, which got him a look from Katie
"Would you like a drink" asked Tom
"Yes, a cup of tea would be lovely" replied Matron
They left Matron to make the call
"There, must be more to this" whispered Katie
"I, think you are reading too much into this" replied Jonathon
"How, she was upstairs for a long time and now she is making the phone call" replied Katie
"I'm, with Jon you are reading way too much into it" replied Tom
"Come, on let's go and play football" replied Jonathon
"You go, I'll finish the drinks" replied Katie
"Listening into people's conversations" retorted Tom, for that he got a hit from Katie
"Come on, let's leave her to it" said Tom making his way out
Meanwhile Matron had finally gotten through to the royal
"Afternoon, Lizzie" said Matron
"Hello, Matron nice to hear from you, you'll never guess who turned up today out of the blue" replied Lizzie
"Look, Lizzie I don't have time for this, can you pass a message on to Jill or Gordon" replied Matron
"Hold, on one second" replied Lizzie
"Now I've told you already you have to wait there until the doctors say you can see them" said Lizzie to some patient's relatives
"Sorry, Matron what did you want" asked Lizzie
"Can you pass a message on to Jill or Gordon for me" said Matron again
"Hold on, I can't see them, but I can pass you over to sister, if you like" replied Lizzie
"No, just Jill or Gordon" replied Matron
Lizzie looked up from the phone to see Gordon walking down the corridor
"You're in luck Gordon's just coming" replied Lizzie
"Dr, phone for you" said Lizzie to Gordon, Gordon took the phone
"Hello" he said warily
"Ahh, Gordon" said Matron
"Matron, is everything alright, Ash?" asked Gordon, Jill had now joined him at the reception desk, and she had become slightly panicked the second he mentioned Ash
"Yes, she's fine, we all are, we just thought we would let you know, we came home, I think Ash was feeling a little tired" replied Matron
"Okay, well thank you, we shouldn't be that much longer" replied Gordon putting the phone down
"What's wrong" Jill asked Gordon
"Ash, was feeling tired so they have gone home, nothing to worry about" replied Gordon
Jill breathed a sigh of relief
"I told them we wouldn't be long, come on let's get this done and then we can see for ourselves" added Gordon
It was another hour before they had finally finished, Alan had given them a lift back to Gordon's car
Meanwhile the others had been outside playing football, Ash could hear them laughing and joking
"When, did they say they would be back" asked Katie
"I don't think they will be much longer now, why" asked Matron
"I, was just thinking about getting something ready for dinner, I mean they haven't eaten anything all day" replied Katie
"Neither has Ash, I might just go and check on her" replied Matron
Just then they heard Gordon's car pull up
"I would let Mum go" replied Tom
"Hello, everyone" said Gordon
"Mum, what's for tea" asked Tom
Jill looked to Gordon
"Fish and chips, Jonathon sort out what everyone wants, Katie sort out a drink for everyone" replied Gordon
"Matron, you will stay for dinner, won't you" asked Jill
"Well" started Matron
"That, settles it, I'm just going to check on Ash" said Jill
"Yes, I'll come with you" replied Gordon
They placed their bags in the hallway and then made their way upstairs
Ash, had given up on reading and had led on her bed, listening to her music, she heard people coming upstairs, she couldn't be bothered to move, so she closed her eyes and turned on her side hoping they would think she was a sleep