Disclaimers: I don't own the 7H characters.



(Saturday)

'Where is he?' Eric asked the following morning.

'He's still in his room, still doesn't want to come out. Don't think he's been sleeping very well since, you know.' Annie said worryingly.

'At least he's eating something. I had a call from the Lisa, Tia's awake,' he explained.

'Oh thank God,' a wave of relief washed over Annie's face. 'You go should tell him.'

'I'll go do that now.' Eric nodded and walked up walked up the stairs.

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Simon heard a clock on the door, 'Come in,' he called, his voice strained after sleepless nights, and crying.

'Hi,' Eric said calmly.

Simon's nod said all that he was feeling.

'Tia's mum phoned,' as he said this Simon got to his feet. He looked at his father anxiously.

'And.?'

'She's awake,' he said finally.

The relief made Simons legs weak; he sat quickly on the bed before he fell down. He cleared his throat; 'Can I go see her?'

'Sure, after you eat something.' Eric raised his eyebrows.

'My stomach is doing flips. Don't think I can handle food, might get something from the vending machine at the hospital,' he explained.

'You'd better get changed then,' his dad gave him the 'you make me proud' smile before he closed the door.

As soon as the door had closed Simon got up and did a little dance towards his closet picking out something casual but tidy, then made his way downstairs.

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'I hate the smell of hospitals,' Simon muttered.

'Me too, come on it's this way,' Eric lead him to the 'Children's ward'.

'Why is she in here?' Simon was puzzled, she was bit too old for a 'Children's ward'.

'There's no 'Teen ward'' Eric joked.

'Very funny,' he smiled.

The both walked for bit longer until they reached the room she was in.

Tia was talking to her little brothers, they were asking what the equipment was.

Tia pointed to the breathing tube. 'That to stop me from picking my nose,' she said.

'What about that one?' Kieran pointed to the clip on her finger.

'Originally that was to keep me from picking my nose, but they realised it wouldn't work 'cos I have 9 other ways,' she joked.

Lisa looked out and Simon and Eric in the waiting room. 'We should go, looks like Tia has another visitor that might like to see her too,' she signaled to the rest of the family to leave the room.

Simon smiled and greeted as the exited, he took a deep breath before entering. He was a little nervous about what he was going to say.