Disclaimers: I don't own the 7H characters.
I know this is really late, but you wouldn't believe the work I've had with school, and house work on top of that, but I've finally gotten a chance to write the next chapter : )
On to the story..
Simon smiled, and sat down by Tia's bed nervously; there was an awkward silence before either of them spoke.
'Hi,' they both said at the same time, laughing nervously.
Simon cleared his throat 'So, how you been?' he asked, he had to fight the urge to kick himself for saying something so stupid.
Tia smiled 'I've been better, but I'll just stick with ok for the moment,' she joked.
Another silence followed. 'Nice room you got here,' Simon observed.
'Thanks, it's very.white!' she said. She paused until she caught Simon's eye, 'I just want to say thank you,' she could feel herself blushing as she looked away.
'You don't need to say that, I know you are,' he said smiling, Tia looking at him again returned the smile.
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Tia remained in hospital another week before she was allowed home, Simon visited her every day after school to keep her updated on the going's on; even if she wasn't going back to school for a while longer.
Simon waited until they were alone before asking about things he wanted to know.
'Can I ask you something?' he asked her. He waited for some kind of response; she nodded, so he continued with his question. 'Why didn't you tell me?'
Tia swallowed hard and looked as if she were thinking of how to put what she wanted to say in words. She opened her mouth to speak, and shut it again. A few seconds passed before she tried again. 'It's supposed to be a secret.' she began cursing herself for a bad beginning. 'I didn't want people top know, they all think I'm a freak anyway 'cos I don't do Phys Ed. Personally I think that's stupid, I mean like it's anyone else's business why I miss 1 or 2 lessons a week.' Simon cut her off:
'I don't think you're a freak.' he said gently taking her hand in his. There was another short pause before Simon dared ask another question, 'How long have you known?'
'Since forever I guess; my father, my real father that is, he had the same hear condition. They knew it could be passed on o children, but he and my mother wanted children anyway, besides it wasn't a high risk, and you don't know if you've got the condition until you're five years old, so they didn't know. I had an older brother, he had the same condition. they found out he had it when he was 6 years old, and by that time I was 4 years old, so they tested.' she paused and a few seconds before continuing. 'They tested me for it, but they didn't detect it. Like I said it took 5 years for it to show. I tested negative back then, but they later found out I had it.'
'Where's you brother and father now?' Simon asked, although he had a fair idea of what the answer was.
'My father died when I was 7, he had a heart attack. my brother got married two years ago.' she paused a second gathering her words. 'He was in a car, it skidded off the road, and he crashed into a tree. The collision was too much for him.' Tia couldn't go any further, she was fighting back tears as it was.
'Sorry.' Simon said, wrapping his arms around her, comforting her as she cried into his shoulder. 'I'm really sorry.'
AN: That's as much as I can do now. I'll try to do more as soon as I can, I'm really and truly sorry it's taken me so long to get this one up.
I know this is really late, but you wouldn't believe the work I've had with school, and house work on top of that, but I've finally gotten a chance to write the next chapter : )
On to the story..
Simon smiled, and sat down by Tia's bed nervously; there was an awkward silence before either of them spoke.
'Hi,' they both said at the same time, laughing nervously.
Simon cleared his throat 'So, how you been?' he asked, he had to fight the urge to kick himself for saying something so stupid.
Tia smiled 'I've been better, but I'll just stick with ok for the moment,' she joked.
Another silence followed. 'Nice room you got here,' Simon observed.
'Thanks, it's very.white!' she said. She paused until she caught Simon's eye, 'I just want to say thank you,' she could feel herself blushing as she looked away.
'You don't need to say that, I know you are,' he said smiling, Tia looking at him again returned the smile.
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Tia remained in hospital another week before she was allowed home, Simon visited her every day after school to keep her updated on the going's on; even if she wasn't going back to school for a while longer.
Simon waited until they were alone before asking about things he wanted to know.
'Can I ask you something?' he asked her. He waited for some kind of response; she nodded, so he continued with his question. 'Why didn't you tell me?'
Tia swallowed hard and looked as if she were thinking of how to put what she wanted to say in words. She opened her mouth to speak, and shut it again. A few seconds passed before she tried again. 'It's supposed to be a secret.' she began cursing herself for a bad beginning. 'I didn't want people top know, they all think I'm a freak anyway 'cos I don't do Phys Ed. Personally I think that's stupid, I mean like it's anyone else's business why I miss 1 or 2 lessons a week.' Simon cut her off:
'I don't think you're a freak.' he said gently taking her hand in his. There was another short pause before Simon dared ask another question, 'How long have you known?'
'Since forever I guess; my father, my real father that is, he had the same hear condition. They knew it could be passed on o children, but he and my mother wanted children anyway, besides it wasn't a high risk, and you don't know if you've got the condition until you're five years old, so they didn't know. I had an older brother, he had the same condition. they found out he had it when he was 6 years old, and by that time I was 4 years old, so they tested.' she paused and a few seconds before continuing. 'They tested me for it, but they didn't detect it. Like I said it took 5 years for it to show. I tested negative back then, but they later found out I had it.'
'Where's you brother and father now?' Simon asked, although he had a fair idea of what the answer was.
'My father died when I was 7, he had a heart attack. my brother got married two years ago.' she paused a second gathering her words. 'He was in a car, it skidded off the road, and he crashed into a tree. The collision was too much for him.' Tia couldn't go any further, she was fighting back tears as it was.
'Sorry.' Simon said, wrapping his arms around her, comforting her as she cried into his shoulder. 'I'm really sorry.'
AN: That's as much as I can do now. I'll try to do more as soon as I can, I'm really and truly sorry it's taken me so long to get this one up.