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Give No More Pain:

Beep. Beep. Seth ran in the kitchen. "Good; my porridge is ready."

"Nope." Georgia said. She picked up her phone and read her text. Hey baby we shuld hang 2day. Hear 'Red Eye' is meant 2 b gd. mayb catch tht & a pizza? Luv u xxx tb'. "Just Justin." Georgia smiled.

"Morning infantiles." Sandy greeted the boys and Georgia as he entered the kitchen. He strode over to the kettle pouring himself some hot coffee.

"How was surfing dad?" Georgia had a late night so couldn't make surfing that morning which was disappointing for everyone.

"Good, Great" Sandy said imitating the sky-scraping height of the waves with his free hand.

"Has mum gone to work already?" Seth asked.

Sandy swallowed his coffee. "No, she's not going today"

"Ah she's still feeling groggy?" Ryan asked concerned.

"Yeah." Sandy said drainily. "I think she's running herself a bath."

Kirsten trudged in. "Morning." She looked pale and sweaty, Georgia thought, she was worried.

"Honey I thought you were running yourself a bath."

Kirsten groaned. "Need water."

Georgia stepped up. "I'll get you some." Kirsten mouthed 'thank you' at her and weakly smiled. Seth put his hand to his mother's forehead; Kirsten closed her eyes, obviously feeling lethargic. Seth snapped his hand back. "Geez mum, you're boiling!"

"Have you taken anything?" Ryan asked.

"Aspirin." Sandy answered.

"It's amazing. Mum's lips didn't even move." Georgia said.

"Neurofen?" Seth asked.

"I here that's good." Sandy nodded.

"But not on the stomach." Ryan cringed.

"No." Sandy and Seth said in agreement.

"Maybe you should just take a high fever pill?" Seth suggested.

"Yeah that'll take your temperature right down." Sandy said, seeing eye to eye with Seth.

"But bring up the stomach." Ryan pointed out again.

"So maybe you just wanna take a bath?" Seth shrugged.

"Freshen up…" Ryan continued.

Whoa! Georgia looked in disbelief and shock. So many questions… No wonder Seth rambled so much.

"Yeah you should lie down, get some rest." Sandy said passing the water along to her. He hated to see Kirsten sick. If he didn't have a major client coming, he would have stayed home to look after her all day. But Georgia was home schooling so she would at least be at home. "You didn't sleep much last night."

"Oh I'm sorry did I keep you awake?" Kirsten apologised sincerely.

"You both do like hell hit ya." Seth said, a little too honestly.

Kirsten glared at him expressionless. "Well I feel inspired; I think I may go and throw myself under a train." And she left with her water.

"What's wrong with her?" Ran asked under his breath.

"I don't know son." Sandy said. "She's had a bad stomach cramp all night and the fever came on this morning."

"She's not pregnant, is she?" Georgia asked.

"No." Sandy answered. Then paused, questioning himself. "…no!"

"She's going to be alright though?" Georgia said.

"The Kirsten never gets sick." Seth said. "Good" Georgia said. "Excuse me; I need to finish my homework before school starts." She left the kitchen and went across into the study beside Sandy and Kirsten's room.

"She is going to be alright?" Ryan asked, checking.

"Yeah. Probably just a bug." Sandy said shaking it off. All of a sudden there was a crash from the living room. Sandy and the boys exchanged worried glances then ran out. They saw the glass of water, in pieces on the floor then Kirsten; she was standing with one hand on the wall and the other clenching her stomach. It was obvious she is in dire pain.

"Kirsten?" Sandy said softly.

Kirsten bent over and started to gag. She looked like she was about to throw up. But, to everyone's horror, she coughed up blood.

"Oh God, Kirsten!" Sandy said running over to her. He puts one hand on her back and the other on her front and gently pulled her to the floor. "Come on baby, sit down." Seth and Ryan stood across the room in shock.

Georgia ran through. "What happened?" She saw the water on the floor then her eye line rose up to see Kirsten. Georgia looked in fear and disbelief. "Kirsten…"

"Is that?" Seth gulped.

"Blood." Ryan answered quietly.

Kirsten started to sob. "Oh God Sandy it hurts." She curled up holding her stomach. "It hurts. It hurts."

Sandy pulled her in closer. "Seth!" He shouted panicking "Call 911!" Seth froze. "Now Seth!" Sandy screamed at him.

Ryan pulled Seth away into the kitchen. "I'll get her some more water." Georgia said her voice shaky.

Kirsten wept again. "Sandy it hurts!"

"I know baby."

Kirsten crossed her left arm across Sandy, wrapping her body around his. "Make it stop." She begged. "Make it stop-ah!" She threw herself back.

"What, what!"

"My stomach." The strain of stretching caused more excruciating pain in her stomach. "I think I'm dying."

Sandy turned to face her. "You're not dying Kirsten." He feared what could be wrong though. He didn't know so he couldn't promise her anything. What if Georgia was right? What if she was pregnant and there was something wrong with their baby? That would break Kirsten; to lose another baby. Even though they found out it wasn't their baby, it still happened and it still hurt. "Here." Her lifted her limp left arm over his shoulder, tucked his right arm under her legs and scooped her up. Kirsten screamed in pain as Sandy stood up. He ran over to the couch quickly and carefully placed her down. "Sorry baby."

Georgia rushed through when she heard Kirsten scream. "What's going on?"

Kirsten rolled onto her side, clutching her stomach and moaning and crying. Sandy felt her dripping forehead. She must have been over 100 degrees. "I'm gonna get you a wet cloth." He got up and ran into kitchen and Georgia rushed past him to Kirsten.

Oh god, Georgia thought as she looked at her mum. "Come on Kirsten face me." Georgia pulled her back over gently. "Face me." Kirsten groaned as she moved. "Here mum, try to drink some water." Georgia lifted up Kirsten's head and helped her drink. She took a sip but then pulled back shaking her head. "No, no, I can't." Kirsten refused.

Kirsten rolled back onto her side shrinking into a ball. Georgia sat on the couch beside her, rubbing her back. "I'm hot…" Kirsten said faintly.

"I know." Georgia said sympathetically. "Hang on; Sandy's getting you a wet cloth."

Seth and Ryan rushed back in. "The ambulance is on the way."

"How is she?" Ryan asked, Georgia looked at him getting and little choked up as she shook her head.

Seth bent down on the floor in front of Kirsten and took her hand. "You're going to be ok mum." He tried to reassure her. Kirsten closed her eyes and started to throw her head from side to side. "I want mum!" She called out. Seth exchanged a confused look with Georgia and Ryan. "Uh, mum…"Seth said softly. "Grandma can't be here right now."

"I want mum!" Kirsten shouted then gripped at her stomach again screaming.

"Mum, calm down! You'll hurt yourself!" Georgia told her. She couldn't stay here watching her anymore. Not without any answers. She ran in the kitchen looking for Sandy. "Sandy! Sandy, she's hallucinating."

Sandy frowns at her as he runs tea towel under cold water. "What?"

"She's asking for her mum." Georgia said quietly.

Sandy switched off the tap and headed into the living area but Georgia put her hand on his arm to stop him. "What's happening to her?" Georgia asked, welling up.

Sandy shook his head. "I don't know but I hope the ambulance gets here soon."

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I know this was a short chapter but the last one was long and I'm posting the following one soon and well, I like to keep people in suspense .