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Chapter number 5. Crying confessions
"So what's wrong Lara?" Peter asked comforting her. He sat down next to her on one of the chairs against the wall, this was probably pretty big, in the years he'd been here he had not even once seen Lara cry.
"It's about Matt and Taylor Wilson" she started stairing across the room, "Peter, their my older brothers".
Peter's jaw dropped and his eyes opened wider than they had he found out years and years ago that Eve Jacobson was still alive, "Your maiden name was Wilson?"
"Yeah, I never though Matt would do anything that he's done" she sobbed, not knowing what else to do Peter comforted her by putting his arm around her and letting her cry into his shoulder. "He was always a bit weird when we were growing up, he was the odd one out, but I never though he was that odd".
"Why didn't someone say something then? You were there when he was arrested, and you were in the station when he was questioned".
"If you remember correctly Peter, I was that volunteered to stay in the car and I wasn't in the interview room, Matt or Taylor, which ever one you arrested, he didn't see me".
"I don't know how you did it, I mean you kept your mouth shut and held your head high when you knew your brother was being arrested?"
"I though Matt was being arrested, You wouldn't understand unless you know how our family worked" She told him sitting back up straight, breaking away from Peter's arms.
"So do you think it's really Taylor in there?" he asked calmly.
"I don't know, I don't know" she repeated herself, she couldn't face him, and she wasn't about to ether.
"Do you want to see him" he asked her getting up and starting to pace, "I know I don't normally allow visitor in the interview room but-".
"No Peter I don't want to see him!" Lara snapped at him.
"Ok, ok, I'm just trying to help" he put his hands up in defense like she was pointing a gun at him.
"I know, I'm sorry" she apologized berrying her face in her hands.
"It's ok, you have every right to be upset" Peter told her sitting back down.
"I just don't know what to do Peter" she cried, berrying her head in his chest and Peter wrapped his arms around her.
"Hey how about we both knock off early and do something tonight to cheer you up".
"You sure?"
Yes, come on, it will do you some good".
"Ok".
"She looks so helpless" Maddie pointed out sadly as they all sat around Serena's bed in the hospital.
"Yeah, it's not like her at all" Lucas agreed.
"Hey come one we've got to think positive now, Serena's going to be fine, she's going to wake up and then she's going to come home with us. Then Mr Macklin's lawyers are going to find a way to bring Jack home and we'll all be together again, hey doesn't that sound good?" Tony told them trying to cheer everybody up.
"Yeah, your dad's right, everything is going to be fine" Beth insured them.
"Sorry to interrupt" Dr Simpson apologized coming in the door and closing it behind her.
"That's ok, your not interrupting much" Beth told her, "So do you have to do some more tests now?"
"Actually no I don't, I did a blood test earlier and I've found something" she started.
"This doesn't sound good" Maddie panicked.
Dr Simpson took in a deep breath, it was never easy telling a patients family of the conditions they were in, "no it's not good, I've found a disease in her system".
"What disease are we talking about then?" Tony asked.
"it's a form of cancer of the blood and bone marrow called Acute myelogenous Leukemia" she told them. No one in the room knew what to say, it was a big shock. "This explains why the machines are having to do her breathing for her".
"What do you mean?"
"Her condition means that there are a not enough red blood cells taking oxygen around her body, she was very lucky not to show any other symptoms".
"So is there anyway to fight it?" Lucas questioned.
"Yes, chemotherapy will be necessary for her".
"Chemotherapy? are there any risks?" Beth asked, tears were already forming in her eyes.
"Yes, the chemotherapy kills of blood cells and bone marrow cells to get rid of the infected ones, but the uninfected ones also get killed. She'll have to be kept away from any bacteria or form of illness, if she was even to get a cold or an infection without the necessary blood cells to fight it, it could kill her. She'll also be very fragile because of the lose of the platelet cells, so she will need very careful handling".
"So does that mean she'd be kept here?" Tony asked.
"Yes, any doctors or nurses that come near her would have to be free from illness and be wearing masks and gloves to avoid giving her anything so it's unlikely that she would catch anything" she told them, "I'll give you all some time to consider what to do, and I'll get the nurse to give you some information sheets about the disease so that your more aware of the condition. If you need anything else you know where to find me".
"Thanks" Beth answered trying not to break down.
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