A week had past nikki and Gemma had managed to stay at the school all week without anyone noticing, however Gemma and a few other teachers had noticed nikki. Over the past month or so She was getting thinner and she was weaker than normal, more tired than normal.

They were fast asleep, nikki's phone had run flat over night so there was no alarm, Gemma and Nikki continued to sleep and surprisingly holly was too.

Tom walked in as he does any morning of school and saw them all sleeping. He closed the door again and went to get Lorraine. He walked into the office.

"Michael...Lorraine I think you'd better see this...it's Nikki" Tom said as he led them to the office. Both peered into the window.

"Tom can you go to the kitchens ask maggie Lorraine wants two bacon sandwiches and a jar of baby food, I thought something was wrong, look Tom keep the kids away from this corridor if poss you can use my office. I'll speak to them"

Both Michael and Tom nodded. Tom went off to find maggie.

Lorraine walked in and put her bag down she walked over to nikki and shook her shoulders. Nikki moaned as she woke. "Lorraine?" She asked

Lorraine smiled sympathetically. "Can you and Gemma get up please" she asked quietly

"What time is it?" Nikki asked

"Five past Nine"

"Sugar...Gem...Gem" she said shaking her

"Whaaaat" she said waking

"Go get ready for school"

"Don't think so" Lorraine said "I want you both in normal clothes"

"Lorraine why?"

"Just get changed and I'll see you in my office" Lorraine said walking

"She's gonna sack me"

"Mom don't be stupid"

"Why else would she say normal clothes?"

"Because are uniforms are dirty...come on mom it will be okay"

Nikki nodded as she got up she woke holly up and Tom knocked on the door. Nikki went and answered it still in her pyjamas.

"Delivery from Lorraine to nikki" Tom said handing over a couple of bags and a jar

"Thankyou..." Nikki said awkwardly taking them

"Do you want me to sit in on the meeting this morning?"

Nikki nodded "there just gonna grill me...I need a friendly face"

"We'll ill be there and we will get it sorted" Tom smiled as he walked off

Nikki and Gemma got changed and Nikki got Holly changed too.

"Gem bacon sandwich from Lorraine"

"Really!" Gemma said quickly taking the sandwich and eating it "oh my god! It's lush"

Nikki smiled "I don't want mine you can have mine too"

"Mum it's yours and you need to eat, I've not seen you eat anything all week"

"Gemma I'm fine" she said feeding holly

Truth was she wasn't fine she'd been running to the bathroom a lot and was sick a lot...she hasn't taken her tablets in a while now and it was interfering, she wasnt eating and her stomach was always empty regardless.

Nikki went down with her two daughters Gemma had a firm grasp of the other bacon sandwich to try and make her see sense.

Nikki walked in after knocking with her two daughters.

"Before we begin will you tell her" Gemma said

"Gemma stop!" Nikki said

"Tell her what?" Lorraine asked

"That she needs to eat, she hasn't eaten all week and she's refusing to eat the bacon sandwich which is delicious"

Nikki looked away

"Eat it nikki" Michael said

"Yeah his right, you need to eat it"

Nikki took a bite and swallowed it. "Happy now?!" Nikki snapped as a hand flew to her face running out the office and to the toilets.

"Mum!"

Lorraine was in hot pursuit and saw nikki leant over as she walked in.

"Have you being taking your tablets?"

Nikki shook her head as she leant against the side wiping her face.

"Nikki your depressed enough this isn't helping"

"Lorraine I'm fine! It's not like anyone here is helping really!"

"It's not like anyone here knew!" Lorraine snapped back

Nikki looked at Lorraine "I'm sorry"

"You are vulnerable, you have two vunerable children in there and they need you...so when you go back in you take two of your tablets understood"

Nikki nodded walking back with Lorraine taking the two tablets as she sat down.