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"Finn im gonna call a ambulance" Chris said, more to himself, trying to hold his composure, which was starting to prove very difficult
He watched for a little longer, trying to soothe him, and then suddenly the fitting ceased, and Finn was still. Chris was too animated to call a ambulance, he was busy watching Finn, trying to make sure he didn't do anything to hurt himself..
Finn stirred a little, and squinted at the sky above him..he tried to look up but felt woozy
"Don't try and get up just yet mate" said a voice, and he looked up to find Chris crouched down beside him, looking very worried
"Sir?" Finn questioned, he wanted to make sure this wasn't some sort of strange dream, it felt like a dream
"What happened?" Finn tried, watching Chris intently, still confused
"You collapsed. Had some sort of fit" frowned Chris.. then Finn remembered
They had been arguing, then Finn had a headache, then…he crouched over because of the headache..then..it was blank
"I just need some sleep" Finn said, with narrowed eyes
"Finn I don't feel right with you having nobody staying at your house with you" Chris said, watching him "I think we should get you checked out at the hospital" Chris confirmed his beliefs by nodding to himself
"I don't like hospitals" Finn quietly affirmed in his head, but it came out loud
"They aren't the nicest of places I agree but Finn you just had a fit for no reason" Chris said watching the younger boy shut his eyes in distaste
"Probably just a migraine. Josh used to have migraines" Finn started
"Did he ever have a fit?" Chris retorted
"Well no. I don't know. I don't live there" Finn shot back, knowing the answer was weak
Finn shot his head up and suddenly felt a jolt of liquid slip down his face..he touched his hand upto the space in-between his nose and mouth
"Oh.." he started, concealing swear words
"And now your having a nosebleed!" Chris said, frantically, and reached in his pocket, giving Finn a tissue
"Come with me, your going to get checked out" Chris said, and Finn finally nodded and let Chris offer his hand to get him up, and help him back into the car
"im going to have to ring your parents" Chris started, once they were on the motorway
"I wouldn't bother they wont care..dreadful little attention seeker" Finn said thickly through the tissue, laughing a little, trying not to let Chris know that this actually affected him, and that he was scared stiff of hospitals
"Well at least someone who can take care of you for a couple of days"
"This will blow over, sir, I don't even know why your taking me to the hospital. My mum would of just stuck me in bed with a hot water bottle" Finn replied, tilting his head back
"Well im not your mum, im someone who wants a official word on this. Its not normal, and maybe something can explain your attitude today" Chris said, trying to distract Finn from the impending hospital visit
"My attitude was down to me being a moody coward..sir you don't think I have some sort of..mystery illness do you?" Finn asked, as if the thought was so ridiculous
"I don't know Finn but its not right" Chris said, still sounding a bit panicked, frozen in action
"It'll be migraine, mark my words" Finn said confidently, but he emitted a loud gulp when Chris parked up in the hospital
"Come on" Chris said, getting out the car and running round, making a fuss out of opening Finns door and making sure he got out ok
"Sir I can manage im not disabled" Finn sighed, getting out the car and again wobbling a little, but he quickly gained his composure and stood up with a air of the typical Finn Sharkey arrogance
"Sir you don't have to come in with me" Finn said, he knew without Chris he could just use creative license, get a migraine tablet, and get back home, as if nothing had happened.
He knew the fitting wasn't right, or the nosebleed,he wasn't stupid, but he also knew that he didn't want to be bogged down with serious stuff, not after he had just got his life back on track, he wouldn't let this happen to him.
He was Finn Sharkey.
The Finn Sharkey who was famous in Waterloo Road for surviving a fall from a tall bridge.
He was invincible
"Are you sure?" Chris asked, folding his arms across his chest and watching Finn
"Yeah yeah, im 17 I can do this on my own" Finn said, confidently, trying to make sure Chris didn't come with him. Chris was a science teacher, he would be able to describe every symptom, and describe it very well, the doctors would know everything, and then all the bad things would start happening
"Ok..im right outside ok?" Chris said, sitting down in one of the plastic waiting room chairs, as Finn was greeted by a nurse.
Chris had steered him towards the paediatric kids ward, knowing that there was less traffic and more service there, and he was right, Finn was approached almost straight away..it didn't stop Chris from worrying though..
"So its just really bad headaches Mr Sharkey?" The nurse asked, as Finn sighed in relief. He had got the nurse at the end of her shift, who just probably wanted to go home, so she wanted to find a diagnosis and get him out
"Yes" he nodded, trying to look sombre
"No other symptoms, no fitting, fainting, bleeding, anything like that?" the kindly old women asked, her sparkling green eyes threatening to break his barrier
Finn quickly snapped out of this sentiment
"Nothing else..just headaches..real bad" Finn said, trying to emphasise the headaches
"Well, we can get something sorted for that" the women smiled
"Wicked" Finn smiled..for now he was sorted
An hour later, Finn was back outside, and Chris was looking at his watch, frantic
"Sir?" Finn said, still in shock that somebody would wait for him for this amount of time
"How was it?" Chris asked, jumping up, desperate for information
"Severe migraines" Finn said, he was just glad for now he would win. Maybe the other stuff was because he was overdoing it, he had been quite stressed, what with being in a chair for 6 weeks and having a broken leg, maybe he had just outdone himself. The pills would rid the headaches, the rest would go with it
"Are they sure? Maybe I should have a word" Chris said, still seeming unconvinced
"Sir, they are doctors" Finn said, a twinkle of sarcasm in his eye, and his tone evident and sarcastic
"Ok, ok. Well have you got the medication?" Chris asked, and Finn nodded dumbly
"Give me five minutes to make a call, then we can get you home" Chris said, and quickly turned away before Finn protested..the kid was too independent for his own good now his parents were absent..
"You alright mate?" Tom asked, picking up the phone and motioning at Josh to turn down the TV once he saw the identity of the caller
"Yeah yeah" Chris said, and then realised he was totally scatty in the way he was talking
"Any reason you called?" Tom asked, listening to Chris' tone of voice, something sounded off
"Yeah im at the hospital" Chris started
"Are you ok?" Tom asked, leaping off the sofa. He had seen enough people ill to last him a lifetime, what with Lorna and Izzie both dead
"Yeah its not me..its Finn" Chris said, and Tom tried to keep his facial expression neutral for the sake of Josh
"Blimey, what happened?" Tom asked, and could see the interest in Josh's expression rise
"I talked to him afterschool, drove him home, then he started having some pains in his head, then he had a fit.." Chris finished, shuddering as he recalled the story. He knew as a teacher he should be used to this sort of thing, sickness and all that, but there was something strange about this instance.
"Oh god..what did the doctors say?" Tom asked, with a pained expression crossing over his dark features
"Well Finn said it was severe migraines so hes got tablets" Chris was trying to reassure himself as much as he reassured Tom
"Right.." Tom said "But Josh used to have severe migraines, and he never fitted, not once" he suddenly added, realising that this story didn't add up
"That's what I thought" Chris sighed, and yawned slightly
"Mate you sound tired, are you on your way out?" Tom asked, it was only a Monday night
"Yeah yeah, I was going to ask for a favour Tom" Chris said, suddenly cutting the smalltalk and getting to business
"Right.." Tom replied
"I really don't feel comfortable with Finn staying on his own tonight..is there any chance he could stay with you? I would let him stay with me but ive got to be in at 5 tomorrow.." Chris started babbling, saying something about Josh and Finn probably not wanting to stay with Chris, before Tom cut him off
"That's absolutely fine Chris, I agree with you he shouldn't be on his own for the next couple of days, hes welcome round here, he stayed round most nights of summer" Tom nodded, he was now standing looking in the mirror, not seeing Josh's eyebrows knitting together, trying to identify the person who was the subject of the conversation..
"Josh" Tom suddenly said into the darkness, as he finally hung up the phone
"Dad" Josh mimicked, with a slight smile
"We have a visitor" Tom said, almost immediately
"I gathered by the phone call, whose the new house guest?" Josh asked, sitting up a little straighter
"Finn" Tom said, and Josh looked confused
"He fell ill after school, Chris didn't want him to be alone in that big house" Tom said with a soft smile
"Whats wrong with him?" Josh frowned
"Something to do with migraines, which also makes us the best people to look after him, with your migraines!" Tom chuckled a little "I'll go make him a bed" he said, slowly, getting up to do so
Chris drove Finn to Toms..he was not entirely convinced by this headache story. He looked out into the darkness as he pulled into Tom's driveway. He looked at the pale face of his student, who looked like he had had a couple of rounds with a boxer. He was not well..