Hey guys, new chapter here! x
Josh woke up early, at 6.30, and watched Finn for a while, before heading downstairs, where to his shock, Tom was already buttering his toast
"Dad..you don't get up until like..seven?" Josh questioned, watching Tom, who smiled half-heartedly
"Needed to be up earlier so I can check on Finn" Tom smiled, picking at his toast
"Your worried aren't you" Josh said, straight out. He wanted to be filled in, not listening at doors
"Josh.." Tom started, but Josh stopped him
"Dad, hes my best mate. If something's happening, I want to know yeah?" Josh cut in, he wanted to be straight with his dad. He wasn't a little kid anymore, he needed to knnow
"I don't know ok…I wish I had something to tell you, but this has all come so suddenly.." Tom said, then suddenly heard movement upstairs, running..
"Finn?" Tom called, and then suddenly he heard retching, and vomiting
"Josh get some water" Tom directed, then started to go upstairs, towards the noise
Finn crouched over the toilet. He did not know what had just happened, one minute he was sitting there, the next he was being hit with a horrific wave of nausea, and felt like he was going to throw up everything he had eaten in the past year. He heard footsteps running upstairs, and entering the bathroom, the door shutting quickly and with a small bang
"Finn mate, you alright?" Tom asked, watching Finn grip the toilet as if it was his support system
"Yeah" he grumbled, shortly, and made to get up, too quickly. Well that must have been the reason he suddenly had problems seeing, and everything was becoming a fast blur. His legs suddenly felt like jelly beneath him and he buckled, feeling Tom grab his underarms
"Your staying here today mate" Tom said, gripping him around the waist and moving him towards the bed, feeling him admit defeat and rest his head wearily on Toms shoulder. Tom got him back into bed, and was slightly relived that Josh had missed the whole spectacle.
Josh came pounding upstairs and saw Finn sighing heavily in bed
"Got you some water" Josh said, perching on the end of the bed
"Thanks..Whats time the time..we have school" Finn muttered, taking a sip of his water, and Tom let out a hollow laugh
"Your not going in today Sharkey" Tom declared
"But sir..if I don't go in, Sams gonna know somethings up" Finn said desperately, making to stand up, but flopping back down in defeat
"I never thought I would say this, but your not in a fit state to be at school today. If you want I can talk to Sam?" Tom said, and Finn nodded wearily, with a small "thanks"
"don't think your getting off so lightly pal" Tom said, patting Josh's shoulder with a friendly laugh
"I'll go get ready" Josh said, laughing and pretending to roll his eyes, exiting the room, leaving Tom to sit carefully on the end of the bed
"Ive got to go in today, but ring if anything feels strange ok?" Tom said, directly addressing Finn, looking into his eyes, the eye contact was the important thing here
"Sure thing" Finn said, closing his eyes. He couldn't wait to sleep again. This was all so sudden. The pain in his head, the seizure, the way he was sick this morning, the way his legs buckled. He had been getting headaches for ages, maybe he was sick the occasional time too, but the rest of it..it was unknown.
Tom crossed into the staffroom, making a beeline for Chris, who seemed to be on his second coffee of the day
"Take it easy mate" Tom said, with a small laugh
"Tom! How are you?" Chris asked, watching Tom take a seat beside him
"Yeah im fine, you?" Tom replied, looking at the bags under Chris' eyes.
"Yeah, just tired. Hows Finn?" Chris asked, twisting his hands again
"He was sick this morning. Somethings not right..I didn't let him come in today" Tom quietly responded, and Chris nodded along
"So we give it a couple of days then head back to the hospital" Chris asked
"Yup..we just have to see how this pans out, but for now, I don't want him at school, he could hardly make it back from the toilet" Tom said, in a more serious tone
"What could it be?" Chris asked, his brow furrowing
"I don't know, but we cant leave it late. Lets just see if its a bug, and if its not, we go straight to A & E and don't go until someone assesses him properly"
"Sounds like a plan" Chris said, his eyes filled with determination
"Josh" Sam said, poking him in first lesson, which happened to be with Tom. Tom watched, sighing, knowing exactly what was going to come next
"Wheres Finn?" Sam asked, and Josh squeezed his eyes shut and turned to Sam, aware that he was being watched by Lauren, Amy and Kyle aswell
"I don't know" Josh said, preparing for backlash, Sam knew him well
"Oh come on Josh, you two spend ages together, you're a liar" Sam said, and Tom stood
"Sam, outside" Tom said, trying to sound harsh..Sam looked startled
"Sir.." Sam started, as Josh shot Tom a "what the.." glance
"Just outside Sam" Tom said, and Sam glared at him and stomped outside, followed by Tom
"Sorry about that, I needed to make it look like I was angry so nobody suspected anything" was the thing that Tom had said
"Whats going on?" Sam asked, a hand on one hip and a confused expression accompanying her frazzled tone of voice
"Finns not in today" Tom said, and Sam looked even more confused
"Is he ok?" she asked, raising her eyebrows
"Hes ill Sam" Tom said, calmly, trying not to show any vulnerability in his stance
"How ill?" Sam asked, watching Tom intently
"Last night he had a seizure" Tom frowned, and Sam's eyes widened
"What like a fit?" she reiterated
"Yeah…it might not be as bad as it sounds Sam, but hes just not in a fit state to be moving around at the moment" Tom said, kindly
"But..no..sir..Tom..how did this happen in a day?" Sam asked, she was confused, shocked
"Your guess is as good as mine, but for now hes staying at mine. Your welcome to come back with us after school, grab some tea" Tom said, accompanied by a gentle smile
"That would be nice, thanks" Sam said, shooting Tom a grin
"Ok..and Sam?" Tom said, watching her turn around to go back into class
"Yeah?" she asked him, wheeling around
"Can you not tell anyone about this? Just until we know what it is..its probably a bug!" Tom said..he knew he shouldn't of said that last bit, but Sam looked so worried. He didn't want everyone worried, and he knew Finn didn't want Sam worried..
"Sure..Josh knows right?" she asked
"Yeah he does" Tom said, nodding her a "thank you"
Finn sat in bed, asleep, away from the world. For once in ages, he didn't feel pain, he didn't feel stressed. But the days that followed, that would be the test..