Hey guys! MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU ALL sorry it's just I haven't updated since before Christmas! And guess what? WATERLOO ROAD STARTS AGAIN TONIGHT MEHEHEHEHE Gosh sorry I am just SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO excited!
Tom cradled Lily in his arms and whispered soothing words to her while a nurse wrapped her in a blanket and checked her temperature. It was high, very high, and Tom carried her back to her room, where she slept… for four days. By the time she woke up Josh had made a full recovery and was waiting by her bedside every waking moment, in fact he even slept watching over her, but never before he made sure someone was awake and taking care of her. He was overjoyed, of course, when she opened a sleepy eye two days before the new term was due to start.
'Hey, sleepyhead,' he muttered gently as she rubbed her eyes confusedly.
'Where am I? How did I get-'she looked around dazedly? 'Why am I still here? How long have I been asleep?'
'Four days,' Josh attempted to soothed her, 'but don't worry, you're better now, and so am I. You had a nasty bang on your head, that's all. But…' he trailed off heartbrokenly. 'Denzel's gone.'
Lily looked at him in horror. 'Denzel's what?'
Josh looked up at her through his eyelashes, and Lily could see they were wet with tears. 'He died, Lily. There was nothing anyone could do. And Tariq, he… He can't walk, they don't know why. Oh WHY did this have to happen?!'
He was becoming more and more hysterical, and Lily was frozen with her own grief, she could do nothing to help him. Eventually she snapped out of her panic and buzzed for help. A nurse came rushing in.
'Is everything all right, loved? Do you want some more painkillers for your head?' the nurse gushed.
'No, I'm fine thanks, it's just, well, my friend…' she gestured frantically at Josh, surprised that the nurse hadn't noticed the crying teenage boy in the ward yet.
The nurse, however, didn't seem too concerned by him. 'Oh never mind dear, it'll be alright. I've got his dad in the waiting room, would you like me to go and get him?'
'Yes please, thanks,' Lily replied, weak with grief and desperate for Tom's soothing arms.