BRAX'S POV:
Heath and I made our way into the A&E department and over to the reception desk…
"How can I help you?" the receptionist on duty asked
"I'm looking for a Nurse Dixon" I informed her "she rang me to tell me that our Mum has been brought in. I'm Darryl Braxton"
"She told me she was expecting you" she replied "I'll just call her for you. Please take a seat"
Heath and I did as we were asked and made our way over to the seating area…
"What do you think could've happened?" he questioned, breaking the silence we sat in
"No idea" I replied "but I don't think she'll be pleased to see me…"
"Why not?" he inquired
"A couple of days ago, I went to see her" I admitted "and I told her that I couldn't trust her because of what she did to Bianca"
"What did she do to Bianca?" he asked, raising an eyebrow at me
"Nothing, it doesn't matter" I replied
"Brax, tell me" he sighed "what did Mum do to my girlfriend?"
"She stole some money from her" I informed him "and before you ask, I don't know why she did it"
Heath sighed heavily and ran his hands over his face…
"Sorry to interrupt" a woman's voice admitted "I'm Nurse Dixon. Darryl Braxton?"
"That's me" I informed her, shaking her hand as I stood up "and this is my brother, Heath"
"If you'd like to follow me, you need to fill out some forms" she replied
Going to follow her, I turned back to Heath who was still sat in the seating area… "Can you give me a moment please?"
Nurse Dixon nodded her head, signalling yes and made her way to the reception desk…
"Aren't you coming?" I questioned
He shook his head, signalling no… "I'm gonna head home"
"Heath, wait" I sighed as he stood up and made his way to the exit
"I need to talk to B about why she didn't tell me what Mum did" he informed me
"Just don't go off on one like you tend to" I begged "she's already worried about your relationship"
"What?" he inquired, raising an eyebrow at me
I sighed and ran my hands over my face… "She's worried about your relationship and that side of things…"
"What side of things?" he questioned
"Do I really need to spell it out?" I inquired
"Oh…" he replied "no. I just need to go, okay, Brax?"
"Promise me you're not gonna go off on one, please, Heath?" I asked, placing my hand on his shoulder
He nodded his head, signalling yes. Smiling at him warmly, I watched as he left the hospital. Turning back, I made my way over to Nurse Dixon…
"Sorry about that" I admitted
"No problem" she replied "follow me…"
After filling out the necessary paperwork, I was taken to Mum's side room…
"Do you know how long it'll be before she regains consciousness?" I asked Nurse Dixon
"It could be hours or it could be days" she replied "we're really not sure"
I nodded my head in understanding and sighed heavily…
RICKY'S POV:
I was organising breakfast for Casey the next morning when my phone began to ring. Picking it up, I saw Brax's caller ID on-screen…
"Hey" I greeted him as I answered
"Hey" he mirrored "how's Case?"
"Good, just getting himself dressed for school" I replied "more importantly, how're you? How's your Mum?"
"I'm fine" he replied "and Mum, I'm not too sure. The nurse I spoke to said they don't know how long it'll be before she regains consciousness"
"Brax, I'm sorry" I sighed "is there anything I can do?"
"If you've got time, do you think you could go to the house and collect some clothes for her? But could you take Heath with you? I don't know who did this and I want you to stay safe" he asked
"I thought Heath was at the hospital with you?" I questioned
"He said he was coming home last night" he informed me "I may have put my foot in it"
"What?" I inquired
"Heath didn't know anything about Bianca's worries about them" he explained "and I may have put my foot in it by saying something. So he didn't come home?"
"Not that I know of" I replied "but his van's out front so I'll see if he's around when Bianca's up"
"Thanks" he stated
"You're welcome" I sighed "Brax, I love you"
"I love you too" he mirrored, both of us hanging up the phone
So Heath might not have returned home, and if he hasn't, where could he be?