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Chapter 27:

Finn and Ross set off down the road to the pub. Ross, for some reason, felt nervous. He knew why; Finn hadn't been out in what felt like a lifetime and after the last time, Ross was a little apprehensive.

Victoria sat in the pub, constantly looking around for Finn and Ross. She hadn't seen Finn for ages, so she jumped at the chance to go out with him. She checked her phone for any messages, but she had none.

As Finn and Ross approached the pub, Finn started to slow down. "You alright?" Ross asked, noticing that Finn started to slow down. Finn looked down at his feet, unsure of what to say. He wasn't really bothered that they were going to the pub, it was the fact that people would stare at him and he would almost certainly be bought a drink and something to eat. Finn hated eating, never mind eating in public.

Meanwhile, Pete and James sat home both trying to come up with a plan to help Finn. "So what are we going to do then?" Pete asked, lost on what else they could for Finn. "I have a plan" James said and Pete listened carefully. "Right, first of all, we all encourage Finn to eat that way he knows we're not going to give up. Secondly, someone should always be with him, because when he was at the hospital and I was talking to the doctor, he said someone should be with him. You know, just to keep an eye on him."

Pete nodded understanding what his father was going on about. "So what do you mean by, someone should always be with him?" Pete asked. He knew that Finn wouldn't take kindly to being watched, it would just crowd him. "I mean, if he's going out, go out with him. Look Pete, it's only because of what happened last time." Pete nodded at James' explanation.

He knew that this was going to be tough, but they had to get through to Finn and this was the only way to help him, then Pete was going to do it. He hated seeing his little brother suffer, especially when he didn't see what he was doing to himself. Even now, they still didn't know why Finn was doing this, because he hadn't opened up about his feelings. That was something Pete was going to try to do.

"When's his next appointment?" Pete asked. "Erm tomorrow, but I don't know who's going to take him. I've got to down and see Moira." Pete smiled, "I could take him if you wanted me to." James sighed, "yeah that would be great. I've just some stuff to sort out." Pete nodded, "it's alright. Let's just hope Ross doesn't get him too drunk." The pair both laughed.

"Yeah, I'm fine" Finn replied, trying to hide his shaky tone. However, Ross knew his brother and he knew when he was lying. "Look, we don't have to do this now" Ross said, not wanting to push his younger brother. All he wanted was Finn back and nothing else. "No, no. Victoria's waiting so we have to get going."

Ross was worried about Finn as they walked down the path. He was wondering if this was a bad idea, that Finn wasn't ready; that anything would make him snap. Ross didn't really know what was going on with Finn, he'd done research and tried his best to understand but that was more Pete's area of specialty.

The two men walked up to the entrance of the pub and Ross could feel his heart beating; he was sure it was as fast as Finn's maybe even faster. "Come on, let's do this" Ross said as he walked into the pub, checking over his shoulder that Finn was following him.

As they walked into the pub, Finn was hit with the warmth and chatter of it. He stopped awkwardly in the doorway and he could feel everyone's eyes on him. Diane, Doug, Chas, Victoria, Adam and Aaron were all looking at him; they wouldn't stop. Except that's what Finn thought. In actual fact they all glanced at Finn, gave him a sad smile and went back to their conversations, well all except Victoria.

She looked at her friend and she pitied him. His eyes were sunken and he had dark bags under them, he was thin and his hands were just bones, his hair was flat, his glasses made his thin face look tiny and he was wearing so many layers that Victoria wouldn't be surprised if he was sweating.

"Finn" Ross said, shaking Finn from his thoughts. "Yeah?" Finn asked as if he didn't know what he was doing. "Do you wanna go and sit down?" Ross asked, starting to get concerned for his little brother. Finn just nodded and went to sit with Victoria while Ross got the drinks.

Victoria watched as Finn made his way over to her. She didn't have a clue what she was going to say. She knew that if she said the wrong thing, it could upset Finn and he'd already tried to kill himself and now almost certainly had an eating disorder. Victoria just decided to play it cool and just talk to him, about anything and everything, just like what they used to do.

"Hiya" Victoria said as Finn sat down, shuffling uncomfortably in his seat. "Hi" Finn said weakly. He looked down at the edge of the table as it was the most interesting thing ever, he didn't want Victoria to see his guilt. "Where's Ross?" She asked, just generally trying to make conversation with Finn. "He's over there" Finn said, nodding his head in the direction of Ross.

"So how's your Finn doing?" Diane asked as she went to serve Ross. She knew Finn and Val had been close and she also knew that Finn took her death hard. "He's doing alright" Ross replied, intrigued to know what Diane knew. "Why?" He asked, casually as not to cause suspicion.

"I was just wondering" Diane replied. "I haven't seen him in ages and I noticed then when he came in he didn't look right. Are you sure everything's okay with him?" Ross had to control himself and stop himself from telling her everything right there. Finn was a mess and he needed help, but he wouldn't listen to anyone. "Anyways, what can I get you?" Diane asked.

"Two pints please" Ross said as he got the money out of his pocket to pay. "There you go" she said and Ross handed over the money, before going to take the drinks away. "Look, before you go" Diane said stopping Ross. "Whatever is going on with Finn, I hope it's better soon, all everyone wants is the old Finn back." Ross smiled and said thanks before turning round to walk off to Finn and Victoria. He hoped that Diane was right and that Finn would be all better soon. However, Ross just didn't realise how serious the situation had got.

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