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Prompted by Anon- Robbie and Jason argue, Robbie snaps and hits Jason repeatedly. Jason passes out and has to be taken to hospital where they find out his ribs have been broken and he has a punctured lung. Robbie feels guilty but when he tries to make amends, Jason flinches away from him. In the end Jason forgives his brother and keeps what Robbie did a secret, but eventually the rest of the family find out. How will they react? Jason's breathing plays up and he has to be admitted again. Will Robbie ever forgive himself especially after seeing how Jason is suffering with his breathing as a result of his temper? Robbie always saw himself as Jason's protector but can be protect him from himself.
Chapter 31: we're family, not enemies:
"Robbie, how many times do I have to tell you!" Jason shouted, not quite believing he was having this conversation. "You don't do drugs Robbie!" Jason shouted. "Keep your voice down" Robbie said, knowing that if their mum or any of their brothers found out he was in for it.
"No Robbie! Do you ever learn?" Jason asked, he was frustrated and could not be bothered to deal with his brother and the mess he had gotten into. "Shut up Jason!" Robbie exclaimed. "I don't want to hear you stupid lecture again!" Robbie shouted, pacing up and down his and Jason's room.
"Well maybe you need my 'stupid lecture' to make sure you make any more stupid mistakes!" Jason, was really annoyed with Robbie now, he just couldn't believe that Robbie was in this situation; drugs!
"Look Jase, you don't need to be involved" Robbie said, sick and tired of his brother. "Well, I am involved Robbie!" Jason shouted, trying to get through to his brother that what he was now involved in was illegal.
By now, Robbie had had enough. Jason was constantly looking down on him, judging him. They were brothers; twins for a matter of fact and Robbie was the older one, Jason had no right to judge him and that's why Robbie had had enough.
"Shut up!" Robbie roared, punching Jason in the face. Robbie shoved Jason down on the floor and began to beat his face and body. "Robbie! Robbie, stop" Jason begged, while coughing and struggling.
Robbie didn't stop though and carried on beating his brother. He could hear Jason's cries and pleads, but he didn't stop, to caught up in his rage. He carried on, ignoring anything he heard from Jason, the adrenaline keeping him fuelled.
"Rob-Robbie!" Jason said, struggling to breath and blood dribbling down his face. Robbie carried on, not looking at the damage he had caused. It wasn't until Robbie stood step back, that he realised what he had done.
He looked down at his brother; his twin, lying on the floor. Jason's face was a mess, he had blood pouring from his nose and it looked bent, his eye was also black. He was clutching his stomach and chest, and he looked like he was having trouble breathing.
Robbie stated at him, trying to work out what to do. He couldn't just go and his mum or his brothers, they would kill him. He couldn't just leave Jason though, in Robbie's eyes he looked like he was going to die.
Who could he call? Joe? No, he would bite his head off. Ziggy? No, he wouldn't know what to do. Wait, who did he always call when he was in trouble; Freddie! He grabbed his phone and text Freddie, knowing he'd be the only one who he could trust.
To Freddie:
Me and Jason need you upstairs, don't bring anyone and don't tell anyone
Robbie
He paced his room, avoiding looking at Jason who he could hear groaning and wheezing on the floor. What had he done? He looked at his phone, expecting a reply from Freddie but he didn't get one.
What felt like hours later (in reality it was only a few seconds) Robbie got a reply.
To Robbie
I'm on my way up. What the hell's happened
Freddie
Robbie breathed a sigh of relief, knowing that Freddie was on his way up. However, now he had to face what he'd done and looking down at Jason on the floor, Robbie knew it wasn't going to be pretty.
"What do you need me- what the hell happened!' Freddie exclaimed, walking into the room. "Erm" Robbie said, he wanted to explain but nothing came out. "Jase?" Freddie questioned, crouching down beside his little brother. Jason whined and gasped, trying to speak but he couldn't.
"Who did this to him?" Freddie asked Robbie. Robbie looked down at the floor, there was no way he could tell Freddie what had happened. He would probably end up prison, although he was probably going there anyways with all this drugs stuff. "Robbie?" Freddie questioned again but he still didn't answer, although Robbie didn't need to; Freddie could read his brother like a book.
"You did it didn't you" Freddie said, not believing the words coming out of his mouth. Robbie looked down and nodded slowly. "How could you!" Freddie shouted, standing up so he could look down on his brother.
"I don't know" Robbie said, refusing to look at either of his brothers and only the floor. "Why Robbie! Why?" Freddie asked, still not believing the situation they were in. This time Robbie didn't say anything, not quite sure on what he could say.
"We need to get him to a hospital" Freddie said, more for the benefit of himself and no one else. "How?" Robbie asked, terrified that Jason was only getting worse. Freddie thought and thought, they had to get Jason to the hospital. "I have an idea" Freddie said.
"We take him downstairs and make it look like he just got back" Freddie said, proud that he'd came up with that. "But then what will we say, mum will obviously want to the call the police" Robbie pointed out. "Well, I'm sure Jason's injuries will distract her from that" Freddie said, north bothering with his brother's questioning. "Okay then" Robbie said.
It took them a while, but Robbie and Freddie managed to get Jason down the stairs without too much hassle; now came the hard part. "Right I'm gonna go back in and pretend that nothing has happened, in a few minutes you need to attract attention" Freddie explained before walking back into the living room.
Robbie looked down at Jason, knowing he had to do this to get him help. Robbie felt sick, but he'd caused Jason to be in this state, so he took a deep breath and followed Freddie's instructions. "Jase! Jason what's happened!" Robbie shouted, crouching down by his brother making it look like he had just found him.
He knew that he'd attracted their attention, when he heard questioning voices and footsteps making their way towards the door. "What's going on?" Joe asked, as he was first out of the room. "Oh my god!" Sandy exclaimed as she knelt down beside her youngest. "What happened to you baby?" Sandy asked, as she stroked Jason's hair.
"What happened to him?" Ziggy asked. "I-I don't know" Robbie stuttered, looking at Freddie who made a 'shush' motion by putting his finger on his lips. "Mum do we need an ambulance?" Joe asked. "Yes, and tell them to hurry up" Sandy said as she tried to comfort her youngest son.
The Roscoes sat in the waiting room, all impatiently waiting for news on Jason. They'd arrived at the hospital almost 30 minutes and had heard nothing on his condition. Robbie felt sick. "How much longer do you think we'll have to wait?" Ziggy asked, he couldn't stand the silence any more.
"I don't know, hopefully not long" Joe said, noticing that his mum seemed too worried to answer Ziggy's question. He had no idea how this had happened to Jason and he had no idea if Jason was going to survive; that worried the eldest.
"Jason Roscoe?" A doctor asked. All of the Roscoes leapt up from their seats and rushed towards the man. "How is he?" Sandy asked. "If you'd just like to follow me" the doctor said, not even answering Sandy's question and leading the family towards Jason.
"Oh my god" Sandy gasped as she walked into Jason's room. Her son looked so small and so fragile. "How made his the damage?" Joe asked, as he sat down next to Jason, his mum on the other side of the bed stroking her youngest hair and the rest of the brothers crowded round the foot of the bed.
"We've ran some tests and X-Rays and unfortunately Jason has a punctured lung, 3 broken ribs, he has broke his nose and his body is generally quite damaged" the doctor explained. All of the Roscoes, especially Robbie and Freddie, felt sick.
Robbie couldn't believe what the doctor had just said, he had done this to his brother, his anger had done that to his brother. What was he supposed to do now? He didn't even know if Jason remembered what he'd done and looking at Jason, Robbie could tell he wouldn't find out soon.
"Do you have any idea how this happened?" The doctor asked. Robbie's breath caught in his throat; they could not call the police. Everyone turned to look at Robbie, expecting him to have the answers. He looked at Freddie who just looked him straight back in eyes.
"Erm, I don't know" Robbie said, not even really thinking about what he was saying. "Can we just focus on getting Jason better?" Robbie asked, trying distract whatever anyone was thinking about calling the police. "Yeah alright then" Sandy said, caring about nothing but Jason.
"Okay, so Jason should wake up within the next 12 hours, he will need to stay in hospital for at least a week. In the mean time we are going to have to perform a catheter aspiration" the doctor explained. "What's that?" Ziggy asked. "It's where we insert a needle in between his second and third ribs, and then release the air that is trapped."
Everyone went silent at the doctor's words. They couldn't believe that Jason needed that. How badly damaged was he? Robbie could already feel the guilt eating away at him. Jason had to survive otherwise Robbie didn't know what he would do.
A week later and Jason was getting ready to go home. Everything had gone smoothly and the doctors said he was ready, although he had to rest. As he was packing his bag, Jason received a visitor.
"How you doing?" Robbie asked as he walked into Jason's room. He hadn't had a chance to talk to Jason and now was perfect. "Jase?" Robbie questions, putting a hand on Jason's shoulder but immediately removing it when his brother flinched.
"What's wrong?" Robbie asked, even though he knew the answer. "Nothing" Jason replied, not even looking at Robbie. "Jase, I'm sorry" Robbie said, knowing it was better to say it now than later. "Your sorry?" Jason asked. "Yeah" Robbie replied, trying to sound confident. "Just forget it Robbie" Jason said, before walking past Robbie and out the room, trying not to show how much his ribs were hurting.
Later that day, Robbie decided to try and talk to Jason again in their room. He figured that seeming as they share a room and are actually twins, they had to resolve this issue soon. He knocked on the door but didn't wait for a reply, he didn't see the need to because after all it was also his room.
"What do you want Rob?" Jason asked. "To talk and to apologise" Robbie said firmly. "Fine then" Jason said sitting down on the bed as Robbie sat down next to him. "I'm so sorry Jase" Robbie began. "I never meant for you get hurt-"
"But I did!" Jason shouted. "Yes I know" Robbie said, trying to stay calm. "I hurt you and you have no idea how guilty I feel. Every time I look at what I have done, and I can't believe that I hurt you. All I'm asking for is your forgiven, for us to be able to move on. Please Jason, just think about it" Robbie explained.
Jason sat there and thought about his brother's words. He seemed generally sorry, and Jason knew that Robbie would never intentionally hurt him or would he? No, he wouldn't and like Robbie said they were brothers. "Okay, I accept your apology and I forgive you" Jason said.
Joe who had been outside keeping quite the whole time, could no longer keep quiet. "What!" Joe exclaimed as he barged into the twin's room. Jason and Robbie, both startled, stated up at Joe. "Well! What's this I hear about you hurting one of our own Robbie?" Joe questioned, standing in front of the pair.
Before either twin had a chance to answer, the remains Roscoes charged into the room. "What is going on in here?" Sandy questioned. "Yeah, you can hear your shouting a mile away" Ziggy added. All eyes were now on the twins. "Are you gonna tell them or am I?" Joe asked Robbie.
Robbie looked down at the floor, he could feel his heart beating so loudly that he wouldn't be surprised if his brothers could hear. "Tell me what? Robbie?" Sandy asked. Again, Robbie kept quiet, not even sure if he could speak.
"It was him" Joe blurted out. "What was?' Freddie asked, still pretending that he knew nothing about the situation. "He attacked Jason!" Joe hissed, looking down at his younger brother. "He did what?" Sandy asked in barely a whisper.
"He attacked Jason, Mum, and now here he is begging for forgiveness" Joe spat. "Your his brother Robbie, his twin brother" Ziggy said, he still couldn't believe what Robbie had done.
Jason hated the fact that they were talking about him, even though he was in the room. However that wasn't what had his full attention; the pain in his chest was getting worse by the minute. It hurt so bad and and he couldn't breathe.
"Mum" Jason gasped, clutching his chest as if that would make the pain go away. "Jason?" Sandy asked, walking towards her son on the bed. By now Jason felt like he was choking. "I-I can't b-breathe."
"Joe, he needs to get to hospital now!" Sandy shouted, breaking up the arguments between the rest of her sons. "What's happened?" Joe questioned, his anger immediately turning to concern. "Can you carry him downstairs to the car please?" Sandy.
Joe bent down and picked up Jason bridal style as he struggled to breathe. Freddie and Ziggy had already went downstairs and Robbie stood up behind Joe. "No, you stay here" Joe instructed and Robbie knew better than to argue.
Robbie paced the room, waiting for a phone call. They had left 30 minutes ago and he'd heard nothing. What had he done? What if Jason died? Robbie punched the wall in anger, what kind of brother was he? All his life he'd protected Jason, kept him safe through everything, stopped him from getting hurt but now he had hurt him.
Robbie couldn't stand not knowing much longer, and after 45 minutes he text Freddie knowing he was more likely to reply.
To Freddie:
How is he?
Robbie
Surprisingly, Robbie didn't have to wait long for a reply.
To Robbie:
He's gonna be just fine :)
Freddie
Robbie smiled, his brother was alright; that's all that mattered.
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Next chapter prompted by Lee- Jason is exhausted all the time and keeps falling asleep on his brothers. At first they think it's hilarious but then when he falls asleep in a dangerous place and gets hurt they start to get worried.