My boss/ director

Brave path 11

Elliot:
"Come in." Elliot said.

Robert:
Parker entered with a very teary Rebecca, who went straight to Jayken. The tension rose even more in the room. He stood up and held her head in his chest, running his hands through her hair. It wasn't hard to tell that she was struggling to breathe. "Sit down with Jayken, Rebecca, you're safe." I said quietly, watching her follow my instructions.

Rebecca:
"Don't let go." She said clearly, gripping onto his shirt.

Robert:
"I'm not letting go darling, I'm not letting go. What would make you feel better right now?"

Rebecca:
"All of us are going home and eating pizza." She mumbled, laughing a little, "More pizza."

Jayken:
"Can you hang on ten more minutes? If you and Robert sit in the heated car while I finish up, we can get home quickly."

Robot:
I took her hand, alarmed by how cold she was, and took her to the car. Instead of us sitting in the front, I turned the heating on and made her sit with me in the back. I found a cover in Jayken's car and covered her with it, pulling my phone out. Surprisingly, she leant into me. She'd never been too cuddly with me, we preferred to just talk. It was a good balance because she was with the others, and I really didn't mind. I wrapped my arm around her which made her fully put her weight on me. "Do you feel cold?" I asked, feeling her nod. There were no other blankets in the car so I took off my coat and wrapped it round her, pulling her onto my lap.

Rebecca:
"I'm not ready to do this again. I know I keep saying this but this time around, I don't even have my mum."

Robert:
I pulled the cover over her shoulder and rubbed her back."It's ok to keep saying it Rebecca, as long as you know deep down that you can get through it."

Rebecca:
"Whether it's me or someone else, it's taken over my life. I hate it Robert, I hate it." She stressed, scrunching her hands into fists and hitting my chest.

Robert:
I gently took her hand in my own and held it, waiting for her to calm down. "We'll try to treat you as normally as possible, it's just stressful for us too and when we are trying to save your life, not treating you as someone whose life is on the line while it actually is... it's not our main priority. Do you understand where I'm coming from?" She nodded and turned round, looking at Elliot who climbed in next to us. I let him sit between us.

Parker:
"Are you cold?" Parker chuckled, looking back at her.

Robert:
She nodded and closed her eyes, leaning on Elliot.

Elliot;
"Hey, we can't nap yet ok? Stay awake for me Rebecce." Elliot said quietly, shaking her shoulder. She whined and rubbed her eyes groggily.

Rebecca:
"When does my chemo start?" she asked, slipping her hand into Calum's. Luke looked out the window.

Robert:
I was scared about his reaction, more than Jayekn's, because he was good at convincing himself it was okay.

Jayken:
"In two days sweetheart. The first couple of rounds will be in your back." Jayken said, stopping at a red light and looking back.

Rebecca:
"This sucks." She mumbled.

Jayken:
"I know, we've got this though Rebecca." He said, briefly holding her hand before he needed to drive again.

Robert:
Once we got home, Elliot cuddled her on the sofa, neither of them saying anything. I sat on the sofa, knees tucked up. The house was really tense. Everyone was exhausted. We were all dreading what would happen in two days' time.

Rebecca:
"Drake doesn't know yet... Calum I can't tell him but I can't do this without him." She panicked, searching for her phone.

Elliot:
"Stop panicking Rebecca, Jayken told him... he can come over tomorrow if you want?" She nodded and started to relax in his arm. Within her eyes, there was a distant look, which meant her mind was spinning.