“See you soon,” Fern called after him, hopefully. Her brother smirked.
“See you soon,” he repeated, mocking. Fern shoved him and he laughed. “Seriously though Fern, good job.” She rolled her eyes.
“Tyler, can you stop?” She asked, annoyed. He shrugged and laughed.
He gave her one last smile before driving away. It was hard to keep his eyes on the road considering that all he could see was her eyes. Focus up. Can't afford to be in an accident.
After he left, Tyler and Fern went inside. He continued to tease her until Maple got home. Fern and Tyler had made an agreement not to tell anyone about her relationship.
(Ok, so i can add one of two mixes of drama or we can skip, drama or safety for now?)
Ooh drama//
(Oof, yay! Car crash or grandma stuff?)
You pick!//
(Oofity oofs kk)
Zavian safely made his way home, careful not to get too distracted. He got home and walked inside. It seemed quiet. "Gran?" Fear sparked within him. "Gran?" Urgency filled his voice. She might just be laying down. He practically ran to her room, opening the door. She lay on the floor, barely breathing. "GRAN!" Of all the people… If I had just gotten home sooner… He rushed to her side, pulling his phone out of his pocket to call 911.
Fern was, of course, completely oblivious to this and was just having a (mostly) normal time with her family, with the exception of Tyler being extra crazy today. Everything else was pretty ordinary for her.
The ambulance had come taking them both to the ER. He wasn't sure what had happened from there. They whisked her away while he could only pace the waiting room. Nothing really made sense. He couldn't think, he couldn't breathe, it was suffocating to know that the only person he had left might suddenly disappear.
After dinner, Tyler came into Fern’s room. “I’ll keep quiet about your whole relationship,” he began.
“Yeah,” Fern replied. “You said that already.” She was a bit annoyed, Truth be told.
“But…” he added. Oh great. “You gotta drive me to Lindsay’s party this weekend. You know mom and dad will never let me go.”
“Tyler…” she groaned. “I don’t even have a car.”
“Take mom’s, or your boyfriend’s,” he suggested, waggling his eyebrows.
“And if I don’t?” Fern asked.
“I might tell mom,” Tyler replied. “And dad. Your choice.” She glared at him. Blackmail? Really?
He had finally been allowed to see her. He walked into the room. She lay silently, eyes closed, chest slowly heaving up and down. The heart monitor beeped as he plopped into the chair as he rested his head in his hands. Please just hold on a little longer…
Fern sighed. “Fine, I’ll find a way to get you to that stupid party,” she muttered.
“Thanks sis,” Tyler replied with a grin.
“As if I had a choice,” she mumbled, rolling her eyes as he walked out of the room.
"I'm sorry." With that, the doctor left the room leaving Zavian to the beeping of the monitor as he sank deeper into himself. No. The doctor had told him that whatever they had her on would only keep her for so long. No. If she was lucky, she'd make it a few days. No! But they didn't think she'd even make it that far. NO! He stood, the chair he was sitting on falling to the ground. Every part of him ached. He just wanted her to open her eyes, to smile. Even so, she was silent. He could feel her fading, the light that she had brought him seemingly disappearing into a darkness he wasn't sure how to navigate. He didn't want to think about anything- he couldn't think about anything. All he could do was shatter.
Fern decided to read a book. She kept thinking about Zavian though and it was difficult for her to focus. She wondered what he was doing right then. Probably having dinner with his grandma or something.
(I'm just gonna skip a little)
His face was wet with tears, the heart monitor being turned off a few minutes after her heart. His throat ached from the screaming, the begging, for them to save her. But they didn't. They couldn't. Everything else was numb. He couldn't move. It was as if every page in his favorite book had been violently torn out only leaving the faint smell of old paper. He couldn't hear as they all expressed their condolences, a ringing in his ear the only thing he could.
I don’t know what to post rn since most of the drama is with Zavian rn//
(Yeah it's totally fine I just didn't want to post a wall ya know, we can skip to school day and he's not there and she'd like yeet child or something idk)
Ok but I’ve gtg so I’ll post it sometime tomorrow//
(Coolio night!)