Broken Memories [GA 1] COMPLETED

4. Moral Support

It was about 2 weeks after the incident. Vincenzo had arrived in Seattle and was staying in his old house a few blocks away from Meredith's house, but he still made sure to visit Effy everyday. It took the girl a while to tell her father what had happened, but she eventually spilled everything to him. He was angry, and he wanted to go out and find who did it, but Effy talked him out of it, telling him that she needed him with her and not in a prison cell. 

Meredith had told Effy she wasn't allowed to go to work and made sure she was safe at home, and no one blamed her for taking a little time off.

But today was the day, she was finally going back to work. Effy woke up, got dressed then ran straight to the bathroom.

Thankfully, George was no longer in the shower, but he was just standing there with a towel around his torso.

"Effy!" He yelled when she ran in, but he felt concerned as she dropped to her knees in front of the toilet and puked in it. He sprung into action and held her hair whilst rubbing her back.

"Meredith!" He shouted as Effy sits back and wipes her mouth.

"Meredith just left to wait in the car. What happened?" Izzie asks, walking into the bathroom. Her eyes widened when she saw her best friend sitting on the ground with her knees pulled up to her chest.

"George, go get dressed and wait in the car. Call Vin and tell him to meet us at the hospital" Izzie demands and George wastes no time running out of the bathroom and Izzie locks the door behind him.

"Are you okay?" She asks, sitting beside her best friend.

"I'm fine" Effy tells her, although she was visibly shaking.

"Eff, do you think your pregnant? When was your last period?" Izzie asks.

Effy thought for a moment because she cried, "Oh God"

"I think we should talk to Bailey" Izzie says, taking the girls hand and leading her out of the bathroom.

The girl led her friend to the kitchen just as George walked out of the house, "Here. This is in case you need to be sick again" Izzie smiles, handing Effy a food bag.

"Thanks" Effy smiles before the two walk out to Meredith's car.

"Hey, Effy, George told me you were sick. Are you okay?" She asks, concerned for her friend.

"Yeah, I'm good. Four and a half hours of sleep just wasn't enough, I guess" Effy lies.

Of course Meredith knew she was lying, she wasn't an idiot. But she decided to drop it for Effy's sake, knowing that if it was about the incident, then she wouldn't want to speak of it at all.

***

The whole ride there, George complained about Izzie walking in while he was in the shower. "You don't understand. Me gonads, you ovaries" He says, as the four of them got out of the car.

"Oh, that reminds me. We are out of tampons" Izzie tells him.

"You're parading through the bathroom in your underwear when I'm naked in the shower" George continues his rants.

"Can you add it to your list, please?" The model asks.

"What?!"

"Tampons" Effy answers for her.

"To the list, it's your turn" Meredith adds.

"I am a man! I don't buy girl products! I don't want you walking in while I'm in the shower, and I don't want to see you in your underwear"

"It doesn't bother me, okay? Look at me in my underwear, George. Take your time. It's no big deal"

As the group walk into the hospital, Effy expected all eyes to be on her. Fortunately, not a single person on the inside glanced her way. That was until Bailey and Derek spotted her, Vincenzo standing next to them both.