Skip a few days

Dad : tigs do u want a cup of tea
Tegan; oh yes please I'm dying for one
Dad : ok
Tegan ; wheres mum gone
Dad ; shes gone shopping
Tegan ; i said i would have gone with her
Dad ; she wants u to rest before thr surgery
Tegan ; i don't want to rest I'm gonna be layed up in a hospital bed for days after the surgery trust me i don't want to rest
Dad ; tell your mum that
Tegan ; uhh she better get the snacks i like for when I'm in hospital
Dad : she made a list of your favourites
Tegan ; ok good but still would have liked to of gone there
Dad : oh well
Tegan ; right u better promise me that while I'm in hospital u and mum don't spend every minute there go explore go on a dates and take care of mum i know she will worry and i know what your like .
Dad ; i will look after your mum don't worry and what do u mean u know what I'm like
Tegan ; just don't say anything stupid
Dad ; oh we know thats not going to happen
Tegan ; well just make sure u do other things then be in the hospital with me
Dad ; u know your mum won't allow that
Tegan ; well try convince her
Dad : yh i will and heres your tea
Tegan ; thank u

I sit down and i go on my phone messaging ben

Teganeze: hey i just got back to Leicester today so if u want to meet or something

Benchilwell; your already back after a week in a bit 😂

Tegan: yh can't keep me away

Benchilwell: just wanted to see me

Teganeze ; oh yh definitely all u  😂

Benchilwell: I'm down to meet tomrrow if u can

Teganeze ; yh i can do tomrrow after 1ish

Benchilwell: i can pick u up at 2

Teganeze : 2 is good

Benchilwell: any thing u want to

Teganeze : i saw theres a glow in the dark mini golf and me and cely never got round to doing it .

Benchilwell: mini golf it is

Teganeze : yesss!!

Benchilwell: i am a pro at mini golf so prepare to lose

Teganeze : nah nah I'm the pro

Benchilwell: not as good as me

Tegan : stick to the football leave the golf to me

Benchilwell: u stick to singing and leave the golf to me

Teganeze: couldn't even come up with your own thing

Benchilwell: tomrrow i will beat u

Teganeze : yh yh we'll see about that tomrrow

Benchilwell: 😂

Teganeze : I'll see u tomorrow

Benchilwell: see u then

Teganeze: prepare to lose

Benchilwell: more like u prepare

Tegan : byeee

I put my phone down and my shows up and i help her bringing the shopping in and we unpack it all .

Tegan : I'm meeting up with a friend tomrrow
Mum ; u have a frined here
Tegan : yh
Mum ; tegan u need rest
Tegan : we are literally playing mini golf
Mum : tegan
Tegan ; please I'm probably going to spend the next 12 weeks recovring
Mum ; mini golf and thats it
Tegan : yh swear
Mum : ok and did i get the right smacks
Tegan ; u did thank u
Dad : what can i steal
Mum ; nothing
Dad : I'm hungry
Tegan : take away
Mum ; i just spent a load of money on food no we aren't having a take away
Tegan ; fine
Mum ; owen your cooking
Dad ; what do we want
Mum ; anything
Tegan : pie and mash
Dad : did u get pies
Mum : yes i did
Dad ; pie and mash it is then
Tegan ; yes can i help
Mum : sit

I pull a face and i go back to the front room and i sit back down

Tegan : if your like before the surgery i dread to think what you'll be like when I've had the surgery
Mum : I'm not that bad
Tegan : mmm
Mum : are u sure u want to go ahead with this u don't have to do it
Tegan : I've had all the tests done
Mum : u can still back u really don't have to do this
Tegan : mum
Mum : u don't have to do it i know its sad but u owe them nothing
Tegan ; my prosses of thinking is that if this was u or dad or anyone i knew i would be doing anything to help and i know if it was me u would do anything help me . I'm going threw with it
Mum : know u can change your mind
Tegan ; I know but I'm doing it
Mum ; I'm just worried
Tegan ; i know but i will be ok
Mum : ok
Tegan : lets just watch something
Mum : ok

I hand her the remote and i lay down and i just watch what ever my mum put on the tv .

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