Kaylee Jaymie Halstead

The device and Zach

Today was the day the device gets turned on.
Dad: Kaylee come on Dr Abrams is gonna be waiting. Were gonna be late
Kaylee: I'll be a minute
Dad: I'll be in the car
I was grabbing my AirPods then went out to the car.
Dad: you ready?
Kaylee: step closer to being normal
Dad: just remember it's not gonna happen straight away. It might take a while
Kaylee: I know
We got to med and we were waiting
Will: hey trouble
Kaylee: hi uncle will
Will: you okay? Why you here?
Kaylee: I have an appointment with dr Abrams. He's gonna turn the device on
Will: that's good
Kaylee: mhm. When you next coming round?
Will: probably the weekend
Dr Abrams: Kaylee Halstead?
Me and dad walked into the room and sat down.
Dr Abrams: so today I'm gonna be turning on the device.
He turned it on
Dr Abrams: I've set the simulation quite low. Give it a week and if they haven't improved then I'll set it a bit higher
Dad: will it detect a seizure?
Dr Abrams: yep because Kaylee doesn't really get any warning signs she has one of the newer devices which detects a fast increase in heart rate. This will then trigger an extra burst of stimulation to help stop these seizures.
Kaylee: what about side effects?
Dr Abrams: you may experience a change in your voice, throat pain, cough, headaches, shortness of breath, swallowing troubles, skin tingling, and trouble sleeping.
Jay: what happens if she experiences these side effects?
Dr Abrams: she'll just have to adapt to it. They may be unpleasant but you'll get used to it
Kaylee: can I go home?
Dr Abrams: sure

We went home and I rang Zach.
Zach: hello?
Kaylee: hi
Zach: what do you want?
Kaylee: oh well I just wanted to speak to you
Zach: for what we speak all the time can you not just give me some space?
Kaylee: im sorry
Zach: no Kaylee look
Kaylee: bye Zach
I ended the call and then messaged Tessa
Kaylee: hey you heard from Zach?
Tessa: nope sorry what's going on?
Kaylee: he's being really off
Tessa: try Josh. If anyone would know it would be Josh
Kaylee: okay thanks x
I then began messaging Josh
Kaylee: Josh?
Josh: sup?
Kaylee: you heard from Zach?
Josh: nah he's been ghosting me. He was supposed to meet me yesterday and just didn't show up. He's ignoring my calls and messages.
Kaylee: alright imma go to his house
Josh: lemme know how it goes
Kaylee: okay
I went downstairs and dad was making lunch
Dad: what you want in your sandwich?
Kaylee: chicken and mayo please can you make 2? I'm gonna go to Zack's.
Dad: sure you want me to drop you?
Kaylee: please

Dad put the sandwiches in a bag and we went to the car where he dropped me off at zach's. I knocked at the door
??: hi can I help you?
Kaylee: im Zach's friend Kaylee. Is he home?
??: Zach someone's here to see you!
He came down the stairs and to the door. He looked so tired and his eyes were puffy like he was crying. He then shut the door. The girl who answered opened the door
??: im so sorry. He's not in a good place at the moment. I'll speak to him okay
Kaylee: it's okay. I'm just worried about him he's been ghosting me.
I got back in the car.
Dad: what was that about?
Kaylee: nothing dad it's fine. I just wanna go home
Dad took me home and I went straight to my room leaving the sandwiches downstairs. I just FaceTimed Tessa
Tessa: hey girl! Why you look so sad?
Kaylee: I went to zachs and he basically just shut the door in my face
Tessa: no he didn't! Why?!
Kaylee: I dunno. Some girl opened it after and said that he's not in a good place at the moment
Tessa: another girl?
Kaylee: I think it was his sister
Tessa: Girl I got tea
Kaylee: spill
Tessa: Bradley and Hannah got together and Josh got jealous now they're beefing bad. The teachers have had to change their timetables so they aren't in the same classes
We were just gossiping for hours until dad interrupted.
Dad: someone's here to see you
Kaylee: if its Zach tell him to fuck off
Dad: hey watch your mouth
Dad left and a few minutes later there was a knock at the door.
Kaylee: go away
The door opened and Zach stood there with a bag.
Tessa: you better make it right. That's my best friend. Do anything else and I'll hurt you. Kaylee I'll speak to you later.
Zach: im sorry
He gave me the bag and it had some chocolates and my favourite chips and sweets.
Kaylee: why shut the door in my face?
Zach: my head is just a mess at the moment. I didn't want to take it out on you so the easiest thing was to shut the door on you
Kaylee: the girl who opened the door said you were in a bad place
Zach: oh that was my sister
Kaylee: what's going on Zach? Maybe I can help?
Zach: my dad is MIA. He's been missing for 3 months. What if he's dead? He would have died all alone thinking no one was looking for him
Kaylee: you can't think like that.
Zach: but he always comes back. This time's different and I have a bad feeling about it.
I could see Zach getting upset. I gave him a hug and that's when he started crying. I pulled him over to my bed and we laid with his head on my chest and I was running my fingers through his hair. Eventually his breathing evened out and he had fallen asleep. I got out of bed and went downstairs. Dad was in the kitchen.

Jay pov
Jay: You okay?
Kaylee: mhm
She sat opposite me.
Jay: where's Zach?
Kaylee: asleep
Jay: in your bed?
Kaylee: mhm it's fine. I'm guessing he hasn't been getting sleep
Kaylee then was just staring into space.
Jay: Kaylee?
Kaylee: mmm
Jay: what's up?
Kaylee: I need you to talk to Zach
Jay: why?
Kaylee: his dad is in the army and he's been reported MIA for the last 3 months. He thinks he's dead.
Jay: I'll see what I can do okay
Kaylee: thanks dad. Did you put my sandwich in the fridge?
Jay: mhm by the fruit
Kaylee: okay
She got the sandwich and ate it.
Jay: what you want for dinner? Hailey said she'll cook dinner
Kaylee: mac n cheese
Jay: okay I'll let her know
Kaylee: dad?
Jay: what's up peach?
Kaylee: would you ever go back to the army?
Jay: not right now but I can't speak for in the future
Kaylee: but why when it caused you so much trauma? You nearly killed yourself? And you might go back to the place that caused that. Be fucking for real
Jay: Kaylee
Kaylee: fuck off
She stormed out the house slamming the front door.