Parents

Im coming home

The next day Nyla woke the kids, she sat willow by the tv with her toast and juice box.

"Jack you're going to ur friends aren't you?" Nyla asked,

"Yep, wait why are u here?" Jack knew something was up.

"Lucy was feeling a bit ill." Nyla lied.

"Oh right, yeah I'm going in a sec,"

"Jack you need to apologise to Lucy when u see her please."

"Alright, see u soon." Jack said as he left the house.

Jack actually listen to Nyla as he knew she wouldn't take messing around.

Nyla sat next to willow on the couch while sipping her coffee, it was only 9am so she knew Lucy wouldn't be up for a few hours. She sat and planned what she would say to her when she finally woke up.

"Where's auntie Lulu?" Willow asked.

"She's sleeping alright baby." Nyla smiled, her smile faded when she saw her phone ring. It was Angela...

A- Nyla what the hell is going on?!

Angela's tone was serious

N- what do u mean?
A- Jack texted me saying ur staying and something about Tim and Lucy
N- we didn't want to bother you during your holiday, it's been a bit of a nightmare here..
A- we are coming back now.
N- don't cut your holiday short
A- Nyla I'm being told it's all blowing up and I'm expecting to ignore it
N- I think it's best you stay there.
A- we will be back in an hour or two.

Angela hung the phone up,

Nyla jumped up and ran into Lucy's room, she was still knocked out cold.

"Lucy u need to get up Angela is coming home soon." Nyla shouted.

"Don't come in here and start bloody yelling at me!" Lucy screamed.

Nyla thought Lucy would just be hungover, but no she was still drunk.

"I need a ciggy." Lucy stumbled up and out to the garden.

Nyla frantically cleaned the whole house, it was a bomb site. She couldn't believe Jack had told Angela everything. She felt so guilty Angela was coming home early because of all of this, and she knew Lucy would get the blame.

"Lucy can u help me sort this house out!" Nyla called her.

No response.

She rushed into the garden to see Lucy passed out on the ground, her cigarette burning her face. Nyla helped Lucy on the sofa knowing Angela was about to walk through the door.

Nyla went into the freezer and grabbed some ice to put on the burn, as she was icing Lucy's face Angela stormed in with Wesley.

"Would anyone care to tell me what happened here?!" Angela said seeing Lucy passed out on the couch next to willow who was innocently watching tv.

"Um Wesley why don't you get willow ready for the day." Nyla smiled.

"Alright," Wesley knew it wasn't going to be good.

Angela sat down the other end of the couch to Lucy.

"Tell me then."

"Angela, Tim got shot."

"What! Is he ok?" Angela was shocked, she knew something bad had happened but not that bad.

"He's still in the hospital but he will be fine."

"Ok, then what?"

"Lucy wanted to visit Tim because obviously she was worried, so I came here to watch the kids and she went. Something happened between her and Tim so she stormed out of the hospital,"

"Was no one there to make sure this didn't happen!"

"Grey was in the waiting area, he tried to stop Lucy but she screamed in his face,"

"Oh my god," Angela glanced at Lucy, her face was scratched up and her nose still bloody from falling and not to forget the massive burn on her cheek.

"She ended up driving to the gas station and getting black out drunk so Nolan and Celina had to try and get her into the back of the shop and get her here, she was throwing her guts up and wouldn't stop crying and screaming."

"But.. but she was doing so well." Angela felt herself getting emotional.

"I know, she's going to be so upset."

Lucy started to open her eyes and look around.

"Angela?" Lucy was so confused, she was finally coming back to her senses.

"Lu.. are you ok?"

Lucy shook her head and yet again started to sob uncontrollably. Angela moved closer to Lucy and held her while she cried

"Why is my life like this Angela?" Lucy whimpered into Angela's chest,

"Lu it's ok, what happened?"

Nyla moved to the other side of Lucy and both of them hugged her.

"I don't know... Tim was just being an ass." Lucy cried.

"What did he say?"

"He had a go at me for taking so long to come and visit him and he was asking why someone as unstable as me would be left to look after kids!"

"What the hell is his issue?" Nyla rolled her eyes.

"And now I feel so bad you came home early because of all this," Lucy whispered.

"Lucy do not feel bad, it's not your fault." Angela reassured her.

"Lucy u need to hold to ice to ur face." Nyla told her.

"Ow what happened to it?"

Lucy had no clue what happened after she left the hospital.

"You fell over in the garden and burned it with ur cigarette, and when u was drunk u fell over."

"Shit."

"I think I need to talk to grey about all this." Angela stood up.

"No Ange please leave it for now." Lucy begged.

"Lucy do u know how many times u have self destructed because of Tim!"

"Angela u will just make it worse!"

"I'm trying to help you Lucy!"

"Guys stop it." Nyla interrupted.

"Fine, I'll talk to grey at work tomorrow." Angela huffed.

"Ange ur not at wok tomorrow?"

"I might as well work if I'm not on holiday."