RESCUE - Part 2

Chapter 19 - death breath

I woke up, to mouse breathing on me "JESUS!" I shoved a pillow in his face "WHOA what are you doing?" "Get your holy death breath away from my face" he pinned me down, and breathed on my face "I remember when you used to wake me up with a kiss, offer to get me a coffee....what happened?" "Marriage, marriage happened. Get off me you fat oaf" I pushed him off and walked downstairs, to be greeted by Matt, I tutted loudly "oh joy...you're still here" I poured myself a coffee and sat down at the dining table with a magazine, tucking my leg up to my chest "Still do that huh?" "Still here huh?" I looked at him "what did I ever do wrong to you?" He sat down opposite me "maybe if I listed off the things you did right...we'd be quicker" I went back to my magazine as mouse came down the stairs, and sat next to me. I took a deep breath and a low wheezing noise escaped my mouth "Do we need to go to hospital?" Mouse leant in "No don't be daft just a bit breathless, asthma playing up a lil" "you sure cuz you've got quiet a busy day today!" "Mouse I'm fine come on we need to get goin" I stood up and went to get dressed, as mouse and I came down Matt stood there "can I come with?" I looked at mouse who shrugged "fine, but be an Arse, don't think I won't own you in front of everyone"

We got to the tower, and straight away I went to help whippet put the flags out. It was quiet until my radio crackled 'er, Charlie fancy coming up here, Matt is being a bit of a....well-' "say no more, I'm coming" I looked at whip who took us both up to the tower, where Matt was throwing a basketball against maxi's head "matt stop it please it was funny first, now it hurts" "I'm still having fun!" He threw the ball again, this time I caught it "he said he's had enough jackass" Matt smirked at me as whip attended to maxi's head I growled at Matt "you're a bully" "who woulda thought.... Me...a sibling of yours a bully" I bounced the ball a few times as Matt continued "please tell me how I'm a bully?" "Matt is a bully for three reasons, one, under all that male bravado, there's an insecure little girl banging on the closet door desperately trying to get out" I bounced the ball again, under my leg, I had some skill "two, like a caveman, Matt's brain is...underdeveloped, therefore he is unable to use self control and so acts out aggressively...." I picked the ball up and spun it on my finger "and three....Matt has a small dick" I grinned at him as the tower erupted in a chorused "burnnnnnnn" and hysterical laughter as I threw the ball into his chest, hard, and went to answer the knock at the tower door. A tall man walked in, my god swoon!...he stood there looking at me "I'm here for the magazine?".

So there I stood in my bikini, stood next to this hunk of a man, I was trying my best to not sound like a 90 year old woman who'd smoked a hundred a day, I held my breath as the cameraman snapped the photo, as he changed lenses i let out my breath and wheezed back in "Charlie, do you need an ambo?" "No I'm fine" "really, you sound -" "like I smoke a hundred an hour yep....I'm a bit rough this morning" "okay Charlie if we could get a shot of you doing a cartwheel!" I nodded, mouse was down south, I did the cartwheel and were caught by Rory "Thankyou" "that was awful we need to do that ag-""no she doesn't, it was an amazing cartwheel" "fine. Actors these days, right I need you to run down there in the water, splash the water make it look sexy" "DUDE she's suffering with asthma and you're wanting her to run down the beach" "look give me a minute" I grabbed my phone and rang mouse "yo you okay?" "Yeah get the oxygen ready" I hung up and nodded at the cameraman as we went to the water, Rory stood next to me, "okay GO!" Jessie was driving the rhino that the cameraman sat on as we ran full pelt down the beach, I could see mouse, but there was no chance of me getting there "ror...Rory....h...he-" as I fell forward he caught me and carried me in his arms Down to mouse who had a towel and oxygen mask at the ready.

As Rory and mouse warmed me up with help of Jessie running down with a hot hoc and a paramedic the cameraman came tutting "no no no you ruined the shot! We will have to do it all again, how clumsy! a lifeguard falling over in the wa-" will you...shut the FUCK UP" I pulled my mask down "SHUT UP, IM SORRY IF MY ASTHMA RUINED YOUR STUPID PHOTO SHOOT" "I don't think someone like you needs to be in a magazine like ours" "FUCK YOUR MAGAZINE! FUCK YOU AND YOUR STUPID IDEAS," Rory laid into him "Charlie you gonna let him speak to me like that?" "Yeah! Piss off back to your posh totty crap, I'm in REAL magazine later, they treat people right, they don't make people who are clearly struggling to breath run a mile down the beach, so no, I won't tell him to stop!" "Okay Charlie we need you to put your mask back on okay and breath" mouse stroked my head "oh yeah and what magazine is that then? A girly shitty one" "rolling stone" mouse smirked at him "I'll be sure to send you the photos, of how photography should be taken..." Mouse kissed me as he strutted off.

That afternoon I were going shopping with Meg and mum, it was mainly for mums birthday, we were in my car Megan sat in the front, mum in the back, I was nodding my head along to Carrie underwood when Megan touched the volume button and got a slapped hand "CHARLIE!" Mother scorned "no mum, she has this rule...driver picks the music shotgun shuts her cake hole, God forbid I turn it down slightly" Meg looked at me as I looked at her "They were very racy shots for that magazine Charlie" mum leant forward "I was on a motel bike" "in your underwear!" She shrieked "Hey at least I was IN underwear!" "And hey she had a leather jacket on" Meg smiled "and some very nice shoes!" I smirked "the shoes I'm wearing right now!"

We continued to drive "who's coming tonight?" Mum chirped up, "God damn it Meg!" "I'm sorry! Hey I haven't told her who's performing" "MEGAN" "why who's performing?" "For fuck sake Meg! Hey ow!" Mum slapped the back of my head "language Charlie!" "Meg..." "Yeah?" I squeezed the back of her neck, until she fell asleep "CHARLIE!! You've just killed your sister!" "Yeah mum I just killed her, that's why she's snoring and drooling" I looked at her through the windscreen mirror.

As we were walking around two young men stopped us "y'know...you look like that chick from that show" "oh yeah what show?" I smirked at Meg "y'know....that supernatural one" they looked at me "y'know what, I do get that a lot!" We shared a smile "ah well, sorry for bothering ya! Bye" "bye!" Then mother whacked me round the back of the head and chased after these two men shouting at the top of her voice "EXCUSE ME! EXCUSE ME GENTLEMAN it is her she's my daughter" I looked to Meg "can I kill her?" "Not in public" Meg tapped my shoulder supportively.

Sat having cocktails mum was really chatty "y'know what I'd really like for my birthday" "yeah?" "Don't get me wrong I've been spoilt already...but the one thing I'd love, is for you to sing my favourite song like you did when you were younger" I looked up at her from my glass "mum I haven't sang properly since dad d-" "yes sweetie I know" "do it tonight!" Meg smiled "I don't know it's a lot of people and I'm not -" "it doesn't matter, I just thought I'd put it out there. Don't worry sweetie, I'm really enjoying my birthday, shall we have more cocktails?" I smiled at her sadly and got up to get more drinks.

The night was going great, I was having a drink with jensen and mouse when Matt tapped me on my shoulder "can I have a word?" "Yeah what?" "Outside..." I looked at the guys "I'll be back soon" I kissed mouse and squeezed Jensen's hand before following him out "what?" "I need money char" "YOU'RE NOT HAVING MONEY MATT NOT AFTER EVERYTHING YOU DID TO ME!" "What exactly did I do to you that was so bad?" I looked at him, "you burnt my hair, you cut my arms, you tortured my pet hamster and you threatened to kill me" "I was joking" Matt defended himself "I was 6 Matt, 6...six years old and you threatened to kill me, you burnt my curly hair and hurt my hamster...please tell me why I'd give you ANYTHING!?" He then started to cry "my god what's wrong?" He paused before answering "I have no money chars, I've got a baby and I got laid off my job, the mother did a runner with a new fella and...I'm struggling and I thought you'd be the best person to come too....I'm so sorry for bothering you" he went to walk away "whoa wait...you have a baby? Where are they?" "A friends, I'm sorry for bothering you Charlie... And just for the record...I'm sorry for everything I ever did to you when we were kids, I had no idea it had such an impact on yo-" "50k do you?" "What?" I walked towards him "is 50k enough? I can give mor-" "no! No that's more than enough, you don't have to give me anything" "you apologised, that's all i ever wanted" he hugged me tightly "come on, come in I'll get you a drink we're missing the party" he linked his hand with mine as we made our way back to the bar.

The night was coming to an end, Bon Jovi had one last song which he'd just finished and I jumped on the stage quickly, the room went quiet "hey, I just want to thank you all for coming out tonight to help celebrate my mums birthday...I have one last gift for her, Erm....this...this is for you mum, Erm, I'm sorry if this isn't great, it won't be...but here goes..." The spotlight went on me, as I held onto the microphone, no music in the background I closed my eyes and sang "wise men say...only fools rush in...but I, can't help...falling in love with you" violins from the live band began "shall I stay...would it be a sin? For I can't help falling in love with you" I smiled as I saw mum, holding her phone in the air as the band began to join "like a river flows, gently to the sea, darling so it goes, somethings are meant to be...take my hand, take my whole life too, for I...I can't, help, falling in love with you" as I hit the last note I held onto the microphone and kept my eyes shut tightly and they kept closed until the room erupted with noise, and mum ran onto the stage in tears hugging me tightly "Thankyou, Charlie Thankyou so so much" she kissed me as we jumped down from the stage and towards the bar to more drinks.