Effys story (a skins fanfic)

Triangle (8)

I woke up to the sound of beeping next to me, it was the machine connected to my body.

I looked up past the monitor to see Freddie with his eyes closed as he slept peacefully whilst his hand was still in mine. He was still here.

I rubbed my eyes as a nurse came in.

"Elizabeth, there's someone that wants to see you, he's been waiting to see you all night but I told him you already had a visitor"

"Okay, thanks, you can send him in"
I replied as I thought about Cook waiting hours to see if I was okay.

Cook waltzed in and looked straight at me as he sighed with relief that I was okay.

"God Eff I was so worried, I thought you'd gone and died on me"

"Nope Cook, never" I replied.

"Anyway, I brought you a sandw.."
He turned to see someone sitting in the chair next to me and gasped in shock.

"W..what... What the fuck is going on?"
He whispered as he rubbed his eyes shakily.

He opened them again to see the same person slumped on the chair fast asleep.

"F..Freddie?" He whispered with his eyes wider than ever.

Freddie opened his eyes, slowly waking up as he noticed Cook staring at him. He opened his mouth to explain but didn't know what to say.

"This can't be real" Cook stuttered.

"Cook, it's real, I know you won't understand how but believe me i'm here" Freddie spoke reassuringly as a tear ran down his face at the sight of his best friend. Freddie walked up to Cook and brought him into a hug.

Cook grasped Freddie's shoulders desperately in disbelief. As they hugged onto each other, I could see in their faces how much they had missed their best  friends.

Cook held onto him tightly with his fists as he let his tears out and cried onto his shoulder.

"H..how are you here Fred?"

"I'm alive Cook, I'm alive and I'm sorry"

"I fucking missed you man"
Cook replied as he sobbed onto Freddie's shoulder and patted his back.

"I missed you too Cook, and I'm sorry I left you but I had to get away" Freddie replied.

"But,.but I saw your blood, covering your clothes... And his baseball bat. He beat you" Cook replied as He pulled away from Freddie.

"Yes but I managed to get away just in time, I was badly injured and I had to get out quick so I bought a ticket to new york and boarded the next plane"

"Are you really here?"

"Yes cook"

"But Freddie if your not really dead that means I killed him for
No reason" Cook gasped.

"You killed John foster?" Freddie asked.

"I had to. I thought he had killed you and my anger took over Fred, I thought he'd killed my best friend"

"Fuck, I..I'm sorry" Freddie replied.

"Why did you fucking never try to find us?" Cook asked suddenly getting angry.

"I had to make a new start quickly and joes gang took me off the streets and gave me a place to stay"

"Who's joes gang?"  Cook asked.

"The ones that beat you and the ones that put me in here" I replied quietly.

"Freddie your with them?" Cook asked in surprise.

"Your with the gang that tried to kill me and hurt eff?" Cooks voice was getting louder and louder.

"I didn't know I swear, but I have to go back with them or they will destroy us all, I have to protect us" Freddie insisted.

"I will fucking kill them all eff, how did they hurt you?"

I explained to him what had happened and his eyes were blazing with rage by the end of the  story.

"I'm gonna kill them eff they are all dead"

"You can't cook, they are too dangerous you don't know how powerful they are this is just the start" Freddie added.

"Don't come back and tell me what to do Freddie I've had to look after me and eff for 2 years and now you have the front to show up and tell me how to stay safe?

"Cook I'm just trying to help"

"Well We don't need your help"

"Your hurt, I get it but if u don't need me then there's no need for me to stay"

I had had enough they were doing my head in, why was Freddie protecting them?

"Freddie your gonna come back after leaving us for 2 years and then leave again?" I asked calmly.

"Eff.."

"No, if joe and his gang are going to come after us then we will deal with it, are you gonna run back to them like a scared little animal?"

Freddie looked at me, really looked at me.

"I shot him Freddie, with a real gun in my hand, I pulled the trigger and aimed straight at his heart and I wish he had died"

Freddie swallowed.

"So Freddie if this is going to become a war you have to choose a side, run with us or crawl back to that scum"

"She's right Fred" Cook added.

"If your going to leave us you have to leave now, because I can't deal with having to say goodbye again"

Just then my nurse came in.

"Elizabeth needs to have her dressings changed so can you please leave us for a moment of peace?"
The nurse spoke politely.
The boys exited my room and waited outside.

"Effy" I stated.

"Pardon?"

"My names effy not Elizabeth, how many hospitals do I have to go to before they learn my name"
I said calmly.

"Right right sorry eliz.. effy"

"When can I get out of here?" I asked

"Tomorrow if everything goes to plan"

I nodded at the nurse and she changed the dressing on my wound after a long, one sided conversation about making sure I don't 'walk into anymore knifes' which was my cover story for the police.

By the time I had rested it was already 11:25 pm and I was already missing Freddie again.