Effys story (a skins fanfic)

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I woke up to my old alarm clock buzzing loudly, I grabbed it and smashed it on the floor. I tried to close my eyes again but it wouldn't work, I was awake.

I heard a key in the door and footsteps coming up the stairs, I pulled my duvet over my head before I heard someone enter my room.

I took a quick peak and saw a tall figure with his famous smile plastered on his face.

"Tony" I called smiling.
I jumped out of bed and ran up to my big brother as he pulled me into a hug and spun me around.

"I missed you effy" he said as he put me back down on the ground.

"I missed you too tony" I replied.

"So are you sticking around here now?"

"Yes tony, I guess I am"

"Good" he replied as he walked out of the room.

I decided to get ready and call cook. I jumped in the shower quickly before getting dressed into a top and jeans, when I was ready, i walked out of the house, pulling my phone from my pocket, I dialled cooks number and waited.

"Hello cook, where are you?"

"I'm in Freddie's shed, be here in 5"

"Okay" I replied. I closed my phone and stuffed it back in my pocket before reaching Freddie's back garden. I knocked on the shed door expecting to see cook at the other side.

I knocked again until I heard footsteps coming to open it. As it opened, Freddie's face came into view.

"Freddie? What are u doing here?"

"It's my shed remember?"

"Right, but where's cook?"

"He popped out"

I nodded and sat down on the chair looking around me. Karen's dance studio still stood with 4 huge mirrors and a clear space to practice her dancing in. I still remember how torn Freddie was when he found out his shed had been destroyed.

"So how did your family cope with everything you told them?"

He stayed silent and looked at me.

"You didn't tell them did you?"

"I can't come back after 2 years and knock on the door and say hey remember me? I'm your dead son?"

"Freddie you have to do this, they're your family"

"I know, i know, I just don't know when or how"

"How about right now?"

"What?"

"We can go right now"

"We?"

"Yes I'll come with you, now get up and let's go"

"Eff.."

"No excuses Freddie, Im here to do this with you, we'll face it together" I smiled as I wrapped my fingers around his.

"Okay" he sighed as we left the shed and made our way to the front of Freddie's house.

"Wait here a moment" I said to Freddie telling him to wait around the corner while I spoke to Freddie's family.

I knocked on the door twice, until it opened. In front of me, stood someone I barely recognised, it was Karen but her cheeks were hollow, her hair was messy and she was wearing tracksuit bottoms that hung off her tiny frame. She had huge bags under her eyes and no sign of expression filled her face.

Her eyes lit up in shock as she recognised me but then changed her gaze back to expressionless.

"Hi Karen"

"Effy? What are you doing here?"

"I need to speak to you and your dad about..about Freddie"

I could see Karen wince at the sound of his name. She must have take it the hardest, I knew how much she loved Freddie.

"Freddie died" she stated coldly.

"Can I come in?" I asked changing the subject.
"Effy, I don't think it's a good.."

"I swear Karen, you need to see and hear this" I replied.

She opened the door reluctantly and walked in through to the living room leaving me to follow. I signalled for Freddie to come in behind me and he walked beside me placing his shaky hand in mine and entwining our fingers.

We walked into the living room to see Freddie's dad and Karen sitting on the sofa, waiting for me to talk to them, when Freddie came into their sight their mouths dropped open in shock. Karen completely froze while Freddie's dads eyes began to pour with tears.

"F..Freddie?" Karen stuttered.

"Karen I...," Freddie started but was cut off by Karen blinking a couple of times and then running up to him. she threw herself at her big brother and held him tight. He grasped her shoulders as she wept on his. He stroked her hair as his eyes filled with tears.

"How is this possible?" She asked.

"It's a long story, but I promise I won't leave you again, oh god Karen I missed you so much"

Freddie's dad walked over to Freddie slowly not believing his eyes. Once Karen had let go, he wrapped his arms around Freddie tightly and let his tears run freely.

"Freddie, I can't believe your alive, when the police came, I thought I had lost another member of this family"
Freddie's dad wept.

I slowly crept away leaving Freddie to have his moment with his family. Family. Such a strong word until you lose it.

I decided to leave Freddie with his family and go back to Freddie's shed to see if cook was there yet.

I made my way to the familiar door of Freddie's shed. I knocked on it twice and waited, but nobody opened the door. I leant closer to the door and realised it was open, I pushed it lightly and it swung opened.

I stepped inside and walked over to the chair to see someone already in it. My mouth gaped open at who I saw sitting there.