Lay Me Down

Part 5

My mind was racing. What if I can never sing again? What was Dr. Thomas going to say? Would I have to cancel the tour? I can't let my fans down after everything they've done for me. I've had few horrible days in my life so far but this was defiantly the worst. As frantic and scared as I was I knew the people I needed most right now were Laura and Simon. The problem was one was all the way in another country and the other didn't even know about my voice problems. But I was too scared not to be with them so I texted them both. 'Hey Simon, something happened during my show tonight. Please call me when you can.' I could feel my eyes filling up with tears. 'Laura, the worst thing happened during my show. Can you meet me at the dr's?' Tears were flowing down my face and John was desperately trying to get me to relax. My phone rang and it was Simon. 'Baby, what happened? Are you okay?' I struggled to get the words out through my hysterical crying. 'My voice went out during the show and John and I are on the way to my doctor right now.' I could sense his concern and worry in his voice. 'Oh honey I'm so sorry. Do you need me to come home? I can reschedule my trip, you're way more important right now.' A part of me wanted him to come back so bad but I couldn't do that to him. 'You already flew all day and I would feel incredibly guilty if you...' 'Adele I'm calling my assistant right now and I'm coming to be with you. Text me when you get to the doctor and I'll call you when I land.' I couldn't believe Simon was about to board another plane just to be with me and even though our relationship was very new this made me fall in love with him. Just the thought of him being with me calmed me down and I started to relax.

Just as we pulled into Dr. Thomas' office Laura texted to say she would be there in five minutes. I was so grateful for her and Simon. John and I quickly went inside and were met by Dr. Thomas. 'Adele, come in my office and we'll give your voice a check.' I followed him and sat in the exam chair. Just as he finished his exam Laura showed up. 'I'm so sorry I'm late, babe. Traffic was insane.' She gave me the tightest hug and the tears drained out of me. 'What did the doctor say? Is everything okay?' She pulled away so she could look at me and grabbed my hands. 'I have to have surgery.' My phone started ringing as I was explaining everything to Laura. 'Hello' It was Simon. 'Hi baby. I just got on the plane and I'll be home in about twelve hours.' Tears streamed down my face. 'Call me when you land.'

Laura, John and I left the doctor offices and headed for home. I was torn up inside. All I could do was cry and Laura was right there to try her best to calm me down. John had Michael drop us off at my house and then he went to his. Once Laura and I were inside we went into my room and she tucked me into bed. 'You lay here and I'm going to fix us some tea.' As I waited for her to return I turned on the tv to try and get my mind off of everything. Laura came back and we sipped our tea while we watched a movie. 'I'm so sorry about what happened.' I looked at her and nodded my head, 'I know.' We finished our drinks and as I tried to sleep, Laura rubbed my back and kept telling me everything was going to be okay. I knew I just needed to go to sleep and tomorrow I would see Simon and everything would be fine.

I woke up to Laura talking to someone on the phone. 'She has to have surgery but I think she is going to be okay. She's really upset though.' She heard me walk into the living room and handed me the phone. 'It's your mum.' I quickly grabbed the phone. 'Hi, mum... Yeah I'm sorry I didn't call. Yeah it was really late when I got home but I planned on calling first thing. Okay yeah come over later today. Love you too.' It was such a relief to hear my mum's voice after last night. 'I'm going to make you some breakfast and then I have a meeting.' I fixed a hot cup of tea and got Louie ready for his walk. 'Thanks, Laura for everything I'm serious.' 'No problem babe. When you get back it'll be ready.' Louie and I headed out for his walk and it was actually really refreshing to get some fresh air and clear my mind. When we got back into the house, Laura had breakfast laid out on the table. She made avocado toast with fruit salad and spinach omelets. We finished eating and then she had to leave. And then it was just me and Louie sitting on the sofa and suddenly everything hit me. I was going to have surgery. I would have to cancel the rest of my tour. Would my fans ever forgive me? Would the doctor fix my voice and make me able to sing again? I tried my best not to breakdown and cry but I couldn't stop. Suddenly I heard a knock at my door. I pulled my dressing gown closed and opened the door. Standing on my doorstep with all his luggage was Simon.