Working For Him (a Joe Sugg fanfiction)

Chapter 2: New Home (for now)

I was shaken awake by Casper when we landed. He said that our uber would be here in about fifteen minutes so we would all really have to hurry. We jog off the plane and catch up to the rest of the gang and start heading to baggage claim. I slow down when we pass this huge window. I look out and see how truly bad it's raining. I shiver to myself just thinking about rain, rain took away the one thing I thought I'd never have to loose. Stop! Stop that right now, don't be such a wimp over a little rain! Zoe turns back and sees that I'm stopped in front of the window and questions weather or not I'm all right. I nod and jog to catch up.
Soon after our uber arrives and we all hop in kinda ending up squished together. I look out the window and get lost in my own thoughts.
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"Come on Phoebes! Just a few more videos! I want to have lots to upload while you're in the hospital," on of my best friends Cole says to me as I start to get up to go to bed.
"No, I'm so tired these days and I leave to go into the hospital tomorrow I need to sleep," I say back slowly walking towards the couch using the wall for support because I'm getting dizzy. Suddenly I fall to the ground and everything goes black.
      "Phoebe? PHOEBE?! Wake up god dammit, wake up!" I hear Cole but everything sounds far away. I slowly open my eyes and it's actually really hard. Finally my eyes open and I'm greeted by Cole screaming in my face.
     "Why are you screaming gosh it's so loud," I say my voice coming out surprisingly horse. He explains that I've been passed out for ten minutes and that he was so freaked out. I knew this would start happening. The doctor said give him two years and it's been half a year already and it's just horrible. My hair all fell out with chemo and I'm tried all the time! I am still even keeping up on my YouTube channel that Cole convinced me to create when we were younger and it's actually painful these days.
"Cole, babe I can't do this anymore. This whole YouTube thing. It's not fun anymore it's painful to try and balance all of that with this cancer. I'm sorry," I say under my breath.
"What?! Just because you passed out? You're sick Phoebe! This was how it's supposed to go! Why do you constantly have to be a quitter! You can't do anything for long without saying it's not fun or painful. Well that's life! I have no idea how we have stayed friends you have changed for the worse! Honestly I don't know how we ever became friends in the first place," he screams in my face.
"Yes Cole I know I'm sick. I am reminded every freaking day when I wake up and look into the mirror to see my sicken eyes and bald head! I am reminded when I have to go live in the hospital! It's not even living Cole it's just plain existing! I eat breathe and sleep! I don't have a life! And clearly don't have friends! You call me a quitter?! How is it that I'm a quitter when I am fighting cancer and trying to focus on that?! Don't you think that cancer and my health is a little bit more important that a YouTube channel?! You know I don't know how we are friends anymore either," I say trying to remain calm, but loosing it in the end.
"Ya know if we both can't seem to understand why we are friends maybe we shouldn't be friends in the first place," Cole says with confidence.
"Yeah, maybe we shouldn't be friends," I slowly stutter out whilst turning around and holding my breath. I wait for him to reach out to me. To say he didn't mean it. Instead I'm left with the slam of my front door.

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"Phoebe darling, we are here," Alfie says to me slowly trying to wake me out of my daze,"We will stay here at Casper's flat tonight because it's late, and head home in the morning." I nod my head and proceed to follow him out of the car and into his flat. We head inside, and Zoe and Alfie head to bed in the spare room right after saying goodnight to me. Casper offers up his room to me, but I politely decline saying it's his house and the couch is fine with me. He nods and leaves me alone after getting me a pillow and a blanket. I curl up on the couch and think over everything that has happened today. Soon enough I feel my eyes drooping and I'm asleep.

**********time skip to next morning**********

        "Phoebe, time to wake up darling we need to head home now," Alfie says while shaking my shoulder gently.
        "Aww already? Ten more minutes please," I mutter back.
        "Ha I'm afraid not this time because it's already 11 o'clock, " Alfie says this time a little louder.
         "Okay let's go, "I say whilst popping up off the couch. We all say our goodbyes to Casper and jump into Zoe's car which she had left at Casper's while they were away. We drove quite a long while in a comfortable silence.
         "So what is it like, ya know being internet famous," I question trying to strike up conversation,"Is it continuously hounding you to be more than you already are and out more effort into it until it hurts you?"
        "No, goodness no, it's actually wonderful. But Phoebe why do I take it you are coming from experience," Zoe questions thoughtfully.
        "I had a gaming channel once. It was nice for a slight while. Then I got sick and I just couldn't do it anymore it was painful for me. I let all my fans down and the one person who's always been there for me and was helping with the channel constantly. We were never quite the same after I quit," I say whilst sniffling.
       "Aw Phoebe I'm so sorry! But hey, now that you're better why don't you try to start it up again," Zoe says enthusiastically, but then her face drops,"But there's something more than that isn't there?"
       "Unfortunately yes, honestly the way I ended it just out of the blue not even a goodbye my fans probably wouldn't come back, and my partner, Cole, is dead," I state,"He was in a car crash a couple of months ago right before i heard I was better."
        "I'm so sorry, so I'm guessing he's part of the reason too, for you coming to England," Zoe states back in a sympathetic voice,"You couldn't bare being better after he was dead, when you treated him like he was dead long before that?" I nod because she's so right it's incredible. We then continue the rest of our ride in silence.
              We finally arrive at the Zalfie household and I'm greeted by a adorable little pug named Nala. Alfie decided he's going to cook dinner for the lot of us while Zoe helps me set up stuff in my new room. We walk upstairs and Zoe shows me this cute little room with white walls and a queen bed with a white duvet cover. It's all so cute! Zoe suggests we go shopping soon so I can personalise my room a bit more and I instantly agree. Soon Alfie calls us down to eat and we come running.
              After dinner we all head to bed because of jet lag and pure exhaustion. I run to my room and shut my door. I have already brushed my teeth and washed my face so I just strip down to my grey panties and throw on an oversized T-shirt that belonged to my brother Jamie. I curl up in bed and am instantly whisked away by sleep.

Well hello again lovelies! I know it's taken me quite a long time to update so here's another chapter I hope you like it!

xxx Pacatt