Ross' POV
30 minutes later
6:45pm
I got home and Ryland glared at me. "You're late" he snapped. "Sorry" I whispered. I put the milk in the fridge before grabbing the cleaning products. "You Gotta clean the bathroom Ross." Ell told me. I frowned and nodded before walking upstairs.
8:30pm
I had just finished and walked downstairs to see a note.
'Went to the movies. Rocky will be back soon'
I frowned before throwing it in the bin. My eyes were droopy and I felt like I was gonna collapse at any minute. I stared at the blurry seats about a metre away from me. "Will I make it?" I thought. No. I frowned before pulling my phone out. I pressed one before walking towards the couch. "Hi. This is Stormie-" and everything went black.
35 minutes later
9:05pm
Rocky's POV
I got home and saw Ross' car in the driveway. Great. I can finally talk to him. I opened the door and the first thing I saw was my brother.
But he wasn't awake.
He was unconscious on the ground.
I ran over. "Ross? Ross bro?!" I panicked. I opened his eyes. "Shit shit shit" I panicked. I checked his pulse. He was alive. Thank god. What do i do? His phone started ringing.
Mom
I picked up.
"Mom?"
"Rocky? Where's-"
"I just got back. Mom he's collapsed. He's unconscious."
"What?! Where?!"
"At home. God knows how long he's been like this"
"Okay. I'm coming"
She hung up and I pulled my unconscious little brother uni my arms. "I got you. You're gonna be fine"
25 minutes later
The front door opened and mom walked over. "Mom he's burning up." I panicked. "Okay. Let's take him to the hospital" she told me. I nodded slightly before trying to lift Ross up. "Mom maybe you should call an ambulance instead" she nodded before dialling 911.
Ross' POV
10:00pm
I opened my eyes and saw I was in my room with a few paramedics around me. As well as rocky and mom. "He should be fine. Just make sure he is taking breaks in his schedule and is eating enough." One man said. My eyes were only opened slightly. "Is he okay to do his show?" Mom asked. "Should be. Just make sure he is getting enough rest. This was caused by stress and exhaustion" a woman said. "Okay. Thanks so much" mom smiled. I looked at rocky, who was clutching onto my hand. I held his back and he looked at me. "Hey" he smiled slightly. "Hey" I coughed. Mom looked at me and stroked my hair. "Honey. Why didn't you tell us that you were exhausted?" She asked. "Didn't wanna disappoint. Anyway everyone's tired." "Ross. I told you you were overworking yourself." Rocky frowned. "I know" I mumbled. "Have your panic attacks come back?" Mom asked. I used to have them when I was 12. "Yeah. Krysta helped me calm down from one yesterday." I mumbled. Mom hugged me "honey. You need to tell us about these things" she frowned. "I didn't wanna let you and dad and Rydel and court and everyone down" I told them. "Ross. You're allowed to feel tired and stressed." Rocky frowned. I smiled slightly "now come on. We'll go get food" rocky smiled. "Mmkay." I mumbled, pushing myself up. I glanced at the clock. 10:00pm. "Oh shit. I promised Rydel I-" "hey shh. It doesn't matter okay?" Mom soothed. "She'll be even more mad" I frowned. "No she won't. We'll explain okay?" Rocky smiled. I nodded slightly. "I'll go make you a sandwich." Mom told me before standing up and leaving the room.
"Scared the shit out of me Ross." Rocky laughed. I smiled slightly before nestling into his neck "m'sorry" I whispered "it's okay. Just please tell us next time." He whispered. I nodded "I will. Promise"
The next morning
7am
I got to rehearsals and everyone was already mid-dance. Dad had dropped me off. The doctors had called the director and he made sure I came in late. I walked over and he patted my back "you feeling better?" He asked. I nodded slightly. "Good. Show night is tomorrow. We can always find someone else-" I cut him off "no. I'm fine. Promise" I assured. He nodded as everyone stopped dancing. "Okay. That was great. One more time. Ross. Jump in" I nodded before getting into my spot. "You okay today?" Krysta asked. I nodded "I'm fine"
Rocky's POV
We were all eating breakfast when I coughed. "Guys we need to talk about something" I told them. "What's up rock?" Ryland asked. "It's about Ross." I told them. Rydel sighed "what's he done now?" She asked. "Rydel. Stop. I don't care if you're PMSing or whatever but this is serious." I snapped. Her eyes widened and she nodded. "The stress is seriously getting to him-" "but rocky. Riker has stress too. You don't see him complaining" Rydel sighed. "Because Riker gets breaks. And you also don't see Riker having panic attacks or collapsing in the hallway. Do you?" I asked. Ell furrowed his eyebrows "what?" "Ross collapsed yesterday. From exhaustion. He's having panic attacks because of the stress on him. You know what he panicked about when he woke up yesterday Rydel?" I asked. She shook her head "the fact that he was late to help you with something." I snapped before standing up. "Where you going?" Ryland asked. "To moms. I said I would help her with something" I snapped before leaving.
8:00pm
I pulled up at Ross' rehearsal and walked inside to see him dancing. I smiled and the song finished. "Perfect. You're all amazing 6am tomorrow guys for the last rehearsal before the first show." Everyone cheered. Ross ran over and smiled "I'm just gonna go to the bathroom" he told me. I nodded "be fast" I laughed. He smiled and nodded before running towards the bathroom. I'm glad he's okay.
