Thomas X reader ~ Stick together

Chapter 27

U woke up to the sound of Thomas whimpering and yanking the blanket around him furiously
"STOP IT! Get off me! NOT THE NEEDLES!
Y/N!!!!!!"
His shouts and protests made ur heart shatter. You couldn't stand it any longer. "Thomas!" U said shaking him, "please wake up!"
He awoke with a Yelp of pain and u realised u were prodding his pricks from the needles. "Oh Thomas I'm so sorry! Shhhh shhh Thomas it's all ok just breathe."

As he sobbed u cradled him in ur arms, mortified from how stupid u were to wake him up like that.
You kept trying to calm him down, but he seemed inconsolable. It struck u how different he was from that boy you met in the corridor not 2 weeks ago. That thought crushed u. How could the handsome, funny and charming Thomas be the same person as the shattered, broken young boy u held in ur arms now?

The day wore on slowly as u tended for Thomas. He could walk, although it was with great difficulty and required you supporting him under his arms. U parked him on the soft leather sofa and flicked on the tv for him. When he called u back to turn it off, u fetched him some food and water instead. U needed to go to the supermarket for some cat food for Arthur (did I mention you had a cat ? 😂😂), but the thought of leaving poor Thomas alone brought tears to ur eyes. Instead u just let Arthur go and catch birds in the small garden. Thomas had hardly touched his food when u went to check on him, and when u asked him if he was hungry he simply shook his head and continued staring out of the window with glassy eyes.

Dylan and Holly knocked on the door after a couple of hours, and after telling them everything over a cup of coffee in the kitchen, u couldn't help but break down sobbing once more. Dylan knelt by your side and squeezed ur shoulders as holly searched for a tissue. "Hey hey y/n don't cry, I know it's bad but these doctors really do know what they're doing- I promise u."
You knew Dylan was trying to help, and to some extent his words helped soothe u. But u couldn't help but think of the main doctor and his horrible leering face as he operated on Thomas.

You all went into the living room where Thomas was and watched Dylan and Holly try to have a conversation with him. It was no use. At every question, Thomas would either nod slightly or just stare straight ahead. It was as if the flame that was once the Thomas u fell in love with was drowning, unable to burn any longer (hope u like the imagery😂)

Then, just as u were helping Holly and Dylan to the door, a large white envelope slid through the letterbox. U all knew straight away it was the details of Thomas' operation tomorrow...

END OF CHAPTER