Crystal Visions.

You're saying I'm fragile?

Ella's POV: June

Well apparently everybody is supposed to be avoiding the subject of my black out from a few nights ago. Honestly the only thing I remember about mom's birthday party was the fact that I missed out on CAKE! and it was from my favourite bakery! If this syncope is gonna affect my eating habits and make me miss out on a good meal, what's the point in me even having an appetite or a STOMACH? So as a birthday surprise for mom, dad bought Tickets for the whole family (Yes including Karen, she's like family) and we're on our way to Hawaii, Maui, mom usually rents a house out on Napili, but Dad's rented out a bachelor pad right next to it for Lily and Theda and Troy and Seth. I'm not sure if I'm gonna stick with mom and dad in the house or the bach with the sibs. Aaron's gone to Europe with Nadine, I'm so happy for the two of them, they're so in love, dare I say it they look even more in love than my own parents. And I thought I'd never live to see that.   

Since finding out about Syncope, I've really been trying to keep myself calm and not worry about what happened a year ago, and in the past couple months through seeing Aiden. I know he's just trying to be friendly with Aaron but I can see that it is making him very uncomfortable to still be close with my brother, due to the circumstance. He's a great guy, and I hope he gets help. I nearly faint at least several times a day, the doctors say that's a good sign? But it's pretty simple, I just have to lie down, drink some water and relax. But it's really hard when you have people not knowing that they're breathing down your neck about what's the cause of all this, honestly I thought missing a meal was uncomfortable, but if this goes on, who knows I might get a nervous tick!   

Dad told me moms been feeling like she's neglecting me. Believe me she isn't, she checks on me constantly during the day and always almost smothers me to death with her love. But it's cute, it just goes to show she really cares. I'm thinking about opening up about what happened between Aiden and I last year, but it all depends on...I don't want her to look at Aiden in a bad light, he's a good guy, he just wasn't well, he isn't well, and I hope, I pray that he's getting better... 

Stevie's POV: 

Finally arrived in Maui, the house is spacious and so beautiful, Lori and Karen have come along. It has a few bedrooms, but I think Ella wants to stay in the bach-pad with the twins'. I'm not at all sure if that's a good idea, I want to keep her close to me, I'm worried sick that she'll have another seizure or worse have a total breakdown from her 'stress'. Doctor Brenner's words are pounding in my ear, I have to be careful with how I approach her on the situation, but at the same time he said it's up to her. If she's developing any of the symptoms of losing consciousness during the conversation about her stress-induced syncope, then he said to take all the necessary steps to control it and talk about it some other time. I start unpacking my clothes, Lindsey's checking out the bachelor pad with the boys, suddenly I hear screams, sounds like ELLA!  

I drop my clothing and rush out to the open lounge-kitchen area where I heard the screams. Lori comes to me looking worried, '' did you hear that?'' we both go into the lounge where we both come upon Ella and Theda...Both lying on the floor, Theda has Ella in a submission hold, and the two are laughing and squealing. Lily sits on the couch beside them, saying who knows what! those girls have heaps of inside jokes I'm completely out of it when they say them to each other. '' It's all right Lori, it's just my girls being boys again.'' I say to her. I watch them, '' Britney, Britney you're embarassing me'' Lily says in a silly nasal tone, I watch Ella try to get up but Theda gently pulls her down '' NO!'' Ella squeals and laughs. I watch the two lay on the ground, Theda holding Ella in a tight lock so she can't get away and the two are cackling and squealing at the top of their lungs. I wave my hand, '' I get gray hairs because I worry if they're actually girls.'' I mutter to myself as I walk back into the bedroom where Lindsey and I will be sleeping in. Honestly those girls as into clothing and makeup and hair they are, they certainly are their father's daughters. Like I said years ago, I'm the friggin surrogate mother for 'THE' Lindsey Buckingham.