Wild heart - Bradley Will Simpson fan fiction

TWENTY TWO

* 23 February 2015*

~*Becky's POV*~

I rest my head in my hands, hovering over the kitchen sink. Won't this ever stop?! Surely, I have nothing left to bring up. I haven't eaten in days, for God's sake. A pained and strangled groan slips through my slightly parted lips as I get the feeling of fluid rising from my stomach again.

" I'm heading off to work now, darling." Mum says softly as she comes to stand next to me, gently rubbing my back. She tucks a few stray strands of hair behind my ear, before lifting my ponytail out of the firing line and lays it down the length of my back.

" OK." Is all I manage to whispier before vomiting again. I cough a little before spitting the contents of what's in my mouth into the sink. I take a large mouthful of water from my glass, washing my mouth out and spitting that down the plug hole too. I groan again, mainly due to my tiredness this time, before laying my hand on my arm on the kitchen counter.

" Are you sure you don't want me to stay home with you today? I can get today off if you want me to stay with you." Mum suggests as she strokes my short baby hairs from my hot, sticky forehead, most likely making them stand up all over the place. Although, I'm so past caring about what I look like when I feel like this.

" No, I'm fine. You go to work. I'll call you if I really need you." I reassure her, taking a sip of water, but not managing to swallow it before I'm sick again. " I'm old enough to clean up after myself if I make a mess." I smile weakly up at mum, trying to add some humour to the situation, only to which mum returns a sympathetic sigh.

" OK, darling. Just please make sure you do." She leans down to my level in order to kiss my sweaty forehead before grabbing her bag off the breakfast bar before leaving, rather reluctantly.

The door shuts and much to my irritation, Kai instantly starts crying and scratching at the door, making my head thump even more than it already is. I clutch my head and groan. " Kai," I moan pathetically. " Here boy!"

Kai bounds over to me and sits at my feet, wagging his tail. I quietly chuckle at him as I bend down to scratch behind his ear. I open the cupboard under the sink and pull out one of his large bone chews. I allow him to take it from my hand. He happily trots into the living room with it and I follow him with a glass of water and quite a large bowl, just in case I can't make it to the kitchin in time.

I settle down on the sofa, wrapping myself in the blanket I had left on the sofa the previous night. I begin watching The Fresh Prince of Bel-air with Kai curled up next to me, but soon find myslef drifting off to sleep.

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I'm awoken by the sensation of my phone vibrating under my head, signaling an incoming text. I groan before stretching and rubbing my eyes, slightly annoyed and frustrated about being woken up. I allow my eyes to adjust to the lighting before digging my phone out from under the cushion and staring at the  lock screen.

Mum - Hi sweetie, H...

Sammy - Hey Becky, hop...

Mum - Rebecca, are you O...

Missed call - Mum

Gmail - Bradley Will Simpson

Missed call - Mum

Missed call - Mum

Mum - Rebecca, pick up the...