Fans or Family: Tulisa and Me

Chapter 21

Tulisa's POV

The red light indicating we were live went out. We were free to talk. "You guys are adorable, honestly!" Holly said smiling. Vharrey stretched, she dragged up her t-shirt and revealed her ribs. "Whoa, Vharrey what happened?" Holly said, pretty worried. Vharrey was confused, she went to lower her arms but I held them there. "Vharrey, what did you do?" I said looking at her. "What, I didn't do nothing T, what the he'll are you on about, and people are staring!" she whisper/shouted. I turned to see people staring at us. I lowered her arms and took her and Holly to the dressing room.

We got in and Gareth came in right after us. "Vharrey, your ribs are purple, what did you do?" Holly asked her. I could tell V was getting nervous. "I don't no and can you put my shirt down, it's cold!" she almost growled. "Vharrey!" "Tell me what happened, your under my care, your my responsibility!" I shouted at her almost. She put her holiest down and sat on the chair. She crossed her arms, almost to protect her chest. "What happened moró, I can easily get Gareth to phone your mum, or we can take you to hospital!" I knew the hospital one would scare her. She looked up. Her calm crystal blue now not so calm.

"Seriously T, are you threatening me with the Hospital, that's low!" She growled at me, I didn't want to fight with her. " Tell me what happened, I just want to help you, so does Holly!" "Please just let us!" I finished and Holly agreed. She sighed but stood up. "Now, what happened to your ribs, and is it just your ribs?" I asked her and she lowered her head. "Vharrey, you ok?" Holly asked, I saw her reach her Vharreys shoulders. "Yea, and it is just my ribs, but I didn't do anything to them, I cracked some remember!" she shouted at me and then I saw regret flash across her eyes. "But Vharrey, my ribs arnt like that and I cracked more ribs than you!" I said hugging her. She was scared. "You broke them didn't you, that's why you stopped singing after you ran upstairs, you couldn't, it hurt you!" Realisation hit my face. "Was it me? When I pushed you back in the car cuz of the paps?" I sat on the chair and pulled her onto my lap. Holly sat on the other chair.

"No, It was the paps leaving the hospital. I got grabbed andbI if cameras and people! I just need you so I called you!" She cried into my chest. Holly held her hands, she didn't want to leave but didn't no what to do. "But why call me mum then?" I asked her, stroking her face. "Because, you arnt a cousin to me, I told you, your a second mum, and I knew if I needed.you, you'd be there!" She cried harder. "How are your ribs now?" because you will have to get a doctor out ok? You could puncture a lung moró, Come on stand up!" I stood up with her. "Listen, I need to have a look at your ribs, if they are bad, we will get a doctor ok?" I asked her and she nodded. Holly spoke up. "Listen I'll go get an ice pack and you and Gareth can.check her ok?" She asked and I nodded. I lifted her t-shirt. "Vharrey, your gonna have to get your whole arm out, I know it's uncomfortable, but Gareth will turn around and I'll be fast ok?" "It's better me than a strange doctor though right?" I asked and she nodded. She slipped her arm out the shirt and let the shirt rest on her shoulder.

I gently slipped my fingers over her ribs, feeling for breaks. I felt my fingers go in a bit, she broke a rib. She winced and saw her hold back the tears. Gareth was turned around. "Gareth, go find Holly, she needs an ice pack. He nodded but didn't turn around. 5 minutes later I was still feeling for breaks, she was in so much pain. Holly and Gareth walked into the room. "Sorry, I couldn't tell them what it was for, had to make up an excuse!" she planted and knelt down beside me. "What did y, you say?" Vharrey mumbled and Holly flashed her gaze to her eyes. "Well, I just said it was for my head, I had a migraine!" she smiled and Vharrey nodded. I held the ice pack against her ribs and she flinched. "T, I I can't breathe!" She was gasping, I started to take the ice pack away. "No T, I really can't breathe, hel, help me!" She was gasping and started to fall. "No no no, Vharrey babe, don't close your eyes ok, listen to me!" I tapped her face. She started to black out. I lifted her chin and lay her on her side. She started to breathe, she got colour to her cheeks again. Gareth ran back in with medics. I hid her side. She didn't have her top on yet. "She's breathing again, just, give me a few minutes you need to turn around, she don't have her shirt on right!" I growled at them. They looked y he face and saw her breathe. They turned around.

I lifted her up with Hollys help. She was unconscious, but Holly held her. I slipped her arm into the sleeve and fixed her. I wasn't gonna let some strangers see her like that. I told them they could turn around and check her over. They checked her over, they felt her ribs through her shirt. I wasn't gonna let them lift her shirt, no-one would really. Her shirt was think so it was easy. "Ok, her breathing is ok, she could've just got a shock from her ribs, a hiccup in her breathing caused it probably. We have to wrap her ribs in some bandages for support. We need to take off her shirt, I'm sorry!" One of the medics told me. It had to be done. "Fine, but only one of you do it the other can look away.and me and Holly are staying beside he ok!" It was more and order than a question. The closest nodded and the other turned. He let me lift heretic to the way it had to be. He carefully wrapped the bandage around her ribs, asking me or Holly to do certain bits. Once he was finished I fixed her shirt and they left. Gareth turned around and turned to me. "Is she ok babe?" He was so scared and forgot it was a secret. I looked at Holly, "Don't worry, secrets safe, just get her.one please, Gareth you'll need to lift her, she blacked out. Just say she fell asleep ok!" Holly smiled and opened the door. I thanked her and we walked out.

I had all if our things and our car had been moved to the back entrance. No paps were there thankfully. Gareth Carried her into the car and I got in after him. We sat down and Gareth placed her on his lap. Her head, shoulders and torso was on mine. The rest of her body on Gareth's lap. As soon as we got home. Gareth ran inside with her, gently holding her so she won't get hurt.

That night I slept in my room with her, she had to be kept an eye on. I wasn't going to leave her again. She wwant going to get hurt agin.