Breaking Through

Chapter 12

That night was a restless one. It wasn't fair that when everything was perfect it all went downhill. I tried to make the most of everything and find a silver lining in my situation. I had found one; now Tim had T1D I had something that could help us bond and get closer. He seemed to handle it very well, with me there most of the time to watch over him and give tips. I still didn't understand why he got it. But there was nothing I could do about it, though I hoped that in the future that there would be something that I could do.

My parents, funnily, had planned a family trip to the Gold coast, just a little bit away from where Emily was staying. Maybe I could visit her and persuade her parents to stay.

My brother was coming with us for the holiday, of course. I had to get ready for our holiday and to see my big bro. I missed him so much, seeing as he was now at Uni. We were only going for a week and a half so I packed accordingly, because we were going to do some washing while we were over there. I picked up some books and decided I was going to read the Harry Potter series again. I started to imagine a nice day on the beach reading my books and people watching. People watching was a newfound favourite hobby and bonding time for my mum and me, it was really fun. My dad had also promised us that we could have a day at a spa. I was so excited that, momentarily, I forgot about all my problems.

I heard a car pull in to the driveway and pounded down the stairs, Charlie was home at last! I saw his silhouette through the door and opened the door as soon as he was next to it. He jumped a little bit and smiled.

"Hey Ems! I should have known." He laughed and pulled me into a one armed hug. I took his bag off him and rushed it to his bedroom, which was downstairs unlike the other bedrooms. I popped the bag on his extra tall, hand-made desk and galloped out. I called out to my parents that Charlie was home again and they came out to greet him. We were leaving for the Coast early next morning, so we had time to hear about all Charlie's new Uni stories and bond. After dinner we all sat down in the movie room and put on 'Die Hard'. It was nice to have the crew back together again. When the movie was over Charlie challenged me to a game on Injustice. I played my favourite character; Green arrow and he played Aquaman. I beat him in six out of ten games. Afterwards I said goodnight to everybody and went upstairs. I pulled out my phone and dialled Tim's number. He picked up on the third ring.

"Hey babe."

"Hey are you feeling? Is my Timmy feeling better?"

"Yeah I'm getting there. My mum put me down for an insulin pump today. We thought it was a good idea seeing how much you love it. I really can't thank you enough for helping me through this. They are discharging me in two days. I'm so excited. I'll get to see my babe." I could hear the smirk in his voice.

"Oh. That's great Tim. Only I forgot to tell you one thing. I'm going to the Coast tomorrow morning," I heard him sigh, "But I get back in a week and a half so we can meet up then. I'm sorry I can't see you before then."

"Right. That's ok. I'll hang out with Brendan a bit I guess, although he's not much of a talker. Ah well. Oh, I just thought, if you are going anywhere near Emily you can talk to her and her parents about moving."

I laughed and I heard Tim ask why I was laughing.

"Well that's exactly what I was thinking! We are so similar. We must have a mental connection."

He laughed and told me we must have.

"I have to go sweetie. Talk soon okay. Love you."

"Ok. Love you too." I said. I waited for Tim to hang up and I put my phone down after I heard several beeps. We were so perfect together; I had this strange feeling that we were made for each other. Although I didn't believe in that sort of thing, we just kind of, fit. I put on my headphones and played some relaxation music and fell asleep, head clear.