Fake Love

Part 54

Briar POV

I signed the papers and my Dad's machines are going to be turned off any minute now. Franci is here with me in the room my Dad is in.

"Briar, remember nothing is going to happen until you want it too." She reminds me.

I nod. "Its time. This is what he would've wanted."

"Okay." She says with a small smile; a sympathy smile.

The doctor turns off the machines and I watch as his heartbeat stops. I'm in hysterical tears, they won't stop falling. I've lost everyone, all of my family is gone. How did it end up like this?

I sit in the room next to my Dad's body for about an hour. Franci left, to give me some space. I really appreciate her help. She's doing everything she can to make me feel okay, but the truth is I am so SO sad and mad and scared. I don't know where I am going to live, I don't know what I'm going to do with anything.

I leave the room and go straight to Myles' room. I know that Franci and everyone will be there and I just need to be around people right now. The moment I walk through the door, it goes silent; no one knows what to say to me.

"Its okay." I say to them. "Just keep talking."

Franci smiles at me as I sit next to Myles on the bed. "We were just talking about how Myles gets out of hospital in a few days."

"Oh." I say, and a thought pops into my head; maybe I could live with them but would it be rude of me to ask? "I was wondering if ... "

"If what, love?" Franci asks me.

"Never mind." I shake my head.

"Okay, well Ryan and I have been thinking and seeing as you can't legally live alone," She starts. "Would you like to come back and live with us again?"

"Permanently?" I ask, starting to feel better.

"Sure." She smiles. "What do you say?"

"Yes, thank you so much." I reach out and hug her.

"Don't thank me." She says. "I think of you as family, you know that."

I glance over at Myles, who smiles at me sweetly. And for the first time since all of this happened, I realise that I still have a family. They may not be related to me by blood, but they're here for me when I need them and that's what family is really about.