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"it's okay baby get it all out," john soothingly spoke down to penelope whilst holding her hair and rubbing her back as she hunched over the bathroom floor spilling her guts out into the toilet.
she whimpered and tears left her eyes, she hated being sick more than anything - the burning in her throat and the vile aftertaste was enough to make her want to fling herself off a building. she held her stomach as the contents left her body and reappeared in the toilet bowl under her head.
"just like that darlin," john whispered. he hated seeing her sick like this, it had been a few days and she'd still not eased up on the throwing up, she had a doctors appointment for later on in the evening but until then she was stuck hurling her insides up into the toilet. after a minute she had emptied her stomach completely and flushed the chain bringing some toilet paper to her mouth to wipe it.
her bottom lip trembled as she looked up to john with glossy eyes, "i don't wanna be sick no more," she said almost like a child - when she threw up it reminded her of when she was attacked by carlys dad and it brings back a whole load of memories she'd rather not think about.
she dropped her head onto johns chest and he cuddled her. he knew that it brought back a flood of flashbacks when she was sick and it hurt his heart to know that that pain probably wouldn't leave anytime in her life, it would just get pushed to the side. penelope also felt wildly guilty because her and john were supposed to be driving down to liverpool for johns moms anniversary of her death to spend time with mimi - and also to show off their new engagement.
"i'm sorry," she mumbled into his shirt scrunching the fabric between his fingers.
john was slightly gutted that they couldn't go to liverpool but he would rather penelope get better before taking her anywhere in the car for that long.
"shh," he whispered in her ear.
she cried a little more into his shirt, "you should go to liverpool and see your aunt, she needs you more than me," she suggested looking up into his eyes.
he looked at her like she'd gone mad, "pen i already told u i'm not leaving you, understand?"
she nodded and her bottom lip wobbled again - she was so emotional, "after the doctors we'll go."
john smiled at her and nodded wanting to see him mum and auntie.
penelope gulped and stood up, "i'm going to call the doctors and bring my appointment forward," she wiped her face and offered a hand so john could pull himself up.
