Finding our Voices {Nicholas McDonald & Sam Callahan}

Chapter 7

Lauren's pov

I was talking to my mum, telling her about my life now with Jess, Nicole and Lewis. We were having fun.

"Pass me your phone" she said in her weak voice. I passed it to her and she then got her phone from the bedside table and began to text someone I didn't know who it was though.

"Never forget me okay?" Mum said and I looked at her confused. Then the machines began to beep furiously. The nurses flooded into the room and pushed me out, I was screaming at them. Then I heard the words I didn't ever want to hear.

"Time of death 7:41" I broke down on the floor in fits of tears. I brought my phone out and rung Jess explaining to her what happened and she said her and Nicole are on their way.

Nicoles pov

Jess just told me what happened to Lauren's mum and my heart sunk.

"Mum what if she... You know.... Cuts herself again"

"Don't say that, we just have to hope for the best. Pass me my phone please" I said when we stopped at the lights remembering someone texted me before.

From: unknown

Please look after my daughter...

I sat there staring at it confused as to who it was. Then I realised, what if it was Lauren's mum.

"Mum the lights have changed" Jess told me bringing me back into reality.

Lauren's pov

I stood there looking through the window at the now lifeless body laying on the bed with a white sheet over it. She's gone. She's really gone and never coming back.

"Lauren!" I heard Jess shout. I turned around and saw her running up to me with her arms open shortly followed by Nicole as she was wearing heals.

"She's gone!" I cried into her shoulder. "I'm never gonna see her again!"

"I know" she said gently. When I'd calmed down we all sat down on the chairs.

"I'll go ring Lewis" Nicole said. I nodded and turned to face Jess.

"How was your audition" I asked trying to take my mind off my mum

"I got through"

"I knew you would!" I said laughing slightly through my tears. A few minutes later, I saw Jess look through the corner of her eye then nodded.

"I'm gonna get a drink. Do you want one?"

"No thanks" I said forcing a smile and shaking my head. She stood up and hugged Nicole who had just returned and walked away.

"You okay?" She asked. I just looked at her, tears in my eyes. "Stupid question. But I need to tell you something okay?"

"I know what your gonna say" I told her

"You do?"

"Yeah, now my mums gone, you're gonna ring social services and send me to care" I told her.

"No baby no. Well yeah I'm gonna ring social services, because it'd be wrong if I didn't but I'm gonna ask them if you can stay with us?"

"Seriously?" I almost choked out

"Yeah, only if you want to"

"Yes please"

"Okay. And don't worry, we'll take care of you" she told me.