Little White Lies
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I got off the phone to the police and went home straight away.
When I got home the ambulance people was just putting Erica in the ambulance.
"Erica!" I said loudly and ran over to her.
"Sir you need to stand back." The paramedic said.
"Wanking shit fuck bollacks." I said and the paramedic looked at me.
"I have Tourette's." I said quickly.
"Is my sister going to be okay?" I asked.
"Hard to say at the moment but she'll have the best care at the hospital." The paramedic smiled and I nodded and I watched them load her into the ambulance.
I turned round and saw mum getting loaded into the ambulance but I didn't care about her.
I looked towards the house and saw dad being taken out the house in hand cuffs.
I ran over and pushed him hard.
"What the fucking hell did you do!" I shouted loudly and pinned up against the wall.
"Sir don't make me arrest you as well." A police officer said.
I let my dad go while trying not to punch him.
"What happened?" I asked and looked at the officer who had hold of me.
"We don't know yet, it was something we hoped you would lighten us with." The officer said and let me go as another walked up towards me.
"Retarded fucks." I said and looked down.
I felt the officer get hold of my arm.
"I have Tourette's, you have to ignore anything offensive I say towards you." I said and the officer nodded.
"Do you mind if we ask you some questions? it'll help with our investigation and what has happened here." The male officer said.
"Sure, but I don't know what happened as I was fucking your mum... no I was at school." I said and the officers took me inside.
We was sat in the kitchen and I couldn't sit still my thoughts was all over the place and my Tourette's was really kicking in.
"Hey, it's okay. We just want to know what home life is like for you and your sister." The female officer said.
"Fuck shit fuck." I said and slapped my hand against my head.
"So what is home life like?" The female officer asked and sat down in front of me.
"Horrible." I said quietly.
"Why's that?" The male officer asked.
"My mother is an alcoholic and a druggie, she spends most of her time so high and drunk she forgets she has her kids to look after, but she has been to rehab but as soon as she was out of there she was back on the drugs and booze again. My dad is a bastard and wouldn't think twice and bashing mine or my sisters head against the wall. He even wouldn't think twice about killing us if he could." I said and looked down.
"You have a brother don't you?" The male officer asked.
"I don't speak about my foul brother. He is dead in mine and my sisters eyes." I growled.
"When can I see my sister? She'll be scared if she wakes up and I'm not there with her." I said and looked at the officers.
"Do you have a friend who you can talk to?" The female officer asked.
"Yes." I said and thought of Jack.
"I suggest you call them. You could do with a friend." The male officer said.
"I'll be fine." I said quietly.
"Sweetie, you could be losing your family. You need someone to talk, this isn't going to be easy for you." The female officer said.
I sighed and nodded
"We'll come back and talk to you, we'll give you some space." The male officer said and hey got up and walked out the room.
All what I can remember is calling Jack and Jack standing on my door step and then us walking to the hospital.
It was only when we walked into he hospital that I came back to my senses.
I walked over to he desk.
"Whore face." I said and the woman looked at me and then looked at the security guy who came walking towards me and Jack.
"He has Tourette's and he needs to know if his sister is going to be okay and he was wondering if he could go and see her or not." Jack said and I looked at him and smiled.
"Okay but you need to try and keep it under control young man now what is the name of your sister?" The woman said.
"I'm so sorry. My sisters name is Erica Gaskarth she came in with a woman called Isobel Gaskarth." I said.
"Do you want to visit Isobel or not?" The woman asked and looked at me.
"No but can I please have some updates on her health and how she is doing for me please." I said and the woman nodded.
"Are you family to Isobel or a friend?" The woman asked.
"She is my mother and no I don't wish to see her." I said and the woman nodded.
"Very well sir would you and you friend like to go to the waiting room and ill have someone come and talk to you as soon as they can." The woman said and I nodded.
"You don't have to be here." I said quietly.
"I'm here to support you so I am not going anywhere okay. I have your back." Jack said quietly as we walked to the waiting room.
We was both waiting for ages and I couldn't sit still but luckily my tics was sort f under control but it wasn't much.
"What's taking them so long." I muttered.
"Their busy, come and sit down and we can chat." Jack said and patted the seat next to him and I walked over and sat next to him.
"Did your dad do this?" Jack asked quietly.
"Yes." I whispered.
"I should off been at home to protect Eric, I should of made her go to school." I rambled.
"Hey this isn't your fault. That bastard did this, you was at school thinking Erica was safe from harm." Jack said.
"But home isn't safe Jack. It hasn't been safe for 13 years." I said and looked at Jack hard.
Jack was going to say some but a doctor came in.
"Family and friends of the Gaskarths?" He said.
"Over here." I said and the doctor walked over and sat on the coffee table in front of me and Jack.
"How's my sister? Can I go and see her?" I asked quickly.
"Your sister is in surgery at the moment." The doctor said.
"Why?" I asked trying to ignore this tic.
"Your sister has a bleed on her brain and she also has internal damage from the beating she has had." The doctor said.
"But she's going to be okay though?" I asked and the doctor gave this bleak look.
"She has about a 20% chance of pulling through." He said.
"What about my mum?" I asked and the doctor sighed.
"Your mother overdosed on heroin and there was also traces of cocaine and alcohol." He said.
"So she's dead?" I asked.
"I'm afraid so, I'm so sorry we couldn't do anything for her. But there is a chance your sister will pull though. But just prepare yourself for the worst that's all I'm saying." He said.
"Thank you." Jack said since I couldn't speak.
"Ill come back to give you an update on hats going on later." He said and walked out the room.
"I fucking waned her that drugs would kill her and she wouldn't fucking believe me!" I said loudly and got up.
"Alex calm down." Jack said and also got up.
"Calm down? You want me to calm fucking down, when my sister is probably on her death bed and I'm not there to comfort her! My mum is fucking dead and my dad is at the fucking police station. So don't fucking tell me to calm down." I said loudly.
Jack walked over and pulled me into his chest and held on to him for dear life.
"I can't lose her Jack, if I lose her then I might as well be dead." I sobbed into his chest.
"You wont she is strong just like you and she will pull through this." Jack said quietly and kissed the top of my head.
I just sniffed and I felt Jack pull me over to the chair and sat me down.
"Get some sleep, its going to be a long night and you need to get some sleep." Jack said quietly and I nodded and rested my head against Jacks shoulder and I slowly fell asleep.
