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Nick wasn't able to sleep that night, every time he closed his eyes he saw Charlie's lifeless body in his arms, Ben's mutilated corpse, and he just couldn't get the way the bodies smelled out of his nose it seemed. He couldn't stop thinking about what Ben had done to the last Charlie for years, the look in his eyes, the fear in his voice as he spoke about it, the way he shook, his injuries, everything was impossible to forget, he didn't ask for any of this, and yet they expected him to act as if nothing had happened.
As he lay in his bed, the smell of breakfast started to trail its way into his room, it made him want to vomit, a sweet gesture from his mum turned into a punishment.
There was a knock at his door.
"Breakfast is ready, come get some before your brother eats it all"
"I'll..I'll be out in a minute."
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He watched as David disgustingly shoveled his food into his mouth, it only made the food even more unappetizing, he looked to Nellie who was sat right next to him begging for food.
Nick had a quick look around the room, lowering his plate for Nellie to eat off it.
"What are you doing?"
"What?" He pulled his plate back up, setting it back down on the table, breakfastless Nellie looking up at him with sad eyes.
"Just eat your food, you don't have to share everything with the dog"
He stabbed some egg with his fork, putting it into his mouth, one bite in and he was puking onto his plate and himself.
"I'll..I'll get mum," David stood up quickly, holding his shirt over his nose and mouth.
Nick looked down at his plate and clothes, some of it was on the table, he had a bit on his shirt and in his lap, he could feel it start to seep into his binder, Nick began to cry.
"Oh dear, let's get you cleaned up"
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"Do you recall eating anything that could've caused this? Your temperature is normal," Nick shook his head.
"M-My binder sm-smells l-like sick," he sobbed.
"I know love, I've put it in the wash for you. Did you feel nauseous when you woke up this morning?"
He hadn't been able to sleep that night, but she didn't need to know that.
"I g-guess a bit," he had when he was thinking about everything, the bodies, the smell, the pain.
"Perhaps you're just having one of those mornings..how are you feeling now?"
"B-Better"
"Are you sure? Or are you just saying that so you can see Charlie in an hour?" Nauseous-wise, yes, but mentally, he was very much not okay.
"I'm s-sure," he sniffled.
"Okay..but why are you still crying darling?"
"I d-don't know, I-I'm s-sorry."
"Oh sweetheart, come here"
She brought him into a hug, Nick sobbed into her shoulder.
"You don't need to apologize, sometimes we just have bad days, it's okay to have a cry," she rubbed his back.
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"What was that about?" David slipped into his room.
"Wasn't hungry," Nick grabbed a coat from his wardrobe.
"Yeah I saw that, you catch something?"
"No, just..woke up weird today"
"Don't you do that everyday?" He grinned.
"Fuck off," he threw a sock at him, David dodged it.
"You still going to Charlie's today?"
"Yeah, just made it a bit later so my binder had time to dry"
"Ah..does he know about you?"
"That I'm trans?" David nodded.
"He does"
"You're not pregnant..are you?"
"WHAT."
"What? It could happen, you just vomited for no reason, morning sickness is a common thing-"
"Yeah, I know David, and I'm not pregnant"
"Good, I'm not ready to be an uncle"
"What do you mean!? I'm not ready to be a father, I'm 16 for fucks sake!"
"Hey, I don't know what you guys get up to, just had to make sure. That shit was disgusting by the way, I had to clean it up, Nellie tried to eat it, I almost puked myself," David made a face.
"Sorry"
"Yep, you own me something from your sweets stash, I'm traumatized for life"
"Choose whatever you want, I've got to get going, don't forget to feed Nellie," Nick slipped on his coat.
"Yeah yeah, don't get pregnant"
"That won't be happening, ever, so you don't have to worry about it"