Adopted by Phan

Chapter 32

Jay's P.O.V.

My reply was muffled by Dan's chest and he laughed, ruffling up my hair. I glared at him in return and let out a huff of breath before I turned my head back to the light, groaning as I did so.

"Is anywhere sore?" I pressed my nose into his chest.

"No, just feels weird." Phil's phone buzzed and he looked down at it, surprised.

"It's Officer Briny, he want to come around with Mrs Harrow to check everything's alright." Dan rubbed my back but nodded, being careful to avoid anything that might hurt. My back had some bruises, and although I hadn't seen them I could feel them.

He opened his phone and texted a reply, probably saying yes, but then he cried out in shock.

"Oh! I got a text from Louise yesterday! She wants to come around again to see Jay."

"Well she's certainly going to get a bit of a shock isn't she." I could hear the sarcasm in my voice and Dan snorted.

"Well no shit Sherlock, it's not like this is something that happens everyday."

"Dan! Think of the children!" Dan burst out laughing and threw a pillow across the room at Phil, who caught it and threw it back.

"I'm not a child Phil and I've heard worse."

"Still a child, you're 14." I took the pillow that had been thrown back and heaved it across the room, smiling evilly when it hit him in the head.

"Actually 15 thank you very much."

"Still a child, I'm not backing down on this one." I let out a sigh, knowing he wasn't going to let it down.

"Okay, fine, whatever. Is Louise coming around?"

"Yeah she should be around in about an hour, maybe a little after Officer Briny and Mrs Harrow." I sighed and decided to make the most of the peace, still tired from the night in hospital. It was nice, the beds were better than sleep on the floor than I had done for a good while and I was used to sleeping in the same room as other people, it was just the beeping of machines and electricity.

I could hear Dan whispering to Phil but I wasn't concentrating enough to know what he said. His hand was in my hair again but I could feel myself drifting away into sleep for the second time in less than a few hours.

"Night Jay, sleep well."

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I woke up to hushed voices, more than just Dan and Phil, I could hear the very familiar voice of Officer Briny, Mrs Harrow and then Louise, and then two more male voices that I didn't know.

I was still lying on Dan's lap, he hadn't moved an inch since I had fallen asleep and his hand was resting on my shoulder, a blanket had been thrown across me. I started listening to the conversation around me.

"How's she been?"

"It's been good, apart from- well you know, falling down the stairs." There was laughter from Dan and his chest was shaking, moving my head slightly.

"Is everything okay though?"

"Yeah, we've been making a lot of progress I think, I mean look at her now." I could feel all eyes on me and I knew I wouldn't be able to stay still much longer, not with my leg in a cast slipping off the couch. I knew if I left it much longer it would fall off the couch completely and probably pull me with it.

I started to shift, hoping to pull my leg back onto the couch but not before it attracted attention from everyone else.

"I think she's awak- her leg's slipping can someone move it please?" I felt my leg moved back up and I let out a sigh on relief, starting to open my eyes.

I was met with Dan's sweatshirt and I yawned widely, accidently kicking my free foot up and landing it on his shin, causing him to groan.

"Jay don't kick me..." Yawning again I tried to open my eyes again, and this time I was more successful. Once they focused I saw many people crowded into the room, most I recognised and a few I didn't. I saw Phil first.

"Hey Jay, sleep well?"

"Yeah, who's here?"

"Oh right you don't know who they," He pointed at the two men I didn't recognise, "are."

"That's Chris and PJ, they're friends from YouTube." I nodded, attempting to sit up but failing mostly because of my leg.

"Do you want some help?"

"Please?"

He lifted me up, rolling me onto my side so he could move out from underneath me. Now that he was gone I could push myself up on my own so could lean against the arm of the couch, leaning down to grab my leg and pushing it off the couch.

Dan sat back down beside me and I attempted to tame my hair, which I could tell was everywhere even without looking at it.

"That looks good Jay, I haven't seen you with real short hair before." I grinned at Officer Briny, who had spoken.

"Yeah I mean it's not like I had a choice though." His smile faded but he shook it off, he should have been used to my random comments by then.

"How's it been?"

"Good, it's different. It's weird that there isn't three hundred people in the same room." I was observing the people called Chris and PJ, both had long brown hair and were both avoiding my eyes, one playing with his hands in his lap.

Mrs Harrow moved and stood up, disappearing into the kitchen. I heard some clattering noises and the clinking of cups or bowls before the kettle started to boil. I kicked my free leg up and over my broken one, trying to stretch my body, but it wasn't easy when I was sitting down.

"You okay Jay?"

"Attempting to stretch and it's. Not. Fricken. Working. Okay this is just ridiculous." I bent down to grab my crutches and stood up, kicking my free leg around to get rid of any soreness and then stretching my arms one at a time, leaning on the other.

"You are feeling okay though?"

"Yes I'm fine, just having difficulty stretching while sitting down."

"You think you'll be up to flying in a week?"

"Hell yes. I'm not missing out on this one." There was a laugh from Louise.

"Well you'd better be prepared to sit next to me for 15 hours, and I'm gonna spend that time talking your ear off." I grinned.

"Wait you're on the same flight? Next to us?"

"Yeah, I'm on the same flights there and back because we booked them at the same time."

"Awesome, I guess I'll have to do the same then. I hope you two are good with sleeping with people talking." Dan groaned, covering his face with his hands.

"No I'm shit and sleeping when other people are talking."

"Dan! The children!" Louise and Dan both looked at each other before bursting into laughter, Dan almost falling off the couch.

"Once again Phil, I'm not a child."

"I have to say otherwise Jay, do you want any hot chocolate?"