24th Dec out of hospital

"I can walk Alice, stop mollycoddling me" I scolded Al because he was being a prissy nurse maid and he was really starting to get on my nerves.

Today was the day I got out of hospital, the day I go home. I really have missed the bar, the buzz, the people and staff it's part of me like breathing, surrounded by the activity and hype. Except I am not going to the bar or even to home. Apparently, the bar will be too intense on my malfunctioning brain and even the house will be too noisy from its proximity to the bar, I blame Keith Moon he always was a screamer. My recurring headaches are stopping my life and I hate it.

Alice placed his lips close to my ear "Look I'm fucking pushing the wheel chair through those doors, not even ten feet now, stop your arguing!" I crossed my arms huffing and sighing heavily, Alice just bounced the wheelchair hard making it bump on the floor.

"Ouch, Sorry alright. Just take me to the bar for a look at least. It's closed now, no Vampires sassing or being idiots, swinging from the ceiling lighting" The sunlight hit me hard and I felt like spitting and hissing at the harsh rays, I had been in hospital for weeks now and I basically controlled the artificial light.

"Micky only did that once and he apologized to you like a million times. Ok yes, the bar. Now stand up, wait here and I'll put this piece of malfunctioning pushing device away" Alice held me as I swayed slightly. My headaches weren't the only thing to bother me, I was quite unbalanced, my centre of gravity seemed to have slipped. I needed to hang on to things before I fell over from dizziness.

As Alice pushed the 'pushing device' away from me I decided I would start walking for the car. I didn't know where it was but I started prancing off anyway. I had got no more that two feet when I was jumped upon by the next 'helper' John.

"I saw him tell you to wait, are you that impatient to see me luv!?" John smiled at me and popped a pair of sunglasses on my nose, he then looked for Alice as we were now obstructed by a vehicle,  Alice was yelling out for me.

"Alice it's ok I've got the minx" John smiled and I poked my tongue out at him. People started pointing at the 'legend' so we hurried, at my top speed- slow- to the car.

"I swear Bethany, I will send your backside home to ma and pa grouchy!" Alice stooped over as I sat in the car, him doing up my seatbelt made me feel like I was five again.

"And I swear Vincent I will call you Vincent from this day forward if you keep acting like a mother hen Vincent" I smiled and sat back, he was toast. John grinned in the rear view mirror at me. Alice was mute.

"Welcome back to normal life- sparring very well Beth, by the way" John started the car, I held the door handle anticipating the fast and jerky journey ahead.

After ducking into the bar we headed to Johns pad where I would be parked and left while the two went to buy groceries, for some inexplicable reason, John had let the housekeeper go on an extended holiday only days before knowing full well I was crashing his home with my useless body; holding a knife and cooking was going to be an especially interesting caper.

"So, I am to stay here alone. After all the don't do that Beth, don't do this Beth. I'm to stay here alone." I sat on the deck chair nervous to be alone, not that I would allow these two morons know, I was being stubborn in my respite, and sparky in my head.

I really was just antagonisingly angry, annoyed(?), at my limitations.

"Read the stuff the doctor gave you about getting better and we will be back in a jiffy, yeah." John handed me the pile of papers and I fanned my face.

"Why are you both going, anyway?" I raised one eyebrow at John and he chuckled.

He looked away then back a little embarrassed. Well thats how it seemed, by the way he looked at me, but who knows my brains pretty fried at the mo. "Well, If I go in the shop Alice will drive round and round the carpark ready for a getaway from crazed adoring fans or if he goes in I will need to return the favour"

"Go, I can see you both are hiding something from me, just go and don't be long. Please" Alice gave me a peck on the cheek and John kissed my forehead, he had been distant at the hospital but knowing his history, his mum, Paul's mum, Stuart I wasn't too worried, he had a lot of pain from loss in his lifetime and it showed on his face the first few days I was lucid enough to react to the boys visits.

Johns POV

We had driven fifteen minutes down the road and I was getting jumpy, itching to get home to Beth, my mind starting to image scenarios to what could go wrong. I was feeling guilty.

"Do you thi-" I started to ask if Beth would be ok alone, Alice just cut me off.

"Course she will be" Alice drove now, I think he had enough of my driving to and from the hospital when he was in a state over Beth, I was in a state too but tried to cover it up and be strong for Alice. "Look, park out the front, fly in pick out something, jump back in the car and go. Easy peasy"

"Easy peasy? Yer fine soft Cooper"

"Just go get it done Lennon"

Beth was at my house, her next step to going back to their place and work. The doctor warned Alice and I of the pitfalls of her going too fast too soon, if she failed in what she wanted to do. Something usually easy that was too hard for her to now handle perhaps; she would possibly become depressed and withdrawn.

The headaches reminded me of Stu, immediately reminded me of Stu and I remember his fate so well, it never leaves me. Haunts me.

Alice pulls the car up right out the front of the shop and we both quickly run in.
Easy Peasy.