Mum Collapsed (Transcript)

Mrs. Besson collapsed right in front of the kids. Josh called Mr. Besson down from his office after hearing that his wife had collapsed. Zoe called the ambulance to get her to the hospital. Hayden went outside to see if the ambulance pulled up.

Zoe: She's going to be okay, right?

Josh: She will, don't worry.

Zoe: (tearing up) I don't know what to do after all this.

Mr. Besson: Guys, don't just stand there and do nothing, try to check her up before the ambulance pulled up.

Josh: Not now.

Mr. Besson: Oh yeah, I forgot you guys were going through anxiety and depression.

Hayden ran inside the house signalling everyone that the ambulance is here.

Hayden: Guys, the ambulance is here.

The paramedics loaded Mrs. Besson into the ambulance with the kids and Mr. Besson standing in shock. They had to follow the ambulance from their house in the small suburbs into the hospital in the big city.

Zoe: Josh, it reminds me of when we're going to see you in the hospital.

Josh: I know, I had some mysterious bug. You had it too, right?

Zoe: Yup, it's actually just a stomach bug.

Hayden: You guys are still depressed, aren't you?

Zoe: No, we're good.

Josh: We have anxiety too you know.

Hayden: Oh.

Zoe: I just wondered what mum has that made her collapse.

Josh: Maybe the mysterious bug we had a few months ago.

The family soon arrived at the hospital but only Mr. Besson is allowed to see the doctor for his wife's test results. The kids have to wait in the waiting room. Mr. Besson came to the office with the doctor.

Doctor: You're Joshua Daniel Besson Sr. right? Husband of Mrs. Ariella Shannon Besson.

Mr. Besson: You're right.

Doctor: So we've tested your wife but all our tests must be sent to New South Wales.

Mr. Besson: My wife, she has been experiencing flu-like symptoms for the last few weeks.

Doctor: The test results must be back by tomorrow since it takes a long time to go from one side of the country to another.

Mr. Besson: I dunno what the kids think.

Doctor: You'll see.

Meanwhile in the waiting room, the kids were waiting for their dad. They had also wished that they wouldn't have taken their mum for granted.

Josh: Ugh, wish we'd never taken our own mum for granted.

Hayden: She's my aunt too.

Zoe: It's like she might not live that long.

Song: Love Is Gone by SLANDER and Dylan Matthew

Josh: #Don't go tonight #Stay here one more time #Remind me what it's like #And let's fall in love one more time #I need you now by my side #It tears me up when you turn me down #I'm begging please, just stick around#

Hayden: #I'm sorry, don't leave me, I want you here with me #I know that your love is gone #I can't breathe, I'm so weak, I know this isn't easy #Don't tell me that your love is gone #That your love is gone #Don't tell me that your love is gone #That your love is gone#

Zoe: #I'm sorry, don't leave me, I want you here with me #I know that your love is gone #I can't breathe, I'm so weak, I know this isn't easy #Don't tell me that your love is gone #That your love is gone #That your love is gone, hmm #I can't breathe, I'm so weak, I know this isn't easy #Don't tell me that your love is gone #That your love is gone#

Hayden: I know, we'll miss mum when she's gone.

Josh: We all will.

Zoe: We have to stay strong. For mum.

Hayden: I know, coping depression and grief really is hard.

Zoe: Yeah.

Josh: We all know that. Anxiety made it 10 times worse.

Back in one of the wards, Mr. Besson followed the doctor to his wife's hospital room. She is lying in bed.

Doctor: I'll give you guys some alone time.

The doctor went out of the room as Mr. Besson grabbed a chair and sat next to his wife.

Mrs. Besson: Hey Josh.

Mr. Besson: Hey Ariella, how's it going?

Mrs. Besson: I'm doing good. Still sick though.

Mr. Besson: You're going to do just fine.

Mrs. Besson: How are the kids?

Mr. Besson: They're trying to handle the fact you're in the hospital. Josh and Zoe have depression and anxiety.

Mrs. Besson: I know. Also Hayden.

Mr. Besson: Hayden? Why Hayden?

Mrs. Besson: You know when his mum died of a heart attack while he was in Sydney? Along with our daughter, Addison, taking advantage and abusing him?

Mr. Besson: Oh yeah.

Meanwhile in the waiting room, Zoe went on her phone to check on some work she had missed.

Zoe: What work did we miss today?

Josh: I dunno.

Zoe: Josh, you're in Year 12, it's your final year of secondary. You're supposed to have more work than Hayden and I.

Hayden: We might need to catch up with some work.

Josh: Okay.

Zoe: Well, guess we don't have much work today.

Mr. Besson soon went back to the waiting room to pick up the kids. They drove from the city to the suburbs in silence. Once they arrived home, Josh, Hayden and Zoe immediately went back to their room.

Zoe: I can't believe it, our mum has fallen ill and we still haven't exposed this liar.

Josh: Save it, we don't need it right now. Just save it in the computer for later.

Hayden: Yeah, we can't be dealing with liars while aunt Ariella is sick.

Zoe edited the video and saved it in Josh's computer. That's when the doorbell rang. Sofia and Kandace were waiting outside the door and Mr. Besson opened it.

Mr. Besson: Oh, Kandace and Sofia. What are you guys doing here?

Kandace: We're here to checkon Josh, Hayden and Zoe after hearing what happened to their mum.

Mr. Besson: Oh yeah, right this way. Be careful, grief doesn't mix with depression and anxiety.

Sofia: I know, I have anxiety myself anyways.

The 2 girls went upstairs to Josh, Hayden and Zoe's room.

Sofia: Hey guys, how's it going.

Zoe: Mum got sick and we still have to expose Kayla.

Kandace: That's bad.

Josh: I know, mixing that with grief.

Hayden: I dunno what to do, neither of us know what's wrong with mum.

Zoe: All we know is that she had flu-like symptoms and collapsed right in front of us.

Kandace: Possibly a heart attack, my mum had that.

Hayden: Don't talk about it. Kayla faked it and my mum died from it.

Kandace: I'm so sorry.

Sofia: I actually remember Kayla doing that long ago.

Josh: Yeah, she should really grow up.

Kandace went up to Josh's computer to see the finished video of the message from Josh and Hayden.

Kandace: Can we show this to the school?

Zoe: What? No.

Kandace: Oh yeah, Kayla is in New Zealand.

Josh: We're using that video to hack into her devices.

Sofia: Cool.

Zoe: Because I was a director back in primary school, I managed to get it perfectly done. Not only to my filming and directing skills but also my editing skills.

Sofia: Amazing.

Josh: Hayden and I did some good acting there too.

Kandace: Didn't know you guys were good actors too.

Hayden: Well, when I was in primary school back in Sydney, I took theatre classes and I'm always the male lead.

Josh: I did the same thing in primary school too and Zoe directs every single thing.

Sofia: Zoe, you're crazy talented.

Zoe: Thanks.

That's when the kids overheard Mr. Besson on the phone. Zoe pressed a button on her glasses to see what's going on with her dad.

Mr. Besson: Yes, this is Mr. Besson.

Doctor: Hey, erm... your wife's test results had come in earlier than we thought. It is unfortunate news.

Mr. Besson: What is it?

Doctor: Your wife has cancer.

Everyone: What?!