Realistic or Modern Of Crows and Omens

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Carmen frowned and watched as she left for a moment, taking a moment to register what had been said. “What do you…. Amma what is she talking about? … what poison? What… has ubbe been… what does she mean?!” She asked a little frantically as she started to panic. “What is ubbe hiding?!” She asked her quickly, alarms starting to go off.

Jolly had seen her leave the room and went to see what was going on with al the noise but heard amma say to go after max instead, following after her. “Hey! Hey what the fuck just happened?” He questioned her, grabbing her arm to stop her just walking off. “You aren’t leaving on your own max!”

 

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Max glared at Jolly as she felt his hand wrap around her arm, her pupils completely blown at the moment "Get your fucking hands off of me. You think you can lay hands on me? You're nothing but a fucking runner for Ragnar." She spat before trying to run off.

Amma went wide eyed and quickly shook her head "I don't know, Carmen you gotta calm down okay? You can't get better to see him if you don't stay calm." She said quickly but was soon pushed out of the room as the nurses flooded in.

 

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Jolly shook his head. “Hey! Don’t you dare run off on your own right now. Nice try but I’m not losing sight of you until you’re with someone else. Specially not until you’re sober.” He muttered, looking to amma. “You wanna take her home or you want me to?” He asked her, still not letting go no matter how much she tried to shake him off.

Carmen came around a couple hours later after that to see Bjorn there for once, frowning at her eldest brother. “I really wish that people would stop lying to me…. I want to see him Bjorn…. If it was Gunnhikd what would you be doing?” She questioned him.

 

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Max struggled against his grip and shook her head some "Let me go damn it! I'm fucking fine!" She spat glaring at him and Amma as she came out of the room. After a good twenty minutes of fighting them Amma got her home and she immediately went to take shelter in her room.

Amma sat at the kitchen island eating some fruit when she heard the door open and Erik's voice ring through the house. She looked at Hvitserk and nodded her head towards the stairs with a heavy sigh "In the room."

Bjorn frowned some and gave a heavy sigh "I understand, but you are not strong enough right now. If we move you, you could be set back as well." He explained quietly to her.

 

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She shook her head, starting to cry out of desperation now. “Just for five minutes. Please. Just five minutes to see him… if something…. If I lost him now and no one would let me see him before that… I will quite happily leave this family and not look back. Just for five minutes. Please.” She begged him.

Hvitserk nodded and headed up there, his jaw tensed in anger, shoving the door open and slamming it shut behind him. “Get up! Get up!” He yelled at her. “You have been ignoring your son for days. You’ve been refusing to leave your room so me and amma have stayed to take care of you both. I accept that. I understand you are hurting. What I will not accept is you inflicting pain on others!” He spat at her. “You go ahead and take all the drugs you like and see where that gets you Maxine! You push away all the people who care about you because you decide they should hurt like you. You are not the only one who misses him!” He yelled at her, “Be was my brother! My best friend!”

 

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Bjorn took a deep breath and gave a small nod unable to say no to his little sister "Alright, alright let me talk to the doctors okay? But Carmen...I want you to know, he does not look well." He murmured before stepping out to talk with a doctor.

Max looked over at Hvitserk and glared "Fuck off." She spat taking a deep breath "You would be the same if it was Amma, lets not forget your demons and past as well. I want to hear no fucking judging from you." She spat before standing up "He was my best friend too, my heart, my soul! He was my everything in this world! You're tired of being here? Then fucking leave, I'll take care of my son and be done with all of you because I know thats whats next to come!" She screamed

 

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“That is exactly why I think you’re being fucking stupid! Because you saw what it did to me! You know how bad it gets! You’re behaving as if you’re the only person in the world who has been hit with this loss!” He spat. “But the way you spoke to Carmen is vile considering her situation! So we will go home. Leave you to sort your shit out but don’t come crying to me that you’ve been abandoned because you’re the one who’s done this to yourself.” He spat, going to get their bags from the spare room and then Amma. “We’re leaving.” He muttered, sighing as he noticed Erik watching them from the lounge.

She thanked him quietly and just lay back to wait for them to come help her move, shaking a little and worrying about him until Bjorn returned. She was quiet on the way over there, still hoping for the best, that they would get in the room and she would find that everyone had been exaggerating. She tensed though when they got in there and she saw how grey he looked, starting to cry already. “Oh Noah.” She sobbed quietly, reaching over to hold his hand.

 

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Erik looked at Hvitserk with scared eyes. He'd never heard his mother scream like that before "Uncle Hvitserk....is Mommy okay?" He asked quietly as he went over to them "Are you leaving?"

Bjorn placed a hand on her shoulder and squeezed gently for comfort "He's been fighting hard, I know that for a fact." He said quietly watching his brother in law a bit.

 

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He frowned and picked him up, hugging him tight. “We gotta go home bud okay? But if you want to talk to me, you just tell Frank to call me okay? He’s gonna stay here with you guys.” He promised, setting him down and finally left with Amma. “I’m giving her six months to get her shit together before I intervene again…. I want a drink.” He muttered.

She nodded and frowned slowly. “He told me a few months ago. About it being his shot being the kill shot…. His nightmares had got so bad…. He’s been beating himself up over this for years. Frank has used this as an excuse to start the war hee wanted for years… and Ivar has also paid the price.” She sighed quietly, holding Noah’s hand until Bjorn was making her go back and she murmured promises that she would come back in the morning.

 

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In that six month time frame Hvitserk had given Max she had fallen downhill fast. The funeral had been beautiful for Ivar, but it had torn her apart even more than before. It had finally set in for Erik as well that Ivar was gone for good. She did her best to give him what he needed, but she was barely there. The drug problem had gotten worse, she was now becoming dependent on opioids. She sat at home 'watching' as Erik played in the room, bur she was higher than a kite at the minute.

Noah sat in the hospital sipping his broth quietly. He gave Carmen a small smile as she helped him out "Thank you..." he whispered. His health had been a rollercoaster the past few months, he'd needed a kidney transplant in the end due to them failing from tbe poison. But now, he was on the mend and would hopefully be discharged soon. He took her hand in hers and squeezed it gently.

 

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She smiled tiredly, setting the bowl down once he was finished, "Mmm... You're welcome puppy." She murmured, taking one of his hands in hers and gently massaging all the way up his forearm, "You got physio in a little while, you want me to stay or go?" She asked him. It had been torture watching him waste away for the better part of the last six months, all the money in the world didn't mean he could be cured with a snap of her fingers and for far too long it had seemed as if she would lose him no matter what. She moved over to the other side to do the same with his other arm, glancing at the computer screen to watch the show with him for a bit before finally moving to lay with him, scratching the top of his head. "You excited for home next week?" She asked him quietly

Hvitserk sighed quietly, rubbing at his face as he drove over to Max's, already aware of how bad things had become simply from speaking to a couple of the men who still worked with her as they had done when Ivar was around. It had been hard to stay away but he had promised her at the funeral to give her six months to get her shit together and now he was heading over there knowing that he would be taking Erik home with him and sending Max off

 

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Noah gave a small sigh as he watched her a bit "I'm not hungry anymore." He said quietly smiling gently at her "I'd like you to come with me." He murmured groaning softly in appreciation as she massaged his arm.

Erik perked up when he heard Hvitserk's voice ring through the house. He ran over to him and hugged his legs tightly "Uncle Hvitserk!! Are you here to play?" He asked happily while he took his hand to take him to the lounge area "Mommy is sleeping again..."

 

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She nodded and leaned over, pecking his cheek. “They want me to go home tonight but I won’t leave until I have to, and I will be back first thing okay? I’ll make sure our room is perfect for getting home.” She smiled at him again, rubbing circles in chest when he started coughing again.

He smiled down at him and reached to pick him up. “Thors beard you have gotten big young man.” He told him, lifting him up to hug him. “I am not here to play just yet but I would really really like for you to go to your room and put some of your favorite toys into a bag okay?” He told him gently, setting him down when he nodded and hvitserk continued to the living room, finding max laid out on the couch and shaking his head.

 

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Noah groaned softly and nodded as he leaned into her "You will be protected yeah?" He asked quietly relaxing a bit against her touch just trying to control his coughing the best he could at the moment.

Max looked over at Hvitserk and frowned deeply "What do you want?" She muttered as she sat up holding her head "We're alive, don't need to worry." She said with a heavy sigh.

 

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She nodded and kissed his head. “I promise I’ll be fine alright?” She murmured. She loved the playful side of their relationship but for now she was more than happy just to have him there again, to just know he was alive and slowly healing was good enough. She glanced over when they came to collect him for physio and she sat up, getting up to be ready to help if he needed it but knowing he needed to be starting to do certain things on his own again.

Hvitserk frowned. “I’m here to pick up Erik…. Hes gonna come stay with me for a while. I gave you time max. And you proved that you can’t handle this shit on your own. That you shouldn’t have son right now. So you’re gonna come with me. And we’re gonna take you to rehab.” He told her frowning, not accepting any answer except compliance.

 

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Max looked at him with wide eyed and shook her head "No, no I'm fine Hvitserk. I'll stop okay?! I just needed something to numb it all. Don't take him from me please." She begged as she got up and went over to him clinging a bit "Please I'm sorry Hvitty, I won't take anything else!"

Noah did his best to get up without help. It took him a few minutes but he eventually got it and made it to the wheelchair they'd provided for him. By the end of physio he was wiped out completely and asleep in bed when they got him there.

 

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She got him tucked in a little before stepping out to speak to his doctor. “How’s he doing?” She asked, hopeful. They’d been saying he could go home soon for the past month and she was hoping that this time would be the one.

He shook his head. “I gave you six months max. Six months. Every report I’ve had has said you’re not even trying…. So no more waiting for this to go right. It’s not fair on Erik anymore. So either you pack your bags or I pack them for you but Ubbe is on his way over to take you down there.” He told her seriously

 

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His doctor gave her a small smile and checked his chart again "He's looking really good, still a long way to go but he's getting there. I think if everything goes well tomorrow could be the day he goes home. We do want home visits from a nurse though." He explained to her.

Max shook her head some letting a few tears fall. She could tell though how serious he was and gave a small nod "You'll give him back right? I go and you'll give him back?" She whispered

 

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She thanked him and went back to sit with Noah, looking up when she heard Ammas voice stepping into the room. “Hey, let me leave him a quick note and we’ll take a walk.” She smiked, sticking it to where he’d see it right away before heading out with her.

He nodded. “If you sort your shit out then yes. He can come home when you do but he doesn’t deserve to watch you do this to yourself.” He told her seriously, going to get Erik so he could come say goodbye to his mom whike she went on a little trip.

 

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Amma gave her a small nod and smiled softly as she waited. Once they were out of the room she started walking with her towards the cafeteria "How are you feeling today? How is he doing?" She asked

Max took a deep breath and hugged Erik tightly "I love you, don't ever forget that." She said quietly before letting him leave with Hvitserk. She let a few tears fall as she watched them leave and felt her world starting to crash yet again as she sat completely alone in the house.

 

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She sighed a little and shrugged. “I’m tired but I’m getting there. My shoulder still aches a little but it’s okay…. Noah is…. Hopefully coming home tomorrow… but he’s still so weak. He’s got tons of physio to do and they’re insisting on a nurse visit which means I don’t have to insist on it… he’s only just getting to where he can brush his own hair again.” She sighed a little.

He sighed quietly but got the kid buckled into the car taking him home where he’d had a room set up for him so he would at least feel at home. “What do you want for dinner bud?” He asked him.

 

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Amma nodded and sighed heavily "Well atleast he can go home. Maybe then he'll be more comfortable." She said softly before looking at her phone when it pinged "We've taken in Erik....Max is no condition to have him any longer, so Hvitserk has arranged for her to go to rehab." She explained

Erik frowned a bit and watched him "Chicken nuggets? Is Mommy coming to stay here too? Why didn't she come with us?" He asked quietly

 

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She nodded and sighed a little. "Good. The way she spoke to me at the funeral was diabolical." She muttered. "It's not fair on Erik for her to be doing this either." She muttered, "I'm just... I'm just worried about him long term." She sighed a little, running a hand through her hair

He frowned and shook his head "Hey, your Mom is gonna come see you in a while okay? Remember what we said? That she's gonna go on a trip and whil she's gone you're gonna stay with me and aunty Amma." He reminded him

 

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Amma nodded and sighed heavily "Well I pray to the gods every day for his health." She said while picking out some things she wanted to eat "If you need anything when he gets home let us know. Do you have anyone to make dinners for you?"

Erik gave a small nod and went to get his favorite stuffed animal "Where she going? She not going to see Daddy is she?" He asked worriedly

 

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She nodded and smiled at her. “Amma you and hvitserk give yourselves too much responsibility in this family.” She told her. “Make sure that ubbe takes Erik some as well. At least he has children Erik’s age to keep him occupied so that he’s not always draining you both.” She pointed out, sitting with her for a while before heading back up when she left and went to sit with Noah for the last couple hours before she’s have to go home, smiling as she found him awake. “Hey there. I have some good news.” She murmured.

He shook his head and sighed a little. “No buddy she’s gonna come home after I promise. She’s just going to somewhere that only grown ups can go. But she’s gonna come home as soon as she can okay?” He told him, grabbing his bag and taking him up to the room they’d put together for him. “Here. This is where you’re going to stay while you stay with us okay? And if you want we can decorate some more yeah?” He suggested.