Lena's POV
So this was it last chance saloon for me! I had fucked up so many times and this was my final life line and I had to grab it with both hands. I had been totally messed up I had been ashamed and embarrassed of how I had previously conducted myself and my actions. It was all down to my Uncle Jimmy and his wife my Auntie Tanya for becoming my saviours once again.
I wasn't brought up I was dragged up my Mum didn't give a flying fuck about me and as for my Dad I never knew him. I had never met him I could quiet easily pass him in the street and not know who he is. My Uncle always stepped in as and when he could when I was younger. I would stay with my Uncle Jimmy and Auntie Tanya most weekends I loved them both so very much and my cousins Dan and Zane. My Uncle was embarrassed of his sister's antics my so called Mother.
Dan and Zane was both mental and both very protective of me I was the younger sister they never had. Dan was 5 years older than me and Zane 2 years older than me I couldn't work out who was more dangerous out of the two of them. Dan was a thinker and Zane was the power. I loved them both and we was tight. I had fucked up our relationship by what happened but we was back on track and they put it down to me being naïve, stupid, dumb and having no real guidance. They wanted to intervene when it all kicked off but I begged them not to.
Now my Uncle wasn't snow white, he had been naughty in this time and served a couple of times at Her Majesty's Pleasure I was younger then and was told he was working away and I would still stay with my Auntie Tanya and my cousins at the weekends when my Uncle was "working away" but as I got older I put two and two together.
After many conversations with my Uncle and his family we decided it was best I moved out the area. They initially wanted me to move in with them but I knew I couldn't hack that and it was a disaster waiting to happen. I knew I wouldn't be able to breath or fart without Uncles, Dan or Zane's permission.
We came up with a compromise. My Uncle had a one bed flat on the Hope Field Estate, now the Hope Field was a shit hole and he didn't want me going there he rented it out to local authority previously but compared to some of the shit holes, dives and refuge centres I had lived in I knew I could hack it. The flat was at the start of the estate not in the heart of the estate and with my Uncles and Cousins reputation I knew I would be fine the only draw back was I had to complete 6th form keep regular contact and had to help out at my Uncles business's free of charge to cover the rent he was losing and keep out of trouble. I was fine with this I needed to keep myself busy. It was on the first floor and a small block of four levels and not one of the three tower blocks which each had 16 floors.
I didn't care I was ready to put the past behind me turn over a new leaf and start a fresh.
Dan and Zane moved me in it was a lovely little flat. My Uncle had re-decorated it he had belled it up, alarm, security camera, door ringo the lot it was like big brother! I felt safe there, my cousins took me food shopping and brought all the cupboard stuff I would need, salt, pepper, ketchup, and all the usual shit they filled my freezer and fridge up topped up the gas and electricity they stayed with me till 7pm making sure I was ready for my new start at 6th Form.
"I'll come pick you up tomorrow Lena can't have you being late for your first day at school" Zane says smiling at me.
"I'll be fine, I have set my alarm already" I laugh and continue
"I can get the train its fine"
Me and Zane was close he was only 2 years older than me. I was close to Dan but there was a part of me that always thought Dan couldn't forgive what I had done I don't know call me para, we was cool but I just didn't always get him, he was intense.
"No Lena Zane will pick you OK" Dan said firmly, he continued
"And I will pick you up OK, I'm over that way when I pick up the little man from the child minders".
Dan had a 1 year old boy Charlie who was adorable Dan had been with Chantelle since they was 14 years old and was proper still bang in love I wanted that hopefully one day.
"Ok Dan, what time you picking me up then Zane? I ask
"07.15AM ok with you, traffic is shit in the mornings" he replies
"Sure, I'll meet you at the stair well" I say
"Be on time Le I don't wanna be tooting and waking up the whole estate" Zane laughed
I give them both a kiss and cuddle goodbye as they leave the flat.
It felt a bit weird I had just turned 18 years old and living on my own, I couldn't fuck this up, I had so much riding on this. I run myself a bath and get my clothes ready for tomorrow my new start my new school.
I have a lovely bath dry myself off and put on a pair of PJ's the flat is clean and fresh and that's how it is going to stay. I sit down and put on the telly a re-run of Miranda is on. I love Miranda, she always makes me belly laugh with her goofy antics. I hope I don't turn out like her in her forties or something and chasing after a chef called Gary!
It hits 9PM and I'm tired I take myself to bed this is the earliest I have been to bed in a long time.
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Tower Block Dreams
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