Perri and Mitch- the sixth book special to series 'Perri and Me' about Perri Kiely.

Chapter 3 Part 5

*****songs I love right now: 'big girls cry' by sia, 'don't' by ed sheeran, (old but explains a lot of my feels rn,) 'love me like you do' by ellie goulding and 'out of style' by taylor swift.. Xxx Amber'***

I run Terry's reaction over and over in my head.

"I'm not sure what I'm going to do with this information....but I'll just think about it."

What is that supposed to mean? And then we had to talk to police and spend hours at the hospital just making sure my skull wasn't cracked or anything. Pel's fine. We were both told to rest but we're not going to do that.

Obviously.

I needed someone to tell and now I'm starting to feel like Tel's not really on my side. When we finally get home with Natalie and Terry, Gina's in our house with Reid asleep in her arms.

"I love you, G...." I say, sitting next to her on the couch.

She hands Pel the keys that she got into the house with who has not said a word to me since he threw my jacket at me.

"I should be getting paid for this....I could have been at Max's house." She says.

"You moved in?" I ask.

She nods.

Natalie and Terry are crowded around me, Terry looking at me with evil eyes.

"He's so beautiful, I wish he was awake..." I whisper, taking him up carefully from Gina. "Did he get his medi-"

"Yes, all of it. I could come back tomorrow with Max....Natalie still feels you guys need the support and we're happy to help." Gina smiles.

I look up at Natalie who is now also giving me evil eyes. Did Terry tell Natalie?

"Really?" I say, looking up at her.

"Well, no offence but you and Pel have NOT been good parents...." She sighs.

"Well, that's because you basically think you're his Mum!" I shout.

"Shhh...." Natalie says. "See, you're going to wake him up-"

"Shut up." I say, coldly, tears filling my eyes as I look down at Reid.

I kiss him on the forehead.

"Excuse me, don't talk to my wife like that, young lady." Tel says, firmly.

I don't even look up at him.

"You don't know a thing about this boy! You don't know what medication he needs daily or what his teachers say about him at school or his favourite kind of foods because you're never there!" Natalie shouts. "Terry and I have been his parents-"

"But you're not, okay?" I whisper.

I wish Pel was here to back me up but I think he's already gone to bed. He did look exhausted. I don't feel the slightest bit sorry for him.

"He does love you, Amber. You're both just going to have to be there for him more...." Gina smiles, hugging me. "I've got to go. I love you."

Gina leaves, unceremoniously.

"Can you two go now?" I say, looking back at Nat and Tel. "Please?"

Natalie just folds her arms while Terry doesn't look back at me.

"It's not just my fault...." I start. "Pel-"

"Well, Perri's in Diversity." Terry, interrupts.

"That's his excuse for everything." I snap. "That's his excuse for going to bed early right now, insulting me, hitting me, being a d*ck....but excuse him, he's in Diversity..."