Didnt see it coming || Liam O'donovan

Chapter thirty-one

•Riley's POV
"What's wrong baby" I whisper as I wrap my arms around my crying little sister
"I had a bad dream" she sniffles

It's 4 in the morning and I woke up at the sound of my little sister opening the door to my room and crying as she came and sat on my bed. When Saph moved out last month,Mike offered her room to Nina and she was very excited about it. But this is the fourth time since then that she's come crying in the middle of the night.

"What was the dream about" I asked her as I wiped her tears
"M-mummy" was all she said

I said nothing and continued silently caressing her
I hoped she would completely forget about their existence. That obviously hasn't happened.

"I'll go make you some warm milk and you can stay here with me tonight okay?" I asked her and she nodded
I took a few minutes to make it and went back up to my room and gave her the milk
Once she finished it we snuggled up under my blanket and I told her
"Tomorrow we'll ask Mike for you to move back into this room okay?"
She nodded and fell asleep straight away

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Ninas been back in our room for a week now and the nightmares seem to be getting better.
I wake up to the sound of the bell ringing a million times on repeat
I groan as I get up to see who the hell it is this early in the morning and hear Tracy yell at the door
"IM COMING IM COMING GEEZ"
We all walk out of our rooms and go downstairs with Tracy as she opens the door
Suddenly a man that I immediately recognize pushes in a boy that I also immediately recognize
"Get in"
"Oi leave him alone!" Tracy exclaims angrily
Just then Carmen shrieks "YOU!" And runs forward and attacks Tyler
Yeah I said Tyler. And the man that pushed him in? Dennis. The complete cowbag. The care worker at burnywood. I don't even try to break up the fight. Tyler stole all of carmens stuff at burnywood. He deserves it. Tracy and Dennis break up the fight and Tyler makes eye contact with me and I glare coldly at him with my arms folded and he immediately moves as far away from me as possible. Looks like he still remembers the fights I got into while we were all at burnywood. Then I notice some other kids and see
"Rick!" I exclaim and dash over and hug him
"Hey there Ri" he smiles as he hugs back
We pull apart and I smile as I look up at him
"How come you lot are here" I ask bewildered
"There was a fire this morning at burnywood" but it wasn't Rick who replied. I look up and give an icy glare at the one who did. Dennis.
"Oh yes,the troublemaker. You were a right old headache at burnywood"
"I would have become a migraine if I had to stay in your presence any longer" I shot
"Well tough,cause you're gonna have to deal with my presence. And watch your tone with me or else" he replies
"Is that a threat?" Liam snarled as he wrapped his arm around my waist and I noticed Rick lock his jaw at the sight but I chose to ignore it
"Oh what's this? Two carekids living together dating? Last time I checked Mike this certainly wasn't allowed" the cowbag said sharply to Mike

I swear to god I'm gonna kill this man
Mike noticed the anger bubbling inside both me and Liam and could probably tell that we were about to say something that might make things worse so he quickly said "let's talk in my office Dennis" and they went into mikes office with Gina and Tracy anxiously following and Liam spat "githead" as soon as Dennis was out of shot
"You didn't tell me you have a boyfriend Riley"
I turn around and answer Rick "well we weren't dating when I last saw you"
Liam and Rick lock eyes and shake hands
"Liam"
"Rick."
They both seem a little tense and cold and I'm not liking this awkward energy one bit and I'm glad for a reason to escape when Nina calls me to help her brush her teeth

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Apparently the burnywood lot are gonna stay here for a while cause there was a fire this morning
And apparently they don't know how it started. Bullshit. Rick is the only one I can stand. Tyler is a brat. Lizanne is a right pain. I don't mind kitty though,she never even talks.

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Tracy's POV
"That girl is trouble Mike. She constantly got into fights at burnywood and dating isn't allowed in carehomes. Either her or that boy she's with are gonna have to move" Dennis snapped
"There's no way that's happening Dennis." Mike glares at him "she's been having a battle with her mental health since she was 11 so a literal kid and has even gone through a failed suicide attempt. I'm not about to make things worse for her by separating her from the thing that has helped her more than we or anyone else ever have. He's her biggest support system"
"Well if a boy is a bigger support system to her than her care home perhaps you're not doing your job properly" he shots back

"Oi! Last time I checked Mike's a better care worker than someone who doesn't even know how an actual fire happened in his care home and under his care" I glare at him

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•Unknown POV
"The car hitting him didn't work,we'll have to think of something else." I look up and the ones with me nod their heads
"We'll wait two months,then take action"

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•Riley's POV

"But WHY don't you know how long they're gonna stay for" Gus whines at Mike
"Because we don't know how bad the fire damage is" Mike replies
"I hope burnywood was burnt to bits" Liam comments
"I wish Tyler went up in flames too" Carmen mutters
"Carmen!" Tee exclaims
"Wait until he nicks your stuff too" Carmen rolls her eyes

Geez.

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There aren't enough spare rooms so a few of them are gonna have to share. According to dustbin (Liam's nickname for Dennis) kitty has to be on her own for some reason. I haven't seen her talk at all. Not since they've arrived here and not at all in the two weeks we spent at burnywood. She seems like she's been through some trauma and honestly her being under dustbins care probably is making things worse for her I hope while she's here I'll be able to help make her feel safe. As for the others,Rick and Tyler are gonna share in Ninas old room since she's back with me now,and much to Elektras dismay,lizanne has to room with her. These are gonna be a long few days

A/N: surprise! I'm not dead :p