Family Love 💠 [1]

New me

I had gotten a new car an Audi suv. I had gotten rid of the old one just like the clothes. I was creating a new me. Henry and I spoke minimally which hurt both of us but we were working on it. At least I was I hope he was. I didn't want to believe this is the end but I keep getting reminded of all the reasons it is the end. I hadn't left Sophie not even with Henry. If he couldn't give me the time of day I deserve how can I know he would do that for her and she's so delicate right now. No honestly his just busy working and I spend all my time with her, why do I make myself a bitch. My brothers team is appealing the conviction on the basis of new evidence or old evidence I do t know point is I saw my brother at 1.23 same time of death as my grandparents, no one believed me clearly. They must I have something new that proves I was right. I have yet to meet with them, I was going to but then everything happened with Sophie. I just never got around to doing it.

I sigh looking at my phone "hello" "Lillie you need to help us" "what is it Adam" "we have a suspect who is refusing to speak and will only speak to you" "why didn't Henry call" "I don't know they don't even know I'm calling you" I rub my face "he has hostages Lillie" "send me the address I'm bring Soph" I hung up turning to Sophie "want to go for a drive in mummy's new car to see Addy jay daddy uncle Vin Rin" I say "Will daddy like me there" her big brown eyes show so much caution "I don't know but you will have everyone else and daddy loves seeing you he might just be worried" she nods "is he in trouble" "no but mummy has to be very brave and help someone and while I do that can you be very brave and help daddy and his team" she nods smiling.

I hold Sophie's hand as we both walk towards the set up. The were police cars of every kind all around us with there lights flashing, fascinating Sophie making her look in every direction. Intelligence stare at us. I could see Hank looking at Sophie probably hating the fact she's here as much as I do. Sophie clutches Mowgli looking around. "What's going on" I ask, some swat guy answers filling me in as I put a vest on. Hank looks like he wants to say something, like he doesn't want this to happen. But he keeps his mouth shut, much like he has at home. I would love for him to talk to me, however I pretend it doesn't bother me. I go to walk in "mummy" Sophie yells making me turn around she had tears in my eyes over the possibility of me leaving. I see Hank moving to grab her making her scream. I bend down allowing her to jump into my arms. "Feel this" I hold her hand removing it over the vest "that's going to protect mummy" she nods "remember what I said how I have to be brave" she nods "I need you to be brave and do something for me" her big brown eyes look up at me with so much curiosity "I want you to introduce everyone to Mowgli here some of them don't believe his our cat" she smiles hugging Mowgli "I also need you to be very brave" "but I won't be able to talk to mummy" "of course you can now you won't be able to hear me but I will here you" "really" I nod "I'm sure daddy or Adam or jay or someone might show you" she smiles "but remember" "be brave" she said nodding smiling she kissing my cheek "don't hurt mummy" "I try not" she smiles as I get up turning back to the building to go inside.

I walk into the building with my hands up. "Danny" I call out my hands up out of nowhere to two guys with large guns grab me. "I'm unarmed I'm unarmed" I shout "let her go" Danny said coming into the room with his own large gun "she's a cop" "she's also the one I asked for" he smirks at me. They suddenly release me causing me to stumble forward. "Nellie" he said smiling hugging me like he wasn't holding hostages somewhere. "Where are the hostages Danny" he smirks waving his gun in the opposite direction. I hesitate but follow him. I see fifteen to twenty men women and children. "You have a vest on" "my daughter is outside and my husband wouldn't let me come without one" I glance over all the hostages "release the children and her then we can talk" I point to a lady that's clearly been shot "not all the children they are good leverage" I do badly wanted to punch him. "You guys" he points to some kids "guys help her to the door" I grab my radio "hostages coming out" I say into it. "What this about Danny" I ask following him I could tell one of his men were itching to kill me. "You know exactly what this is about" I stare at him confused how could I possibly know what this was about. He gestures for me to look at something. I pause looking at him before I open the file "hi mummy they said you can't talk to me but I talk to you" I withhold a smile hesitantly opening the file it was only then that I notice how thick it is. "Fake police told me he would buy me food so I promoted him to best detective but that made Jay sad and I didn't know how to fix it so I hugged him. I gave him one of my famous Sophie hugs the ones you like. Mow Mow scared Adam as well it was so funny. Uncle vin let me sit on his shoulder so I could see everything. I told daddy that he has to invite everyone to dinner cause I like play with and getting cuddles from everyone" I stare at the photos just listening my daughter ramble. They were quiet contradictory the photos were so bloody and messy and she was so innocent pure. "Kev said he drive me in his car and Adam said he could drive crazy like we were chasing someone. But daddy and Al looked and them they change their mine it sounded so fun it be like when Tin takes me driving" I have to remember to murder my son later. I guess Justin's crazy antics haven't completely gone "I told uncle Vin how I saw Fly Wexi kissing it was so gross he looked mad. Fly brought her flower pink ones they were so pretty I was sad I didn't get any so I not talking to fly until he gets me flowers but jay said he get me flower but I get to pick what colour but I don't know what colour what colour do you like mummy" I recognise the photos they were of my family. I kept a blank face not wanting to give anything away. I subtly move my hand to rub my scar my left side from that night. My right hand flicking through the pictures. "Right you can't tell me I forgot I think I get you flowers but I don't have money" she sounded so sad. "Wait wait" I say pulling the photo "where did you get this" I hold a picture up "oh that that is the smoking gun but no one ever believed a criminal so here are my demands" he hands me a piece of paper "my boy and a few extra and no ones gets shot" he said sternly "mummy I know you like purple flowers even daddy didn't know they were your favourite. It was the first thing I knew before daddy" the way she said it broke my heart. He didn't know my favourite flowers were purple because he always got me Dahlia's. My brother use to get them for me so I wouldn't feel left out. My dad always got my mum a big bunch of Daliah's or orchids they were her favourite but I always loved the Daliahs. They were my favourite I use to sit for hours admiring them. "Do you think Justin has a favourite flower maybe a pansy" I stumble out in a daze passing the swat guy the list of demands. "Lillie" Al said as the team raced over "love what's wrong" I had tears in my eyes as I stare at the picture. "I wasn't just some kid who was trying to protect my brother I was telling the truth just like the guy in there was" they were all confused I pass the picture to Hank "the time stamp is the exact time my cousins aunt and uncle were killed" I gasp out "he has a whole folder of how he tried to get people to believe him he tried and no one believed him because he was a criminal like I was a kid" "you can't focus on that" "his spent years in prison he was innocent no one believe us if they had they would realise that the reason for this is the same person who did that crime" I sigh looking around "sophs in the van" I laugh "I know she's asking for MacDonald" they all laugh "mummy how bout chicken nuggets and ice cream" "so your buying her flowers" I ask Jay as we all walk back "and you apparently" "I can give you the money" he waves me off "it's fine she just has to pick a colour" "just settle on rainbow a flower of each colour they do it at that place on the corner a block away from the district" he nods "she loves flowers" he shrugs smiling.