Our little girl *coronation street*

Thirteen

Mollie sighed as she heard a knock at the door. She put Lexie on the sofa and sighed. She opened the door and saw Isla there.

Mollie smiled. "I didn't think I'd see you again. Are you okay?" She asked as she looked to her.

Isla shook her head. "No. I need to know. Why did she get rid of me? Didn't she want me?"

Mollie sighed as she looked to her. She smiled. "It's complicated. And it's better off coming from mum."

"Why can't you tell me?"

"I don't feel comfortable. Talk to mum. Okay? But I am always here for you. I love you."

Isla said nothing as she turned and walked off. Mollie sighed knowing how complicated everything was becoming with her family.

***
Mollie arrived at the factory. She saw Nick there and smiled. "Hey. Don't suppose you've seen my mum?" She asked.

Nick shook his head. "No. Where's Lexie?"

"She's in daycare. She goes twice a week. Isla came over this morning. Wants to know why she was given up."

Nick smiled. He took her hand. "It's hard for her. She finally finds her family. And then she finds out that her mum kept her sister but not her? She will come round. I promise you."

Mollie nodded and sighed. "I get that. I just can't talk about it. I remember the day they took her. I was so sad."

"Tell her that. Then tell Carla that she has to explain to Isla what happened. It's the only way she'll understand. Trust me, she will appreciate it more if you tell her how you feel," Nick said.

Mollie nodded and smiled. She sighed. "I just don't want her to hate me. She's my little sister. And I know I haven't been in her life. But I want her in mine."

Nick smiled. He pulled her close and smiled. "She'll be okay. You all will."

***
Carla walked into the factory. She saw Mollie sitting there. "We need to talk."

"What about?"

"Isla."

Carla sighed. She shook her head. "I can't talk about that. It's too painful."

"How do you think she feels? She found out you kept me and got rid of her. She's bound to have questions. Questions only you can answer mum. So go and find her. Talk to her."

Carla shook her head and sighed. She looked to her. "You don't understand how hard this is. She's my little girl. And I just... I gave up on her which breaks me. And it broke her."

***
Mollie walked through the street. She saw Isla there and smiled. "Hey. Can we talk?" She asked as she looked to her.

Isla shrugged. She sat down. "No one is giving me answers. I've contacted my social worker. And they're going to find me somewhere else."

"No. You don't need to do that."

"But I do. None of you will tell me why I was given up. But she kept you! You don't understand how heartbroken that makes me," Isla said as she stood up and walked off.

Mollie knew that she had to talk to Carla and sort the whole mess out. But she had no idea how her life was about to become a whole lot more complicated.