When I Turned Around

The understanding

When we got home, i walked into the house and raced up into Raneeca's room.

"uh, ever heard of knocking?" She snapped, as I barged in.

"Look," I began "I know that you're mad at me and to be honest i have no clue why! I mean I know that you think that Alli going missing was my fault, but it's not. Everybody has been doing everything they can to try and find Alli, but we can't find her. I know that this is affecting you, Neesa, I know, but to be honest, you're acting like you own the place because Alli went missing. She is my best friend, my sister, basically, but you don't see me acting like this do you? And you Know what, you need to grow up and act you age because this is affecting everyone, not just you. I mean have you even thought about Alli's Parents? Their daughter, their 2nd child is missing and they don't know if they're ever going to see her again. Now I love you Neeca, but you have got to stop acting like this!"

"You've never yelled at me like that before!" She stated.

"You've never acted like that much of a brat before!"

"I'm sorry!" She said "I guess, I just wanted people, to pay as much attention to me, as they do to you."

"What do you mean?" I asked, sitting infront of her, on her bed.

"When Alli Disappeared, everyone was coming up to you and making sure you were okay, telling you they were sorry. I guess, I just wanted people to be like that with me, so I figured, if I stopped talking to you, and blamed it on Alli's Disappearance, people would feel sorry for me, tell me that they were sorry and stuff like that."

"So basically, you wanted attention?"

"Pretty Much, yeah." She said with a giggle.

"Does this mean you're talking to me again?" I asked.

"One condition."

"And what would that be?"

"You understand, that I don't blame you for Alli's disappearance!"

"I'll let you in on a little secret." I teased."

Neesa nodded.

"I always knew you didn't blame me."

She hugged me tight. I hugged her back.

"I love you!" She said. "And I'm so so sorry!"

"It's okay. And I love you too!" I said.

We walked down the stairs, with arms linked, smiling as we talked.

Our mother was in the kitchen. We walked in and she almost dropped her glass of water as she saw Neesa and I smiling and talking.

"Am I seeing correctly?" She asked.

"Yes." Nodded Neesa.

"So you guys are talking now?" Added May.

"Yep!" I said, the excitement showing greatly on my face.

"Naww, my girls!" Mum said in a relieved voice as she hugged us.

Neesa and I looked at each other, our smiles getting bigger and bigger as me gestured for May to get in on our hug. She walked over to us and wrapped her arms around us, kissing us on the head.

"If only Alli were here!" I thought. She was always here, so she was always in on our group hugs.