Fatal attraction (Waterloo road)

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Harper knew how she hadn't been in school. She knew Charlee was trying to protect her from Adam. Harper knew how Adam had been texting her.

She had been deleting and blocking the numbers. But he kept on getting new numbers to harass her. And she hated it.

She just wanted him to leave her alone. But she knew he wouldn't. He would keep harassing her. She didn't know what else she could do.

All she knew was that her head was a mess. She wasn't sleeping well due to the threats Adam had made against her. And she hated it. She just didn't know what else she could do.

She knew if she told her sister, she would kick off at Adam. And she couldn't let her get into trouble. She wanted Adam gone from all their lives. Including Rachel's. But she knew Rachel was too much in love with him.

When she woke that morning, she heard shouting coming from downstairs. She got out of bed and left the bedroom. She saw Esmè sitting on Charlee's bed.

She walked in and sat by her. "What's the matter?" Harper asked her.

Esmè sighed. "Nanny downstairs with the mean man. And me no allowed to be by him. I want mine daddy," she said.

Harper nodded and smiled as she walked downstairs. She looked to Charlee. "Esmè wants Max. But she knows she isn't allowed down here."

Rachel looked to Harper. "Please tell your sister that you are safe with me. I'm your mum. I wouldn't let anyone hurt you."

"But I'm not safe with you. You let a creep live with you. A creep who had Esmè on his lap."

***
Harper had gone into school. She knew how she was worried about everything. But she knew she couldn't hide away forever.

Harper smiled as Tom walked over to her. "Hey. It's good to see you. Are you okay?" He asked.

"I'm good. My sister is here. Mr Tyler has taken Esmè to her new daycare. But I'm happy to be back. I just can't go near Adam. He's not allowed near me," Harper said.

Tom nodded and smiled. He looked to her. "Well you know I'm always here. If you need to talk. We've been through so much together."

"Thanks. That means a lot to me. I just want to move on. And somehow make my life work. But it feels so hard at the moment," Harper said.

Tom took her hand and smiled. "If you ever need anything, you know where I am. You can get through this for Freya. Think of our gorgeous little girl. She is watching down on her mummy."

***
Harper was sitting in an empty classroom. She looked up as her mum walked in. "Why don't you come home? You can see how Adam is. Then you can get this whole nonsense stopped."

"I'm happy where I am. You won't give up Adam. So I'm not going to come back. Not when I don't feel comfortable there. So if you have just come here to talk about Adam, then save it. I'm not interested."

Rachel said nothing as she stood up and walked off. The door opened again. Harper rolled her eyes. "Mum. Get lost."

"I'm not your mum."

Harper turned to see Adam. He locked the door and closed the blinds. But would anyone get there in time?