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1949. Perrie Edwards, daughter of the influential General Edwards, lives in affluence and abundance among parties attended by the rich and noble and is betrothed to Sergeant Christopher Taylor.
On the other side of London lives Jade Thir...
The next morning I was awakened at 8 o'clock by the ringing of the doorbell, I rushed downstairs hoping to find the woman I loved in front of me but to my sad surprise I only saw my friend looking at me as if I were made of glass.
"Don't show all that enthusiasm" she teased me and I apologised to her for my bad manners, "Come on, go take a bath and get dressed. We're going out" she told me reassuringly.
"I don't want to go out, Jade might call and I need to be here if she does"
"If Jade wanted to call she wouldn't wait until the last moment" Jesy replied and I felt my heart sink again at the realisation that her words were nothing but the truth.
I nodded my head in surrender and did as she told me, forty minutes later I got into her car and stood in silence trying to lose myself in the sound of the music playing on the radio, I felt Jesy's hand squeeze mine and silently thanked her before falling asleep.
I woke up shaken by two soft hands and opened my eyes finding my friend standing in front of me looking at me with compassionate eyes and wiping away the tears I didn't realise I had shed, I felt a warm breeze hit my face and I looked around trying to recognise the place.
"Where are we?" I asked her confused.
"Let's just say someone requested your presence on a special day" she told me, smiling.
I got out of the car and looked around, gaping at the view and followed Jesy who was carrying two bags.
A few minutes later we went down a long path and I saw Jesy stop just in front of me and take off her shoes, I did the same and going forward I felt the sand surround my feet.
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I frowned in confusion and looked at Jesy who didn't stop smiling for a second, then she pointed to a group of people a few metres away from us and I opened my eyes wide with excitement when I recognised them.
"Mom!" I heard shouting and saw my princess run towards me and throw herself into my arms, I caught her on the fly and spun her around before tickling her, her laughter filled my ears and I felt tears sting my eyes.
"Hello, princess" I said putting her on the ground and kneeling at her height, she wrapped her arms around my neck and I felt my heart swell and the world become in colour again, "Happy birthday, darling!"
I let go of Jas who ran back down the beach and looked at Jesy who was watching me happily, I turned to Jade who was watching the scene from afar and saw her smile at me, I smiled back but couldn't help but feel uncomfortable.
"Can you explain?" I asked my friend as we walked to join the group.
"Well, Jade wanted to call you but felt embarrassed and guilty so she called me asking if I had an idea, which of course I did because I'm me" she said amused and I smiled, "So Leigh-Anne picked them up this morning and brought them here and I came to pick you up" she told me smugly.
