Stuck in care.

8

Burnywood.Dreadful. Beaten up everyday.
She stood up for all the other kids and that means she was the one that got the cuts and bruises the most. She got her stuff nicked and beaten up too many times she could count, worst of all the boss didn't even care, he let it happen. He looked her in her room every night as punishment even though it wasn't her fault.
She actually lost herself in there. No hope, no happiness, no sleep.

"Hi! Oh hey babes" Gina's voice was heard as she walked through the door. She was relieved to be back.
"Carmen what happened to your eye" she asks.
"Im fine"
"Carmen what—"
"She said she's fine" sapphire pulled her away.
"Liv— liv what happened?" She looked at liv who had a black eye and cuts all over her face and lip. Bruises everywhere.
Liv just hugged her.
"Oh darling" Gina sighed.
"I stopped everyone else from getting hurt but i was the one who got hurt instead. The man in charge was horrible he didn't even care instead. He locked me in my room all night to shut me up." She cried.
"It's okay, your home now, go upstairs and see Liam"
"Okay" she wiped her tears.
"There you are olive!" He smiled as she walked up the stairs no bags. Looking down. She looked up.
"What the fuck? Liv what happened?!"
"Burnywood happened" she sighs going to her room.
"You alright?"
"Does it look like I'm alright Liam" she snapped. "Sorry I just— it was hell in there" she teared up.
"Come here" he hugged her tightly.
"So how was your week?"
"Shut up about me, I'm fine. Look at you" he sits her down on the bed. "Are you actually alright though"
"I don't know" she muttered. "But I had to look after them didn't I"
"Yeah but that must of been rough" he sympathetically said.
"Well it's done now isn't it" she gets up. "I'm going to see the others." She walks out.

"Saff, Carmen" liv walks in the living room.
"You alright?" Carmen asks.
"Think I'll live"
They play pool for a bit.
"We're back!"tracy comes in pushing Lily happily.
"Oh nice to see you too" Tracy says as she sees there smiles drop. "You guys heard the good news?"
"We're back so yeah" liv rolls her eyes.
"Budget cuts have gone too" Tracy smiles.
"For now" sapphire said. "You spoken to Mike?"
"I'll tell him that we're here" Tracy smiles walking out.
"Im sorry they sent you to burnywood" Lily said to Carmen.
"Oh no no you mean your sorry you sent her there" sapphire snaps.
"It wasn't lilys fault" Tracy walks in.
"How'd you figure that out?" Sapphire asks. "It's all her fault"
"Is that what you think?" Lily asks Carmen. She shrugged. Lily started to cry.
"Now look what you've done" Tracy said.
"Aw she's upset, is that because all her stuff got nicked and then when she asked for it back she got beaten up or she got beaten up everyday and locked in her room all night. Oh wait that wasn't you Lily that was Carmen and liv."
"We never cried. Don't let them see you cry do you Saff, Liv." Carmen stated.
"No" they both said.
"Well I think you'll be glad to hear that I ent coming back here."
"Well I'm not really bothered" saff rolled her eyes.
"That will be nice for poppy and Rosie" Carmen fake smiles.
"Im not going to the Perry's" Lily began. "Cams fostering me"
"She what!" Johnny walks in that makes liv move close to Carmen. "You thrived that foster placement from me and tee." He yelled.
"I never!" Lily argued.
"You had a foster home to go to and you turned them down, now your stealing me and Tee's place!"
"Johnny!" Tracy shouted.
"Why does she get all the chances?!"
"Johnny stop" liv moves to him.
"No!" He pushes her back making her land hard on the floor.
"When's it going to be are turn?!" He looks back at Tracy and Lily. He throws a ball and it hits Carmen's face. She runs up to his and punches his back.
Mike and Leanne come in. All three of them run after Johnny.
"You alright liv" sapphire asks.
"Yeah all good" she smiles as she walks out.

"Liv!" Tracy runs up to her as she's walking in the kitchen.
"What beaker?" 
"We need to come up with a plan to make Mike look good before he Leanne goes"
"Look Tracy I'm not in the mood for any of your beaker plans, look what happened last time" she tries to walk away.
"Wait! Mike has always been here for you, fight for him" she runs after her.
Liv suddenly wobbles, holding her head in pain.
"You alright? Come get some water with me" Tracy insisted.
"No I'm fine I just didn't eat much in there or get any sleep" liv stated.
"What about water, you could be dehydrated"
"Not much but I'm not dehydrated"
"Come on water now" she grabs her and takes liv to the kitchen.
"Here. Now go lie down" she gives liv a cup of water.
"Whatever" she walks off.

"Liam" liv walks in his room.
"You alright?"
"Can I talk to you?" she sits next to him.
"Yeah course"
"So you know before we left. We uh kissed" she stutters.
"Yeah"
"Okay and was it weird how i suddenly just kissed you?" She asks.
"Nah it was nice" he smiles.
They ended up getting close and almost kissing.
"Im back!" Frank bursts in.
"Great" she coughs standing up. "Im gonna go, bye" she leaves.
"What?" Frank asks.
"Thanks Frank, we were about to... kiss"
"Finally! I've been waiting ages for you two to get together" he chuckles.
"We're not together"
"But you like her?"
"Yeah ever since I saw her"
"Tell her"
"No way. How cheesy is that"

Later that night, liv was reading her book when she heard a knock on the door.
"Im going now, just wanted to check your alright" Tracy smiles.
"Yeah and also can you say I'm sorry to Lily, Carmen was angry at her and I didn't want her to be angry at me, so I didn't talk to Lily. But just tell her I hope she's alright after what happened today and that she can call me anytime, I managed to not get my phone nicked"
"Yeah course see you tomorrow" Tracy grins as she walks out.

"You alright?" Liv asks as Liam is waving Mike goodbye.
"Yeah you?" Liam awkwardly asks.
"Look forget about the kiss if you want."
"Yeah yeah. But I need your help and franks tomorrow morning. Come on" he drags her to franks room and they come up with a plan.

"You can't sake Mike! Elm tree house won't be the same without him" Liam bursts through the door of the town hall followed by Harry, Frank and liv.
"We're begging you aren't we Frank, liv"
"Guys this is not the time" Mike interrupts.
"Look at Harry he's only little" Harry grins.
"I must insist that you all leave" the council guy spoke.
"I am really sorry the kids interrupted your honour" Tracy walks in.
"Tracy!" Mike sighs.
"Look I know what they did was wrong but it just shows how much—"
"Mr Milligan's popularity is not a question here." The man stated.
"Look he's the best father figure they've ever had."
"The issue is one of indiscipline at elm tree house" the man adds
"Please. We need him back!" Tracy yells.
"And frankly this is just another example of that!" The man raises his voice.
"Come on guys" Tracy pushes them all out.
"No! You guys can't sake Mike." Liv walks over to the table. "When I walked through those doors I never thought I could trust anyone ever again but Mike showed love for every single one of us, no matter what we did. He wasn't a person who just got paid to do his job, he actually loved us as his own children and Leanne if you didn't see that yesterday then your blind. Elm tree house isn't the same without him." liv finished barley stopping for a breath.
"Come on guys we're leaving" Mike says as everyone leaves.

"Im really sorry about Mike." Lily comes in with Carmen as everyone is sat at the table for lunch.
"Look it will be alright" Liam whispers to liv who's sad.
"Will it though" liv mumbles.
"Mike!" They all shout as he walks in with Leanne.
"What's she doing here" Liam asks. Harry throws a tomato at her but she ducks and it lands on Mike.
"Thanks Harry" Mike says as everyone laughs.
"Come to say goodbye?" Saff says.
"Actually no. Thanks to Leanne's report the disciplinary, panel found in my favour!"
Everyone cheers.
"No way!" Tracy says.
"Way!" Mike mocks.
"I just told the truth, I found a sensitive man who's firm when he needs to be and always as the welfare of those in his care at heart, so it looks like I'm not blind" she finishes looking at liv, who was smiling.
"Thank you" Tracy smiles.
"That means we're all back together again" tee smiles looking at all the kids.
"Except Toby he never came back" Gus says out loud.