Her girl *Emmerdale*

Ch.23

Kim knew how Charlee was going to hate her. She had gotten her sectioned and she was going to hate her. She knew it was for the best for Charlee.

She needed to protect her daughter from herself. She wasn't herself and Kim needed to keep her safe.

Kim had noticed how Esmè had been blaming herself. She felt as though she wasn't there for her sister enough.

It was a hard situation. And it was one that Kim never thought she would be in. She never thought she would have to get her own daughter sectioned.

It was difficult as Charlee had refused to see her. She made out she didn't want to see her. But Kim knew Charlee. And she knew she would be missing her.

She hated how things had turned out. And she blamed everything that had happened. It wasn't just down to Esmè. It wasn't just down to Kim being in prison.

Kim had seen huge changes in Charlee. And she wanted her bubbly girl back.  But it was going to take a lot of time.

Charlee was broken. And Kim blamed herself. She blamed herself for not being the mum Charlee deserved.

All she knew was that things weren't the same. And it needed to change. Kim needed to make it better. Somehow.

Morning came and Kim hadn't been to sleep. She had been making calls to get Charlee the best treatment possible.

the door opened and Esmè walked in. She sighed. "I tried to book us in to see Charlee. But she doesn't want us to. I feel bad for telling you about her meds. I just didn't want to see her suffering anymore."

Kim smiled. "I had to what was best. she needed help. And she wasn't going to admit it. I'm not mad at what I did. I would do it for you and for Jamie too."

Esmè sat on the bed. "She won't see us. How can we make this right?"

"She'll come round when she realises that she needed the help," Kim told her.

***
Charlee was lying in her bed. She was hurting over how her mum had gotten her sectioned. She blamed her sister too. Esmè had been the one who told Kim about her being off her meds.

She felt alone and betrayed. She felt as though everyone was against her.

Charlee looked up as a doctor walked in. He smiled. "Hey. There's a Graham Foster here to see you. He says he's your father," he said.

Charlee scoffed. "If you can call him that."

"Do you want to see him?"

Charlee had no idea what she wanted to see him or not. It was too hard for her to make her own decisions. She felt as though nothing she said would get listened to.

"Not today."

"Okay."

***
Graham walked into home farm. He saw Kim and looked to her. "Look. I want Charlee in my care. She is my child too," he told her.

Kim turned to him. She rolled her eyes. "I don't think so. I'm her mother. And she stays with me," she said.

Graham smirked. "We'll see about that."

Kim watched as Graham walked off. Not knowing how things were going to turn ugly with them both.