Lilly

PHOTO ON THE FIREPLACE CHAPTER 15

Over at Lilly's house Emma, Olivia, Shelly, and Daisy were in the living room. Olivia had kindly offered to help Emma unpack. Olivia was stood by a box by the fireplace, Shelly and Daisy were sat on the couch watching cartoons and on the tv and Emma was stood by the stairs when she noticed the photograph on the fireplace which Lilly placed their previously. Before Emma could grab and hide it Olivia picked it up. "Who's this?" asked Olivia. Emma said nothing as she continued taking stuff from a box besides her. Olivia noticed the date remembering it was the same date as Lilly's birthday 6th February. Olivia overheard Roman and Lilly talking about their birthdays the other day. "Is this Lilly?" asked Olivia. Emma nodded with sadness as she placed her head in her hands. "Lilly's not my daughter" she said with upset as her hands continued to sink into her hands. "I've tried really hard to give her the best life possible" she spoke directing her words at Olivia. Shelly just sat in silence listening to the conversation, Daisy was just watching the television giggling as she was too young to understand what was going on as she was only two years old.

Olivia still stood by the fireplace holding the photograph as she then approached, Emma. "What happened, to her?" asked Olivia pointing to the woman in the picture who was holding baby Lilly in the photo. The photo appeared to have been taking whilst the woman was sitting in a hospital bed. "She died, after the birth," said Emma. "Why?" said Olivia. "Lilly parents have a dark history." Explained Emma. "Everyone has secrets said the device that came from Shelly. "Look, me and Lilly's mum was really close then she met a man who apparently wasn't human, and Lilly's mum wasn't aware of this at the time and when she fell pregnant and the baby seemed to be destroying her from the inside because she wasn't clenching the foetus needs, so by the time she gave birth she was slowly destroying her." said Emma. Olivia reached for Emma and gave her a hug and sat her down on the sofa and got her a glass of water. "What happened next?" asked Olivia. "After, she had died, Lilly's father was furious he didn't want her in the first place so I took her and raised her as my own, but now she's getting older, I don't know how I can protect her anymore," said Emma. "Roman will protect her" assured Olivia as she smiled.

It was now getting late. It was dark outside so Shelly and Olivia began to head to the front door. "You're not going to tell her, are you?" asked Emma. "I'm planning on telling her on her 16th birthday" she explained as Olivia and Shelly just exited the house leave the woman who claimed to be Lillys mother sat alone as she listened to the clock ticking above the fireplace.

Olivia noticed that she still had the photograph from the fireplace, and she was dying to tell Roman that he wouldn't have to worry about explaining himself as the two were both alike.

They were both now standing at the bottom of the stairs as Roman walked down the stairs. "Where's Lilly?" asked Olivia. Roman walked into the kitchen grabbing a glass of water from the tap. "She's fast asleep in bed" said Roman as Shelly decided to make her way up to bed. Olivia stood beside Roman in the kitchen. "Roman, I need to tell you something." Said Olivia. Roman decided to head back to the stairs as he was really tiered. "Can't it wait until the morning?" asked Roman. Olivia took out the photograph from her pocket and passed it too Roman. "What's this?" asked Roman as he looked at the unfamiliar woman in the photograph holding the infant. "It's Lilly," said Olivia. Roman was then really confused as he continued to look at the photograph when noticed the date of birth was the exact same date as Lilly's. "Where did you get this?" asked Roman. "It was on the fireplace at Lilly's house, apparently Lilly found it when she shouldn't have and that's when Emma, noticed it shouldn't be there, she doesn't know I have it," said Olivia. "Are you trying to tell me that, that woman she lives with isn't her real mother." Asked Roman as Olivia went and sat down on her armchair and took a breath. "She's like you" said Olivia as Roman looked at her with confusion. "Her father was an Upier and her birth mother was human didn't know" explained Olivia as she sat back in her armchair. Roman said nothing as he placed the photograph in his pocket as he headed back up the stairs to his bedroom where he saw Lilly sleeping peacefully. He took off his jacket and placed it in the wardrobe after then getting undressed and joining Lily in bed under the covers.