hurt people, hurt people.

twelve

Roger stood up getting redressed, leaving her lying on the bed. She didn't move. She didn't cry.

Her face was completely deadpan as her eyes focused on a singular spot on the ceiling. This was her breaking point. She had used every last inch of her strength to hold on to hope but this. This had killed her.

She would be tied to him forever. There was no escaping this, the end of her life had just began. She knew that she would never be able to love this child as it was his.

Her entire life she had always wanted to be a mother, to make up for the mistakes her parents had made. She knew that if she ever had a child she would give it the best life she could possibly manage. Something for her to truly love and something to love her back.

Her new found circumstances however had changed her opinion. There was no way she could ever truly love this child and that hurt. She didn't want her child to grow up with two distant parents just like she did.

Maybe she would have to suck it up. That was a common occurrence in her life lately.

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After Sara had told the couple what had happened, they quickly thanked her before rushing off. Leaving the brunette standing stunned as they did so. Her heart clenched for Siobhan as she realised that the woman that she loved was truly in danger.

Reece had never driven so fast in his life as he rushed to his father's house. Surely that's where she would be. Both of them were in full panic mode and didn't speak to each other in fear that they would break down on the spot. He knew what his father was capable of. He had seen what he did to Mia and his mother. His actions towards them were something he always wished he could erase from his mind. They haunted his every waking moment.

They pulled up at his fathers house frantically awaiting finding Siobhan. Something seemed different. All the lights were switched off. The living room was barren. The icing on the cake was the for sale sign right outside the front window. They were gone.

This was the moment that the realisation truly set it. They had absolutely no idea where he had taken her and they had no idea how to find her. Was she dead?

Marjorie's leg shook violently as she stared into the space before her. It was taking every inch of her being to not have a panic attack. She hadn't had a panic attack for a long while. During her childhood they occurred frequently especially at school but as she had grown older and left her old life behind her they had grown less frequent. She had not been in this state since.

Reece could tell what was about to happen but he was panicking himself. He used all of his might to brush it off so he could help his girlfriend. She was all the mattered right now, he could worry about himself later.

"Hey gorgeous look at me and breathe" his gentle tone easily soothed her every time but much to his disappointment it had not worked. Her eyes darted towards him full of fear as her lips began to tremble.

"I need air" the words flew out of her mouth as she swiftly exited the car. Breathless, she leaned against the door of the car trying to calms herself. All that ran through her head was doubt. As a child her mother had always been in constant competition with her, insulting her looks, her grades, her personality anything and everything. And the one thing she would always say to her that stuck with her all through to her adulthood was "It is your fault".

Everything that had gone wrong, she had always been blamed do that was all she believed. Her mind rushed with thoughts on how she could have saved Siobhan. Why the fuck did you leave her by herself? She's gone because of YOU. Everything Roger is doing to her is your fault. It is YOUR FAULT. The words rung through her head as she fell to the floor and sobbed.