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(Lucy's POV)
I sat there thinking about it and maybe that's what's best for her and us "I'll talk with my husband Tim when he comes home and we'll go from there okay" I told her and she nodded I drove us home and took Tamara inside I took her to the kitchen and started to cook tea we ate and I dished up one for Tim and a few minutes later he was back "hey baby"Tim said to me giving me a kiss then he knelt down by Tamara "I'm really sorry about Angela and Nyla" he told tam "thanks"she said giving him a small smile "of course kiddo" he said returning the smile "Tim here's your dinner"I told him handing him his plate he sat down and ate his food "hey Tamara can I take a look at those cuts make sure there still okay?"I asked her
"Okay you can look but can we go in the bathroom?"she said "of course we can"I told her as I got the med kit and we walked to the bathroom I changed the bandages and took off the plasters changing them too then I got her settled on the sofa next to me as she didn't want to sleep alone again Tim came and sat next to me "baby when did you learn the girls name?"he asked as he sat next to me "earlier after we got back from the station she told me her name and said she didn't want anyone to hurt her now Tim Angela and Nyla scared her" I told him "what is her name then?" He asked "Tamara" I told him "also I may have went to her parents and found out that before she came here she hadn't ate in a month and one week that's five weeks" I said "that's horrible"he said
"Also I wanted to talk to you about her maybe staying here"I told him "okay I don't know about that"he said looking away from me "why not Tim?"I asked him "look just because this kid turned up at our door doesn't mean we have to let her stay here I mean come on she's got problems Lucy sooner or later she's going to cost us a bomb for some type of therapy!"he shouted at me "Tim it's what's best for her come on we can do this" I told him "no I don't want to take her in seriously yea okay Nyla and Angela may have scared her but it shouldn't take a victim that long to say her name" he yelled "Tim she's probably only 9 the kids traumatised she's been abused Tim and if her parents hate her for asking food try guess what happens when she asks for a shower or to get clothes" I yelled back at him it started getting heated I heard whimpers and sobs coming from the living room I saw tamara hiding behind the samosa sobbing and whimpering as she trembled "I'm really really sorry you can take me back home I don't want to make you guys mad"she says as she cries more "tam sweetheart your not going back to your parents okay I'll make sure of that your safe now"I told her "but your husband doesn't like me he will just get mad at you if I stay here" she told me "sweetheart he might be a bit mad but your not going anywhere okay your staying here only if you want to tho" I said "I do want to stay here your really kind and not like any of the people I've ever met" she told me "Lucy can I have a hug?"she asked as she got up a little "of course you can come here tam" I told her she came over to me and she hugged me tightly "Lucy can you carry me I'm tired"she asked "of course here"I said as I lifted her up and held her she rested her head on my shoulder and I heard her quiet still breathing it was obvious she was asleep I took her to the guest room and lay her on the bed then I went out to Tim "Lucy we can't keep her tomorrow she's going foster care" Tim told me "Tim no look come here" I took his hand and lead him to the guest room I opened the door "Tim look at her she's an innocent child she didn't do anything wrong" I said as I pointed to tam he stared at her "look Tim she's a kid we should let her stay here we can help her" I told him "Lucy no" he yelled at me as he slammed Tamara's door shut she woke up frantically and started to shake and try cover herself up she started to sob "hey hey Tamara it's okay your okay your okay" I said as I stroked her hair she quickly leant against me and nestled her head in my chest as she clung to my top like it was her lifeline I picked her up and stroked her head she rested her head on my shoulder again and started to fall asleep again "see this is what I'm sob about Lucy see how she reacts she's a messed up kid I don't want her"Tim yelled at me "Tim shut up for once please stop okay she's exhausted just let her sleep"I yelled at him as I lay Tamara back in bed and covered her with the duvet me and Tim went to the kitchen and argued Tim went to bed and I got up and got a glass of wine in the kitchen I drank it then I heard Tamara crying I went in and she asked me to sleep with her so I did.
The next morning when i woke up Tamara wasn't hence to me I looked around the house and Tamara wasn't there I saw Tim on the sofa "Tim where's Tamara?" I asked him "somewhere she should of been a long time ago" he told me "your unbelievable sending an already traumatised girl to foster care" I yelled at him I snatched the keys from his hand and left I sped to foster care and went to the desk "have you got a Tamara Collins here?" I asked "why who are you?"she asked "she's been staying with me my husband dropped her here this morning without telling me" I told her "well a man came in this morning and dropped a girl off but he didn't give us a name and the girls not said anything just sat in the corner of the room sobbing" the social worker told me "can you take me to her please" I asked "sure this way"the social worker said as glanced down and saw my badge
She took me to a room and there she was Tamara was just sat slumped against the wall sobbing "tam" I said quietly as I walked towards her she looked up and stared at me "Lucy!" She yelled as she got up and ran to me I picked her up and hugged her"hey sweetheart I'm so sorry about my husband"I told her as I stroked her hair "can we go now I don't like this place?"she asked "yea come on sweetheart let's get you out of here" I said as I carried her to the car I drove back home and took Tamara inside "tam why don't you go wait in the guest room okay" i said she nodded and went to the guest room "look Tim please she need our help Tim when i got to her room at foster care she was sobbing in the corner your scaring this innocent kid Tim" I yelled at him "well I don't like her here so she's going" Tim yelled at me he ran into the guest room and tried putting handcuffs on Tamara but she kept kicking him I yelled at him to stop he got the handcuffs on her and shoved her in the back of the car speeding off I ran to the station and saw Tamara in a cell she was on the floor by the bed she was huddled up into a ball and crying i got the key to her cell and went in Tamara didn't say anything she just got up and slowly walked up to me she hugged me and I hugged her back "tam you okay sweetheart" I asked she shook her head no "he forced me into the cell really hard it hurt my wrists and legs"she said sadly
"Sweetheart it's okay can you show me where he grabbed you?"I asked her she pulled up her sleeve and pulled her shorts down there were bruises he must of grabbed her really hard I thought to myself "Lucy can you take me somewhere else I don't want to stay here?"she asked "I have to go ask my boss first I'm sorry but I'll see I think I can okay" I told her I left her cell and went to grey he said the best he could do is let her out tomorrow I went to her cell again she was hiding under the bed "hey tam can you come out from under there for me?"I asked her she came out and sat on the bed "can I leave now?"she asked "I talked to my boss but the best he can do is drop charges tomorrow okay so your gonna have to stay the night here" I told her "what!"she exclaimed "no please no I don't want to stay here alone please I'll even sleep on the grass outside your house if you want please don't make me stay here"she begged
"Tamara I'm really sorry sweetheart you have to stay here" I told her "please don't please Lucy"she begged
"tam you have to I'll come get you tomorrow okay" I told her I got up and opened the cell door she ran up to me and held tightly onto me "Lucy dont leave me alone please don't leave me alone I'll do anything you want I promise I won't ask for food or water or a shower or anything else I promise I won't I'll be good I'll behave please please please don't leave me alone not here not with a bed in here or all these people watching me please Lucy" she begged talking fast I could hear the fear and panic in her voice "tam I promise it'll be okay but you have to stay here okay" I told her "can you at-least takeout the bed I don't want it in here please incase someone comes in and hurts me"she asked me "sure sweetheart" I took out the bed and put it in another cell.
