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Chapter 11

IMPORTANT A/N AT THE END - IT MAY HELP TO CLEAR UP ANY CONFUSION 

*Lily's POV*

Shortly after 4pm I found myself heading back towards the coffee shop from this morning, struggling to handle the numerous shopping bags in my hands. I couldn't recall the last time I had this many nice clothes for myself.

As expected, Thomas was waiting for me what looked to be anxiously? at the front of the coffee shop. 

"there you are!" he exclaimed, grinning as soon as he noticed me coming. "I almost thought you weren't going to show!" well that explains the previous anxious look upon his undeniably cute face.

"It's not like I have anywhere else to go." I replied, shrugging sheepishly.

"Well I'm glad that you came back, and that you obviously enjoyed yourself shopping by the looks of things" 

"I guess I had fun" I admitted, unsure of what to say.

"I knew it! A way to a girls heart may not entirely be money, but new clothes certainly help. Now pass me some of those bags and lets get you to your new home."

And reaching towards me, Thomas grabbed several bags before I even had the chance to say 'no'.

"I'm more than capable of carrying those bags you know" I told him defiantly.

"I know. Now follow me and don't get lost, I've already told Mrs M. that you'll be staying with us. So if I loose you now she'll know and then there'll be no TV for me for a week."

"Wait you already told her I'll be staying with you? And she was okay with it?" I inquired, struggling to match Thomas's fast walking pace as we crossed the road to the park in front of the café - presumably through the park was the house In which I would now be residing in.

"Of course I told her, and of course she's fine with it. Mrs M. is my guardian and has also been the guardian of countless of other teenagers for many years. Looking after kids and teens with no homes is just something she does, even if she is slightly odd."

I took the new information in. 

"so you yourself were a runaway?" I asked, unable to contain my own curiosity.

"I never said that, that title still remains to my dearest brother. My brother and I were left as orphans a long time ago. Mrs M. took us both in shortly after we were put into the orphanage and she's all I've ever known since.

Of course there have been other children Mrs M. has looked after throughout the years, but she stopped taking kids in after my brother ran away. And all of her old 'charges' apart from me have left now, so I'm sure she's ecstatic to have another female in the house again." Thomas explained, slightly down after having mentioned his past parents and orphaned history. 

I never would have guessed the bright and smiley Thomas would also have had such a tragic backstory. It felt slightly more reassuring however to be in his presence knowing that we both shared some similarities of loosing  both parents and siblings, abandoned by those we love. I was glad to have found somebody else whom I could relate to.

We walked the rest of the way in silence. 

A/N -

this is relatively short, however I have happy news in that I sat down and actually planned where I want this story to go. this means that I have a clear idea of each future chapter, so updates should be easier to do and up quicker/ more regularly.

as I have now planned the entire plot of the story (which I should have done at the start), I have made one, slightly major change to the previous chapter - this is because it is important for how I want the plot to continue and will make the story easier to work with. 

the change I have made from chapter 10, is that if any of you remember the person who Thomas  is living with would be his mum. this has now changed and he lives with a guardian whom he has no relation to ( Mrs M.) - just to clear up any confusion if people were wondering where his mum from chapter 10 had disappeared to all of a sudden.

on a final note, I have gone back and edited all previous chapters to what they needed to be as promised and now feel ready to continue on confidently with this story. therefore, please feel free to go back and reread the story if not to refresh your mind on what is actually happening, but to appreciate all of the fixed grammatical errors that I have spotted.

thank you for reading, and please don't forget to take the time to vote and comment.

- Lulu