Changing tides

part 6

6

We walked into the large dinning area, our stomach's grumbling for food. Eddie sat down first so I sat on the seat next to him. Nathan almost sat on the seat next to me but Sophie dragged him on to a seat away at the other end of the table. Every time I turned around in their direction she would give me a look that could make a grown man cry. The dinner that night made me feel sick. Especially after Eddie told me what was in it. I mean who in their right mind would put in Sheep blood and guts and gore inside an intestine ? Apparently Haggis is a Scottish tradition and it's their national food. I didn't really eat much just the mashed potatoes and carrots and pushed the rest of the 'food' to the side of my plate. I scrapped back my chair and headed up to my room. Eddie caught my arm "where are you going?"

"back up to the room I can't eat that I ...... I'm a vegetarian" I lied. Eddie nodded and followed me up to the room. I put the key in the lock and turned it the old oak door opened with a squeak. I went to the wardrobe and took out my pyjamas. I went into the bathroom and got changed. I stepped out t see that Eddie was changed too. He smiled in my direction and climbed into his bed. I followed his lead and pulled the covers over my face. I took out my phone and checked my messages. Five from dad and one from Bianca.

Dads texts read " Nada where the hell are you"

"Nada for Christ sake I am worried"

I text back 'Dad I'm fine please trust me do not worry i will be back soon" i turned my phone off and put it in a drawer.

The next thing I knew the curtains were open and the sun was shining through every corner of the room I looked to see if anyone was up but they weren't. Nathan was snoring on the bed above me and Eddie was curled up in his covers to the left of me. I Skipped out of the room without anyone noticing. I ran down the stairs to notice that Sophie was sitting at the front desk doing her shift she looked up and saw me in my super-dry jacket my mum had bought me two years ago

"Going some where?" she asked. I nodded and ran for the door

"Hope it's some where far away" she added with a smirk on her face.

"No just to the park have fun being a sour cow" is what I didn't say infact I juts put my eyes to the floor And made my way through the door. I walked to the park I kept getting funny looks from people on the street and it took me a while to realise that I was still in my pyjamas I shrugged and continued on to the park. I sat on the swings. I saw all the mums with their children and I began to cry. I sat there with my head in my hands. I began to hear my mothers voice "Nada don't cry honey everything will be okay" I thought the voice was just in my head but then I felt a cold hand on my shoulder. I looked up to find someone who looked exactly like mother sitting on the swing next to me holding the hand of a small girl. The woman looked deep into my eyes as if she knew me. Her hand still rested on my shoulder. "Nada do you remember me ?" I didn't know what to say. "I ... I don't know" I got up

"No please don't walk away again I really need to talk to you ! Please come with me and Jenna" she looked to the young girl who was hiding behind her.

"Sit down and I will explain everything" she slapped the swing indicating me to sit next to her. I did and we talked for hours on end. She explained what she had done and why. By the end of the conversation we were both in tears hugging each other and reminiscing all our memories "Oh mum I thought I would never hear from you again!" I threw my arms around her and squeezed her as tight as I could. Jenna was looking at us like we were aliens that had just crashed into earth and landed in her local park " where is your father and why are you out in your pj's ?" I shook my head and headed back to the building " mum tell me one more thing before I go back" I stopped and turned to face my mother who was nodding furiously "who is she?" I looked at Jenna

"She's my daughter"

"What ?! But I'm your daughter ?"

" we'll then she is your half sister!"

"Mum why ?"

" I don't know I was getting bored of my life in Croatia and six children was just too much for me"

I was hurt. My mum moved to a whole new country because she was bored?! My mum took my hand but I pulled it away " Mum how could you? Do you know that for years I believed it was my fault you ran away ? And now you just come back and act like nothing happened !" my mum looked like she could hit me "Well I'm sorry if I didn't have enough money to feed eight mouths !"

"eight?"

" Nada I was pregnant with twins, Carly and Jenna, how could I cope?"

"So you left dad with six of us because you couldn't cope anymore" my voice was increasing in volume every time I spoke. My mum looked like a naughty school girl that had just been told off. I punched the frame of the swings. It hurt like hell but I couldn't say anything I was too angry. I stormed back to the building kicked open the door and walked right up to Sophie at the front desk "I want to leave!"

"good! Then you can leave Nathan alone too !" I was fed up with her

" you know what Sophie? Take your head out of your arse and face the facts Nathan likes me! More than he likes you and your jealous ! He wants me and I am not interested and you can tell him that !" Sophie's face was the funniest thing since the keyboard playing cat. She was speechless. I kept walking up to the room I pulled out my school bag and started throwing things back in "whoa hold on what are you doing" asked Nathan placing a hand on my shoulder. I shook it off "I'm leaving" I said bluntly. Eddie walked over "where you going to go ?"

"Back home" Eddie looked hurt as if I had stuck my hand in his ribs and pulled out his heart "please don't go" he said " stay, just one more night. I looked at Nathan his eyes giving me the look of 'please don't go I'm begging you'. I lay on the bed and put my head on the pillow. I wanted to stay with Eddie but I couldn't bear Nathan and Sophie giving me grief. Nathan came over to where I lay and stroked my face. I turned to him and smiled as I wasn't in the mood for arguing with anyone. "thought you were leaving ?" said a far too familiar voice. Sophie. She saw Nathan's hand on my cheek "And I thought you weren't interested in MY boyfriend?" I smiled at her. Life is not long enough to argue all the time I thought.

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