Opal's Story

'OPAL!!'

I'd woken up the next morning in tears, shaking at the thought of never seeing my sister again. She NEEDS me! And I need her...

I look to my bedside table, seeing the picture of me and her we were smiling and laughing.

A rare moment of happiness? No. We were always happy when we were together, no matter what was going on

Tracy goes to open the door but I don't wanna talk, she stayed over last night and must've heard me crying

'Opal, you awake?' She whispers

She already knew the answer

'No' I say rolling my eyes

She enters and as much as I want to tell her to get out...I need someone right now

She opens her arms and I cry into them

'Tell you what, I'll take you shopping in the mall today, cheer you up' Tracy says smiling

'Thanks Tracy'

She smiles and heads back to her room to get ready, I do the same deciding to impress, finishing my makeup and outfit I go downstairs 

'You look lovely' Tracy says smiling

'Thanks, So do you!' I say back

She blushes bless her

I hear someone cough and I look up tossing my hair behind me to see Liam

'might wanna get that checked out' I say, giving him a sly wink as I walk out

Tracy follows on excitedly tugging my arm

'He really likes you' she says smiling

'Not my type' I say, totally not lying

'Yeah I believe you' Tracy says laughing as we get into her car and drive to the mall I'm excited for today a whole day with Tracy!

We arrive after an hour stuck in traffic and head in, excited to hit the shops

But first.

'I need coffee' I blurt out once seeing a coffee shop

Tracy laughs at this

'Me too' She says, as we head inside we order two coffees and find a seat

'Right I'm approachable now' I say laughing softly

Tracy smiles and we leave after finishing the drinks which were DELICIOUS

Going into several clothes shops I end up spoiling myself rotten

Oops!

Me and Tracy take each other's hands as we're weighed down in shopping bags it's been an amazing day

But it gets even better when I see someone I didn't think I'd see again

'OPAL!!' someone screams, I turn to see dani running towards me!

I drop my shopping and scoop her into my arms

'Hey my little cupcake! I've missed you' I say stroking through her frizzy curls

Tracy wants me to let her go but I won't

'Let her go' a woman says angrily

Dani rubs her nose against mine, something she used to do when she felt sad, before placing her head on my chest

'Opal come on now' Tracy says

Dani refuses to part from me which makes things even harder

'I can't let her go I love her' I say, turning to Tracy

'This isn't the way' Tracy says

The woman makes a grab for her and I swipe back angrily

'Don't you dare hurt my sister' I say, feeling the anger flooding through me

'Opal calm down' Tracy says

'I thought you were on my side!' I say

'I am, but this isn't the way...' Tracy says

I nod and try to put dani down but she clings onto me

'Opal please' She says sadly

'Hey, listen to me okay Cupcake? I love you more than life itself but you've got a good life with your foster parents and you don't need me now' I say, trying to be brave despite tears flooding down my face

'Don't go' She begs me

'I'm sorry' I whisper, setting her down

The fear of losing her comes to me and I start to panic

I look at her, giving her a small smile before running away from the scene, wiping the tears that were streaming down my cheeks

'Opal Wait!' Tracy shouts but I don't look back I just keep running

I let her go... and I'll never forgive myself