Ray of Hope (Tom Hiddleston)

Reunited and Confessions

Isabella's P.O.V

"Ethan?" I said.

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"How did you get here?" I asked in shock. "I..found your house but your sister was living there, and we asked where you live..um..she gave me the address of here" He replies nervously. "Come on in, Mate" Tom says. "I..I have someone with me" He says.

He moves out of the way and reveling Sophia and Mia in her arms. "Aunt Bella!!" Mia yells in excitement running towards me. Mia was so old now when I was first saw her, her little hands her little face and little smile. Now she was so big.

I picked her up and hugged her tight. "Come on in" Tom says. They both got inside and he closes the door. "What are you guys doing here?" I asked as I set Mia down. "Brenda and George asked us where you were and we said we didn't knew and they now got to know where you are" Sophia says.

"Why did you run away?" I asked Sophia. "I'll take her" Ethan says as he take Mia away. "Can we talk, in private?". Sophia asks as she looks at tom. "I'll take a leave" Tom says as he was about to walk I grabbed his hand.

"You can talk infront of him" I said as I let go of his hand looking at Sophia. "Its alright Bells, I'll-" He argues. "No.No I..I insist" I replied a with nod.  I folded my arms and looked at Sophia. "Talk" I retorted.

She takes a deep breathe. "It started when Ethan and Mia went missing, I.. I didn't know what to do. But then Jason told me that they were with them and in order to get them back I had to what he say" She begins.

"But isn't he your dad, why would someone do this to their own daughter?" I asked. "He is isn't my real dad him and mom adopted me when I was 2." She replies. "What?" I asked in confusion. "Yes, they both were super caring towards me, but then as soon as Jason got to know that George was planning your death he threatened that he'll go on and tell the police so they suggested that they'll give him half the share if they bring you here in London" She continues.

"But they were just saying it so that they can get away with Jason." She starts. "How did you helped killing my Mom and Aunt ally" as soon as I said this her head shots up shocked. "How do you know..I.. who" She was lost for words.

"State.The.Truth" I simply said. She takes a deep breath. "When I was 20 and you were 5, I married Ethan, Ethan was fired from his job and we were struggling to keep up the relationship." She begins. "We didn't know what to do then I found I was pregnant and I.. had Mia." She continues as me and Tom patiently listened to her.

"Few weeks pass by we were still struggling for money, I then one day I herd the three talking. They were planning your mother's death" She says. "You didn't stopped them or informed the police?" I asked. "That's what I wanted to do but they threaten and manipulated me that, if I told the police they will kill Ethan and Mia and if is this works they are gonna give us money and we can live our life happily, at that moment I couldn't think straight and.. I helped them" She says.

"But then mom as in Ally got to know this your mom didn't died in car accident she was murdered I got into an argument and then accidentally she fell of the terrace." She says. "Great! I recorded everything on my phone" I said as I took my phone out of my pocket. 

"Now police will take care of you" I said showing no emotions. "Bells" Tom says. "No..No Tom she deserves it, she killed my mom and then on top of the mother who wasn't your mother by blood but she helped you to give a better life, and you.." I yelled turning around to Tom then looking down.

"I..I am sorry, Isabella, please don't tell the cops about it, what about Ethan and Mia" She says as she sobs. "Does it look like I care, because I don't and beside Mia shouldn't be growing up with a mother like you, teaching there children to kill someone of there own family for what, Money?" I roared as I turning around.

"I'll do anything for you Isabella, please don't tell the cops" She says. "You'll do anything?" I asked. "Yeah..yes anything" She quickly says. "Hey Tom by chance you have any money in your pocket?" I asked. 

"Yeah, no but.." He says as he says as he takes some money out of the drawer down the TV and hands it to me. 

I bend down to where Sophia was sitting and handed her the money. "You killed mom and aunt ally for money, right? Here I gave it to you. Now bring them back" I simply said. She looks at me her eyes blood shoot red from crying.

"Come you said you'll do anything" I said as I waited for her to say something. "Did you know-!" I grabbed her collar angrily. "Bella" Tom and Ethan says at the same time. I turned around and saw Ethan standing beside Tom.

"She. She is pregnant" Ethan says in a low voice. I slowly let go off her collar and walked backwards towards Tom. "Now if you inform the police.." Sophia says.

"Can I talk to you, Bella?" Tom ask. He takes my hand and we walked towards the backyard. "What..what should I do?" I asked as I busted out in tears laying my head on his chest. "Shhh, take a deep breathe we'll figure this out" He says rubbing my back.

"Look at me" He says taking my face in his hand. I looked at him with tears in my eyes.

"What she is did was indeed wrong-" I cut him off. "Wrong? Its a damm crime" I argued. "Yes..yes it is. But she is sorry for what she did, Look I am not defending her in any way, but she accepts she made a mistake she was manipulated and.. Blackmailed." He says.

"She wasn't a child Tom, she 20 freaking years old! I argued. He sits down on chair defenseless. "I can't win with you Bella, whatever decision you take. I am with you" He says as he leans back on the chair.

I took a deep breathe and started to think. 

She killed your mother don't forgive her she need to learn her lesson. 

But she is sorry what she did, You  can't be selfish for what and only think about yourself in this situation.

Then Grand pa's word played through my mind.

"You know sometimes its better to forgive but not to forget. Yeah they did made mistake and they are maybe unforgettable. But then not forgiving them and giving them punishment is gonna just one time thing. But then on the other hand if you forgive them its going  to leave them with the guilt of lifetime which is going to constantly remind them of the mistake they've done and will think 100 time before they think of doing it again." 

I took a deep breathe. I know what to do.

I quickly walked to my bedroom and took the money out of my closet. "Come on" I said to Tom. He walks out to the living room with me. Ethan and Sophia gets up from there seat and Mia is asleep on the couch.

"Here, take this" I said to Sophia. "Isabella. I.. said I am sorry" Sophia says as he voice cracked. I shook my head and handed her the money. "Take this and find yourself a place this enough for you guys to get through few weeks"  I replied. She hugs me but I didn't hugged her back.

"I am saving you, on one condition, Sophia" I said. She pulls out of the hug and looks at me waiting for me to speak.

"You won't ever show your face again to me. Otherwise its going to constantly remind that..I forgave someone who killed my mom and my aunt. Pretend you never knew me and I didn't knew you" I said bluntly. 

I walked and kissed Mia's forehead one last time.