Billie Shelby

Part 19

Polly held onto Billie all the way home.No words were spoken ,not even by an uncomfortable micheal who wasnt quite sure if he should speak up or no
Billie had stopped crying but her stomach still hurt her ,however she continued walking trying not to show any indication to Polly of her pain;only micheal would give her a small glance every so often to check her.

They arrived at Polly's and micheal unlocked the door.Billie wasn't sure what to expect.Was Pol going to sit her down and tell her what should be done?Was she going to send for Tommy to 'sort it out or was she going to leave her be?
All Bill wanted was sleep,her day had dragged on for what seemed like forever.

Polly watched her little niece as she pulled herself through into the kitchen and poured herself a glass of water. She studied her face.Micheal did too;worried for his cousin,who he cared so much for despite only meeting her a few months ago.

Bill sat herself down at Pollys circular kitchen table and placed her head in her hands,rubbing her temples.

Polly gave micheal a nod before gesturing to billie,"uhhhh Billie ,you can have my room for the night if you'd like" he proposed.

"thank you"she whispered not bothering to look up,too tired to show her thanks.Without a further second thought she was up and walking out of the kitchen and heading straight to Micheal's room.Without as little as a 'goodnight' to anyone,she needed to be alone.Polly understood this and decided to leave the girl until morning.

"micheal you know where the blankets are" polly spoke to her son,knowing his place for the night was the sofa.And she too left the room.

Billies P.O.V

i crawled into micheals bed after removing my shoes and coat and laid my head to the pillow.I wanted today to be over.I hated tommy for what he did.Polly had been right,i needed him and he wasn't there.He didn't choose to help me but to instead conflict me,and call me names and get angry. I was already scared and afraid but he made me feel so alone and then telling my family as i sat and sobbed in front of them all.I feel humiliated.The only people that have looked out for me was Micheal and Grace, both treating me like an adult.
Micheal chose to stick up for me when i was questioned for my reasoning behind closing the garrison early and Grace,she chose to be there for me,without judgement or criticism for my decision.I felt like i could trust her ,like she would be there for me,almost like a sister would despite only knowing each other for a short period of time.

I shut my eyes and pushed all of the days events out of my mind.And i ignored the fading cramping pain in my stomach as i slowly drifted off.

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Billies P.O.V continued....

I heard the faint sound of the front door close as i woke,i was unsure of the time but had a feeling it had been tommy at the door.I was convinced that in Tommy fashion he was round to speak to Polly and me. And in true Polly style she had let him,knowing how close me and Tommy have been ever since we were little.
But that is the last thing i wanted.

I heard shuffling down stairs,but i chose to block it out.I didn't want to speak to him or see him.The thought of looking him in the eye made me so sad and upset.

I tried to force myself to fall back to sleep to make an excuse for not being able to talk to him or Polly but found myself feeling very uneasy and uncomfortable.
Suddenly i felt a sharp pain in my lower stomach and i sat straight up in bed,my hand gripping the duvet that covered my tummy.I rembered Mrs Flatt had told me i was experience some ache and pain and possible light bleeding considering i wasn't far along at all but the thought still scared me a little.