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Chapter 46

The day had arrived. The first night of the Little Shop of Horrors show.

"Mary, what time do you have to be there again?" Catherine asked, it was the first time she had spoke to anyone since the previous night.

"We need to be there at five-thirty, the show starts at seven, " Mary shoved her drinks bottle in her bag.

"Right, go and get your sisters," Catherine said imperatively whilst scrolling on her phone.

"Before I do, I want to talk to you, " Catherine looked up at Mary as she took a few steps closer to her mother. "Yesterday, why did you lock yourself away?"

"I... " Catherine looked up, not knowing how to answer that.

"I thought we were close, was I wrong?"

"No sweet- heart, you're not wrong. We are close. It's just, yesterday, I couldn't stop thinking about Jane, and... and I couldn't deal with it. It's days like that when I need her most. But... she... was just... snatched away from me!" Mary pulled Catherine into a hug.

"In future, please talk to me about these things, I might not be Jane but you can still talk to me," She felt Catherine's tears run into her own hair.

"I miss her, so so much," Catherine cried.

"I know Mum, I know."