No Place Like Home

Chapter Four: A Baby?!?

I’ve always been the youngest so this will be weird holding a baby but I’m ready! I hear Laura’s heels going up the stairs she walks in carrying the most adorable baby I’ve ever seen! She had beautiful bright blue eyes oh and not to mention the most innocent smile plastered on her face, I smile at her and I can see that she smiles back, at least I can be a better big sister than I had who just ignored me I say to Amelia softly. Laura glances at her phone, I will leave you to up here for a bit, is that alright with you Izzy? You seem good with babies. “Yes I would love to carry on chatting with her I’ll be the big sister I never had! “Hello little baby, I’m your big sister Izzy now I will be the best big sister ever unlike my big sister who you will meet very soon” I hear dads clumpy trainers going up the stairs, he walks into my room and sits on the end of my bed “you seem great with babies” he says softly “thanks” I say.

“Look Izzy I’m sorry I didn’t tell you I was just scared of how you would react sweetheart and I couldn’t bare the fact that I was so far away from my daughter that I never really met and I wanted her to meet her daddy, don’t you understand”? I sigh and look at Amelia “I guess so as she is so cute” I pause for a moment. “Dad, will Laura be moving in”? He bites on his bottom lip, uh maybe. “Look darling I want to be with Amelia as much as I can as I missed 5 months of her life so I was hoping that you would step up and be a good big sister and possibly share a room with Amelia, I know it’s a lot to ask but there isn’t enough room and Rose would never share her room with Amelia” I stop for a moment “Sure” I say “I better bring Amelia down now she needs feeding and- “Thank you Izzy” he smiles. He goes downstairs and I’m left alone in my room, I think about rose and how mad she will be I guess I better go in her room and give her the news.

This should be fun. I approach Rose’s door. “Hi Rose it’s me Isobel could I come in for a moment I have some news” “Whatevs” she replies. I see smashed family photos on her floor and she looks like she had been crying “Um Rose are you ok” I ask “NO” she snaps back. “Dad and a random lady have a kid and she’s moving in and they are getting married! “Rose can I ask you something” “Yeah what” she asks “Why do you shut me out why don’t you love me, why do you never talk to me” I ask begging for a response.