the secrets held within (A Michael Afton Story)

She listened....

Clara sighs...maybe....he wasn't so bad after all....

After the chris situation....she loathed her son....if she could even call him that at the time....

She hated him for what he did...but seeing him here....made her realize something....

He changed....he really did change....but...the fact that it was her own fault her son was like this to begin with?....she doesn't know how to feel...

When Michael was born...she wasn't exactly ready for a child....she never showed the amount of love and attention to mike as she did to chris and elizabeth...

She now understands how she went wrong...and she feels regret....hearing the truth....on why Mike hurt chris....it made her realize that it was actually her fault....she drove him to not only hurting others...but to hurting himself....

She slowly, walks away from the cove...she listened...

Now all of her children hate her....if only she had been a better mother...

She walks down to the main room....

Her tears flow down her cheeks....

She feels horrible...thinking about all her son had to go through...

Maybe...just maybe...she could make things right... with all of them....

_at pirate cove_

Michael looked around...he swears he heard something...

"D-did you guys hear that?.." Michael asks...was someone listening...?

Its probably nothing....

But what if its not...?

"I think I did...I'm not sure..." chris said...

"Someone was listening..." michael says and sighs....

Wait...what of clara heard...?

What if she hurts him...?

No...dont think like that....it will be fine...

Michael is scared...scared of what his mother would do once she finds out...why was he so scared though...? Well...hes scared she will hurt chris or liz...or even his dad...

Michael looked over at his dad. He gave Michael a concerned look....

Michael sighed and motioned him to come with him...

He took the hint and nodded...

"Kids..stay here, me and mike are gonna talk about something. Dont move." William says and stands up.

He then follows michael out of the cove.

Michael leads them over to where the bathrooms are. Wired place, but it's far enough away to where the others cant hear them...

"Do you think...mom will hurt them...?" Michael asks his father.

William sighs...

"I dont know Michael...my best guess is that she wont. I mean, why would she? But it's still possible..." william says while trying to reassure his son.

Michael sighs...

"I just cant help but feel as if this is all my fault...if only I did play that stupid prank!..." Michael growled below his breath...he hates himself for that...

If he didn't play that stupid prank none of this would've happened!!

He feels so guilty...he feels it's all his fault....

But...even if chris forgives him...

He will NEVER forgive himself..

He messed everything up...or so he thinks...

Despite the protests of his family, trying to convince him its not...

He will never stop thinking it is...

I guess that's one thing Michael and Clara have in common...

They both will NEVER forgive themselves....

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A/N I'm so sorry this took so long! I hope this chapter was at least somewhat okay! Please tell me your opinion! I hope you liked it!