Finally, I am discharged from the hospital. The nurse has wished me goodbye with a sad smile on her face. I don't believe it. Apparantly she likes to run around after me. Huh. Yeah right. She'll be glad to see the back of me.
Jason takes my arm and pulls me away from the hospital, away from my friends. 'What are we going to do now?' He asks me excitedly. I shrug, not meeting his eyes. He jerks back, realising what I really want to do. 'That? But won't it...Hurt you?' I shake my head, 'I'm ready for it.' I say bravely. He swallows. 'Okay, lets go do it.'
If you are wondering what we are talking about, then I guess I should tell you. Me and Jason both know that our parents left us, at the young age of 7. We don't know why, we just assumed that they had gone on holiday, so we carried on our daily tasks as usual. But 12 years later, we want to know what happened, why they went and where. It might hurt us because of what they might say to us.
Flashback
Mummy looks at me and says 'Sweet Pea, Mummy and Daddy need to go away for a bit, we can't tell you why but it is important.' I frown and open my mouth to speak,'But-'. She puts her finger over my mouth in a hush motion. 'It's OK sweetie, just carry on life as if we were still here. If you come across any police men, hide away for a few days. Policemen are nasty and they will send you away. If you are in any danger, phone Granny and Grandad and they will come as quick as they can. But remember, don't tell anyone we are gone.Okay? Got that?' I nod. She kisses me on the cheek and I hug her, crying into her soft jumper. Daddy bends down and hugs me,'I love you Saskia. I always will. No matter what your Mummy says, you can always find us, as long as you have this number.' He reaches into his back pocket and hands me a number quickly. I stuff it into my top, as I have no pockets, and kiss him goodbye. Mummy smiles and then starts to cry sadly as I sit on the bottom of the stairs, waving goodbye to them, for the very last time. 'We love you.' They say. Then they are gone, the front door shutting as they leave.
Present Time
I remember all of this, and then run to the car. I start the engine and Jason runs in. 'Wow, honey, you are fast! You need to slow down though, or otherwise your stitches will come out.' I nod, barely listening. I zoom out of the parking lot and I drive over the speed limit.
I turn into my drive and skid into the front door, leaving Jason in the car, I wrench the front door open and yank my secret drawer open. The number is still there. I reach for my phone and type in the numbers. I hear the phone ring and then someone picks up. 'Hello! This is Andria Forset! How can we help?' I gasp. 'Hello, this is your daughter, Saskia Forset. Mum, where are you?' I hear a sharp inhalation over the phoneline.
'Saskia, is that really you?'
'Yes Mum, it is!'
'Oh my goodness. I am so so sorry we left you. I will explain later, just, tell me that you are OK?'
'No Mum, I'm not. You left me when I was seven. Seven Mum. Who knows what could have happened. I could have died. But I didn't thanks to the hope that you would come back. But you never did. I spent the first six months thinking you would come back but you didn't. I gave up hoping that you would soon after. Then I met Jason at school. He said he went through the same thing at the same time. We were friends after that. Until I met my gang, we then became what is now one of the best gangs in the intire world. That means I am a mobster Mum. A mobster. Thanks to you. That's the career path I have taken. Thanks for that.'
'Oh honey. I was and always will be a terrible mother to you. But that doesn't mean you have to follow me. Be a good girl now?'
'MUM FOR FU**S SAKE!!!!!!!! I am getting married! OKAY! I am an adult now. I deserve a life. I deserve parents who don't dump me when I am seven. I deserve a job that doesn't make me scared or dead for that matter. I just got bombed for god's sake. So you come over and say sorry to me as soon as you can ok? The truth is I miss you. I miss the way you used to givemme hugs when I went to bed. I only have kisses with Jason now. I want you and Dad to come and stay with me now.'
Mum is speechless. 'Sorry mum for getting angry at you. Please come over, the adress is the same as before. Just...Come round for tea or something okay?'
'Okay, but no yelling at me again remember?'
'I promise.'
That was the end of that. I turn around and...
