stand by me {a katy perry fan fiction}

The cafe

Months had gone by since my first day of school. I had made lots of friends but had tried to focus on my grades.
I stopped talking to Alec as i couldn't handle a long distance relationship. He admitted he liked me but I couldn't handle it.
I had been having nightmares for weeks almost every night. But i kept them to myself. It was now school holidays i was so excited that i could have a break and relax. Riley was away staying with a friend in Connecticut so it was just me and mum.

I was currently laying on my back in the sun on the soft grass. I had slept in and was bored and didnt know what to do.
I blew raspberries in the open air and just stared at the clouds.
"Hey honey" I heard my mums comforting voice and I sat up.
"Hey there" I tried to smile but thoughts plagued my mind. "You hungry? I can make you some food or if you feel safer we can order take in, its my first week off in ages and i haven't got you all to myself well since i found you" my mother looks into my eyes and I shyly look down.
"Hmm, well not that i don't love your cooking, lets order macdonalds, can i please have an egg and bacon mcmuffin" I flash a toothy smile and she whips out her phone.

45 minutes later we sat at our massive table and ate our brunch happily and i sipped at my chai latte. I could sense Katy wanted to ask me something but didn't know how to bring it up. I tried to hold off on asking but the curiosity was too much.
"Mum?"
"Yeah kiddo?" She looks up with a mouth full of food.
"What did you want to ask me" i shoot her a lopsided smile and she tries to feign confusion.
"I have no idea what you mean" I see a small grin and I give her the look of I know you want to ask so just ask and she caves

"What was it like living with your dad all your life?" She drops the question and it catches me off guard and i nearly choke on my muffin. I take a moment to try think of it. I spent month's blocking him out but i cant ignore him forever.
"It was okay for the most part, but he always chose his girlfriends over me. He was a good dad somehow but my whole childhood was about him. Moving around the country for his career and always about his lovelife and i always had to learn to keep my feelings shut. Then he'd make excuses about how hard it was to be a single dad and how he grieved for you everyday and how it was so hard to look at me when i was spitting image of you. Now i know he was lying. I needed my mum growing up you know. Some nights i would just cry when i was home alone and he was on a date or at work and I'd just want my mum when there was a storm and when i was sad. When i broke my arm when i had a bike accident and dad told me i was clumsy and stupid or when we got into a car accident when i was 10 because he was drink driving after a breakup. He was picking me up from school. I was in hospital for a week and i wanted my mum then but because of that man. My so called father i was alone" I kept my voice strong.
My heart was beating Stronger from my pain and anger. I looked at my mother, grateful that she was there and alive.
I knew we would never have the bond deep down because she didn't raise me but when i adored her as a fan i always felt a connection there but i didn't know what it meant.
She grabbed my hands. She was crying. Her grey/blue orbs filled with fresh tears that sparkled.
"You were in a car accident? Baby.. that man.." she growled in anger. She pulled me into her arms and held my head on her chest.
"Every day that passed for 14 years I thought of you. I lit a candle every year on the 4th of December for you and i bought a pink teddy. I am so sorry that happened and i cannot live with myself for not being able to save you. Nothing will ever be able to make that up to you. I love you with all of my heart and i am here now. I will not miss a single thing else you hear me". I squeezed my eyes and hugged her tightly and felt a soft kiss on my head.
Then i opened up more about my old life.

That night i was in bed watching Netlfix on my laptop when a text came through.
I picked up the device and it came from an uknown number.

Rhiannon its me, I miss u so much, please give me a time and place to meet and i will explain everything, i need you back my baby girl please, thalia and i are getting married, meet me at the rose cafe at 10:30 Tomorrow morning
I hope to see you there
Dad