"I'm sorry". I whispered. "I shouldn't have said that".

"Don't apologise sweetheart". My gran spoke. "It's a lot to take in and digest and it'll take time to process but take all the time you need because I want us all to be a family again, Leah. I regret a lot of things in life, but the one thing I regret the most is how I acted and how I treated you".

"Can I ask why you just up and left?".

"I wasn't in the right frame of mind. I thought you'd be better off without me. I knew this was all going to come to light one day and I wasn't sure I was going to be able to handle it".

"Handle telling me the truth?". I frowned.

She nodded. "I wasn't sure how you were going to react. I admit I was selfish, and I should have been honest from the start with everyone, but I didn't want to hurt anyone".

"So, you pushed me away to stop me from finding out the truth?".

"I know what it sounds like Leah, but I didn't mean for any of this to happen the way it did".

"I know". I sighed.

I couldn't give her a hard time, that wouldn't be fair, and she really didn't deserve it.

She was trying to make things right, trying to make peace with everyone.

losing my head about the decisions she made wasn't going to do anyone any good. It wasn't going to change anything that happened. We were all here to move

Leah and I hope

it behind us once and for all was for the

that as well".

watching tv eating a bag of chips. We

make a difference to my life now? No, it wasn't. Maybe my aunt Claire was right. The past should stay in the past, I wasn't going to benefit from putting my gran

a hand down

back into the room from

"No". I sighed. "I feel I'm doing something wrong, for some reason

"About what?". He frowned.

for making her go through her past when

she wanted to

not sure I want to know

going forward babe. Think about it, your dads here, your gran and George are back, and they all want to be part of your life". He was right. This didn't need to go

big deal over this

He asked sitting

I shrugged.

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