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s I made my way to the exit. The loud music and vibration of the bass were adding to my already forming headac

y birthday, my twenty-first was one traditionally celebrated in your pack. Now my head was full of all these what ifs and if only’s. Would

He was my dad. The man that was always there for me whether it be a shoulder to cry on, someone to keep me in line or someone to keep me safe. Something he had done my entire life. We

she saw the tears falling silently from my eyes as I looked up at her. Instea

ent she embraced me my dam burst and I couldn’t hold it back anym

neven as I tried to put myself together enough

gone. They came an

couldn’t have been more grateful. Without them holding on to me I’m sure I’d have collap

her didn’t raise me to be weak, he raised me to be a fighter. ‘Strong warriors do not cry Arabella. They get even.’ His words ringing in my ears as a painful reminder of what now needed to

wouldn’t shift. It wasn’t that she couldn’t, it’s just that she didn’t like too. She had never told either of us why, and I would never force her too. In my eyes she would tell us when she

in the doorway her bag on her

to come.” And I meant it. I wouldn’t blam

e are family and we will

tick together.” Wrapping my arms around the girls my tears again fell. I ha

to deserve you

the door. What was it the humans say? When one door closes another opens, or something like that. Once in the car

lew harder and harder attempting to push the car from the road but to no avail. No matter how bad the weather would get it would not stop me from reaching my destination. Glancing out of the

s the lights of passing cars flew by, I couldn’t stop my mind wondering to that of my mum. She and my father had been together since they were childr

she loved me with all her heart and always would, but I was the spitting image of

gan to ding. With everything that had happened tonight I had completely forg

eed a wee!” I couldn’t help but

e left. There isn’t anywh

e stop. Though out of curiosity and not the throb

to spiral out of control. The three of us screamed as the car spun off the road tumbl