1989

Glenda stood at her daughters bedroom door and looked down at the sleeping innocent faced fourteen year old and then down to her daughters bulging baby bump. Walking along the corridor she opened the door of her younger daughters room and sighed deeply, her beautiful blonde angels. It would kill her to leave them, but if she tried to take them Archie would kill her she knew that... Glenda had to leave, she had to leave to protect her own secret... Her daughter wasn't the only one who was pregnant, bringing her hands to her own stomach Glenda felt a tear escape from her eyes and roll down her cheek. "It's ok..." she whispered "At least I can give one of my children a normal life". Grabbing her suitcase she crept down the stairs as quietly as she could. Archie hadn't come home, 'probably sleeping with one of his fancy women' Glenda cursed in her mind, so she decided now was the time, time to go, escape the country and leave. The taxi had pulled up outside and she gave the driver her luggage, breathing deeply she prayed she was doing the right thing, looking up at the house one last time, Glenda suddenly realised her actions had not gone unnoticed, there was Ronnie looking out of her bedroom window. "Baby" Glenda mouthed, Ronnie nodded as to say she understood. Glenda couldn't hate herself more than she did right now but Archie loved them girls, he would never hurt them... Would he?

Present Day

"Are you sure this is what you want?" Roxy asked helping to move Ronnie's stuff back into her flat

"Need to get my independence back Rox, can't be sharing a bed with my baby sister forever can I?" Ronnie laughed, Roxy noticed her sister looked almost carefree for the first time since... Roxy cut the thought off, thinking about Danielle only hurt she couldn't imagine the pain Ronnie had gone through.

"Yeah I suppose I could do without you snoring all night!" Roxy teased

"I do not snore!" Ronnie protested "Anyway I think my sleep will be far better now it won't be interrupted by your farting!"

Roxy pulled a face of mock shock and disgust, before laughing and heaving the last of the Ronnie's boxes into the flat. Ronnie stood outside the door and breathed deeply steadying herself as she noted the faded and almost invisible red graffiti that had once adorned her front door... 'evil cow'.

"You need more photos in here, preferably of me, to liven the place up! God it's like a morgue in here..." Roxy stopped herself, realising morgue talk probably wasn't productive.

"Roxy stop trying to protect me" Ronnie scolded

"What's this doing here" Roxy asked disgusted picking up a photo of Ronnie and Glenda

"It's a photo of mum" Ronnie sighed

"I know that, I just don't get why after twenty years you still give a damn!" Roxy snapped "She walked out and left us Ron"

"Why can you never see things from her point of view Roxy? Dad was a cheating, womanising bully she had to get away" Ronnie defended

"She left us with him Ron, she left us." Roxy spat slamming down the picture

"Come on Rox, I don't want to argue with you. I tell you what i'll go down the shop later and buy the most outrageous frame I can possibly find and stick a photo of you and Amy in" Ronnie smiled

Roxy stuck out her bottom lip before breaking out into a massive smile.

"How about we decorate this place Ron? I'm thinking bright pink walls!" Roxy grinned

"Roxy go away" Ronnie teased cuddling her little sister.

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"This place is a dump" the teenage girl noted

"Never thought my girls would end up here" Glenda sighed

"I don't understand why we're here" the girl complained once again

"Because Rebecca I want you to meet your sisters" Glenda smiled