Authors note- Hi all fellows writers here is a new story from Trish, Sara and Cody, I'm the daughter of Kayla and I'm ten years old, Trish and Sara are my friends/family from the lovely US so please be kind and thanks.
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Walking up the stairs to her oldest child's room, whose bedroom was the first on the right by the stairs, Catherine walks in and says, "Hey Warrick, it's time to get up and get ready for school."
Rolling over and pulling the blankets over his head, Warrick says, "Okay, I'll b down in a minute."
Before walking out of the room, Catherine said, "Alright, better hurry I don't want you kids running late for school again for the third time this wk."
Watching his mom walk out the door Warrick mumbles to himself saying, "Well we wouldn't be late if Hank ate our breakfast."
After leaving her oldest son's room, Catherine walked down the hall to her two daughter's bedroom. Walking in, Catherine turned the light on and said, "Lindsay Danielle, time to get up girls."
Facing her mom the twelve year old says, "Awe, mommy do we have too?"
"Yes, Danni, you have too, now come on chop, chop, can't have you kids running late, and missing the school bus, again."
Also sitting up in her bed, Lindsay says, "Alright mom we'll be down in a minute, just go make sure Hank doesn't eat our breakfast again."
"Don't worry your father's on it, he's taking him out for a walk while you kids eat your breakfast," Catherine replied to her daughter before walking out of the room.
"Yeah, I'm sure he does mom, anyways mind if ya leave? We kinda gotta get ready for school." Lindsay told her mom getting up off her bed.
"Alright, I'll meet you girls downstairs," Catherine, said as she walked out of the room.
Walking across the hall from the girl's room, Catherine walked into the boy's bedroom to also wake them up. After making sure Greg and Riley were up, Catherine walked downstairs to get the breakfast out for the kids, after seeing that her husband had left with the dog.
About fifteen minutes later, all five kids came downstairs and gotten a bowl of cereal, while eating the youngest asks, "Mommy, where's daddy?
"Well baby, daddy's taking Hank for a walk," Catherine answered her youngest son Riley's question.
"Oh, okay," Riley, said as he went back to eating his breakfast.
Meanwhile at the Sidle house hold…
Sara Sidle sat in her bedroom listening to her parents arguing for the third time that morning, sighing Sara picked up her school bag and walked down the stairs, Sara walked out the house and towards her best friends house Greg Grissom, a few minutes Sara walked into the house to find Greg looking for something.
"Greg what you looking for?" Sara enquired dumping her bag to one side "Greg?"
"Evidence!" Greg replied "I'm so glad he's not here right now"
"Who's not here?" Sara asked smiling as her friends butt disappeared around the corner
"Ok strange, anyone else home?"
"Oh hi Sara honey come in" Catherine replied "Strange sight I know, hey you had any breakfast? We have Honey nut Cheerio's actually we don't Hank ate them!"
"Your telling me your dog ate a full box of Cheerio's?" Sara asks sitting on the kitchen stool "How do you know?"
"Well we went to bed last night Warrick left them on the side and now the Cheerio's and the box have gone" Catherine explained "I feel sorry for Hank he will have a bad tummy"
"So that was why Greg was crawling around the floor when I got here" Sara replied giggling and then smiling as Catherine placed a hot cup of tea and a slice of toast in front of her "Thank you Mrs Grissom"
"Sara it's Catherine ok honey?" Catherine says hugging me "Any new developments at home?"
"You know the usual he said she said, it gets boring after awhile to be honest" Sara said sighing "You know I sometimes wish he never stopped"
"Never stopped what honey?" Catherine asked taking the dirty plate and cup away "Come with me where we can talk privately, ok?"
"Sure Catherine" Sara replied jumping off the stool and following Catherine into her office looking around it quickly "More tidy than Gil's I must say, no tarantulas, what's with that anyway?"
"Wish I knew the mentally of my husband" Catherine replied smiling "Right then kiddo what's on your mind?"
"Life!" Sara quickly replies "I mean I feel I was only brought into this world to be a punching bag and have verbal abuse spat at me"
"Sara where did he hurt you now?" Catherine asked quietly "Show me sweetheart"
Sara removed her coat, her jumper and then her T shirt to reveal a massive bruise going down from her neck to the bottom of her spine, just stopping at the waistline of her Jeans, Catherine moved forward when she heard the sobs from Sara, pulling her into a gentle hug Catherine held Sara for quite sometime until she heard the bark of Hank and the footsteps of her husband approaching her office.
"Honey we are going to have to lock up the cereal" Gil said walking in the office "Cath is that Sara?"
Catherine nodded as Sara looked over her shoulder at Gil who had a frown on his face, Gil stood looking at the bruise and then slowly approached Sara and Catherine.
"Sara princess did your dad do this too you?" Gil asked the sensitivity clear in his voice "Oh darling you want a Gilly bear hug?"
Sara leapt from Catherine and into Gil's arms he rocked her gently back and forth as Sara wailed her unshed tears, soon the tired eleven year old fell asleep in Gil's arms. Gil stood up and carried the sleeping child out of his wife's office and up towards his eldest daughter's room where he placed her on the bed and tucked her into it, it was Gil's turn to take the kids to school and he was going to tell the school that Sara was ill and staying at home, Gil turned around at the door and smiled at the sleeping girl before him and said,
"Sleep well Princess I won't let him hurt you anymore" Gil said blowing a kiss and closing the door behind him.
Outside in the driveway…
While getting in the car, Greg asks, "Dad isn't Sara coming with us?"
Looking back at his son, Gil replies, "Not today Greg, she's not going to school today."
"Oh, is she okay?" Greg asked.
Pulling out of the driveway, Gil answers, "Yeah Greg, she'll be fine, I promise. Don't worry about it okay?"
"Okay," Greg said as he sat back in his seat and looked out at the scenery on the way to school.
Back at the Grissom house hold…
Walking upstairs to Lindsay and Danielle's room, Catherine walked over to the bed Sara was sleeping on, and gently woke her up, "Hey Sara, wake up hun."
Forgetting where she was at, Sara woke up startled and said, "I'm sorry, I'm sorry, please don't hurt me."
Rubbing soothing circles along her arm, Catherine replies, "Hey its okay, I'm not going to hurt you, just wanted to see if you want to put on more comfier clothes to wear, like some of Danielle's clothes."
"Oh, okay, and yes please, if that's okay, and if Danielle won't get mad at me for wearing her clothes." Sara told Catherine as she sat up in bed.
"It's totally fine, and Danielle won't get mad, I promise. Why don't we go pick out some pyjama's for ya to wear, and then you can go back to bed if you want." Catherine assured her.
"Okay, and yeah, I'm still a little tired, my parents were fighting most of the night last night. Catherine, I have a question." Sara said as she looked down, now interested in her fingers.
Walking over to Sara, Catherine says, "What's your question sweetheart?"
Not looking up at Catherine, Sara asks, "Is it bad, to want you and Mr. Grissom to be my parents instead of my own? I mean I love my parent's don't get me wrong, it's just that they never pay attention to me, and well, you and Mr. Grissom do, and I guess I just wish that my own parents would do the same. I feel like I was a mistake, not that it helps when your dad says that you're worthless."
Walking over to the little girl Catherine replies, "Awe, hun, your not worthless, I guarantee you that. Well your parents are just missing out on what a terrific child they have. You also know that your more than welcome to come over any time right hun?"
Barely looking up Sara says, "Thanks, Catherine."
Handing Sara some pyjama's, after getting them out of Danielle's top dresser drawer, Catherine said, "Here ya go hun, try these on, they should fit, might be a little big on you but it should fit you."
Taking the clothes Sara replies, "Thanks, I'm sorry if I'm bothering you and Mr. Grissom."
"Awe sweet heart your not bothering us, we're here if you need anything. Trust me hun, you're not bothering us." Catherine assured her.
"A-are you sure?" Sara asked.
"Yes I am, I'm a hundred percent sure, why don't you get changed and then just get some rest alright?" Catherine told her.
"Okay," Sara said then watched as Catherine walked out the door. Once the door closed Sara went ahead and started changing. When she was done, she walked over to Lindsay's bed, that she was laying on earlier, and tried to go back to sleep.
TBC
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