"Do you know, all my life. Well since i was your age anyway. I sort of lived with this perminent dread of getting that phone call, telling me that she had died. Then it never even occured to me that she might be handeling me... You alright"

"Yeah, its just um, that must be what Abi thinks about me"

Story: Abi Branning is the girl that looks after everyone and is over looked. Shes the girl that had to deal with her sisters alcaholism, her mothers cancer scare and her fathers cheating ways. It never occured to anyone that Abi maybe just like her mother in more than one way. When Abi gets diagonsed with a brain tumour, it spins her family inside out. What does life hold for the youngest branning girl.

Genres: Love, Drama, Family, Hurt/comfort, Tragedy

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It was almost christmas in walford and for everyone christmas meant one thing. Drama. there was always some secret that came out at christmas yet everyone seemed to be excited for the festivness that this time of your would bring.

For Abi Branning, she was just excited that her family was back together for christmas this year, even Laurens alcaholism couldn't ruin her joyful spirit.

Abi Branning walked downstaires, dressed for sixth form. The school would be getting off for the christmas holidays in a weaks time. Abi entered the kitchen to find her parents sat at the breakfast table, all except Lauren who was probably sleeping off a hangover.

"Alright, abs." Grinned Tanya as she was frantacally making breakfast. She had been given the all clear a weak ago, so of course she was going to be happy and a tiny bit hyper.

"Abs do you mind passing the suger. Your mum gave me a coffee without my two sugers" Max said casually putting a dig in Tanyas hyper mood. Abi looked over at the counter, she lifted up the suger pot and went to place it on the table. She lit it go and the pot fell out of her hand and smashed all over the kitchen floor, suger going everywhere.

"ABI" Scolded Max as Tanya quickly hurried down to pick up the shards of glass, just incase Oscar walked in.

"Im Sorry, i thought i put it on the table" Abi defended herself. Max rolled his eyes. "I think you need glasses young lady"

Abi glaired at him before storming away and slamming the front door behind her.

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Tanya was sat in booty as she was giving a client a make-over, when her phone suddenly rang. She picked it up and put it to her ear "Hello, Tanya Cross speaking" She knew she was going to have to get used to calling herself a Branning again.

"Oh ok ill be there soon. Bye" Tanya hung up and turned to Bianca. "Bianca do you mind finishing Mrs Hastworth" Tanya didn't even wait for a response as she left the salon.

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Abi was sat playing with her nails nervously as she waited for her mother to come bursting through the door in a rage. She didn't even know why her mother had been called.

When Tanya walked into the heads office, she looked at Abi and sat in the spare seat beside her. "What have you done young lady"

"Nothing"

"She's done nothing bad Mrs Cross" The head teacher spoke with confidence. Confusing the two woman on the otherside of the desk.

"Then why have i been called up"

"It's to discuss Abis schooling. Lately i have seen that Abis grades have been getting worse and i think it's because of her eye sight"

"And you said it would be nothing bad" mutterd Abi as Tanya gave her a concerned look.

"i did notice something was wrong this morning. When you dropped the pot of suger" Tanya told her.

"Good. Now i advice you to phone up an optician. We cant afford Abis grades falling some more"

"Of course, thank you" Tanya stood up as did Abi.

"Now Abi can leave early, i don't see any point in her staying in class when she can't see properly"

Tanya and Abi left the school. Abi couldn't believe that she was having bad eye sight. Something wasn't right about this.