Chapter one

My life had probably done the worst 360 degree turn possible, I had a family two days ago and now I had none.

I had nothing now, only my uncle jack who was a godsend, it all fell apart last Monday at college, it was probably the most devastating day of my life.

*flashback*

I actually couldn't wait to get out of college today, one it was my last day ever, I just had to with four weeks for my results and two all of my friends had moaned at me all day for being boring and not throwing a party at the weekend.

My mum and dad had took Oscar and Abi away on Friday for the weekend for a break, mum had just got the all clear for her cervical cancer.

Mum had made me stay at home though, I had failed school while trying to juggle everything, I used to skip most classes to go to hospital appointments with mum, look after her when she was having a bad day and just do general stuff like taking Oscar to school and cleaning the house.

So college was a fresh start for me, dad had felt guilty about not being here that he paid for me to go to college with the hope that I pass.

Anyway, I was waiting outside the college gates for mum and dad to come and pick me up on their way back from their trip.

They were supposed to pick me up at 4pm and I was still waiting at 5:15pm. I had rang, mum, dad and Abi but still had no joy.

"Alright Lauren? Get in" uncle jack said as he pulled up in front of me. I furrowed my eyebrows together In confusion, what was he doing here?

I climbed into the car, not missing the drained look on uncle jacks face. "What are you doing here?" I asked, putting my seatbelt on.

"Your mum and dad couldn't make it" he said, not looking at me and beginning to drive off. "Why not?" I questioned him.

"I'll explain when we get home okay?" I narrowed my eyes at him, trying to get anything, he looked so nervous. I fell back I to my chair and stayed silent the whole way home.

"My homes over there" I told uncle jack sarcastically as he pulled up outside his flat. "Not no more sweetheart come with me" he told me.

Now I really was confused, what's going on? "Sit down babe" uncle jack said. "Don't patronise me uncle jack! What's going on?" I snapped.

"Just tell me" I shouted, the tears filling up in my eyes, I could already tell something bad had happened and it involved my family.

"Lauren.." He sighed. "Where's my mum?" I squeaked out. "I'm sorry darling I'm so sorry but there was an accident" he began.

I broke out into a sob "no!" I snapped. "They all died, they died in a car crash" uncle jack told me. "No!" I screamed falling to the floor in a sob.

*end of flashback*

So that was just over a week a go and to be honest it hasn't got no easier, I still cry myself to sleep every night.

Their funeral has been moved to two weeks time, they have to do some stuff, clean their bodies up or something.

Since then uncle jack had tried to adopt me but failed miserably much to my disappointment. Dad has got in his will that if anything happened to him and mum then I'd have to be adopted by Kathy.

Uncle jack had told me Derek was my uncle, I'd never met him though, apparently dad hated him. Why would he want Derek to adopt me if he hated him?

Well uncle jack informed me that dad always thought Derek wouldn't be around, he thought Kathy would get sick of him and chuck him out.

Apparently Derek was very dodgy and always keen on breaking the law, which is why uncle jack also didn't get along with him as he was a police officer.

Also, Derek had major heart problems so too much stress could throw him off. Kathy and Derek had two kids joey and Alice, uncle jacks told me joeys twenty two and Alice is eighteen, do basically me and Alice are the same age, we both turn nineteen this month.

It that u cared about any of that I would prefer to stay with uncle jack, the social services said because he only lives in a little flat it's not suitable, there would only be one income coming in as he lives by himself and apparently because he was at work all hours, it wasn't suitable for a stable home.

I'm not being funny but I've never had a stable home and they do know I'm eighteen right? I can look after myself.

But apparently according to my dads will, unless I have a well educated paid job, I have to be living with family.

So all in all I've had one shit week! And it's only about to get worse, Looks like I'm off to live with the cousins...

So tell me honestly.. What do you think of this?