"Tommy leave your sister alone" Michelle shouted as Tommy thumped his 14-year-old sister Regan.
"It's ok Mum, I'm leaving anyway" Regan smiled as she got up off the sofa and walked towards the doorway.
"Regan Cooper" Michelle called after her.
"Yes" she replied sarcastically, returning to her Mum.
"You're not going anywhere" Michelle said, knowing Regan wouldn't betray her.
"Ok, fine" Regan said, sounding annoyed.
As Regan brushed past her Mum, Michelle dropped the box she was holding and a photo floated down to the ground as the box landed.
"Who's this?" Regan asked as she picked the picture up.
The picture was of a teenager, she had jet black hair and pale skin. She looked a bit like Regan did now.
"Oh no-one" Michelle replied snatching the photo back.
"Mum?" Regan asked again, disbelieving.
"She's my cousin Gwen" Michelle told Regan.
"Oh right, so why didn't you say?" Regan asked suspiciously.
"Go and play with your brother" Michelle said quickly before heading into her bedroom.
Regan watched cautiously as her Mum hid the box including the photo on top of her wardrobe. Before getting caught Regan made her way back to the living room of their flat and sat down with 10-year-old Tommy.
"Regan, I'm just popping out, look after Tommy yeah?" Michelle said as she looked round the living room door.
"I don't need looking after" Tommy said sarcastically.
"Tommy, Regan, please don't kill each other." Michelle said calmly, with a smile before leaving.
Once Regan had heard the door close she headed into Michelle's room and grabbed the box off the top of the wardrobe. She carefully lifted the lid off and pulled out the picture of 'Gwen' again, thinking they looked slightly alike. She then put the picture down on the bed and looked on inside the box.
She pulled out a picture of 'Gwen' holding a baby, and she knew from the baby photos she'd seen that the baby was her.
"Why is she holding me? I've never met her before in my life." Regan muttered to herself.
Regan delved deeper into the box and pulled out a legal document that she was sure shouldn't have been just kept in a unsecure box but she still opened it up and read it.
"Michelle Cooper is the official guardian of Grace Elizabeth Cooper renamed Regan Grace Cooper." Regan read parts aloud.
This came as a shock to Regan. Nothing made sense, her head was a blur. Michelle wasn't her Mum, this Gwen woman was. Michelle's cousin. So many questions had flooded into Regan's head; she was so confused as she pulled her birth certificate from the box.
"Grace Elizabeth Cooper, parents, Gwen Elizabeth Cooper and Jamie Dallas Lock." Regan read aloud to herself.
Now Regan was wondering if Tommy was Michelle's real son. She wanted to know if he was her real brother but she knew deep down that he wasn't.
"What are you doing Regan?" Tommy asked as he entered Michelle's room.
"Nothing Tommy, come on, let's go back in the living room." Regan smiled as she quickly guided Tommy back out.
"What was in that box?" Tommy asked.
"Nothing ok Tommy, nothing" Regan told him before moving away into the kitchen.
"Regan, I'm not stupid" Tommy said, not giving up as he followed her.
"I'll play you at UFC if you stop asking about the box ok?" Regan asked Tommy.
"Deal" Tommy said with a smile.