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First of all, I should say this story is a sequel to "Subliminal Paradise" so if you haven't read that yet, you can do right here s/9645541/1/Subliminal-Paradise

Again thank you to those that read and reviewed the story, it meant a whole lot to me

I took some time to really think about a sequel here, I didn't want to rush it and end up with it being bad

So without further ado, lets begin

Aftermath

"Mummy!" a small child shouted, beaming with a smile at the sight of her mother, she ran toward her immediately, her mother got down on one knee to give the girl a hug, she wrapped her arms around her daughter tightly, her daughter doing exactly the same.

"How was your first day sweetie?" She asked, a glimmer of pride clearly evident in her beautiful brown eyes, her daughter looked up at her, eyes almost identical to her mothers, gleaming with joy.

"It was so good!" she shouted, her mother couldn't help smiling, they grow up so fast.

"Should we go home and see daddy then?" she asked to which the child nodded, "okay, lets go" she stood up and put her hand out for her daughter to hold, and the pair walked to the car, without a care in the world.

Along the way, the car came to a stop, "mummy why did we stop?" there wasn't an answer, her mother was too busy staring out the window at something, "mummy?" she snapped out of her daydream, and quickly reached into the back seat to grab the fresh bouquet of roses, before opening the door.

"Wait here a minute sweetheart, mummy will be right back" the child looked up with a little bit of fear in her eyes, she didn't want to be left alone, "can't I come with you mummy?" the fear was evident in her voice, but she had to go alone, "Its okay, mummy will be right over there, you'll see me from the window".

The young girl thought about it for a minute, before nodding her head, "okay"

"I'll be right back baby I promise" and she shut the car door, and locked it, before walking on her way, she didn't stop once, she knew exactly where she was going, she finally came to a stop, still in sight of the car, as promised to her daughter, she stepped forward, and placed the roses nicely.

"She's growing up so fast..." she started off, reading the inscription

Tori Vega

1993 - 2010

A beloved daughter, sister, and friend

Taken at only 17 years old, far too soon

We will always remember you

And we will always love you

"She reminds me an awful lot of you, you know..." she used her sleeve to wipe her eyes quickly, feeling the inevitable tears coming, "I wish you could see her, you two would get on so well I just know it... she's just like her aunty Tori"

The woman wiped her eyes again, before getting down on one knee, she reached out and ran her finger over the name carved in stone.

"I miss you"

"Mummy are you okay?"

"I'm fine sweetie" she felt her daughter reach out and take hold of her hand, catching her attention, "but you're crying?"

"Sometimes mummy cries, its how she makes herself feel better" she turned the car key and set off again, heading home.

When they finally got there, the pair got out and went to the front door, she turned the key and opened it, letting her daughter go in first.

She ran in quickly, "daddy!" she shouted, running to find him in the kitchen, he lifted her in his arms and gave her a kiss and a hug, "hey gorgeous, how was your first day at school?" he asked, looking at the doorway, wondering why she seemed to come in alone.

"Really good!" she shouted, another huge smile beaming on her face, "where's mummy?" he asked, "she's here, but she was sad"

She finally walked into the kitchen, after taking off her jacket and her shoes, "hey" she smiled, walking over to give him a kiss.

He put their daughter down and let her run off to play, "Cat, she said you were sad again" he turned to face her, concern in his voice.

"It's been seven years..." she started, resting her elbows on the counter and putting her face in her hands, "seven years since she died"

He walked over, and hugged her from behind, resting his head on her shoulder, "Cat, I know you miss her, its okay"

She turned around to face him, his arms still around her waist, "Rick, its been seven years though, how can I still be so upset over something that happened seven years ago?" she asked herself in a desperate attempt to convince herself it was time to move on.

"Its okay that your upset, she was your best friend, and she'd have been a huge part in our lives, and our daughters"

Cat nodded slightly, "I know you miss her, and after all the stories you've told me, I miss her too, but I bet you she's up there right now, looking down on you, just as she has done every day for the past seven years, she wouldn't want to see you upset"

"I suppose you're right" she let out a little bit of a sigh, "it's just everytime I go to visit her grave I get reminded of the day it happened, I still remember it clearly, I still have that same dream, having to watch her die over and over again, why couldn't it be me instead?" Cat's volume had increased to the point where she was almost shouting, Rick put his hands up on her cheeks, using his thumbs to wipe Cat's tears as they ran down her cheeks.

"It'll be okay" he pulled her close to him and put his arms around her, hugging her tight, she did exactly the same, sobbing into his chest.

"Tori dinners ready!" Cat shouted

Her daughter excitedly ran into the kitchen, but she couldn't reach the tall chairs at the kitchen counter, Cat giggled a little, "need a hand?" she asked, lifting her daughter up to sit her in the chair.

"Thank you mummy" she smiled, "you're welcome sweetie" Cat walked back around to the other side of the counter to get the food, putting a plate down for her, and one for her daughter.

"Where's dad?" she asked, noticing he wasn't there, "Oh, daddy just had to go out, he'll be back soon" Cat explained.

"Why don't you come and sit down mum?" she asked another question, looking at Cat who was standing on the other side of the counter, eating her food.

"Because this way, I can make sure you eat all your food" she teased, "including your veggies" she tapped her daughters nose and few times, to which she scrunched her nose at, making Cat laugh.

A little while later, both Cat and her daughter Tori had finished their food, Cat was cleaning the dishes in the kitchen and Tori was watching tv in the front room, once Cat was done she walked into the front room, looking at the time, 7:45.

"Come on its time for bed" but when Cat looked down at the chair, Tori was already sound asleep, "awww" Cat walked over and picked her up, cradling her in her arms, she carried her upstairs and into her bedroom.

"Here we go" Cat put her down in bed and pulled the cover over her, she was still fast asleep, once she fell asleep, it would take a lot to wake her up again, just like how Tori used to be.

Cat leant forward and kissed her daughters forehead, "goodnight beautiful, sweet dreams" she walked out, and shut the door behind her.

When she got down the stairs, she noticed Rick was back, she went to the kitchen where he was, along with Beck, Jade, Andre, and two police officers.

"What's going on?" Cat asked, looking at each of them.

"Sit down Cat" Andre signalled the table in the center of the room.

Rick handed her a glass of water, and everything fell silent.

"What's this about?" Cat asked, curious as to why no one was saying anything.

"Miss Valentine" one of the police officers started, sitting down across the table from Cat.

"There's something we need to tell you"

Cat waited anxiously for him to continue.

"Your father was released from prison this morning"

Okay thats all for the first chapter :)

I hope you enjoyed it, please let me know down below if you did :)