Okay, so this chapter isn't the best and it's mainly talking but hey, I tried to make it different to that of the previous chapter.
"How did they find me?" Beth asked before answering Caroline's previous question.
"Well, it seems that they have been tracking you for a while and have seen record of your name changes, something that isn't clear is why they want to get in contact with you in the first place," Caroline's brow creased in confusion. "What I mean is that, we don't often find friends of parents looking for lost children, in fact, I've never come across a case quite like it."
"How long have you known?"
"You mean to say, how long have I known that someone is trying to get hold of you? Well, last month, I received a letter stating that this person would like to meet you and since then, we have been frequently corresponding, trying to arrange a safe meeting for the two of you."
"...and you didn't think to tell me? You've been talking about me behind my back, arranging a meeting with some stranger who claims to have known my mother!"
Beth stood up from the couch, anger rampaging through her body; what if she didn't want too see this person? What if she got her hopes up and it all fell through? It wasn't fair on her, why was Caroline doing this? These questions were circulating round and round her head and she felt tears sting behind her eyelids; just as she was getting settled with Mandy and George, a face from her mysterious past had come up to haunt her and she had no idea what to do.
"What about Mandy and George?"
"What about them, Beth? You're not going to be with them much longer, "Caroline said, indifferently.
"Well, I just assumed that I would be staying longer because of all the things they've done for me, everything just seemed so right, so...permanent. I thought maybe, well, y'know," Beth flushed red as she realised how naive she sounded. Of course, everything Mandy and George had done for her had been out of pity, they felt sorry for her because she was an orphan but they didn't want too keep her. It was her own fault she had been let down so harshly, she was the one that assumed she was going to be adopted.
"Beth? Beth, are you telling me that you thought you were going to be adopted? Oh Beth, how many times do I have to tell you? Mandy and George are too old to have a teenager around permanently, they can't cope..."
"I'm not hard work! They love me, they do!" Beth put her head in her hands. "Why won't anyone love me?" Beth began to sob softly.
"Beth, I love you, I've known you since the day you were born and I know you and I'm trying my best to find you a loving family."
"It's not the same. Ever since my mom dumped me, I've been thrust into the care of strangers and every time, it's fallen through and I've never said this before, but I wish I could find my mother. I wish I could tell her how much I hate her for getting rid of me; I want to make her regret it, let her see my pain and misery and I think I've just found a way to do so. Caroline, what is the name of this friend who's contacted you?"
"Oh, yes, yes..." Caroline pulled out a small piece of paper from her jacket pocket. "Her name is Rachael, Rachael Berry."
