Chapter 4

Sophie looked at Sian as she held Kayla's hand. She looked so happy, she was always happy around her. It had been a week since Sophie saw Sian again. It had always been a week of torture, seeing the love of her life with someone else. However, she took her decision. She had to let her go.

"That would be 7 pounds mum" said Sophie leaning over the counter.

"Blimey that expensive?"

"Sorry mum, we all got to live."

"Here you go, you'll be home for tea right?"

"Well my shift is actually over now so if you wait a minute I can come home with you."

"I have to go speak to your dad first, I'll see you home."

Sophie grabbed her stuff as Dev took her place. She quickly headed home before anyone could see her. Halfway there they heard a familiar voice calling from behind.

"Sophie?"

Oh for fuck's sake, I can't get away from her. Sophie thought as she turned around the face the blonde.

"Oh hi Sian." Sophie replied coldly.

"What's up with you? I haven't seen you in a week, you don't answer or return my calls. I keep texting you and I get NOTHING."

"I was busy that's all." lied Sophie. She had been doing nothing but working or staying at home watching telly. She was far from busy.

"Well you could at least let me know that."

"Yeah look I have to head home, tea soon. Bye"

Sophie didn't give Sian a chance to speak as she turned around and almost ran back home.

Agh, why am I doing this? Come on Sophie, you have to get over her. She did, she's moved on. So should I.

As Sophie stepped inside she could hear the telephone ring so she made a dash for the phone. She was pleased when she heared her voice.

"Rosie!" Sophie almost shouted in the phone

"Hey babeees, guess what? I'M COMING HOME!"

"You what? Are you serious?"

"Yep, I got some time off work so I'm coming back for some visiting. I miss my little sissy!"

"Wow that's great when are you coming back?"

"Um, I'm actually at the airport right now so like, in 5 hours?"

"ROSIE you could at least call a day before!"

"Sorry babe, I like to surprise people. So you gonna pick me up yeah?"

"Yeah, I'll be there."

"Thankyou babe, see you muah!"

Unbelievable.

-Hours later, Sophie and Rosie in the car back home-

"So any goss?" asked Rosie as she eagerly looked around her.

"Well um, is Sian coming back with a new bird goss?"

"O.M.G seriously?"

"Yep, she asked me if we could be mates and all but I can't do it. I can't be just friends with her."

"So what you avoiding her?"

"Pretty much yeah."

"Sophie, as your big sister I-"

"Save it Rosie, I'm not taking advice from you."

"Ouch! So where we going?"

"Home?"

"Oh no, I don't want to go home right now, I just arrived!"

"So where do you wanna go?"

"Rover's."

Rosie stepped in the pub as many familiar faces greeted her. Sophie followed her, akwardly moving through the crowd. She was nothing like her sister, she hated partying and crowds. She'd rather be cuddled up on the sofa watching Downtown Abbey.

"Come on Sophie!" shouted Rosie as she grabbed Sophie by the wrist.

"Alright alright"

"Here" said Rosie as they faced the barman. "What do you want? Vodka?"

"Nothing Rosie I just want to go home"

"Oh come on, you need to loosen up babe."

"Agh fine. Vodka with anything is fine."

"2 vodka with coke and a shot of tequila please" said Rosie. "We are gonna have fun Sophie, your big sister is BACK!"

"Woohoo" said Sophie with her usual sarcastic tone.

"Come on, cheers to our life!"

"Cheers."

10 tequila shots later and Rosie was drunk, really drunk.

"Come on Rosie we've got to go home!"

"No, where is Jason? I want to see Jason!"

"Jason is not her today, you can see him another time."

"But I want Jason!" said Rosie becoming more infuriated.

"That's it, we're going h-"

"LOOK, there's your girl!"

"Rosie shut up" said Sophie as she saw Sian entering the bar with her girlfriend.

"I'm going to talk to theeem!"

"What? No! Come back here.. ROSIE!" said Sophie as she tried to stop her older sister from heading towards them.

"Hey ladies. Sian you look greaaat!" said Rosie as she hugged the blonde.

"Rosie! Wow you look.. drunk." said Sian, quite amused by the sight of Rosie.

"And you, you must be her girlfriend riight?"

"Um yeah, I'm Kayla."

"ROSIE. Come on we're going home." Sophie said as she grabbed Rosie and headed towards the exit.

"What did you tell her?"

"Nothing babee, I introduced myself that's all!"

"Come on, mum and dad will be so pleased to see you.. like this."

"Whatever, Rosie's back!"

Lovely. Thought Sophie.

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"Agh Soph, I forgot my back there" moaned Rosie as she fell on the sofa. "Could you go get it for me?"

"Sure. As usual, I'm the mature one here."

As Sophie was heading towards the bar she could see a familiar face walking towards her. It was obviously Sian.

"Oh hey Soph, your sister left this back at bar, I was going to bring it to ya."

"Oh um, thanks Sian." said Sophie quietly as she looked into those beautiful blue eyes. Those blue eyes that were once all hers, those blue eyes that used to glow with every I love you ; those blue eyes which were flooded with tears a year back.

"Sophie are you okay?"

"I.. I'm fine. It's nothing." said Sophie as she could feel herself getting upset.

"No I know you you're no-"

"I'm fine! I got to go, Rosie needs me." said Sophie as she started to walk away.

I did it again. I can't look at her in the face without getting upset. I can't take this anymore.

"Wait Soph!" shouted Sian as she stopped Sohpie.

"What?"

"Here, I've been wanting to give you this." said the blonde as she handed an envelope over to Sophie.

"What is this?"

"You'll see. I've got to go, um, see you Soph."

Sophie stood still as she held firmly the envelope while watching Sian slowly disappear.

What could it be?