Hi guys! I'm so sorry for the long wait, I've been major busy recently and I know you're all dying to find out more about Imogen, Helia and especially Flora herself, so, let's get on with Chapter Four!

My whole world was crashing down around me. Helia and today didn't matter anymore. All that did was my mom. I followed the doctors to the hospital, dropping Miele off at her friend's house. I couldn't let her come. As I sat in the hospital, the doctors came towards me, shaking their heads. That's when I lost my calm. My mother was dead, and although Miele and I had been left a good sum of money from her, we had nowhere to go. Tears fell from my eyes, but with so much more pain that before. First Helia and now my mom. My only source of comfort in the world. Dead. They took her away after speaking to me about funeral plans, and so I headed off to go pick up Miele and see if our grandmother would look after us for a while. However, Miele's friend's family had other plans.

As the door of the large house opened, I saw a kindly looking lady with a friendly smile on her face.

"Hello dear, are you Flora?" she asked with a small smile.

"Yes, is Miele here?" I asked, my heart still full of emotion from the past hours.

"She's right upstairs with Freya, my daughter" she said kindly. But then her smile vanished as she looked back at me. The hospital must have phoned like I'd asked. "We're so sorry my dear," she said, bringing me into a kind hug, "Would you by any chance like to say here with us? We have room for you to stay if you'd like. Your mother was a dear friend to me, so the least I can do is look after her daughters"

"Really?!" I said in shock, "I- I don't know what to say! Yes!"

"Great!" she said smiling, "I'll get two rooms for you and your sister ready"

I ran upstairs to find Miele. She was having the time of her life with her new friend Freya. I watched her play. She seemed so happy. But soon her idyllic life would be over once she knew the truth. How was I meant to tell her? If I told her she would be so hurt, but if I didn't, how long would it be until she found out? She was only 9 after all. But what if I didn't tell her... what if she grew up not knowing and that the day she did, how would she react? She would hate me for life. As I struggled to choose, the woman came up behind me.

"Follow me Flora dear, let the girls play" she said, carrying a large vase into a room. As I followed her in I gasped. It was the biggest room I'd ever seen in my life. I stood speechless for a few moments, and when I regained my voice I was still in shock.

"I can't believe this. This is absolutely amazing... I can't thank you enough..."

"Call me Yasmin dear" Yasmin said with a twinkling eye.

"Thank you so much Yasmin" I said, tears falling from my eyes. She gave me a hug.

"Now now Flora. No tears please. Just sit here and relax. Maybe call your friends?"

"That would be good thank you" I sighed as she exited the room. I walked over to the crisp bed and sat down on it. The people I really needed now were my friends. As I pressed the call button, Stella's face immediately appeared on the screen.

"Flora! Oh my gosh, we heard what happened! We're so sorry! Where are you?"

"I'm at Miele's friend's house. It's number 45 on the street next to school"

"Alright, we are on our way!" Stella said as she hung up.

In just a few minutes the doorbell rang. I heard five feet climb the stairs to my room and suddenly they were all hugging me, all with tears in their eyes.

"Flora, this must have been the worst day ever" Bloom said, putting her arm around me. I was about to mention the house but I realized that they were all thinking about me so I stayed silent.

"I know how it feels to look your mom Flora... it's so painful..." Musa said as she sat climbed around Tecna to sit next to me.

"I just can't believe what's happened today... first Helia turns out to be dating Imogen and now my mum is dead, along with all my precious things burnt away" I said as I buried my head in my hands and started crying. Aisha gently placed my head onto her shoulder. I stopped crying for a second to look up at my five amazing best friends, all looking sympathetically at me.

"You five are the best friends I've ever had. I'm so glad I have you five" I said, and I rested my head on Aisha's shoulder again as I began to cry for the hundredth time that hour.

Helia's POV:

As I sat in my room writing a poem, a news program stated about a fire, and that a woman named Rosa Lynphea had died. As I heard the name Lynphea I looked up at the television. It showed the fire and then suddenly a little scream started. As I looked closely, I saw a little girl with red hair tugging her sister's dress. As the camera panned to the older sister, I realized it was Flora. I dropped my pencil and stared at Flora until the newsman reappeared. I suddenly remembered that with a horrible jolt that Flora had been trying to talk to me before Imogen had kissed me. As I realized this, a sinking feeling developed in my stomach and I began to write again, this time a new poem.

A poem for Flora.

Flora POV:

After the girls had left at nine pm promising to return the next day I went to see Miele. I had decided to tell her the truth. As I sat her down in my room, a lump developed in my throat. How could I tell her? But then, as the lump dissolved, I spoke.

"Miele, do you remember I told you about heaven?" I said with pain in my every syllable.

"Yes Flora, why?" Miele could see how sad I looked. She knew something was wrong, "Is it to do with mummy?"

"Yes. Mom has... gone to heaven. It may be sad but she will always be in our hearts to guide us and remember she loves us very much" I said, on the brink of tears. I wanted to cry but I had to stay strong, for Miele's sake.

"S-so s-s-she's d-d-d-dead?" Miele choked. It nearly broke my heart to nod and to see her little face crumple and burst into tears. I felt so terrible, but she had every right to know the truth. I would never lie to her. As she ran to me I hugged her tightly. That's when I completely lost it again. As we cried, a boy was watching me through the window.

Finally, the end of this chapter! I am very proud of myself for this, and thank you to everyone who helped me! Will update very soon!