Alex stood motionless in the kitchen .

Beth had been skipping school and they hadn't even realised.

What kind of parents were they?

Where had Beth been going?

Alex had the anger in her to go up and deal with Beth right now but she knew better.

She'd let Olivia talk to her.

Olivia was good at this kind of thing.

She'd drop by with Claire after they'd gone to the gallery.

Alex threaded her hair through her fingers as she sighed and leant against the bench.

She looked up after a few moments.

She spied the crumpled piece of paper next to the phone.

Without thinking she took it and dialled the number into the phone.

Alex's fingers tapped the bench impatiently as the tone sounded in her ear.

"Hey, This is Catherine." A voice chirped on the other end.

"Hey Cathy...It's me. Alex."

For a few moments there was silence until the sound of voices in the background caused Catherine to ask them to hush.

"So have you made a decision?"

Alex isn't sure if she's going o regret this or not.

"I...I think we're coming down."

"Oh Alex thank you! I'll organise your rooms and a school for the kids. It'll all be taken care of by the time you get here."

Alex is extremely overwhelmed by it all.

She's not even sure if she wants to go back.

Does she even have a choice?

It seems that the decision is out of her hands now.

Maybe it was never in her hands.

She can't even remember.

Somehow going back there is starting to sound like a good idea when she really thinks about it.

The kids could go to a better school.

This might actually make Beth want to go.

Claire could start at a new Kinda and go for longer than 4 hours.

Olivia could fix up the old mechanics if it's still there.

They could move into the old farm house.

It's big.

Of course she'd have to do something about her old room.

She could take photographs in a new area.

Maybe this would be good...for everyone.

"Alex?"

Alex snaps out of her thoughts.

"Yeah I...I'm here."

"When are you coming?"

Catherine waits expectantly.

"I...I don't know." Alex whispers.

"Well I need a date. I'll need to fix up their rooms and organise a party and..." Catherine continues to ramble.

"And there's some things you may be surprised about."

Everything Catherine says is going over Alex's head.

She can't take it all in.

Yet Catherine still continues to talk about everything she plans on doing.

"Catherine...Catherine!"

Silence echoes on the other end of the line.

Suddenly Alex realises that she doesn't know what to say.

"I...I...We'll come next week."