"Rachel? I'm waiting"
Rachel looked over to Faith, she didn't want to say anything incase of Eddie saying something against the situation and Faith hearing. She placed her hand on Eddie's arm and said in a more quiet tone "Just hold on"
She opened the door into the cooler and stood by it. Faith looked up to her "Well?"
Rachel sighed "We'll talk about this when we get home, but this doesn't mean you're off the hook, got it? I'm not happy"
Faith rolled her eyes and nodded. Rachel opened the door even further and motioned her head to Faith as to say that she could leave "Go on"
Faith got up and walked over to Rachel "I'm sorry"
"It's me you should be saying sorry to" Rachel said softly looking over to Eddie. But when Faith looked over to Eddie, she looked back to Rachel and shook her head with a shrug "No, I'm sorry to drag you into things, I'm not sorry for what I said"
"That's what we will talk about when we get home" Rachel mumbled with a nod, she then said in a still quiet tone "Go on now" Faith nodded and walked over, she didn't even give a glance to Eddie. Eddie looked to Rachel, she walked in front of him to lead him to the office as he followed. When they got in the office. Rachel asked Eddie to sit down on the couch as they spoke. Rachel sat close to Eddie, him resting his hand on her thigh as she spoke. She explained everything. She told Eddie what Faith was like the first time that they met and then how things began to unfold.
"So she was off her head on vodka, she was seen to be a delinquent to the school and you thought it would have been a good idea as for you to let her into your home"
"Eddie, I swear, if you were there, and had seen the way this girl looked at me you'd understand why I did what I did...there is some sort of connection with this girl, I don't know what it is but I feel like...like she needs protecting"
"And you think you need to be the one who protects her?"
Rachel looked away from him for a moment, resting her head on her right hand that was leaning on the neck of the couch. She then nodded as she eventually looked back to him "I really do"
"How do you even know that she has a hard life, Rachel? She could very well be lying to you"
"She's not!"
"How do you know? Have you spoke to her foster family?"
Rachel shook her head looking down to her hand that resting on Eddie's "No, I tried to ring them but they won't pick up, but I did do a background check, her foster dad has been in trouble with the police on numerous occasions, Faith flinches anytime someone she doesn't trust comes near her or lays a hand on her, she was like that with me at first so I know, there is something though"
"What?"
"Well it's just...she mentioned her mother to Phillip the other night and that's the night I then heard her cry in her room after she had a go at him"
Eddie looked even more confused "Why was she having a go at Phillip"
Rachel shook her head, in a way to say that Eddie should not take Phillips side in any of this since it was him that had been extremely rude to her since she got here. "I don't understand why he acts the way he acts, Eddie, Kim seems to think he may have a crush on her"
"And we all know how spot on Kim could be" Eddie grumbled under his breath Rachel smirked and then laughed. It was humorous how after everything Eddie and Kim still had their bickering moments. "She said something that could be considered bizarre earlier on today"
"Which was"
Rachel laughed again "She said that the more she thought about it then the more she thought how Faith had the look of me"
Eddie didn't exactly comment. But then he thought about it and then actually saw where Kim was coming from. Rachel ran her fingers through her hair and then lent her head on Eddie's shoulder "You think I'm stupid?" She felt his shoulder go up and down from laugh. He shook his head and kissed the top of hers "Of course not, I never think that, but I do think that you can fall into these type of situations and they're difficult"
"Have you ever known me take in another student?" Rachel asked as she raised her head to look at Eddie in the eyes. Eddie sighed and saw her point. He shook his head. Rachel then ran her right hand down his cheek and made him look at her in the eyes "I know what I'm doing, Eddie, all I request from you is your support"
Eddie smiled and nodded "You've got it"
Rachel then also grew a smile, she leaned in and pressed her lips ever so softly against his. Suddenly Faith came bursting through the door. Making Eddie and Rachel jump, pulling away from each other. "Faith you should knock-" Rachel stopped her sentence when she saw the tears streaming down her face. Rachel stood up and walked over to her, gently placing her hands in Faiths arms. She noticed how Faith didn't pull away "What's happened?"
Faith pulled out a crumpled up piece of paper out her pocket "This" Rachel un-crumpled the paper. In big black capital letters it spelled out DAUGHTER OF A WHORE
The main reason that Rachel didn't understand was because she didn't know anything about Faiths mother. But she still took it very seriously "Where was this?"
"On my locker...You may want to stop Bolton"
"What are you talking about?" They then heard a yell coming from the front of the 'play ground' Eddie shot up and walked over to the window "He thinks it's Phillip, since he was basically the only one who knew about my mother from when I yelled at him"
Eddie saw Bolton shouting over to Phillip. He threw Phillip on the floor and jumped into him. Seeing Davina running over to try and stop it. Eddie quickly ran to the door "Eddie-"
"You talk to her, I'll deal with Bolton"
When Eddie left. Faith took Rachel by a huge surprise by wrapping her arms around Rachel's waist and hugged her tightly. For a moment, Rachel was completely taken by surprise. But she then responded by also wrapping her arms around Faith. She lent her head against Faiths as it was sunken into Rachel's shoulder. Gently Rachel rubbed Faiths back "You want to tell me what this all means? Hm?" Faith pulled her head back and sighed as Rachel pushed her hair out of her eyes and wiped her tears softly with her thumb. Rachel guided Faith and sat down to the couch. Rachel put her arm around Faiths shoulders for comfort and softly asked for the truth.
"Why did this person write what they wrote?"
"My mothers background I guess"
"And what would that be?"
Faith sat back and rubbed her eyelids "She was...she was a prostitute" Rachel gulped heavily. She didn't address it as of yet. But something began to scare her. Something that she tried to keep dead and buried for such a long time.
"Okay, what else is there about your mother?"
Faith shrugged "She was about nineteen when she had me, up in London, she didn't feel the need to get out of what she was doing for my sake...or maybe she didn't have a choice but to have that life, she then put me up for adoption, she didn't want me to find her...ashamed or guilty I suppose" Rachel hitched her breath. Faith looked to Rachel and raised her eyebrows
"Yeah I get it, go on, judge me for where I came from just like everyone else does"
"I'm not judging, believe me I am not judging it's just I-nineteen she gave me up for adoption straight away, she clearly didn't care enough to get out of that life...or maybe she couldn't get out of that life I don't know...when she put me for adoption she didn't want to be found, ashamed or guilty maybe?" Rachel gulped heavily again, she felt her eyes become watery. She looked down to her hands. Faith then said "I grew up wanting to hating this women, but all I could do growing up, was wondering what was so wrong with me for her to not want me, why did I have to grow up without a mother? Why was this my fate, I used to pray to God every single night for her to come and get me...or for me and her to be reunited somehow, I still pray now, much good it does me though" she looked to Rachel and saw the shocked look on her face. She didn't even realize that Rachel was scared. Scared of what she had a gut feeling about.
"Go ahead, judge me for where I come from, like everyone else did" Faith mumbled. She went to stand up but was quickly grabbed by the hand by Rachel "If you think I'd judge you for where you come from then you really don't know me at all…"
Faith looked to Rachel, she had never heard an adult fight for her respect like that before. Faith didn't exactly know how to react from it all. So she did what she always did She wanted to leave the conversation. Even though she knew there was a bond with her and Rachel, she still had trouble letting her in.
"Can I go find my boyfriend please?"
"Yes of course, we'll catch up later sweetheart"
Faith nodded, she let go of Rachel's hand and then left the office. When she was gone. Rachel felt herself have a small panic attack. She felt as if she couldn't breathe, it couldn't be true. It was so long ago. She was so young...like Faith's mother. So young, when Rachel had given up her baby girl for adoption.
YAS IT'S TRUE. So what do you think Rachel will do now? Who do you think she'll be the first one to tell about her suspicion that she may be Faith's mother? Please leave reviews.