Chapter 10
Okay so i've changed Isabelle's name: She is now Lily.. it will become clear in future why. Sorry for the change, had a sudden huge idea! Please review.

Rachel and Lily were sat on the sofa's and Rachel couldn't stop looking at the girl, It was her baby, her Lily. Those eyes, those brown eyes glistening in front of her, she really was how Melissa described her. The spitting image of Rachel when she was younger.

Rachel got up from the sofa and made her way towards her desk. At her desk she opened a draw and withdrew a packed of Mc Vities digestives, "Want one? She asked Lily. "Yes please, my favourite." Lily leapt from where she was sat and made her way towards Mrs Lawson's desk,
"Here hun, take the packet ... I have plenty more where that came from in the draw, my favourites too." Rachel said handing the packet to Lily. Whilst Lily sat back down on the sofa, Rachel stuck her hand into the draw and reached for a photo frame, slyly lifting the photo frame out the desk she looked at the photo, Rachel and her baby daughter. Rachel gently ran her finger on the glass of the photo, "Whatcha got there miss?" Lily asked curiously to her Headmistress. "Oh nothing, just a picture of someone special, that's all." Rachel placed the photo frame back in the draw and made her way back to the sofa.

"So, what's the matter hun? Firstly what's your name?" Rachel asked, she knew perfectly well what her own daughters name was but by the looks on this child's face, I think she's been through enough today.
"My name's Lily Owen, Miss. I'm just being stupid crying, everyone was bound to find out anyway." Rachel looked at Isabelle, confused as to what she was talking about. "What was everyone bound to find out, Lily?" Isabelle sighed "Am, am A Orphan, Miss. Or at least so I thought I was, I have a Mum...Some where." Rachel's heart skipped a beat, her own daughter thought she was ... dead?
"Lily, am so sorry to hear that, how did you find out about your mother?" Rachel asked, tears in her eyes.
"It was my birthday, about 2 months ago, I was going downstairs to the dining room and there was a letter on the doorstep addressed to Miss Owen, Me. I opened it and it was the most beautiful letter I had read, it was from my mother." Rachel choked on drink. "Sorry about that Lily, please continue." Lily obliged. "At the end of the letter it asked why I hadn't replied to any of her letters, by now I was confused, I ran into the care workers office and searched for my file, inside the file I found 11 letters, each from my mother in the file ... Opened."
Rachel was now interested in the story her daughter was telling her, That explained the reason why she never recieved a reply.

It was as if they could tell anything to each over, although Rachel was horrified when her own daughter exposed her deepest darkest secret to her.
"Miss, there's more. When I asked Emma, the head care worker why I never received the letters her reply... Scared me, she... she told me that my mother... she, she... Sorry I can't miss."

Lily looked to the ground, she felt something warm one her hands, Rachel without thinking, placed her hands over Lily. "It's okay Lily, take your time." Something about Mrs Lawson gave her the courage to carry on. "Miss, before I tell you what she did, please don't judge her. Everyone makes mistakes in life and am sure she had a good enough reason to why she did what she did." Rachel nodded in agreement. "Well, my mum was a.. a Prostitute, and well Emma say's I was the result of a one night stand with some druggie".

Rachel' couldn't believe what she was hearing, she only had to hear the words Prostitute and result, and her heart went out to Lily, She wasn't the result of a one night stand, yes at the time I was a prostitute but I wasn't with a client, I was with the man I loved, Oh gosh, what do I tell the poor girl. Pulling Lily closer to her, and placing an arm around her shoulder, yes to onlookers this must have seemed unprofessional, but no one was there, except Mother and Daughter.

"Lily please listen to me, your mother... she loves you more than anything and am sure she has good reason to explain why she did what she did, Don't hate her please." Lily nodded,
"I don't hate her Miss, how can I hate someone when Ive never had the opportunity to know them?" Rachel smiled, Lily was smart, and had a mature outlook on life... something, from teacher many children, Rachel found hard to find. "You're a smart girl Lily, any mother would rejoice in having you as a daughter." Lily smiled, "Thank you Miss, thank you for listening and not judging my mother." Rachel smiled, at least she doesn't hate me.

"It's my pleasure Lily, how'd you like once a week to come and have a little chat with me, am sure I could find some Mc Vities to munch on whilst were talking." Lily laughed. "I would like that alot, thank you Miss." "How's every Wednesday, break?" Rachel asked, waiting for a response. "Perfect, See you then Miss...Thanks again." And with that Lily left Rachel's office and made her way towards the dining room.

Rachel sat back on the sofa, tears now freely falling down her cheeks. She had just met her daughter, her Isabelle. What have I done to that poor child, any mother would love to have a daughter like Lily, and yet I gave up my baby up... and for what? Because I wasn't strong enough to say ...No!