Chapter Eleven

Hannah walked across the graveyard with Josh with two bouquets. They went over to the first gravestone together. Hannah placed down one of the bouquets on it. The gravestone read Sarah Barnes. 1987-2009. Loving daughter,sister and friend. She gave a small smile as she thought about their happy times together and they had plenty.

"I will never forget you" Hannah spoke out loud though she spoke it quietly.

She stood up again; Josh placing his arm around her as they left the grave and went to another. Again; Hannah placed one bouquet upon it. This one was personal to both of them. The gravestone read Rhys Lesley Ashworth. 1982-2012. Loving son, brother and husband.

"I miss him" Josh spoke; he crouched down besides her; putting his arm around her.

They both looked upon the grave; they missed their brother. They had some good memories; a couple of bad ones but nothing's perfect. They were both silent; as Hannah just gave a nod to show that she misses him too.

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Cindy Cunningham looked down on her poorly son; she was still waiting for someone to give her little boy a bone marrow transplant. With Alex Browning being her only hope; though she hasn't heard from him since.

"Where is Alex? He promised me that he be here today; he went to Mercedes and then he just left;why is he doing this?" Cindy asked frantically; her son's life was at stake.

If Alex doesn't turn up; then she will never forgive him; Mercedes told her yesterday that he just upped and left however she did give Cindy some hope by saying that he wouldn't be as heartless as to not turn up.

"Cindy; he will be here, he turn up in a minute you see" Dirk Savage replied; trying to improve her mood.

Though nothing will until Alex turns up. She looked at the time with fresh tears in her eyes. She was nervous; this was one of the hardest things she will ever have to face. This is a waiting game she doesn't want to play.

"Mum; I came as soon as I could" Holly said; she opened the door; Cindy turned towards it.

Dirk gave a small smile; he was trying to hold everything together. He loved Cindy to pieces and the thought of her being in this situation saddened him greatly. He also cared about Holly now.

"He still hasn't turned up" Cindy cried; she walked towards Dirk; he wrapped his arms around her.

Holly felt so helpless; she looked towards the door; her face lit up as soon as she saw Alex coming down the hallway.

"Mum; he's here" Holly announced; giving much-needed good news as Cindy wiped away her tears.

Cindy wandered over to the door; she opened it instantly with a look of relief. He gave a nod; she was so grateful for him. He wasn't all bad; he knew that his conscience couldn't handle it if he just left it.

"Thank you; thank you so much" Cindy told him; still with tears in her eyes; Dirk gave a smile.

...

Carmel let Sinead borrow her black dress since she had none of her own. She gave the younger woman a hug; they were all being very kind and understanding to her and she really did appreciate it.

"If you ever need to talk then you know where I am" Carmel reassured her.

She was a bit hesitant at first in giving Sinead the dress; since she wore it to her sadly deceased lover Jim McGinn's funeral. Though she knew that the dress meant nothing really and that it was only just a sad memory of the funeral.

"Thanks Carmel; well I guess I'll go and put it on" Sinead replied; she was keeping her emotions under check however it was only by a thread.

She left the room; shutting the door behind her. Holding the dress in her arms; it would fit her fine enough. The funeral was in an hour and she was dreading it. Seeing the coffin will break her heart into a million pieces. She couldn't hold it in any longer as she began to cry; she misses Katy more than words can say.

Nothing will make her feel better today; nothing will take the pain away. Her step mother Diane won't even speak to her because she thinks she is responsible for Katy's death though she hopes that Finn can persuade her. She hesitated before calling her brother.

"Sinead" Finn simply said; he was in his bedroom like usual; he was on his laptop.

Sinead breathed; he didn't seem the same to her though she hoped this was just a passing phase.

"I really need you today and I really need you to tell mum that I didn't do it" Sinead told him; another tear fell down.

He closed down his laptop and placed it on the floor. He didn't know what he could say to Diane. He was silent; he knew that his sister was upset and he didn't like that thought. Not really.

"I will try but I'm not making any promises and you will never believe this but our dad has come back; he thinks he can just come back into our lives like nothing happened; he would be better of dead" Finn replied; waiting for her to reply.

Sinead eyes widened.

"Don't say that; why are you acting like this Finn? I'm glad you're on my side but this has to stop now" Sinead replied quickly.

She couldn't quite believe this was the brother she grew up with. He has changed and she doesn't understand what happened to make him change into this terrible person; some of the things he says are too much.

Finn scoffed.

"He's a waste of space Sinead" Finn hissed; he stood up and walked over to his wardrobe.

He didn't know how to feel about the funeral; he felt sorry for Sinead but he wasn't sad himself. It was just something unfortunate to him; he had no strong feelings of grief. He didn't have any strong feelings of much anymore.

"Finn; just speak to mum and stop acting like a psycho" Sinead said before putting her phone down.

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Finn scoffed; he looked around his room. He placed his phone in his pocket; he walked out of his room to find Diane sitting on the couch with Tony; the twins were happily playing with their rattles.

"I just spoke to Sinead" Finn proclaimed to them; Diane looked at him with disbelief.

She didn't want to talk to him right now. She looked away; shaking her head. He doesn't even care anymore about anyones feelings. He just says and does what he wants and he doesn't seem to show any remorse.

"I don't even know who you are anymore" Diane told him; he showed no emotion.

The reason she was so upset about him speaking to Sinead is because she still thinks in this moment in time that she was responsible for Katy's death and the fact that Finn is talking to her react this way.

"She never touched Katy" Finn replied in the same emotionless tone.

Tony kissed Diane on the forehead before walking over to Finn. He led him to his bedroom; he really did want some words with him. The lad has clearly got some issues and he hopes to uncover them.

"What's wrong?" Tony asked as soon as they sat down; he waited for an answer.

Finn looked down; he really didn't know what to say. He hated speaking about his emotions; the ones he hardly shows.

"Nothing" Finn simply said, there is no going back for him anymore..

...

Tegan and Fraser went out for a walk together with Rose in the pram. People were going to talk about them. That much was clear; not just because of Sandy but also because of the age gap.

"isn't this nice; no more hiding" Tegan said with a smile as she held onto Fraser's arm.

He was pushing the pram. She kept close by him; it was a relief for her to not have to keep this a secret anymore. She looked at him though he was too serious. That was one of his flaws; he couldn't take a joke.

"Yeah lovely" Fraser said without much enthusiasm; he looked across.

This was the first sign of trouble. As Robbie looked over at them; he hated this man and he hated Tegan too. She was a home wrecker; no doubt about it. She cheated with his mother's husband after all.

"You two have got a nerve; I can tell you that much" Robbie started; staring at them with resentment.

Tegan didn't look happy.

"Leave us alone" Tegan requested; grabbing onto Fraser even tighter.

She was worried about this sort of thing happening;she knew people wouldn't like her; she understood why. She was a home wrecker and she knew it; she does feel bad for Sandy though she just can't keep away from Fraser.

"Nobody said you could talk" Robbie replied; he was being spiteful though it wouldn't be a first time.

Fraser scoffed; he wouldn't want anyone to talk to her like that.

"If you want to blame someone; blame me" Fraser told him; he could feel some people looking now.

Including Sienna Blake; who was looking over; as she left her house. This was quite entertaining for her since she loved watching other people's misfortunes; it made her feel better about herself.

"I blame both of you thanks; I feel sorry for your daughter; having you two as parents" Robbie continued.

He added another quick nasty comment.

"She be better of with the child snatcher over there" Robbie said; making Sienna quickly look away.

Robbie gave a smirk. Sienna walked down the pathway; avoiding their gazes; she hated that teenager. He was an arrogant bully; he wasn't very nice to her the first time they came into contact.

"I've not got time for this" Fraser replied; as he carried on walking with Tegan still holding onto him.

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TCB