Peri quickly shut the locket and threw it down like it had burnt her before looking back at her 'sister'

"Hi" she said in a deadpanned tone as she looking at Leela with a blank expression on her face.

"You came back" Leela said, pointing out the obvious "I've got your phone" she said, passing the phone to Peri who took it from her.

Peri didn't speak, she didn't know what she wanted to say, she wanted to hear the truth, but what even was that anymore? She was just really confused right now.

"Pez, let me explain" Leela whispered, walking over to the bed she sat down on it "Please, I'll tell you anything you want to know"

Peri looked at Leela for a few moments before getting up and Leela thought she was going to leave to room and walk away from her but instead she walked over to the bed and sat down beside her.

"So your my Mum huh?" Peri said without thinking.

"I am, you're my little girl" Leela said as she tried to take Peri's hand in hers but she pulled it out of reach.

"Don't" Peri whispered "Why did you just give me away?"

"Peri, I was fourteen"

"So. You were my Mum" Peri said louder than intended.

"Please understand..." Leela began but Peri cut her off "Understand what? That you gave me away, you didn't love me"

"Peri, I did love you... I do love you, you're me everything"

Peri shook her head from side to side "No, you didn't love me enough"

"Peri, when I found out I was pregnant I was so excited, at first it was a shock because I was only fourteen but knowing you where all mine and Cameron's made me so happy, I wanted you, I wanted to be your mummy, I wanted it so badly..."

"Then why weren't you my Mum?" Peri asked as tears threatened to spill from her eyes.

"I was your Mum" Leela put her hand over her heart "I was your Mum in here"

"But you wasn't my Mum, not like normal Mum's, you wasn't there for me like normal Mum's should be" Peri said as he voice began to break.

"When Cameron got sent to prison I was devastated, I didn't even get a chance to tell him I was pregnant, I was completely alone. Mum told me I couldn't do it, she said I needed to give you to a proper family where you could have two parents who loved you" Leela told her daughter honestly "But I've always loved you"

"My whole life has been a lie" Peri whispered "I don't even know who I am anymore"

"You're Peri, you're the beautiful, amazing girl you've always been, nothing has changed..." Peri cut Leela off "Everything has changed" she yelled.

"No Peri" Leela took Peri's hand in her own "You're still the same, you're Peri Lomax"

"But my Mum isn't my Mum, my Dad isn't my Dad and my Sister is my Mum" Peri said "I have cousins and an aunt and uncle I didn't even know about"

"I know baby, I'm sorry, but I wanted to tell you so many times over the years, I didn't want to let you go when you were born but I had to"

"NO, YOU CHOSE TO" Peri shouted angrily, snatching her hand away from Leela.

"Please don't hate me for this" Leela said quietly, getting off the bed "I would rather live as your Sister than not have you in my life at all"

"THEN WHY DID YOU TELL ME" Peri shouted.

"Because I thought..." Leela trailed off "I hoped you'd understand" she whispered so quietly Peri only just caught it.

Peri lay on the bed and turned away from Leela without a word so Leela went to leave the room "I don't hate you" Peri whispered just before the door closed causing a faint smile to ghost over Leela's lips ; maybe there's hope she thought to herself.