A familiar paturn of behavior came over Natasha and instead of deleting the group Natasha added to it, comparing Abi to a pig and a crab and Lauren to a snake. Natasha decided to leave the page on for just a little longer, she knew she was doing wrong, but the unpleasent side of Natasha the spoilt selfish and spitful side to her took over and Natasha started to smile thinking of pain she would cause the Branning sisters if they came across it.
...Wild One...
...Chapter Thirtyeight...
Sunday morning came and Roxy Glenda and Natasha were blissfully unaware that Jack had still not been in touch with Ronnie.
Natasha and Roxy were both competing who was going to get down the stairs first to go and see Ronnie, and both tried to come down the stairs at the sam time, pushing pulling each other on the way down, Much to Roxy's annoyance it was Natasha who managed to burst through the door first, As she did so she was suprised to see Jack coming at of his flat pushing James pram,
"Is Ronnie insaide" Natasha asked running up to Jack still determined to be the first sister to greet Ronnie. "is she ok"
Jack sighed not wanting to discuss his marriage with Natasha "how about a thank-you for giving you your phone back" Jack said trying to change the subject.
Roxy who was stood by her flat door by this time looked over at Jack. "she is here isn't she Jack" Roxy asked walking over to her brother in law.
"Will you wheel James out for me Natasha" Jack said handing the pram over to the teenager.
"But I want to see Ronnie" Natasha moaned.
"Just do it" Roxy said impatiently to Natasha, Natasha sighed but for once did as she was asked and wheeled the pram outside, leaving the door slightly open so she could hear what Jack and Roxy were going to be talking about.
Roxy turned towards Jack "What did she say, when you went to see her"
"I haven't been" Jack said bluntly.
"Jack, this is Ronnie were talking about the love of your life, what do you mean you haven't been" Roxy said amazed.
"I have had enough, if she can just walk out like that, without a thought for me or the baby, then we are through"
Natasha stood out side the door she had heard every word she was bewildered and disappointed, if Jack and Ronnie were finished then that could mean that Ronnie was never coming back.
Natasha looked away as Jack came out of the front door and took the pram off of her, Roxy slowly came out of the flat into the fresh hair.
"What are we going to do" Natasha asked "we can't just give up"
"just leave to the grown ups will you Tash" Roxy said brushing Natasha aside "theres nothing we can do, its between Jack and Ronnie".
Natasha went back upstairs and sat on the sofa she had a terrible thought that was eating away at her, maybe it was her fault, maybe bacause of all the trouble with Abi she had caused that it had built a wedge between Jack and Ronnie and destroyed them. The words her fether and said the day before were ringing in her ears Natasha was snapped out of her thoughts by Glenda, coming into the livingroom.
"I am just popping to the shops, do you want to come, and choose what you cereal you want in the morning" Glenda said looking at Natasha sad and distant face. Natasha just shook her head.
"Is Ronnie ok?" Glenda asked trying to find out what was bothering the troubled girl.
"She isn't back" Natasha said in a quiet voice.
"Oh... I am taking Amy with me to the shops, I will only be ten minutes, will you be ok" Glenda asked seeing Natasha was upset and close to tears.
"Whats Ronnie's friend called who she is staying with" Natasha asked.
"Oh it isn't a friend its her aunt Sal, she's a right old dragon" Glenda said picking Amy up and walking out of the room.
Natasha went into Roxy's room and started to look around, we knew Roxy could return at any moment so was trying to find it as fast as she could, She found it in Roxys top drawer she ripped out the page with Sals address on it, and went back into the livingroom. She sat at the table and opened Roxy's laptop.
Natasha looked on the internet for times of buses and realised she would have to catch three buses to get to the address, she read that if she brought a day rider ticket for ten pounds she could use it all day and get to Ronnie's place and back again. she looked in her school bag for money but only had the three pounds that Glenda had given her for lunch money the friday before, she turned the laptop off as she heard Glenda coming back up the stairs.
Amy ran in holding a bag of chocolate buttons Glenda put her shopping bags on the kitchen floor and opened Amy's chocolates for her, and then sat her on the sofa, Amy got stuck in as Glenda switched on the Tv for her grandaughter.
"Are you alright sweetheart" Glenda asked coming into the kitchen, I have got some bread and cheese so you can take sandwiches for lunch tomorrow. Glenda then handed Natasha packet of sweets. "there you go a little treat"
"Thank-you" Natasha said looking at the packet and then putting them down on the table.
"Can I some money please mum" Natasha asked in a pleasent voice.
"Money what for?" Glenda said in a begrudging voice "I am not made of money you know"
"I said I would go to the cinema with brook" Natasha said saying the first thing that entered into her head.
"Well you'll just have tell her that you can't go, invite her around here and watch a dvd" Glenda said unlpacking a bottle of wine and eggs and milk from the second plastic minute mart bag.
"She will have seen all those Dvds we have" Natasha said in an argumentative tone, "we want to see a new film not a crappy old one" not liking pople arguing, Amy stopped watching Tv and looked over at Natasha.
"I haven't got money to spare for trips to the cinema and besides that you haven't really done anything to deserve trip a to the cinema have you" Glenda said firmly.
"yeah well I will be alot worse behaved if you don't start being fair" Natasha slyly said almost trying to threaten her own mother, Amy stared over in silence.
"I have not got money to spare Natasha, the answer is no" Glenda said trying to shrug off her daughters comment.
"Anyway why have you always got money for wine, you always put yourself first, just like you did when Jed was around" Natasha spitefully said trying to get a reaction out of her mother.
Glenda looked up at Natasha "thats enough"
Natasha narrowed her eyes over at her mother "have you told Roxy about Jed"
"Oh for goodness sake" Glenda said immediately opening her purce and taking out a ten pound note "We'll hear no more about him, do you hear"
Natasha just smiled taking the money from her mother reaching for her red hoody and running down the stairs.
"what time will you be back " Glenda shouted after her daughter.
"when I feel like it" Natasha answered slamming the door behind her.
Glenda looked over at Amy who had by this time got her hands covering her ears.
A while later Roxy came home to the flat "Mum can you watch Amy for a little longer, I am going to see Ronnie"
"Of caurse darling" Glenda said not wanting to rock the boat again with Roxy. "How are you getting there"
"I have called a cab, it won't be long" Roxy said kissing Amy and walking back out of the flat.
"Give her my love, tell her I am thinging of her" Glenda shouted.
"Will do" Roxy said Leaving the flat.
Natasha felt like she had been on buses all day when she finally reached her destination, Natasha got off the bus asked for directions and easily found Sals place.
As Natasha knocked on the door she was feeling slightly insecure as she terrified that Ronnie would tell her it was all her fault and turn her away so she pulled her hood right up so it covered her head and forehead, an elderly woman answered the door, Natasha feeling unsure lowered her head slightly but looked up using her eyes "Is Ronnie here?"
Sal jumped back with fear, the slight of the teenager glaring coldly at her from underneath her red hood sent as shiver down her spine" She ran inside leaving the door ajar.
Natasha unsure about what to do pushed the door open following Sal down the hall way.
"Theres a hoody at the door asking for you now" Sal said in a shaky voice, Natasha could see into Sals livingroom and was suprised and annoyed to see Roxy sat with Ronnie around a table, Ronnie and Roxy looked at each other "Natasha" they said in unison.
Aunt Sal turned back around to go back to the door but nearly jumped out of her skin to see the girl stood in the hallway, Natasha slightly jumped as well to see the deranged look on the old lady's face, Aunt Sal reached for a umbrella out of the hall and held it up like a bat for protection.
"What are you wearing" Ronnie said seeing the young girl stood their staring at aunt Sal with a confused look on her face.
Natasha turned slowly to look at Ronnie who was smiling at her "you only said, I couldn't wear it for school you never said anything about Sundays"
"come here" Ronnie said standing up, Natasha walked slowly past aunt Sal worried about getting a whack with the umbrella , Ronnie pulled Natasha's hood down and gave her a cuddle "are you ok" Ronnie asked, Natasha just nodded. "I am sorry I didn't come and say goodbye babe" Ronnie said "I just had to get away"
"Oh my god, she goes around hugging hoodie's now" Aunt Sal said scratching her forehead.
"Natasha's not a hoody, she just likes to pretend to be one" Roxy said "none of us take it seriously"
Natasha shot Roxy a disapproving look "what are you doing here, anyway" Natasha said in a disrespectful voice.
"What am I doing here, what are you doing here?" Roxy said. "how did you get here"
"duh... on the bus" Natasha said as if it was an obvious answer. "what did you think I flapped my arms and took to the sky"
"Whatever" Roxy said sounding like a teenager herself "Ronnie, please come back" Roxy said turning back towards Ronnie.
"I can't, I just can't" Ronnie said "give the baby a kiss for me, will you"
Natasha heart was about to break when she heard a voice behind her "you can kiss him yourself"
Everyone turned around and saw Jack stood their.
"God its like piccadilly circus around here today" Sal moaned lifting the umbrella up as Natasha stared at her again
"why does she want to hit me with that?" Natasha said with a confused look on her face.
"What are you doing here Jack" Roxy asked.
"I have come for my wife" Jack said holding his hand out to Ronnie.