Just a wee small update, enjoy

Katie was in her room and logged on to bebo, she noticed more people than usual had given her love that day, and commented on her page, they loved what she had done in French class, and she was sure they would love it even more when word got out about her apology letter. It was less of an apology and more of slating Miss Haydock. Katie was in 2 minds about wither she wanted her French teacher to understand it, if she did understand then the letter would make less sense as it was slating her for being awful at French, and if she didn't understand it then it would be lost on her.

Suddenly her MSN pinged she quickly logged on and seen a message from Maxine Barlow. This was odd she thought she was year 9 and Maxine was year 13.

Maxine – Steph is livid, she is talking about calling Mason, said you insulted her but in French

Katie – Sorry Maxine, Katie apologised not wanting to get on the wrong side of Maxine or her boyfriend Earl

Maxine – Don't apologise, it's great she is so mad she hasn't even mentioned Earl, just wanted to warn you in case she phones Mason.

Katie – Thanks

Katie quickly updated her status to "Haydock est de la merde en français" before she suddenly heard the sister call her downstairs

"What exactly did you write in your letter to Miss Haydock?" Rachel asked

"It just said I was sorry that she wasn't as good as me at French and I would be happy to give her some extra lessons if she felt it would help"

"You wrote what?" Rachel asked incredulously

Katie repeated what was in the letter

"Do you realise how that makes you look, like a spoiled little kid" Rachel shouted

"Rachel, I don't know what you expect, I am bored in the class, the others can barley count to 10, I knew more French when I was 7 years old than the kids in my class."

"That is not an excuse, you were fortunate enough to have a life that gave you an advantage, I bet hardly anyone in that class has ever been to France, let along have a house there. And you disrupting their class is nothing more than selfish. Hmm, How would you feel if somebody did that in your Maths class"

"Sorry, but maybe I can move to another French class, I mean could I not like do my A level or something, rather than learning the names of fruit like I was today"

"I don't know if Miss Haydock will feel like doing you any favours right now, but we can ask, dinner will be ready soon, can you go wash up and ask Phil to come down please"

The 4 of them were sitting down for dinner when there was a knock on the door. Eddie went to answer it, and brought in 2 police officers who were now standing in the dining room.

"Rachel, they are looking for you"

"Are you Rachel Mason"

"Yes, I'm Rachel"

"Kimberly Fenshaw has contacted us, she has said that you have her daughter, without her permission"

"You have to be kidding, yes I have her daughter, her daughter that she abandoned at 5 weeks old, my sister"

"I'm sorry, but Kimberly is the legal guardian of Katie and we need Katie to come with us to London to be with her Mother"

"No, I won't go, please this is my home" Katie shouted as tears started to form. Rachel got inbetween the police officer and Katie.

"I have my fathers will, he wrote that Katie was to come to live with me after his death, you can't take her"

"I'm afraid that doesn't matter, Kimberly is Katie's Mother, Katie must come with us and you will need to go through legal proceedings to ascertain custody"

By now Katie and Rachel were in tears, Philip was angry he blamed this on his Mother, if she hadn't brought Kimberly to the funeral this may never have happened. Eddie was the only calm one.

"Katie, sweetheart, you need to go upstairs and pack your things, don't worry this won't be forever we will sort it out" Eddie said as he walked her to the stairs. Katie knew she wasn't getting into that police car, she was never going to her mothers. She quickly ran upstairs, packed a few things, grabbed all the cash she had and knew Rachel kept emergency cash in her room, she grabbed that too and her own bank card and passport. Even though she didn't have her 2 million pounds yet she still had a couple of thousand in her bank, enough to see her by. She also knew there was money in the safe at her old house and she was pretty sure she knew the code.

Eddie made his way back downstairs, Rachel was sobbing whilst Philip held her.

"Look, this is hard for her, they only lost their father a while ago, and Katie has seen her mother once in 14 years. She is upstairs packing, but do you have any idea how long this will take to go through lawyers"

"Sorry we have no idea, we were just told to come and get the child" the police officer said.

After 10 minutes Rachel decided to go and help Katie, she wanted to say goodbye and tell her it wasn't over they were going to fight for her. She got upstairs to see no body in her room and the window opened fully. On her desk was a note.

Sorry Rachel, but I just can't go to Mum's, I love you so much, I will go to the place I can speak the language well.

Rachel put the note into her pocket and walked downstairs.

"She has gone, out the window" Rachel said, she was mixed with emotion, she didn't want a 14 year old traveling to Southern France on her own, but she also didn't want her living with her Mother, but at least if she knew she was at her Mum's she was safe, maybe not happy but at least safe.

"Did you know she would do this?" The policeman asked Eddie and Rachel "No" "Do you have any idea where she has went?"

"Maybe she went to Sean's or Valerie's?" Philip said

"I think she is going to try and go to France, she left a note?"

"France?" The policemen repeated.

Rachel pulled the note out, she decided she would rather Katie was safe, and also her running away would possibly help their legal case that Katie didn't want to be with her mum and Rachel co-operating would look better than her assisting the runaway.

"This is the note, we have been arguing earlier about her causing chaos in French as she is more advanced than her class, and our Father has a house in Montpellier"

"Thank you" the police officer said, they reported Katie as a missing person, so now if she went to France and her passport was scanned she would flag up on the system.

The Police officers questioned Rachel about their Fathers properties and where she could be.