I have had quite a lot of reviews with people saying they are happy with the change but still having some reviews when people haven't been nice and it's always guests! If you have an issue, I'll talk to you about it but when it's a guest I can't speak to them! Also one or two have said I'm copying another story but haven't stated which one!
So I'm from the UK and we have had quite a few suicides due to media and online issues. Therefore, I want people to be aware of this when they are writing the reviews. I am a person and it is so hard when I enjoy writing and I'm getting so much hate from people. I am all for constructive criticism but this is not that! So please in a world were you can be anything…#bekind
Please think before you write. For Caroline Flank #bekind
Shelby woke up to her alarm. She cursed when she say that it was already six o'clock. She dragged herself out of bed. She had spent most of the night worrying about her daughter and if she was doing the right thing. She didn't want to fail the girl. Shelby had messaged her principal explaining that she would be absent from school due to a family emergency. Shelby knew that although the girl had stated she needed a long time to get ready but the girl wouldn't be able to complete her daily routine and Shelby could help her rush slightly. The girl had also had a shower last night so won't need one this morning.
Shelby panicked outside the guest room door. Her darling daughter was on the other side of that door and most probably sleeping. She knocked softly but didn't get a reply. She realised that she was going to have to go in. She guessed the girl was a heavy sleeper. Shelby was not. However, Leroy and Hiram both were. She remembered having to go into their bedrooms when her waters broke as neither of them had heard her groaning and knocking on the door. Shelby walked into the room and noticed that daughter was in fact still sleeping. Shelby sat down on the edge of the bed and started stroking the girl's hair. She hoped that soon the girl would stir and she did.
"It's time to get up sweetie" Shelby said softly, and Rachel nodded. Once she was awake enough, she sat up and looked at Shelby.
"Get dressed while I go and make breakfast" Shelby explained, and Rachel nodded. Shelby stood up and walked out of the room.
"Any requests for breakfast?" She asked cursing at herself for again not knowing such a simple thing about her daughter.
"I don't mind" Rachel said and Shelby nodded. She made her way down the stairs and started making the breakfast for them both. She hoped that her daughter liked pancakes. She then cut up fruit to go on top of them and found a range of sauces and syrups.
Rachel walked down the stairs almost 20 minutes later and Shelby smiled noticing that the girl was still towel drying her hair.
"Come and eat" Shelby said as she took the brush from her daughter's hand. Rachel got herself some pancakes and fruit while Shelby started brushing the girl's har. Rachel looked at her mother confused.
"It will save time" Shelby said needing to cover up her motherly instincts. Rachel just shrugged it off and continued to eat. She wasn't used to having someone doing her hair for her but it felt nice. Since she was old enough, she had done her hair herself and it was just something that she got used to.
Half an hour later they were all ready to go. Shelby called Rachel done and grabbed her bag. She hadn't even looked at the girl as they made their way to the car. She noticed that the girl was in a sweater, skirt and knee-high socks. It wasn't her first choice of outfit,but it was what her daughter wanted to wear so be it.
They drove most of the way in silence before Shelby spoke.
"I'm not going into work today because I need to get some of these forms sorted" Shelby explained, and Rachel nodded.
"I trying to think of a solution to getting you to school on time. At least for the next 3 weeks" Shelby stated and Rachel nodded.
"My sister lives in Upper Sandusky and her husband works in Lima. Drake leaves at 7 so that will get you there in plenty of time for starting school at 8:15" Shelby explained, and Rachel nodded.
"What time do we need to leave your house?" Rachel asked. Shelby hoped that soon Rachel would see it as her house too
"6 o'clock, that means that I will have time to get to Akron for 8:30 as classes start at 9" Shelby explained, and Rachel nodded.
"Are you sure you don't mind?" Rachel asked. She felt like she
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"If we leave at 6, then we will get to Sarah's at 6:45 which will then allow me to get to Akron for 8:30 as classes start at 9" Shelby explained, and Rachel nodded.
"Are you sure you don't mind?" Rachel asked nervously and Shelby shook her head. The girl was her daughter and that's all she could think about. It didn't matter if it meant early mornings. She just wanted everything to be as easy as possible for her daughter.
"Do you go to any clubs?" Shelby asked and Rachel nodded. Rachel started naming all the clubs she went to and Shelby was impressed. The girl was very involved in school.
"And we just set up a glee club" Rachel said and Shelby smiled.
"So you are in New Directions" Shelby asked and Rachel nodded.
"Do you not want me anymore because I'm in that team" Rachel asked nervously knowing that her mother was the coach of Vocal Adrenaline.
"What of course not sweetie" Shelby said "I love you and you matter more to me than Vocal Adrenaline"
"Even though you only met me yesterday" Rachel said.
"I met you the day you were born. I carried you for nearly 9 months. I loved you from the first time I heard your heart beating" Shelby said and Rachel smiled. That really meant a lot to her.
"Did you like broadway?" Rachel asked and Shelby nodded.
"I did but I'm glad I left or I wouldn't be looking after you now" Shelby said and Rachel nodded.
"My dads won't let me watch Rent" Rachel pouted and Shelby laughed.
"Well I won't let you watch it either" Shelby said and Rachel pouted even more. Why had she just admitted that to her mother. She might have gotten away with watching it.
They soon arrived at the school and Rachel jumped out. She was surprised when she noticed Shelby getting out of the car as well and looked suspiciously at her.
"I need to speak to the principal" Shelby said and Rachel nodded.
"I'll be staying near so any issues call me" Shelby said and Rachel nodded.
"Can I get your number then?" Rachel asked shyly and Shelby nodded. She can't believe that she had forgotten about that.
"Sorry, I completely forgot" She said grabbing Rachel's phone and putting her number into it. She froze when it came to adding a name. What did she write? Shelby. Mom. She opted for Shelby – Mom as if there was ever an issue she wanted to ensure that someone would be able to get in touch with her. Shelby handed the phone back to Rachel before giving each other a very quick brief hug.
Shelby then made her way to the principal's office where she demanded that she was changed to Rachel's emergency contact and explained what was going on. Principal Figgins was useless, and she was nervous that what she needed to be done wouldn't get done. She was glad the girl had her number and hoped that would help if an emergency arose.
Once finished in the principal's office, Shelby headed to her lawyer's office. She made sure to get the correct documents signed. She didn't want any issues going up especially when her fathers came home. She wanted to ensure that this was all correct and that she could still stay in contact with her daughter when her fathers' return. She was not turning her back on the girl ever again.
Shelby then made her way to her sister's house. Shelby was the youngest of 3 children. Her sister Allison was 4 years old than her and her brother Samuel was 6 years older than her. Allison had 3 children; 8 year old Annie, 4 year old James and finally 6 month old Sophia. She was off on maternity just now. Shelby let herself in and noticed Sophia. She picked the girl up and walked into the kitchen.
"Hey" Shelby said and Allison jumped.
"You could have warned me" Ally said in shock.
"Why aren't you at work?" Ally asked.
"I found her" Shelby said.
"Shelby how many times have we had this conversation" Ally said knowing that Shelby still regretted giving the girl up.
"No, it's different this time" Shelby said and then went on to explain about how Rachel was back with her.
They grabbed coffee and headed to the living room to sit down. They spoke until 12:15 when Shelby's phone went off.
"Hey" Shelby said into her phone when she noticed it was Rachel.
"Hi, I know you said not to call unless it's an emergency but I really want to come home" Rachel admitted. Shelby could tell that the girl was close to tears and the fact that she had mentioned Shelby's house as home meant a lot to Shelby.
"Okay sweetie, jus this once though. I'm at my sister's so I will be 45 minutes" Shelby explained and Rachel nodded. She could wait till then.
"I'm away to pick Rach up. Something is going on. Can I bring her back to meet you?" Shelby asked and Allison nodded.
"Of course, I'm about to go and pick James up. Can you take Sophia as she'll sleep in your car?" Allison asked and Shelby nodded.
They both got into their cars and headed in different directions. Shelby arrived outside the school in record time. She noticed her daughter sitting on the wall waiting for her. Shelby stopped the car and allowed her daughter to jump in.
"Everything okay?" Shelby asked and Rachel nodded. Shelby decided to give the girl some time. She noticed that her daughter wasn't physically hurt and didn't seem to be acting differently but something was definitely up.
Shelby allowed her daughter to stew in silence for 20 minutes before speaking to her.
"Do you want to speak about it?" Shelby asked and Rachel shook her head. She didn't want to speak to anyone about it and she didn't really understand what the issue was anyway.
"You know you can speak to me about anything right?" Shelby asked softly. She knew it was hard for her to say that when the girl had only just met her but she just wanted to put it out there.
"I know. I'm sorry, it's all just so confusion and I couldn't concentrate in class today and everything everyone was saying was annoying me. Glee is so difficult at the moment and I just don't know how I feel about everything and then there is Finn" Rachel admitted. Shelby's eyes widened when she heard that a boy was involved. She was not expecting that just now. Her baby couldn't be interested in a boy, not yet. She needed more time to prepare herself.
"You can speak to me about it whenever you are ready" Shelby said and Rachel nodded. She was glad that her mother wasn't pushing her.
"We are going to go to your Auntie Ally's so you can get to know her before tomorrow morning. I will drop you off at home while I go to Vocal Adrenaline rehearsals. Will you be okay on your own for 3 hours?" Shelby asked and Rachel nodded. Shelby wanted to bring the girl with her but as she was on the opposing glee club. She didn't think it would be a very good idea.
They arrived at Allison's and Shelby got the car seat out the back of the car.
"I didn't even realise she was there" Rachel explained and Shelby smiled.
"She slept the whole time" Shelby said as they walked into the house.
"Auntie Welly" James shouted as he ran over to his aunt and jumped into her arms.
"Hey monster, I've missed you" Shelby said as she started to tickle her nephew. The pain was clear in Rachel's eyes, jealousy. Allison noticed it instantly and put her arms over the girl.
"Your mother loves you so much, special girl" Allison said as she ran her hand through Rachel's hair. Rachel nodded but she didn't really believe what was being said.
"Give me your phone" Allison said and Rachel did as asked. She quickly added her number.
"Now, you can call me if you need a break from your mom or someone else to talk to" Allison explained and Rachel smiled. She's never had an aunt before and she was growing into this already.
They spoke for a bit longer before needing to head home. Shelby quickly made sure that Rachel was settled before heading off to Akron. Rachel was looking forward to having some time to explore her new house alone. She just felt nosy doing it with Shelby present.
Once Rachel was sure that Shelby was away before looking around the house. She went into her mother's bedroom first but felt like she was invading her privacy so quickly retreated. She then looked in the other two rooms on this floor. One was another bedroom and the other was an office. Quite boring, according to Rachel.
She walked up the stairs and was instantly in awe. At the top of the staircase were three doors. The first ended a room filled with sheets of music, next was a room with a recording studio and piano in it and the third and final room was a dance studio. All three rooms were soundproof. Rachel couldn't decided which room to start in first.
She ran down the stairs and changed into her tights and leotard before going up the stairs again. She started looking through the music and then played the piano before finally going into the dance studio. It even had a ballet barre.
Shelby arrived home and instantly worried when she couldn't identify where her daughter was. She looked around the whole of the apartment before heading up the stairs. She hadn't shown this to Rachel yet but guessed the girl may have done some investigating herself.
Shelby watched her in awe as she saw her daughter doing a very complex barre sequence. She was very proud of the girl and her technique was almost spot on. She just had to pull her pelvis in ever so slightly. Shelby's perfectionism ruled over her and she softly walked over to the girl. She placed a hand on the girl's stomach and another on her lower back to encourage the girl's pelvis into the correct position. Once corrected, Shelby stepped back and watched.
"That was beautiful" Shelby said.
"I'm really sorry. I just wondered what was up here" Rachel said embarrassed that she had been found snooping.
"It's your house too, all of it is" Shelby explained and Rachel smiled.
"Have you warmed your back up properly" Shelby asked.
"I have as much as I could alone" Rachel explained softly.
"Come here" Shelby said as she placed her hand on the girl's lower back and pushed the girl back into a crab. Rachel then walked her hands up her legs to stretch. Shelby pulled the girl's waist towards her causing a stretch. The girl then climbed back up.
"Do you have your needle?" Shelby asked softly noticing Rachel's flexibility. Rachel made a face.
"Let's try" Shelby said as she encouraged the girl to pull her leg behind her head. With the support of Shelby, Rachel straightened her leg as much as she could. Shelby balanced the girl with a hand on her waist and then pushed down on one side allowing Rachel to straighten her leg completely.
"I thought I'd lost it" Rachel said so happy with herself. Shelby smiled.
"You just need to get used to your body changing. These are what is making it difficult" Shelby said softly putting her hand's on the girl's hips.
"You are used to not having hips so you don't need to move them to create space" Shelby explained and Rachel blushed but nodded.
"Cool down and then join me down the stairs" Shelby said and Rachel nodded. She did as her mother stated before changing into her pyjamas. She came down the stairs just as Shelby served the pasta.
"Will you be okay at school tomorrow?" Shelby asked and Rachel nodded.
"Are you sure? I'm going into work tomorrow so I'll be further away. I really don't want you to need me and for me to be so far away" Shelby admitted.
"I'll be fine, I swear" Rachel said and Shelby nodded. They ate in silence until both were finished.
"I'll be up in 30minutes to say goodnight" Shelby said and Rachel nodded. Shelby quickly got the rest of her marking down before going to see Rachel. She knocked on the door before walking into the room.
"Sleep well and if you need me you know where to come. Remember even if you just want to call and speak to me tomorrow you can" Shelby explained as she kissed the girl on the top of her head. Rachel nodded, she did trust her mom. She was getting there.
Hope this is okay :) Please remember to think before you post a review. #bekind