Jill had told him about what had happened with Sister and they were trying to come up with a plan to keep Ash safe while she was here
Meanwhile the Kids had come up with a plan of their own now they just had to execute it. The phone rang Jonathon answered
"Ash it's for you" said Jonathon
"Hello" said Ash
"Hello Ash" said Bunty down the other end of the phone
"Hello Nan" replied Ash
"So how did you do" asked Bunty
"A couple of B's and the rest are A's" said Ash
"Fantastic I bet mum and dad are pleased" replied Bunty she could hear here relaying the results to Harold at the other end
"Yes they are" replied Ash
"Grandad say's hello and well done, we will see you soon, can I speak to mum please" asked Bunty
"Nan" asked Ash
"Yes" replied Bunty
"Can I come round and see you tonight" asked Ash
"Yes of course you can" replied Bunty
"Thanks nan" replied Ash she then turned towards the kitchen
"Mum, Nan's on the phone and she wants to talk to you" said Ash
"Okay" said Jill getting up and going to the phone
Ash waited in the kitchen with Gordon while Jill was on the phone which wasn't long
"Right Ash can you leave us please we have things to discuss" said Gordon
"About that I have a solution" said Ash
"Go on" said Jill
"Well I know the others are going to the party and I don't really feel like going with them and I didn't think I would really be allowed, and seeing as you don't really want me here while you talk to her, I asked Nan and Grandad if I could go there until it's over" stated Ash
"I don't know" said Jill
"Think about it. You know where I am and who I'm with and you know I'm not doing anything I shouldn't be" said Ash
When they didn't say anything else Ash added
"You can phone when it's safe for me to come back and it's only a short bus journey"
"It's better than anything we've come up with" said Gordon
"One condition one of us drops you off and picks you up" said Jill
The others came in the kitchen and were finally persuaded to go to their party Ash had been asked to stay behind. Jill and Gordon were asking her lots of questions trying to get her side of the story
The questions were getting harder and harder to answer and she was getting nervous about how they were taking the answers she could see Jill was getting upset and frequently looking at her watch which was making Ash more upset.
The last question that they asked was
"So what did Sister say to you that day in my office" asked Jill
"Well" said Ash taking a deep breath before carrying on
"It all happened when you left your office to go and deal with the emergency. I pulled out a couple of books and started to revise when Sister Brigid came along and made a comment about no-one telling her I was there, so I told her we would be going soon but you had been called away. She then glanced at your desk and the paperwork and then at the books I had in my hands."
"I told her I was revising and started to pretend to read when she walked in and then sat down in mum's seat. She started talking about Moria and my dad. She told me she caught me talking to some boy's a few days before, but I promise I was only talking to some of Jonathon's friends who were asking how he was doing and when he was going to be back."
Ash took a deep breath and a sip of tea
"It's alright your doing really well" said Jill
"Sorry" said Ash putting her cup back down on the table
"She told me that if I carried on the way I was flirting and wearing the clothes I was wearing that I would end up like Moria. She told me about Moria and how she got pregnant by a married man who was a pillar of the community and already had a family, and if I wasn't careful I would end up with a baby and a family that doesn't want to know" said Ash
"We would never leave you" said Gordon who had been quiet throughout this and was getting angrier that sister could ever have said anything like this. Although thinking about it when Moria wanted an abortion Sister bullied her out of it and then bullied her into giving the baby up and that was the reason Moria had run away.
Ash carried on telling them her side of the story
"So she told me I had to go away on holiday with her so she could teach me to be a better person and more like her, otherwise you wouldn't want me once I finished school because I was behaving just like Moria and not like a responsible adult"
They sat in silence while Jill and Gordon took all this in
"I'm sorry I was confused I felt like I wasn't wanted and I didn't know what to believe, what was real I was confused with who I was. I'm sorry I should've talked to you sooner" said Ash tears streaming down her face
"Baby girl" said Jill getting up and wiping away her tears
"It's not your fault" added Gordon also getting up
"Right time to get going" said Jill
"I just need to grab my bag" replied Ash
There was a knock at the door everyone stood still, Gordon answered the door