Part 3
Sara arrived home at 6:00 after picking up the twins. She made her way into the lounge and put Jamie and Louis down. They ran off to find their dad like they always did.
"Dada!" Jamie called as he walked through the house. When he got to Nick & Sara's room he saw Nick and he ran up to him.
"Hey Jamie." Nick picked him up.
"Awww who's this?" Lila asked as she stepped out of the bathroom.
"Lila this is Jamie. Jamie this is your Aunty Lila."
"Can you say Aunty?" Lila asked.
Jamie shoved his head into Nick's shoulder.
"Hey it's ok little guy. I'm not going to hurt you."
"Dada!" Louis cried as he ran into the room.
"Hey Louie." Nick bent down and Louis ran into his arms.
"Hey Nick. Did you pick up the dry cleaning like I asked?" Sara said from the hall.
"Yeah. It's hanging up on the door handle. Hey Sar can you come in here for a minute."
"Sure. But I've got a lot of stuff to do before I start work." She replied.
She walked into the room and stopped dead when she saw Lila.
"Hey Sara." Lila said warily.
"Ok what is she doing here?" Sara screamed. "What are you doing here Lila!"
"I came to see you. Well actually I just wanted to get away from home but hey seeing you is a bonus right?" She asked.
"Umm...Nick sweetie can you take the twins downstairs. There's some milk in the fridge and cookies in the cupboard."
"No problems." Nick stood up and held out his hands to the boys. "How would you boys like to have a snack?"
"Yah nack." Louis said and grabbed his dad's hand. Jamie did the same and Nick led them downstairs to the kitchen.
Sara turned to Lila and wrapped her in a hug.
"What was that for?" Lila asked when Sara broke away.
"I've missed you so much. Man you've grown since I saw you last. How old are you now?"
"17 on Monday."
"Wow you look so grown up. Wait how did you get here?"
"I caught the bus. Well several busses actually."
"But where did you get the money?"
"From Jen. The useless little bitch. Do you know what she's doing to herself?"
"No what?" Sara asked.
"She's selling herself for $130 per hour. She's a hooker."
"Oh my god. Since when? I always thought she was against that sort of thing."
"Yeah. Until her boyfriend Brett got her into it right before ditching her for some dumb blonde chick."
"Oh god. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Well as fine as I can be. She hasn't even noticed I'm gone yet. Either that or she's died from an OD of those stupid drugs she's been taking, which by the way do NOT mix well with vodka."
"So you're telling me our sister has become a drug addict, an alcoholic and a hooker all in 6 years?"
"Yep. And she don't give a dam bout anyone but herself. For 6 years now I've been fending for myself. Well kind of. I stole money from her purse when she got paid. But she was too drunk or stoned to notice every time."
"Man I never should have left home. I knew it was a mistake right from when I found out about Mum and Dad."
"I knew it was a mistake as well. You were always the responsible kid. You knew exactly what to do in an emergency and you never panicked. Pity you weren't there when Mum's house burnt down. I nearly burnt to death. Jen passed out with a smoke in her hand and the carpet caught fire and then I had trouble getting her out of the house."
"When did this happen?" Sara was concerned.
"About three years ago. When Brett left her. Like I said she completely lost it."
"Fair enough. So how did you find me?"
"I didn't. Your loving husband out there found me. Scared the hell out of me too."
"Nicky? My Nicky. No way he wouldn't scare anyone. How did he manage to scare you?"
"I was walking along minding my own business. Then I see this bunch of people standing around. So I went to investigate. Then Nick screams out something like 'who are you and why do you look like Sara.' So I ran off. Then he followed me to the park and brought me back here when I fell asleep."
"Oh. Well I guess that was a good thing. Wasn't it?"
"Of course. I got to see you again. You've been like a great big sister for me ever since I was born. I love you so much."
"I love you too. You're the best sister ever."
"I know I am."
They laughed.
"So are you staying for long?"
"Well I still have practically all my money left. So I guess it couldn't hurt."
"Cool."
"We'll be back to our old selves again. Like it used to be."
"Only now you've got nephew's to look after."
"And they are really gorgeous."
"Speaking of which." Sara gestured towards the door. The boys were hiding behind it.
"Come here little guys." Lila said. They slowly and carefully made their way into the room and sat on the bed in between Sara and Lila.
"Jamie, Louis. This is Lila. Your Aunty."
"Ant." Louis said with a smile.
"Close enough." Lila laughed.
"So how long ago did you and Nick get married?
"About two years. When we found out I was pregnant he decided to propose. And I said yes for all the right reasons. We love each other so much. Well at least I know I love him."
"I'm sure he loves you too."
"I know he does. I was just playing."
'CRASH' Sara and Lila heard a bang and something smash in their kitchen.
"What was that?" Lila asked.
"Nick!" Sara screamed. When he didn't reply her reaction was to run downstairs. Lila picked up the twins and followed her.
Nick was lying on the floor and there was blood around him. Sara was sitting by his side with a tea towel pressed against his head.
"What happened?"
"He's knocked out. Call and Ambulance. The phone is on the counter." Sara cried.
"See this is exactly what I was talking about before. you're so calm."
"Just call the dam ambulance."
"Ok."
"So what happened?" Lila asked.
She was sitting on a chair in the hospital. Jamie and Louis were sleeping in their pram beside her.
"You can go in and ask him if you want. He wants to speak to you."
"Ok."
Lila made her way into the room and up to the bed Nick was lying on.
"So what happened?"
"I slipped."
"You what?"
"I stepped on one of Jamie's toy cars. I hit my head and then I blacked out. Pretty stupid huh."
"Kinda. So what did ya wanna see me bout?"
"I wanted to as you a question."
"Shoot."
"Well it's actually Sara and my wedding anniversary on Sunday. And I was wondering if you could..."
"Baby-sit the twins? No probs."
"Thanks."
"So what have you got planned?"
"It's a secret. I can't tell. It's going to be a surprise."
"Fair enough. Well I'll go back out and send Sara in."
"Thanks for the babysitting thing."
"No probs. I've got nothing better to do and besides I wanna get to know my nephews."
"Ok. Well I'll see you when I get home."
"Yeah bye."
Lila walked out to where Sara was sitting.
"You can go back in now."
"Ok. I think I might say bye to Nick and then I'll take you and the twins back home."
"Sounds like an idea. They look really tired." Lila said with a yawn.
"So do you."
"I'm fine. I'll survive without sleep."
"No missy you're going to go home and get into bed."
"Listen to you. You sound like Mum."
"Hey that's an offensive comment."
"Sorry. I'll be nice." Lila yawned again.
"Ok that's it. I'm taking you home. I'll just say goodbye to Nick."
Monday 30th May
Ok so there is exactly a week today till I turn 17. And I got an early birthday pressie. I saw my sister for the first time in 6 years. She hasn't changed a lot. But man has her life changed. She's living in a really nice 2-story house with her lovely husband Nick and her two beautiful sons (my nephews) Jamie and Louis. Who by the way are extremely gorgeous. And they take after their Dad. Anyway. Sara and I got straight back to how we used to be. It was like we hadn't even been apart. It is so great here. I get to see where Sara works and I get to meet all the people she's been raving to me about for the past god knows how many hours. (We had to wait for Nick to get out of surgery. He slipped and cracked his head open.) Apart from that my life couldn't get any better. Well at least it's perfect for now. Maybe it will change. I hope it doesn't but I know it will. Well Jamie just started crying. So I'd better go and check on him. (Sara's gone back to the hospital to be with Nick.)
Love Lila!
Sara arrived home at 6:00 after picking up the twins. She made her way into the lounge and put Jamie and Louis down. They ran off to find their dad like they always did.
"Dada!" Jamie called as he walked through the house. When he got to Nick & Sara's room he saw Nick and he ran up to him.
"Hey Jamie." Nick picked him up.
"Awww who's this?" Lila asked as she stepped out of the bathroom.
"Lila this is Jamie. Jamie this is your Aunty Lila."
"Can you say Aunty?" Lila asked.
Jamie shoved his head into Nick's shoulder.
"Hey it's ok little guy. I'm not going to hurt you."
"Dada!" Louis cried as he ran into the room.
"Hey Louie." Nick bent down and Louis ran into his arms.
"Hey Nick. Did you pick up the dry cleaning like I asked?" Sara said from the hall.
"Yeah. It's hanging up on the door handle. Hey Sar can you come in here for a minute."
"Sure. But I've got a lot of stuff to do before I start work." She replied.
She walked into the room and stopped dead when she saw Lila.
"Hey Sara." Lila said warily.
"Ok what is she doing here?" Sara screamed. "What are you doing here Lila!"
"I came to see you. Well actually I just wanted to get away from home but hey seeing you is a bonus right?" She asked.
"Umm...Nick sweetie can you take the twins downstairs. There's some milk in the fridge and cookies in the cupboard."
"No problems." Nick stood up and held out his hands to the boys. "How would you boys like to have a snack?"
"Yah nack." Louis said and grabbed his dad's hand. Jamie did the same and Nick led them downstairs to the kitchen.
Sara turned to Lila and wrapped her in a hug.
"What was that for?" Lila asked when Sara broke away.
"I've missed you so much. Man you've grown since I saw you last. How old are you now?"
"17 on Monday."
"Wow you look so grown up. Wait how did you get here?"
"I caught the bus. Well several busses actually."
"But where did you get the money?"
"From Jen. The useless little bitch. Do you know what she's doing to herself?"
"No what?" Sara asked.
"She's selling herself for $130 per hour. She's a hooker."
"Oh my god. Since when? I always thought she was against that sort of thing."
"Yeah. Until her boyfriend Brett got her into it right before ditching her for some dumb blonde chick."
"Oh god. Are you alright?"
"I'm fine. Well as fine as I can be. She hasn't even noticed I'm gone yet. Either that or she's died from an OD of those stupid drugs she's been taking, which by the way do NOT mix well with vodka."
"So you're telling me our sister has become a drug addict, an alcoholic and a hooker all in 6 years?"
"Yep. And she don't give a dam bout anyone but herself. For 6 years now I've been fending for myself. Well kind of. I stole money from her purse when she got paid. But she was too drunk or stoned to notice every time."
"Man I never should have left home. I knew it was a mistake right from when I found out about Mum and Dad."
"I knew it was a mistake as well. You were always the responsible kid. You knew exactly what to do in an emergency and you never panicked. Pity you weren't there when Mum's house burnt down. I nearly burnt to death. Jen passed out with a smoke in her hand and the carpet caught fire and then I had trouble getting her out of the house."
"When did this happen?" Sara was concerned.
"About three years ago. When Brett left her. Like I said she completely lost it."
"Fair enough. So how did you find me?"
"I didn't. Your loving husband out there found me. Scared the hell out of me too."
"Nicky? My Nicky. No way he wouldn't scare anyone. How did he manage to scare you?"
"I was walking along minding my own business. Then I see this bunch of people standing around. So I went to investigate. Then Nick screams out something like 'who are you and why do you look like Sara.' So I ran off. Then he followed me to the park and brought me back here when I fell asleep."
"Oh. Well I guess that was a good thing. Wasn't it?"
"Of course. I got to see you again. You've been like a great big sister for me ever since I was born. I love you so much."
"I love you too. You're the best sister ever."
"I know I am."
They laughed.
"So are you staying for long?"
"Well I still have practically all my money left. So I guess it couldn't hurt."
"Cool."
"We'll be back to our old selves again. Like it used to be."
"Only now you've got nephew's to look after."
"And they are really gorgeous."
"Speaking of which." Sara gestured towards the door. The boys were hiding behind it.
"Come here little guys." Lila said. They slowly and carefully made their way into the room and sat on the bed in between Sara and Lila.
"Jamie, Louis. This is Lila. Your Aunty."
"Ant." Louis said with a smile.
"Close enough." Lila laughed.
"So how long ago did you and Nick get married?
"About two years. When we found out I was pregnant he decided to propose. And I said yes for all the right reasons. We love each other so much. Well at least I know I love him."
"I'm sure he loves you too."
"I know he does. I was just playing."
'CRASH' Sara and Lila heard a bang and something smash in their kitchen.
"What was that?" Lila asked.
"Nick!" Sara screamed. When he didn't reply her reaction was to run downstairs. Lila picked up the twins and followed her.
Nick was lying on the floor and there was blood around him. Sara was sitting by his side with a tea towel pressed against his head.
"What happened?"
"He's knocked out. Call and Ambulance. The phone is on the counter." Sara cried.
"See this is exactly what I was talking about before. you're so calm."
"Just call the dam ambulance."
"Ok."
"So what happened?" Lila asked.
She was sitting on a chair in the hospital. Jamie and Louis were sleeping in their pram beside her.
"You can go in and ask him if you want. He wants to speak to you."
"Ok."
Lila made her way into the room and up to the bed Nick was lying on.
"So what happened?"
"I slipped."
"You what?"
"I stepped on one of Jamie's toy cars. I hit my head and then I blacked out. Pretty stupid huh."
"Kinda. So what did ya wanna see me bout?"
"I wanted to as you a question."
"Shoot."
"Well it's actually Sara and my wedding anniversary on Sunday. And I was wondering if you could..."
"Baby-sit the twins? No probs."
"Thanks."
"So what have you got planned?"
"It's a secret. I can't tell. It's going to be a surprise."
"Fair enough. Well I'll go back out and send Sara in."
"Thanks for the babysitting thing."
"No probs. I've got nothing better to do and besides I wanna get to know my nephews."
"Ok. Well I'll see you when I get home."
"Yeah bye."
Lila walked out to where Sara was sitting.
"You can go back in now."
"Ok. I think I might say bye to Nick and then I'll take you and the twins back home."
"Sounds like an idea. They look really tired." Lila said with a yawn.
"So do you."
"I'm fine. I'll survive without sleep."
"No missy you're going to go home and get into bed."
"Listen to you. You sound like Mum."
"Hey that's an offensive comment."
"Sorry. I'll be nice." Lila yawned again.
"Ok that's it. I'm taking you home. I'll just say goodbye to Nick."
Monday 30th May
Ok so there is exactly a week today till I turn 17. And I got an early birthday pressie. I saw my sister for the first time in 6 years. She hasn't changed a lot. But man has her life changed. She's living in a really nice 2-story house with her lovely husband Nick and her two beautiful sons (my nephews) Jamie and Louis. Who by the way are extremely gorgeous. And they take after their Dad. Anyway. Sara and I got straight back to how we used to be. It was like we hadn't even been apart. It is so great here. I get to see where Sara works and I get to meet all the people she's been raving to me about for the past god knows how many hours. (We had to wait for Nick to get out of surgery. He slipped and cracked his head open.) Apart from that my life couldn't get any better. Well at least it's perfect for now. Maybe it will change. I hope it doesn't but I know it will. Well Jamie just started crying. So I'd better go and check on him. (Sara's gone back to the hospital to be with Nick.)
Love Lila!