Home and Away Uncovered Secrets and Psychos
Chapter Eight
Briget walked down the beach carrying her sandals in her hand. She was thinking about the family she had in Summer Bay. Her brothers, Kim and Robbie. Her step-mum, Beth, her dad it was the best family she had ever had and she wanted it to stay that way. But she couldn't help wondering what she'd be doing if she was still living with her mum in the city. She did love her mum but she just hated the life she gave her, arguments. Her mum loved her more than anything but she abbandoned her and ran off. Briget remembered the argument before her mum left
Flashback One
'Why are you ruining my life?' Briget screamed
'Ruining? You really think that is what I intend to dobecause Honey if you think I ruin your life you haven't seen nothing yet!'
'What?'
'Bridge, honey I love you and I care about you just give me one more chance to prove to you that I care'
'No'
'Sweetie what do you mean no? I mean this is your home you've got nowhere else to go'
'I'm going to stay with Melissa and her mum, they've invited me to come and live with them until I'm eighteen'
'And then what? Huh? You'll come back and we can be a family again right'
'No mum. You had your chance and you blew it. I'm sixteen years old. And when i'm eighteen and I leave Melissa's i'm gonna find my dad'
'Briget no! I'm your mother and you'll do as I say'
'No mum! Just let me go, coz if you don't I will hate you for the rest of my life. And i'll never speak to you again'
'Briget' 'Ok just go. Go before I change my mind. But Bridge I want you to no that I will always love you'
'Mum I have and I will always love you too. But your job is just way too important to you than I am ok? So good luck for the future alright? And one day, when i'm ready i'll call you'
'Bye honey'
End of Flashback One
Briget always remembered that moment when she saw her mum for the last time. She hadn't got round to calling her and she probably never would. Knowing her mothershe was probably living in America in a 4,000000 mansion with servants. But her mother was kind and she loved Briget so much but she didn't really know how to handle teenage girls and Briget had a better life at Melissa's. Briget only lived with Melissa for two years but it was one of the best two years of her life. Briget then remembered the first time she met her father.
Flashback Two
Briget walked into his office at the school.
'Excuse me are you Barry?'
'Yes whose asking'
'I'm Briget, Hyde'
'Your not'
'Yes i'm her daughter'
'My goodness you're so grown up how old are you?'
'Twenty. I turn twenty one in May'
'Of course!'
'Well umso are you living in Summer Bay?'
'Only at the Sands nowhere special'
'Alone? Or is your mother with you?'
'I don't live with her anymore. She, well I have lived with friends since I was sixteen'
'You left her?'
'She didn't want me'
'Aw. Well Briget I'm never going to let you go again'.
End of Flashback Two
Briget smiled everybody thought the worst of Barry. They all thought he was a horrible, unreasonable headmaster. But he wasn't he was her dad and she loved him. Briget then remembered the first time she met Kim, how happy he was that he had a sister.
Flashback Three
'Kim, there's someone i'd like you to meet', Barry said
Briget walked into Beth's living room, wearing a santa hat
'This is your half sister, Briget'
'Merry Christmas Kim', Briget smiled
Kim laughed and hugged his half sister
End of Flashback Three
She remembered that was the first time she met Jade, Robbie, Beth and Kim her brand new family. How was her mum doing? Was she alive? Dead? Happy? Briget felt so sad and guilty each mothers day knowing that she'd never be able to give a mother's day card again. But she would be able to give a fathers day card. She remembered the look her mum had on her face when she told her she was leaving. She was hurt and extremeley heartbroken. She knew her mum wasn't a failure of a mother deep down, she just wasn't Briget's ideal role model. Briget felt the city could never be a real home. Small towns and villages like Summer Bay were the best places to live and make as your home. Briget had a family here and that was the most important thing to her, knowing that she was loved and looked after. Beth may not be her biological mother, but she felt comfortable around her and she could talk to her about anything. Beth loved Briget too and thought of her as one of her own kids. Robbie and Kim sometimes forgot that they were step-brothers and had an older sister who bossed them about.
"So this is it home!" Josie said smiling and introducing Leah to her new and improved house.
"Wow! Josie you've had a lot of changes done here", Leah said happily
"Yes so what do you think better than before?" Josie asked
"Well yeah I guess it's just a weird for me. I mean it's nice but it's different you know", Leah said feeling awkward.
"Leah I get it, now why don't you start setting up your room and I'llgoand buydinner. How does an indian sound?" Josie asked
"Perfect", Leah smiled.
Briget sat on the sand cross-legged. She was thinking again about her mum. For some strange reason she felt as though she was nearer than before but had no idea why she felt this way. Briget stood up and started throwing stones in the sea. She was trying to see how far she could get them to go. But still thinking of her mother...
Josie decided to take a short cut to town and walked along the beach. The wind was blowing hard and her hair was flying all over the place. She took off her trainers and walked barefoot against the hot sand. Her bright blue nail varnish was visible from minutes away. It was a very windy day but extremley hot too. Josie loved this weather, boiling hot with a cold breeze. She was glad Leah liked the house and hoped that the three of them settled in quickly. A part of her felt relaxed and happy but she always had a part of her filled with guilt and worry.
Briget continued to throw stones in the sea watch them dissapear into the wet sand at the bottom. She looked at the time and decided to stay at the beach for at least ten more minutes.
Josie walked faster along the beach and saw whom she thought was Tasha throwing stones in the sea.
"Tasha!" Josiecalled out
The girl throwing stones turned around
"MUM!"
"Briget!" Josie said to her.
