Home and Away Uncovered Secrets and Psychos

Chapter Nine

"Mum? What? How. How did you find me here? Did Kristen tell you where I was?" Briget asked

"Briget sweetie! No I haven't talked to Kristen since you were I dunno fifteen. But how did you find me?" Josie said

"Me find you? Mum I live here and I have lived here for the last two months", Briget explained

"Well honey, i've lived here for the last five years. But i've been away for four months, staying with Dylan your well third cousin!" Briget said laughing

"So you mean to say that everyone knows who you are? Kim? Robbie? Jade? Beth?" Briget questioned"

"Of course they do, although I haven't seen them in a while", Josie said

"Uh I don't believe this!" Briget said moodily

"So where are you living? And you must have a job right?" Josie asked, sitting beside her daughter on the beach

"I'm living with dad, Beth and Jade, my sister. And i'm a receptionist at Flynn's surgery", Briget explained

"Oh lovely, and of course, you have brothers and sisters now, Kim, Robbie, Jade, Matilda, Henry, Kit and Scott", Josie smiled

"I'm sorry I never called,I was thinking about doing it today but here you are, I don't need to", Briget said with half a smile.

"Briget I was wondering, now we both live in Summer Bay, can we possibly be friends?" Josie asked her daughter

"Well, I guess it wouldn't hurt", Briget said with a full smile

"Oh thank you so much Bridge i'll never mess this mother thing up, so are you ready to tell people?" Josie asked

"Yeah, i'll tell my friends later and you can tell yours", Briget explained, standing upand putting her sanals back on

"So do you want to meet your other third cousin? Tasha?" Josie asked

"Tasha? Tasha's my cousin I don't believe this", Briget laughed

"Well you do look similar, I just can't believe nobody even thought you could be related", Josie said, walking with the daughter she thought she'd lost forever

"So, what's up with you mum? Are you married? Kids? Still work as a you know?" Briget asked

"Oh no I gave that job upa long time ago, and i'm Tasha's guardian, not married and me and Jesse own the bar together!" Josie said smiling

"Oh? So your Jesse's partner in Gym 'n' Tonic?" Briget said smiling

"Yes, oh dear! Look at the time! Um Bridge sorry! I've got to go to the shops quickly and buy some dinner look give me your mobile number and i'll call you late, maybe we could meet up tomorrow?" Josie asked, hoping her daughter would let her see her again

"Sure here you go", Briget said giving Josie her house and mobile number and Josie giving Briget hers "So you call me and maybe we can meet up at the bar when i've finished work", Briget said to her mum

"Excellent", Josie agreed.


Josie arrived back home twenty minutes later, carrying bags of food

"Oh? You were a long time", Leah said whilst helping Josie carry the bags into the house

"Yes well I ran into someone on the way", Josie said whilst turning the cooker on

"Oh? Who?" Leah asked

"Um well Leah you're the first person i've told in Summer Bay but I have a daughter, her name's Briget Hyde", Josie told her smiling

"Briget? Oh I ran into her at the surgery earlier, you know I thought she looked a bit like Tasha", Leah laughed

"Yeah? I guess she does but it's the first time i've seen her in years, andi'm really happy she's living here", Josie said

"Yeah, well you two must have the same taste, living in Summer Bay", Leah said laughing.

Josie nodded her head and smiled, maybe her and Briget were more alike than they both thought. She never would have thought she'd see her daughter again, but now she had, she wasn't going to mess this up at all.


"Sarah? Are you alright? Do you want to watch a film with me?" Michelle asked

"No i'm bored, can we go to that bar whatever in tonic", Sarah said sarcastically

"Gym 'n' tonic? Of course! I'll go and get my bag and we can go in ten minutes", Michelle said excitedly.

Ten minutes later the two women arrived at Jesse and Josie's bar. Lots of familiar faces were there such as Leah and Josie, Peter and Dan, Dani and Tasha and Kim and Robbie and Hayley and Noah. Sam and Jesse were of course working behind the bar. When Sarah entered the room all eyes were on her much to her happiness, as she loved the attention.

"Sarah! Why don't you join us?" Dani asked Sarah to everyone's dismay

"Dan? What are you doing? Do you not remember that this is the girl that accused you of killing her boyfriend and held a gun to your head", Hayley said

"Hayles, guys just play along ok?" Dani said

Sarah and Michelle grabbed two chairs and sat with Hayley, Noah, Kim, Tasha, Robbie and Dani.

"So Sarah, how are you settling in?" Noah asked her whilst sipping his coke

Sarah didn't answer but just stared "Why are you being so nice to me?" Sarah started "I mean i've been so cruel to all of you".

"Sarah, we know you've had it rough too and we just want you to fit in and know that we know you've had it bad", Dani said

"But I stole your gun", Sarah said pointing to Tasha "I threatened to kill you", she said pointing to Haley "And"

Dani interrupted Sarah "Sarah we understand that you're sorry ok?"

Sarah half smiled, she couldn't believe this was the same girl talking to her than the one that she tied up, screaming in the Palace. "Thank you"

Over in another booth sat Leah and Josie discussing Briget and Josie's past

"So she left at sixteen and you hadn't heard from her since today?" Leah asked shocked "Why didn't you stop her?"

"I don't know Leah, but i've regretted it ever since", Josie said "But at least now I know that she wants to see me", Josie now smiled

"I know but still I would never have let VJ or Daisy go at sixteen", Leah said

"I guess it's different when you're on your own".

Leah didn't answer but saw Peter, laughing and joking with Dan, could they ever get back together? Leah didn't think so, she couldn't trust him. But one thing was for sure, she could never face Vinnie again.


"I can't believe you invited Sarah to come over with us I mean she's a psycho not our friend", Robbie said

"Hey! Come on you would have done exactly the same thing and besides you lot heard what Peter said act normal around her", Dani told him

"Yeah exactly act normal not weird", Robbie argued back

"Look, what would you rather Sarah be your friend or Sarah be your murderer?" Dani asked

"Ok fine you win", Robbie said, giving up and going upstairs.

Dani sat in the kitchen alone thinking about Sarah. She wasn't really her friend at all, what she had done tonight was an act. She hated Sarah more than anything and she was only being friendly to protect her and her family and friends. She just hoped that sort of act was good enough to work.

Authors Note: Hope you liked that! And finding out a bit more about Dani's plan for Sarah! And a bit more about Josie and Briget

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Chlo-Lou