"Auntie Ange, am I still going to Chloe's tonight for a sleepover?" Kisaiya asked anxiously. She was anxious that her cousin or aunt would change their mind.
"Of course don't worry about it" Ange said putting her arms around Kisaiya.
"How do you feel about staying over at Chloe's?" Ange asked and Kisaiya shrugged.
"I'm excited but I hope she isn't thinking that she just has to spend time with me or that I'm boring" Kisaiya explained worriedly.
"Hey, it was Chloe who suggested the sleepover. I'm working today and tomorrow so it makes sense that you stay with Chloe" Ange explained.
"So I want you to come to the hospital after you have been to Donna's and then you will go home with Chloe at the end of her shift" Ange explained.
Kisaiya nodded. She already knew this but having her aunt go over it with her made her feel better.
"I will pick you up from Chloe's on my way home tomorrow night. What time are you going to see Mia?" Ange asked.
"I don't know like 2ish, she said" Kisaiya said and Ange nodded. Ange was worried that was a bit early.
"We want to hang out for a while before dinner because I know I have to go to the hospital straight after dinner anyway" Kisaiya explained and Ange nodded.
"Remember to invite Mia back to ours. You have my rota on your phone so you know when I am off" Ange explained and Kisaiya nodded. Ange didn't want Donna to think she was taking the loan of her. Though she was glad that Mia and Kisaiya were getting on well. Kisaiya needed that now. She needed someone her age that she could relax with. The girl was so uptight and Ange wanted to change that.
Ange arrived at work and received a text from her daughter.
Mum I've been called into work tomorrow. I'll still have Kisaiya tonight but she'll have to come to work with me tomorrow xx
Ange sighed. She wanted to tell the girl just to leave it but she knew how much Kisaiya was looking forward to it. What was her daughter like? Surely she could say no to one shift but then again Ange knew that she was just as bad.
Ange quickly headed to her room. She had heard from Chloe that Evan had been in their flat when Nikki got home last night. She was getting frustrated with Evan and finally her numerous attempts to get Chloe to draw a line had worked yet he was still there constantly. Ange hated seeing her daughter so anxious at work again.
Kisaiya relaxed for the morning before getting ready and heading to see Mia. She knocked on the door and it was Donna who answered.
"Hello, Kisaiya. How are you?" Donna asked.
"I'm good thanks" Kisaiya said nervously. She was slightly scared of Donna as the woman knew what had happened to her. She was scared of how much Ange had told Donna. Donna noticed the look on the girl's face.
"Are you okay, sweetie?" Donna asked softly. Kisaiya just looked at her.
"Don't worry, I haven't told Mia about when we met in the hospital" Donna said and Kisaiya relaxed slightly.
"Does my auntie Ange speak about me" She asked nervously.
"Of course not" Donna said. "You have nothing to worry about"
Kisaiya instantly felt better. She smiled and Donna put her arm around her.
"Why don't you go and find Mia? She is up in her room" Donna said and Kisaiya nodded. She took her shoes off and ran up the stairs. Donna laughed as the girl had no idea where to go.
She quickly found Mia and they hung out for a while. Even though Mia was slightly older than Kisaiya, they still got on really well and Kisaiya loved spending time with someone her own age.
Time went quickly and soon Donna was calling the girls down for dinner. Kisaiya was nervous to sit with Donna, Amber and Mia. What if she did something wrong? She didn't often sit at the table. She never did with her mum and only did it once or twice a week with Ange on her days off. She always tried to follow the instructions to the maximum. Not eating until everyone was seated, holding her cutlery correctly, ensuring she chewed the correct number of times. It was a lot of work when she wasn't used to it.
"Sweetie, you don't need to be so nervous" Donna said trying to help the girl relax. Kisaiya nodded. She tried to stop focusing on it all so much and calmed down. She took a deep breath and calmed herself down. By the end of the dinner, she was a lot more relaxed and speaking confidently to Donna, Mia and Amber.
Once they had finished, both Mia and Kisaiya helped tidy up.
"I really should go to the hospital now" Kisaiya said anxiously.
"Of course, I'll drive you" Donna said.
"I can just walk" Kisaiya said and Donna raised her eyebrow.
"It wasn't a question, go and grab your stuff" Donna said and Kisaiya nodded. She ran up the stairs to get her clothes before jumping in Donna's car with her.
They quickly arrived outside the hospital.
"Do you know where you are going or do you want me to come in with you?" Donna asked.
"I'm good thank you. I want to see Auntie Ange first and then I'll go and wait in Keller. I know where to go" Kisaiya said.
"Thank you for having me. Auntie Ange said that Mia can come over for dinner on one of her days off" Kisaiya explained.
"That sounds like a great idea. You can text her" Donna said and Kisaiya nodded. That made sense.
Kisaiya clambered out the car. She said her thanks to Donna before heading into the hospital. She made her way to YAU. She just wanted to see her aunt.
"What are you doing here?" Ange asked surprised when she was Kisaiya walk into the ward.
"I'm sorry, it's just I wanted to see you" Kisaiya said nervously. Ange noticed the edge on the girl's voice and acted on it instantly.
"Come here" Ange said encouraging the girl into the office.
"What's up?" Ange asked softly as the girl sat down on the sofa. Ange sat on the edge of the sofa and looked at her niece.
"I just wanted to see you before I went to Chloe's" Kisaiya said again.
"Okay, is there a reason why? Do you want to ask me something?" Ange asked clueless as to what to do. Kisaiya shook her head. She stood up
"Hey, speak to me" Ange said as stopped the young girl and put her hands on the girl's shoulders. Kisaiya sunk into her aunt's arms. Ange put her arms around her niece and held her tightly.
"Thank you" Kisaiya said as she started pulling away from Ange.
"Was that what the issue was?" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded sheepishly.
"Hey you can always ask for a hug" Ange said pulling the girl into another close hug.
"I'm a bit nervous because this is my first night away from you since…" Kisaiya said fading off and it broke Ange's heart.
"I know at times I'm mad at you but you are always there if I need you" Kisaiya whispered into Ange's shoulder.
"Oh baby but remember you can still call me. I will keep my phone on loud all night for you just in case" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded. That sounded better.
"Do you want to stay here for a while or go and see Chloe?" Ange asked softly. She didn't want to push the girl away but she had so much work that she needed to do.
"I'll go and see Chloe" Kisaiya said feeling better now. Ange smiled.
"Remember you can call me any time" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded. She grabbed her overnight bag and headed down to Keller.
Once on Keller, she quickly found Chloe. She ran over to the girl jumping up and down.
"Wow, I guess someone is excited" Chloe said laughing "Did mum speak to you?"
Kisaiya shook her head suddenly all these thoughts were going through her head. She was so sure that Chloe was going to change her mind.
"Hey don't look so worried. It's just that I'm working and Mum said you have to come in with me" Chloe said and Kisaiya sighed.
"What? Why? I've been at home alone all week without an issue" Kisaiya complained.
"And mum said that she wants people to keep you company. Come in with me tomorrow and then you'll come home with me and Mum will pick you up when she finishes work" Chloe explained and Kisaiya rolled her eyes.
She sat down heavily and sighed. This was so rubbish. She was not in the mood now.
"Hey come on, brighten up. We'll still have a good evening" Chloe said and Kisaiya just rolled her eyes again. Chloe knew that it was best to just leave the girl to it. She went back to work knowing that she would finish soon.
Nikki and Chloe ended up finishing at the same time. They were speaking in the locker room and decided to have a few drinks tonight.
"My cousin will be there too, is that okay?" Chloe said and Nikki nodded.
"Sure but I'm still drinking" Nikki said and Chloe laughed.
"I'm drinking too. She'll be fine" Chloe said and Nikki laughed. They headed to the staff room to find Kisaiya.
"Hey, you ready to go?" Chloe asked. She decided to just forget about the previous conversation unless Kisaiya brought it up. Kisaiya nodded and stood up. She grabbed her bag and they all headed to Chloe's car.
They clambered into the car and Chloe drove them home. They arrived home and headed to the different rooms. Kisaiya was going to be sleeping with Chloe tonight which she was excited about. They dropped their stuff off and headed to the living room.
"We are having some drinks tonight but you can have fizzy juice if you want? I know mum doesn't let you have it" Chloe said and Kisaiya nodded. She used to drink a lot of fizzy juice but Ange had refused to allow her to have any.
Once they all had drinks. Nikki made them nachos. They were hungry from work and ready for a gossip. They spoke about Cameron and Kisaiya just listened. She was sat with Chloe almost on the woman's lap.
"You do know he has the hots for you" Nikki said and Chloe almost joked.
"Sorry what? He has the hots?" Chloe said and Nikki nodded while laughing.
"And I don't mind! I really don't mind. You can have fine. He might not be the best but well he was alright" Nikki said and Chloe started laughing. Kisaiya made a face. She didn't understand what they were on about.
"What?" She asked Chloe confused and Chloe forgot about how young the girl was.
"We're just speaking about sex" Chloe said and Kisaiya made a face.
"You are way too young to worry about that. You should even know what it is let alone be thinking about doing it" Nikki said. Chloe felt the girl tighten up and instantly felt bad. She gave Nikki a look and shook her head indicating at the girl not to speak about it again. They changed the conversation to be a bit more light hearted. Kisaiya laughed at how drunk her cousin was becoming. She knew that the woman would struggle at work the next day. The conversation continued.
Getting up Chloe then put the dishes away and only then did she realise just how much she had drunk. She knew she needed to call it a night.
"Are you okay?" Nikki asked when Chloe had gone silent.
"I've had just a little bit too much to drink" Chloe complained, and Nikki laughed.
"I'm going to call it a night" Chloe said as she walked to her bedroom.
"Kis, bed time" Chloe called and Kisaiya stood up and joined her cousin
"Lightweight" Nikki called after her. Chloe just continued. She had work the next day and knew that she would be hungover.
Once in the room, Kisaiya grabbed her pyjamas and walked to the bathroom. She got changed and then headed back to the room. Chloe had changed during that time and was waiting for the bathroom to finish getting ready for bed. When she returned she had expected Kisaiya to be in bed but noticed the girl standing there nervously.
"What's up? Don't you want to sleep with your big cous?" Chloe asked.
"I do but you have to get in first" Kisaiya said and Chloe rolled her eyes.
"Weirdo" Chloe said as she climbed into the bed. She opened the duvet for Kisaiya to get in. The girl got into bed and instantly turned to face the other way.
"Hey, gave me a cuddle" Chloe said and Kisaiya smiled. She loved getting a cuddle even if she didn't ask for one often.
Hope this is okay :) please review and let me know what you think. Should Ange be mad that Chloe got drunk with Kisaiya? How should Kisaiya react when Evan returns to the flat with her and Chloe?