Sorry to those who think I am abandoning this story. I'm finding it really hard to write during lockdown. I go through phases of writing and what I'm in the mood for which is why you might have seen that I started another story but that was just to get me in the mood again. Please if anyone has any ideas for this then please let me know :)

It was the first week in February and the week of Pete's trial. Ange could tell that Kisaiya was very nervous and her attitude the last week had been increasingly challenging.

It was Sunday and the trial was due to start tomorrow. Ange knew that she needed to ensure Kisaiya was prepared but also try to take the girl's mind off it. She decided to have a busy day and she had invited Chloe around at 6 o'clock. The view was to have dinner, speak about the court procedure and then watch a film.

First task of the day was to get Kisaiya out of bed. Ange gave the girl a bit of a lie in before entering the room at 10:30 and told the girl it was time to get up. Kisaiya just turned around, she was not in the mood to get up.

"I want you up and in the shower by 11 o'clock" Ange said before leaving the room. She heard movement about 10 minutes later and was relieved that at just after 11 Kisaiya came down the stairs, dressed but with wet hair.

"I'm making sausages on a roll sweetie" Ange said "It'll be ready by the time you dry your hair"

Kisaiya nodded before heading back to her bedroom. She returned 15 minutes later and sat down in front of her brunch.

"So I thought we could go ice skating today?" Ange suggested and Kisaiya smiled.

"I've been banging on about that for ages" Kisaiya said and Ange nodded.

"I know but I'm off work today so I thought we both deserve a treat" Ange explained and Kisaiya smiled and nodded. She had really perked up now and was a lot happy which Ange was relieved about.

They quickly ate and Ange tidied up while Kisaiya put her makeup on. Ange said that makeup wasn't needed to go skating but Kisaiya disagreed.

It wasn't long before they arrived at the ice rink. They waited patiently in the queue and Ange smiled at how excited the girl was. She was relieved that she had been able to take Kisaiya's mind off the rest of the week and it was proving to do so.

They had a great time on the ice and had many laughs. Ange struggled but she enjoyed watching Kisaiya have a great time and the girl enjoyed seeing her mum fall.

"Mum, it's not that hard" The girl said as she watched Ange struggle to let go of the edge.

"Well it is for me. You've been going for ages with all your friends" Ange stated and Kisaiya shrugged. She guessed her mum was speaking the truth.

They stayed for a couple of hours and when they came off Kisaiya complained that she was starving.

"You can get yourself a slice of cake or something as we are having a takeaway tonight with Chloe" Ange explained and Kisaiya nodded. She ordered her mother a coffee, herself a fanta and got them both a slice of chocolate cake to share. Chocolate cake was Kisaiya's favourite and this one looked particularly good.

Ange laughed as she saw the girl coming back over.

"I guess I'm not going to get much of that" She said and Kisaiya shrugged.

"You just need to be quick" Kisaiya stated and Ange laughed.

They sat and spoke while they ate and Ange smiled. It had been a few weekends since she had spent time with Kisaiya on her own out with the house and she was enjoying it. She had to remember that the girl was only 12, it was still 3 months until Kisaiya's 13th birthday and she'd only been with Ange for about 8 months but it felt like so much longer.

"Right, I can't believe the time but we need to go as your sister will be round soon" Ange said.

"Just Chloe, no Dom" Kisaiya asked.

"No not tonight" Ange said. She didn't think it would be appropriate to ask Dom around as he only knew a small amount about Clemmie's murder and the rape. It wouldn't be fair on Kisaiya.

As they arrived home, Chloe was already in the drive.

"Finally, I left my keys or I would have let myself in" Chloe complained.

"Sorry we had a fantastic afternoon at the ice rink" Ange explained and Chloe smiled. Kisaiya then went on to tell Chloe all about her afternoon and how much of a great time she had and then of course all about the chocolate cake.

"So what takeaway?" Ange asked.

"Not sushi" Kisaiya got in before Chloe could answer.

"What why not?" Chloe complained sticking her bottom lip out.

"I want something greasy. Pizza" Kisaiya decided and both Chloe and Ange agreed. They were trying to keep Kisaiya happy as they knew she wouldn't be happy about the conversation they wanted to have.

Once inside, Chloe and Kisaiya ordered the pizza while Ange put her bag away. She knew not to speak to Kisaiya until after dinner as it would make the whole evening difficult.

The pizza didn't take long to arrive and then they sat at the kitchen table. They ate quickly and didn't leave a lot of food as they were all hungry.

"You managed that chocolate cake and all that pizza" Ange said impressed and Kisaiya just shrugged. She was a growing girl.

"Sweetie, do you have any questions about tomorrow?" Ange asked. "Well it will more than likely be Tuesday"

Kisaiya shook her head. Ange then went on to explain to the her what they would do on Tuesday. Ange had the whole week off work and was going to go to the court each day. Kisaiya was making a statement either Monday afternoon or Tuesday morning. Ange was told it was likely to be Tuesday but they had to be there on Monday just in case. Chloe was going to come tomorrow so that Ange could go into the court but she was working on Tuesday so Ange hoped that Kisaiya would go first thing on Tuesday and then she would take the girl home. Ange was not allowed in the room with the girl but would watch from the court. Due to Kisaiya's age, she would not be in the court but instead in another room where she would only be able to see the judge. This had all been explained to the girl.

"Will I get to see Pete?" Kisaiya asked.

"Well you won't see him on the camera" Ange explained.

"I want to be there when the verdict is given" Kisaiya said.

"Are you sure?" Chloe asked. Kisaiya nodded. This was something she felt very strongly about.

"If that is what you want then you can. Remember that you can leave at any time" Ange explained and Kisaiya nodded.

"I know mum but I want to" Kisaiya said confidently. Both Ange and Chloe were surprised with how well the conversation had gone. They both spoke and noticing that Kisaiya was clear with what she had to do. This made Ange feel relieved as she felt the girl was ready for the week coming.

After the conversation ended, they headed to the living room and all snuggled up and watched a film. By the time the film finished, Ange told Kisaiya to get ready for bed while she saw Chloe out. Kisaiya gave her sister a big hug and then they spoke about plans to meet tomorrow before Chloe left.

Ange went into Kisaiya's room, 15 minutes later once the girl was in bed.

"Night sweetie, see you in the morning. I love you so much" Ange said before kissing the girl on the top of the head. Kisaiya smiled before sinking into the bed and drifting off to sleep.

Sorry it's not great. I just wanted to write something for you all :)