It was Friday and Ange was going to pick Kisaiya up early from school at lunchtime so that they could go to the hearing. It was announced that Pete would be getting his verdict at 2 o'clock.

The last week had been hard for Farah. She had given her interview the previous week and she just felt like the hearing was going on and on. She was glad that this should be the end and they would be able to move on. It wasn't going to bring Clemmie back but Kisaiya was happy with how her live was going just now.

Ange was looking forward to this week being over. She found it difficult to concentrate at work as she was constantly thinking about the trial and worrying about how Kisaiya was coping. She had tried to speak to the girl about it but she was adamant that everything was fine. Dom and Chloe were getting on well. Chloe was dating Cameron and although they were taking it slowly, they seemed to be doing well. Ange was relieved about this as the girl deserved some positivity in her life just now.

Ange had been unable to get the day off work so was going to work right up until 1:30 and then collect Kisaiya from school. Once the verdict was giving, she would return to the hospital for a couple of hours bringing Kisaiya with her. She was off this weekend and as soon as 6 o'clock hit, she would go home for a relaxing weekend with her daughter. Chloe was also off on Saturday so was going to spend the night with them. She planned to return home on Saturday night to spend the evening with Cam who was working Saturday.

The morning went relatively quickly for Kisaiya and soon it was lunchtime. She went out for lunch with her friends and when the bell rang, she waited in the carpark for her aunt. It was just her luck that the headteacher came out while she was waiting.

"Kisaiya, what are you doing here?" He asked.

"My aunt is picking me up. I'm going to see Pete's verdict being made" She said, and the headmaster nodded.

"Well you know that you are meant to wait in the reception until you are signed out" he said before guiding Kisaiya back into the school. She waited at reception and was met by a crazy stressed Ange 5 minutes later.

"Come on hurry up, we are going to be late. I asked you to wait outside for me" Ange said as she quickly signed the girl out.

"Apologies it was me who said she had to come inside to wait" The headmaster said and Ange's face dropped with embarrassment.

"I'm so sorry, it won't happen again" Ange said rushing back out and together they ran to her car.

"I was waiting outside but then Mr. Peters saw me and said I had to come inside" Kisaiya explained.

"It's fine, let's just hope the traffic isn't too bad" Ange said as she got into the driver's seat. They drove to the court and made it in record time.

They walked into the court and took their seats. It wasn't long until the court returned. This was the first time that Kisaiya had seen Pete and Ange noticed her shaking.

"Do you want to leave?" Ange asked and Kisaiya shook her head. She could do this. She needed to see him go down.

"Can he see me?" Kisaiya asked and Ange shook her head.

"I don't think so, he'd have to turn around and look up to see you" Ange admitted and Kisaiya nodded. She was still shaking and felt something she'd never felt before. She could not describe her emotions.

The judge announced his charges, he had been found guilty of rape of a minor, murder and harassment. His hearing would be in 6 weeks. Ange let out the breath that she was holding and Kisaiya burst into tears and fell against her mother. Ange pulled her into her arms and wrapped her into her chest. The girl lost all control and her legs gave way. Ange had a tight enough grip of her that she didn't fall.

"You have been so brave" Ange whispered into her daughter's ear. She waited until Kisaiya had calmed down enough to move to Ange's car. Once in the car, Ange waited again until she felt able to drive without worrying and looking over at Kisaiya. They arrived at the hospital quickly and due to it only being 2:40, Ange allowed the girl to get a hot chocolate. They sat together and Ange tried to keep the conversation off of Pete. She noticed Kisaiya starting to relax and decided that allowing her into the court room had been the right decision. It was closure, now they could move on with their lives.

Once they had finished the hot chocolate and coffee, they headed up to AAU. Kisaiya was enjoying the new ward her mother was in and headed to the staff room while her mother changed into scrubs. She did think it was weird seeing her mother in scrubs again rather than a suit but the woman did suit it.

Ange worked hard for the other three hours of her shift before they were ready to go home. Ange was relieved as it had been a long week.

"Go and see if Chloe is ready to leave and then met me at reception" Ange instructed and Kisaiya nodded. She loved going around the hospital on her own. It made her feel so grown up. She arrived at Keller and luckily, Chloe was just away to get changed. Kisaiya followed her sister into the locker room while they bickered about what takeaway they would have tonight. They eventually decided on Chinese as it was in between what they both wanted. All Kisaiya cared about was that it wasn't sushi! She knew that Ange would be happy with the choice as well.

They met Ange outside the entrance.

"Sushi" Chloe shouted and Kisaiya ran behind her sister.

"No, we compromised and decided Chinese" Kisaiya complained.

"Stop being a spoilt sport" Chloe said.

"I don't want sushi, you know I don't like it. You are doing it on purpose" Kisaiya shouted before hitting Chloe on the arm. Chloe was shocked as Kisaiya had never been violent with her before. Kisaiya crossed her arms and walked away from Chloe and Ange.

"She's never done that before" Chloe said.

"I'll speak to her when we get home" Ange said as they walked over to the car without speaking another word. They arrived home and Ange asked Chloe to order the Chinese while she spoke to Kisaiya. As soon as they had arrived home, Kisaiya had disappeared to her room.

"Hey what was that about?" Ange asked.

"I was angry" Kisaiya admitted.

"You can't react with violence" Ange said and Kisaiya nodded.

"I know. I'm sorry. I was frustrated and sometimes I just feel like Chloe sees me as a little girl and she takes control of me" Kisaiya complained.

"Well Chloe isn't used to having a sibling and she's used to you being younger. It all just takes time" Ange explained and Kisaiya nodded.

"I suppose I understand" Kisaiya admitted.

"Come through and we'll speak about it" Ange explained and Kisaiya followed Ange into the kitchen.

"What did I do?" Chloe asked looking at her sister.

"I was just angry. I'm sorry for hitting you. It was wrong. I just felt like you were trying to control me and not listening to my opinion. I don't like sushi. I swear I'm not doing it because I don't want you to have it. It's really because I don't like the taste of it" Kisaiya explained.

"I understand. I'm sorry for being annoying but it is a sister's job" Chloe said cheekily as she pulled her sister into her arms. Kisaiya giggled and hugged her sister back. Ange smiled relieved that the argument was now forgotten about.

Sorry for the delay. Hope this is okay :) Does anyone have any ideas I can add to this?