I am so so so greatful for all the reviews and i love you all for them, as a thank you here is part two, and i think a part 3 will come and that will complete this little story!
As Peri woke up in her hospital bed after countless attempts to get to sleep; she just wanted her Mum, but who was that now? Leela, or Sam; the woman she grew up calling mummy, the woman who was there for her, the woman who helped her and protected her, but then again Leela her 'sister' who was really her mother; Leela hadn't left her, not really; not completely; not entirely, no, she was still there in her own way; in a sister way.
Peri had known Leela her whole life and Leela helped her too; she took her to school, picked her up and helped her do her homework, she played with her and did all the things a big sister would, and she couldn't bring herself to hate that, the thing that she didn't like was that she had been lied to her whole life; they could have told her sooner, she could have handle it, and if she never ended up in hospital would they have ever told her?
As Peri lay in the bed trying and failing to get some sleep she looked towards the doors leading to the hospital corridors; the corridors were pretty empty; a few doctors and nurses walking around doing whatever it is they do, then something caught her eye and a small smile graced her lips, but she quickly covered it up with a frown.
Leela walked into the room through the double doors and slowly approached her daughter's bed.
Neither of them said a word; Leela just got a chair and sat down at the end of the bed.
"You shouldn't be here" Peri said bitterly; she may not hate Leela but she was angry; so angry.
"I had to see you..." Leela whispered "Mum's going off on one"
"She's not my Mum" Peri shouted; good job she had a private side room all to herself or else she would have no doubt woken the other patients up.
"Peri, please just let me explain"
"Explain, explain what? Explain how you didn't want me? Peri said as a tear fell down her face "How you just handed me over like an unwanted toy" her tears were now falling like a waterfall "Wasn't I good enough for you?" she cried.
"You were more than good enough, you were perfect, the moment I saw you I fell in love with you, but I was so young, I couldn't cope... your Dad had left me, I didn't even have time to tell him about you, and I couldn't do it on my own..."
"So you just gave me up?"
"You have to understand, I was only a kid myself, what sort of life could I have possible given you?" Leela said as her own tears started falling.
"One with my Mum, but instead I got a life full of lies" Peri said "My whole life has been a lie" she shouted before breaking down in tears on the bed.
"Peri..." Leela whispered getting up and going over to her little girl who she so desperately loved; she went to take Peri's hand in her own but Peri just rolled over as silent tears fell down her face.
Leela looked at her daughter who was facing away from her and she knew that Peri needed time; there was nothing more to say; not really.
"I love you so much" Leela whispered, knowing Peri could hear, then she left the room.
Peri watched as her Mum who she always knew as her Sister left the room.
Xxxxxx
Morning came and Peri didn't feel any better; she was still angry at her family for lying to her.
It was now the start of visiting hours and Peri got a visit from someone she wasn't expecting; someone she had grown to like, someone who cared about her and could help her.
"Hey you" Sienna said.
"Hey" Peri beamed; she had grown close to Sienna and she had told her about her daughter who had been taken away from her, the daughter who she thought was dead until recently.
"How are you feeling?" Sienna asked with a soft smile at Peri.
"Ok I guess" Peri answered but Sienna could tell that something was bothering her.
"Guess what I've got for you?" Sienna asked sounding excited.
"What?" Peri asked half-heartedly.
Sienna pulled a wrapped present out from her coat pocket and handed it to Peri who just looked at it in surprise; surprise that Sienna would buy her a present when it wasn't her birthday or anything special like that.
"Open it?" Sienna said basically ready to burst from the eagerness of seeing Peri's reaction.
Peri ripped the paper off and her eyes widened in absolute joy.
"Oh my gosh, thank you thank you thank you" Peri screamed "I can't believe you got me this, thank you" she beamed as she stared at the items in front of her; Sienna had gotten her a signed T-Shirt by 'The Vamps' along with their new CD 'meet the vamps', and a Poster of them; she loved it; 'The Vamps' where her favourite band ever.
"Leela's my mum" Peri suddenly blurted out.
"I know" Sienna whispered looking at Peri with sympathy.
"You do?"
"Yeah, Leela told me a few days ago..." Sienna trailed off "She loves you, you know?"
"I know" Peri smiled sadly "But it's just, they lied to me... all of them" she cried.
"They did what they thought was best, your Mum didn't abandon you" Sienna said reaching for Peri's hand and squeezing it "Just think about it yeah?"
Peri nodded her head thinking about what Sienna had said and thinking about what she had told her about her baby girl who was taken away from her because they thought she was too young; she was thirteen, a year younger than Leela when she had her.
"Thanks" she said coming back from her thoughts.
"You're welcome, well I best be off, I arranged to meet Mark soon..." Sienna said as she got up.
"Thanks for coming and the gifts" Peri smiled.
"It's no problem, but just think about what I said..."
Xxxxxxx
Leela came back to visit Peri who reluctantly agreed she could stay; they didn't say much to each other, they just sat there in each other's company; they both had so many things they wanted to say but they couldn't find the words, they didn't know where to start.
"Hey, I was just on the way home from work and thought I'd pop in to see you" Sam said as she walked in the door.
Peri looked towards Leela who was sitting at the end of the bed and Sam followed her gaze to see her sat there.
"Oh..." was all Sam could say as she looked at her eldest daughter who shocked her by coming home pregnant when she was only fourteen.
"Hi" Leela said looking at her Mum who quickly diverted her gaze.
"How are you?" Sam said ignoring her daughter and looking towards Peri.
"I'm fine Mum" Peri said, smiling weakly at her 'Mum', not failing to notice the way Leela flinched when she said Mum.
"I'm just going to the toilet" Peri said just as a nurse came into the room and looked at Peri's notes.
"Can you tell me your daughter's Date Of Birth? It seems it isn't on her new notes" the nurse spoke.
Leela looked towards her Mum waiting for her to answer but she didn't; she looked like she was trying to remember.
"It's 23rd February 2000" Leela spoke without thinking.
Peri stood at the door of her bathroom listening to what was being said; he own Mum didn't remember when she was born, but she wasn't her Mum was she? She was her Grandma. Her Mum and Dad were her Grandma and Granddad, her sisters were her Mum and Aunt, her brother was her Uncle and her Nieces and Nephew were her cousins.
Peri came out of the bathroom and slammed the door seeing her Grandma and Mum stood staring at each other as if they were having some kind of silent argument.
Before anything could be said a doctor came in to tell Peri a slot had came available in theatre so she could go for her operation tonight instead of having to wait until tomorrow; considering it was a simple procedure and her life wasn't in danger it didn't really matter if she had it now or tomorrow along as she had it.
Xxxxxx
A nurse came to prep Peri for theatre and then she waited until the doctor came to take her down for her operation.
By now Danny had joined Sam and Leela and they were all sat around Peri's bed watching her in concern.
Peri was feeling crowded and overwhelmed; she was scared and she wanted her Mum, but who was that really? Just then the doctor came in with two nurses to wheel her down to theatre.
"I want my Mum" Peri cried out.
"One person can come down with you as far as theatre" the doctor spoke.
"Mum..."
Sam stepped forward and went to take her daughter's hand but Peri shook her head violently.
"I WANT MY MUM" Peri shouted before letting a scared sob out.
The whole room seemed to go silent then and Leela looked at her daughter and her heart broke, before she could think another thought she rushed forward and took her daughter in her arms; hugging her so tightly that she was afraid she wasn't going to let go.
"It's okay I'm here... I'm here" Leela sobbed, kissing her daughter on the forehead.
Sam and Danny stood there in shook, feeling useless as they watched Peri get wheeled away with her biological mother by her side; comforting and reassuring her.
30/05/14: this is now going to be a 3-shot! so one more chapter guys then thats it.
