Cheryl
Once the new baby was born, mam, Rhyd and Gemma seemed happy again. He was called Ollie. I didn't see him for a long time, because mam and Rhyd thought that I would contaminate him or something. I didn't mind though. I couldn't stop hating them because of what they did. They were going to call Ollie Jake, but luckily they decided that it might remind them of Josh, so they stayed clear of the J names.
It was Ok again for four or five years. During that time, I stayed out of the house as much as possible, and I often got into trouble with Liam. It was fun, because I never did anything wrong, I just ran away from the crime scene with Liam, who had done something wrong.
Even though Josh's death still bothered me, I managed to remember the happy times we had together and try to stop feeling so sad. I was enjoying life, and I know that's what he would have wanted. Me Liam and Frank went out together more often too, and I still had my dream of going to live in the House with them. I had also kept up with badminton. I was in the regional team, and I was in training for the nationals. I loved the sport, and I loved the time out of the house, spending time with people who had some of the same goals as me.
Just before Rhyd left, Liam told me that he was leaving the dumping ground, because he had found his brother, Jack. I was so happy for him, but I was a bit disappointed. Even though I had only been to Elm Tree House once, I thought that Liam was my ticket back there, but now it had expired. I went to see Liam's new house, and it was really cool.
During this time, Rhyd had been going downhill. None of us really know what it was, but I assume that he was actually still sad about Josh, despite saying that he didn't. Rhyd started betting and drinking, and our money was disappearing fast. Gemma was becoming more demanding, and wanted to get new designer clothes every two minutes, and mam didn't have a job. We were descending quickly into debt. That's when Rhyd met Cheryl.
Cheryl was very rich. She had two kids and had been divorced three times. Rhyd started an affair with her. I found out not long after it started, but that was when I knew that things were going to go badly. Rhyd was often out of the house, and mam was beginning to think that something was up. She stayed inside all of the time, and she tried to get Rhyd to talk about where he was all the time. Things were not looking good.
He walked out 2 months later, and got married to Cheryl. Mam had seen it coming, but she was crying for weeks after. Rhyd had taken Gemma and Ollie with him, and the whole of his new family moved to Cheryl's house in Spain.
I tried to look after mam, but she wouldn't let me near her. She left the house for weeks at a time without telling me, and more often than not, she would come home late and drunk. I was getting very worried about her. I didn't want anything bad to happen, but I could see that she was losing it.
Once, she left me at home for two months. She had said that she was going away and wouldn't be back for a while. These things usually bring people together, but Rhyd had pushed us apart. I could look after myself, but I thought that I should tell someone. Sadly, Liam had lost touch slightly since he moved in with Jack. He had left school to go to college, and he never called or answered my calls anymore.
I had no one to turn to, and neither did mam. I was always out training for the nationals and mam was usually out on holiday, or at the pub. At that point I could never have guessed at how close my dream was to coming true.
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