Thanks for the reviews, anyway hope you enjoy. Ps - no one has even asked whats wrong with Ronnie yet OoO
Ronnie tilted her head back in utter angst and locked her narrowed eyes dead set on to Roxys "What? Whys Danielle in trouble, have you talked to her?" Ronnie could no longer maintain a calm composure in front the many people all watching when all she knew Danielle was in trouble. And if its anything like my problem she'll definately need someone - she'll need her mum Ronnie began contemplating all the scenarios that could have faced her daughter in the two weeks she had been away. "Look she's just went a little on self destruct mode since you've been gone - it tends to happen, us Mitchell girls we're only trained to cope with family there by our sides yea? So look come up stairs we'll sort this out - together" Roxy stood holding Ronnie at arms length, directing her what to do next as if she were a foreign child " Come on then yea-" and with that Ronnie bowed her head and allowed Roxy to walk her through upstairs .
"Now Ron she's a little fragile and well just be cool ok - don't go all Ronnie over her for gods sakes- and you might wanna put a smile across you face, she hasn't seen you in weeks!" Ronnie breathed in heavily absorbing what her sister was saying, Ronnie hadn't seen Danielle for what had seemed like a lifetime and she had no idea how she was. "Right go on then Ron" Roxy was steadily growing bored of the situation and increasing in impatience with her sister, she could see exactly what had happened with Danielle and felt as if her niece was only acting out in the typical Mitchell way. And with one final push she shoved Ronnie through her bedroom door and closed it tight behind her.
"Danielle - baby" croaked Ronnie as she stood alone beside Amys crib casting her motherly gaze across towards her daughter "I've missed you so much Dan-"
"Funny way of showing it don't you think Ronnie? And before you say anything- yes I've been drinking-" snapped Danielle holding up a bottle of vodka that had been beside her foot. Danielle's eyes appeared sore and tired at first glance but as Ronnie's eyes narrowed into inspection she could tell tiredness was the least of her problems. "Phil came in and we got talking -say's all Mitchells find themselves at the bottom of a bottle at some point - so why not now aye? Danielle finished herself by casually smiling - shrugging off any awkwardness shrouding their silence, she could feel her mothers eyes shining through however.
"Yea well, Phil could write what he knows about coping on the back of a post it note Danielle - I cant- I wont blame you for what your doing, I know how you feel I know its not nice - but baby-" Ronnie paced over to her inebriated daughter and grasped her chin towards her " Talk to me baby - Tell me, what's wrong".
"What's wrong? Why don't you start that one off- you're the one who ruined things with Joel - left me for weeks on end - made me deal with everything, everyone …" Danielle looked back at her mother with tears in her eyes, emotion covering every aspect of her- even her hands were trembling.
"Danielle - Things with Joel, he's really not worth your time, evidently he's not, but ok I admit I - we - both of us are to blame for that - but what's this Chris guy doing on the scene aye? Baby you can do better - listen to me I'm your mother after all" Ronnie laughed through the tears, this is all she has ever wanted - for them both to hold nothing back, ripping each others heads off the lot as long as it meant she knew where she stood.
"Chris is here - because, he was there for me and you know what - I do like him! Oh and wait guess what Ronn- sorry mother, I think you should know, you know so you can help this time, I'm pregnant! Your second grandchild - you must be proud of your daughter now aye?" Danielle ended her outburst in hysterics, she knew telling Ronnie about the pregnancy would be awkward but she found the bottle had actually not helped to tell her at all it had made it harder - it made it feel so casual when in fact it was tearing me up inside .
Ronnie knelt open mouthed, gaping in awe at Danielle's truth telling, Was Chris the father, did Danielle want it even? Ronnie had so many questions burning away she must've sat silent for at least minutes. "Are you - erm - keeping it?" finally choked Ronnie, desperate for her daughter to cling to her un born child this time.
"I dunno - I'm not doing the whole keeping it thing very well am I" Stated Danielle matter of factly pointing again to the vodka.
"Danielle, all I've ever wanted was you ok? Letting you go away from me was the biggest mistake I think I could have ever made - Don't let go of your baby now, please-" Ronnie knew she was on the verge of begging her daughter but she couldn't help herself, if she could give her daughter one shred of advice in her lifetime at least - this would be it. " Don't you ever let your baby go Danielle - ever ? I'll be here day and night for you ok - come here sweetie" dragging her reluctant daughter into her, Ronnie shut her eyes tightly, desperately trying to hold back the tears.
"Well thank you Roxy - for letting Phil get to my daughter before me -" spoke a totally exasperated Ronnie as she entered the kitchen, "She's fine now but, Rox - honestly leaving her with Phil…" Ronnie placed both hands around her face and heavily exhaled in an overly dramatic sigh. "What?" replied Roxy in an indignant tone, "Well while you've been sitting here - doing your nails-" Ronnie quickly cast a judgemental icy glare at her sister and proceeded her lecture "- Danielle's been in your room - with Amy next to her I might add, getting herself into more of a state by drinking some of Phil's vodka". "Honestly - if its not you being a liability its her-"
"Excuse me - ?" argued an overly irritated Roxy, "I have only ever tried to help these past few months-" and to emphasise her point Roxy thudded the table with her index finger repeatedly.
"And, you cant blame me for your knocked up- out of control teen Ron, I know its rich for me to say this but have you talked to the baby's dad - he's a right chump! He's either off his face or off scrounging, at least Sean changed for Amy-"
"Does Chris know about it then-" This immediately sparked off Ronnie's mind again - if the dad didn't know Danielle could easily finish with him, no questions asked.
"I dunno do I ? Should have asked her that one sis, All I'm saying is maybe you shouldn't be all concerned about the drinking aspect, there's definitely other stuff goi-" Roxy suddenly stopped herself, she realised she had no place to grass up Danielle to Ronnie, for whatever Danielle had been getting up to these passed couple of weeks held no light to what she herself had done in the past.
"Go on Roxy.." Ronnie's pupils had now dilated into the size of grapes, for she could perfectly predict what exactly was coming next. Despite the continuous stares, Roxy tactfully remained silent.
"Its drugs isn't it?" Ronnie's tone was empty yet blunt, she had known it all it along, even just from a glance at her daughters eyes twenty minutes ago.
Roxy tried her hardest to avoid Ronnie's eye line at all costs, she knew Ronnie was slowly growing in anger - as soon as drugs entered the picture it was always world war three where her sister was concerned.
"Does she honestly think I need this? I mean has she no idea why I left in the first place? What must run through her mind sometimes I have no idea…" Ronnie was utterly devastated Danielle, her own daughter, would do this to her - at this time in particular. "I mean surely after you telling her what's been going on - she would hold some emotion and empathy over my situation, not lumber me with this bombshell-"
Roxy's heart immediately stopped a beat, she tried her very best to not show the fact Ronnie had practically slapped her conscience silly with her last outburst - but evidently Ronnie saw right through it. " Roxy - You never did tell her did you?…"
Outside the kitchen halted to the ground, perched like stone, stood an utterly shattered Danielle. For she had heard every disappointed, neglectful word each of her relatives had said about her, her and her baby's father, she thought Roxy at least could've maybe even understood her. Tears began to seep uncontrollably from her still red eyes and her mind started to spin at light speed as to what to do next, where to go and to who she could seek comfort in. There's nothing wrong with Chris - he'll be a great dad first thought Danielle and then she really began to think Why do I do this to myself, why do I make the same mistake again and again? All I've ever wanted was to go home - find a home with my mother. And now I cant ever go to that home, Ronnie hates me - even Roxy?
Danielle scrunched her now aching head into her wet , sweaty palms now drowned in tears, all she knew now was she had to get out, get away from the degrading hateful voices next door.