Chapter 15: Falling Apart

"Goodnight baby." She kissed Lindsey's forehead and stood to leave when a sleepy voice stopped her.

"Mommy, why hasn't Sara come back?" It had been three days and clearly the girl was not going to accept that Sara was merely 'busy' anymore. Catherine sat on the edge of the bed and tucked strands of blonde hair behind her daughter's ear.

"Because I did something that upset her, so she doesn't really want to see me right now." She didn't want to lie to Lindsey, lying was what had got her into this in the first place.

"Is she upset with me too?"

"No, no of course she's not baby. Sara loves you. She's just very hurt right now."

"When Jeremy upset me he drew me a picture to say sorry. Maybe you could draw Sara a picture then she won't be upset anymore." Catherine smiled at her little girl's innocent mind.

"I don't think that'll work somehow sweetie."

"You could give her flowers." Lindsey tried again hopeful.

"I'll give it some thought. Goodnight Linds." She kissed her again and was almost out of the door when she caught a final remark from the little blonde.

"She'll come back mommy, you're her princess and princesses always live happily ever after."

Slinking into her bedroom she sat on the bed despondently, Lindsey's final words reverberating in her mind. Would she come back? Would she live happily ever after?

She picked up the bottle of pills by her bed and popped two into her mouth before slipping Sara's hoody back on and curling up under the covers. With her lamp still illuminating the room she fell into the drug-induced blackness of sleep.

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