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Chapter 4:- Over and Done With

There was a couple of minutes silence, neither knew what to say, Ronnie just stared at Danielle, her eyes had glassed over, almost as if she could cry any second. Danielle just stood there, arms length away from Ronnie, not sure what to say next, she opened her mouth "Ronnie Mitchell, Ice Queen stuck for words, never thought I'd see the day" Danielle closed it quick not sure if what she had just said sounded surprised or bitchy, it didn't matter either way she didn't care any more, Ronnie could think what she liked, she was no one to her now.

Taking it all in Ronnie's face dropped "I…I…don't...understand"

Danielle looked down at herself ashamed, ashamed of herself for telling her like this after seven months of searching for the right moment and then ashamed at Ronnie, for the fact that she still didn't know who she was, after she'd practically spelt it out for her. Danielle put her hand in her pocket and pulled out her shiny silver locket, she stroked the front with her thumb, it was still so precious, but she didn't need it she threw it at Ronnie, then stormed out slamming the door behind her.

Ronnie looked down at the locket on the floor, her eyes filled with tears, her mouth dried up, it couldn't be, she couldn't be. Her daughter was dead, wasn't she? Ronnie scooped the locket up of the floor undoing the clasp; she looked on amazed, gob smacked at the sight of herself twenty years younger, this couldn't be happening.

Danielle ran up the stairs, pushing through the door, leaving R&R, she held onto to the wall for support gasping for breath, she wiped the tears from her face. 'Pull yourself together, its over and done with now' Danielle thought to herself. She took one last deep breath and ran off in the direction of the square, she was going to get her stuff from the Slater's and go home to Telford, it was the only place she belonged now, if she belonged anywhere.

Danielle ran through the market, trying not to show emotion, she knew people were watching her, she could feel their eyes burning through her. She passed Stacey's stall, she wasn't there Mo was, but she didn't see her she was busy showing someone her latest knock offs. While entering the square she slowed down gasping for breath, she was almost there, there was no way Ronnie could be anywhere near her, how fast she'd ran. Danielle speedily walked the rest the way stopping outside the Slater's, she pulled out her key letting herself in. the house was silent, not a single sound, Danielle breathed out feeling lighter, she'd let out her biggest secret that had been holding her back all this time, a weight had lifted from her shoulders. But it wasn't the end yet, she was still there in Walford, she couldn't stay here, everything reminded her of Ronnie.

Ronnie looked on in amazement, her daughter, her little Amy, was alive it wasn't possible, she was dead her father told her she'd died, how could he, the only thing Ronnie ever wanted and her father, her own father had stopped her from having it. She grabbed her jacket off the office chair, still clutching Danielle's locket in the other hand and ran off out the door, up the stairs and out into the sunlight, the bitter chill biting at her nose and her tear stained cheeks.

Ronnie had to find her, to explain, she had to find her daughter, her Amy. She was everything she'd ever wanted, Ronnie couldn't help but think back on her time she'd spent with Danielle, she'd changed because of Ronnie, the way she'd treated her was unforgettable, how could she, her own daughter. Ronnie was disgusted in herself, ashamed at how she could treat anyone so badly especially her own daughter, the one person she'd longed for, for the last twenty years. She shook these thoughts from her head, she couldn't think about herself she had to find Danielle, explain how much she wanted her, how much she needed her, what if Danielle didn't want her back?