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In the early morning, Robbie crawled under her duvet when Ronnie came in to wake her up to get ready for school. After getting out of Glenda's room last night it only took her like 5 minutes to fall back to sleep and now to be woken up felt like she just had a 5 minute sleep.
- 'Mum please go away, let me sleep, I'm not going to school today, i´m not feeling well' Robbie said and just closed her eyes again.
- 'Well tough sweetie, but ofcourse you know i'm not gonna have any discussion about it, so you better be showered, dressed and downstairs in half an hour' Ronnie said strict. She knew Robbie probably was still upset about her and Roxy not believing Glenda over the stolen money and was not going to co-operate as much as Ronnie wanted her too.
- 'Well don't get your hopes up' Robbie said crawling even deeper down in her bed.
Ronnie knew this was not going to be an easy morning. She sighed then walked over to the bed and sat down on it pulling the duvet of Robbie.
- 'Eh if I were you, I would drop a little of that attitude of yours, I know I must sound like I'm on repeat but you better start listening to me now, just go and get ready Robbie, is that clear!' Ronnie said calmly ruffling her hand through Robbie's hair.
- 'I wanted you and Roxy to listen to me last night, "was that clear"' Robbie said not moving.
- 'When you come home from school we'll talk about it alright' Ronnie said trying to meet Robbie in the middle.
- 'Yeah, and what's gonna happen to mum in the meantime, by the time I get home you both probably have thrown her out and she will be gone' Robbie said.
- 'She won't be gone' Ronnie said making a face like she didn't understand where Robbie's sudden concern for Glenda came from, she felt as if in the four days that she and Jack had been gone Robbie had been drawn into Glenda's arms. Where there had been a little distance between Robbie and Glenda, and their relationship was still about adjusting and growing, Ronnie wondered what happened "overnight".
- 'I don't believe you, I know you mum, when you set your mind to something, I've seen it before' Robbie said 'I'm not going to school'.
Ronnie didn't say anything and just took the duvet off and pulled Robbie from the bed and threw her over her shoulder easily. Robbie tried to resist but Ronnie's arms were way to strong.
- ´Well you´re right about that, I got my mind on getting you into the shower and dressed for school within an half hour Robin´ Ronnie said walking out of the bedroom.
- 'Mum, put me down, I'm not going to school, put me down, stop it!' Robbie screamed.
- 'Oi what's going on in here?' Jack said coming out of Roxy's bedroom carrying his youngest daughter Amy 'what's all the screaming about?'
- 'I'm not going to school, put me down mum' Robbie still was screaming making Glenda come out of her room too.
Ronnie put Robbie back on her feet, gave her a little soft slap as a warning, then pushed her into the bathroom 'Shower now!'
Robbie was not going to let her mum put down the rules for her today.
- 'I'm not going to school today, I wanna know what you're going to do with mum' Robbie said.
- 'Darling I'll be alright, go take your shower' Glenda said.
- 'I'm not going to school' Robbie said wanting to walk back to her room again.
Ronnie grabbed hold of Robbie and walked her back to the bathroom 'now I'm not going to tell you again, now go and take a shower!' Ronnie said firmly.
- 'Go on Robbie, shower now!' Jack said looking serious at Robbie.
- 'Wobbie now' Amy repeated her father in her own little language pointing her little finger then giggling thinking she was saying something funny, just like all the grown ups.
- 'Just go take your shower darling ok' Glenda said nodding at Robbie that it was alright.
- 'Yes and after that you and me are going to have a little chat' Ronnie said still looking serious at Robbie.
- 'I wanted you to listen to me last night, what makes you think I'm going to listen to you today?' Robbie said pulling a face at Ronnie.
- 'Get in to that shower right now young lady and better keep that big mouth of yours shut alright!' Glenda said strict.
It was just what Robbie needed cause before Ronnie could grab Robbie she jumped into the bathroom and closed the door.
- 'What are we going to do ey?' Ronnie said 'I mean, she's definitely going to school, I'll drive her myself if I have too'.
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When Robbie came walking down the stairs dressed in her tracksuit pants and hoody-sweater, Roxy just walked in through the frontdoor. She looked up at her sister coming down the stairs.
- 'You've managed to calm down a little, midget?' Roxy said putting her jacket on a peck and walking straight to the kitchen.
- 'I'll give you midget in a minute airhead' Robbie said following her older sister. Roxy just ignored Robbie's remark.
When walking into the kitchen where Jack was feeding Amy, Glenda was drinking coffee, Ronnie was washing some glasses and looked at Robbie and Roxy walking in.
- 'I thought I made it clear to you to get yourself dressed, dressed for school to be exact!' Ronnie said drying her hands of on the towel and putting her hands on her hips.
- 'And I said I'm not going' Robbie said sitting down.
Ronnie walked over and grabbed Robbie's arm making her get of the chair. Then she took Robbie out of the kitchen and into the livingroom.
- 'Now we're going to have a little chat you and me' Ronnie said leading Robbie to sit down on the sofa, where Ronnie sat down next to her 'you are not in charge here Robin Branning, you hear me!'.
Robbie didn't say anything and just starred at the floor.
- 'You are going to school today, that's it end off' Ronnie said being very consistent 'Your sister, Jack and me will handle everything with mum'.
- 'You think you can shut me up just cause i'm still 15' Robbie said turning her head away from Ronnie.
- 'I'm not shutting you up Robin, i want you to just listen to me, and do as I say, simply cause I'm your mother and you are my child!' Ronnie said strict.
- 'Yeah yeah, been there, done that, been hearing that over and over, aren't you getting tired of preaching that to me every day mum' Robbie said getting lippy again.
Ronnie grabbed one of Robbie's ears being done with this whole talking back attitude of her daughter. This always seemed to have more effect on Robbie.
- 'Will you stop that obnoxious behavior of yours right now!' Ronnie said 'enough yeah Robbie!'
Ronnie let go of Robbie's ear and Robbie put her head down on the arm of the sofa and started to cry.
- 'Why won't any of you take me serious, when I'm acting like this you want me to grow up, but if I want to tell you about what really is going on you won't listen to me, then I'm back to being a little kid to you again, this is about mum, if she ever meant anything to you, apparently Phil means more to you' Robbie cried out of frustration.
- 'I will listen to you if you start behaving a little Robbie, I'm not gonna listen to that big mouth of yours and I don't like that attitude on you either, and you know that don't you?' Ronnie said calmly rubbing Robbie's back.
- 'Being loud is the only way to get heard in this freakin family, and I'm getting frustrated that you all just ignore me when I dó talk normal to you, but you all just won't listen to me' Robbie said standing up.
- 'Are we done?' Ronnie asked raising her eyebrow 'cause I don't think we are, are we?'.
- 'You said your piece again, you obviously won't listen to mine so yeah, I think were done, I will go to school, I'm actually glad to get away from here' Robbie said calmly wiping tears from her eyes.
- 'Baby' Ronnie said grabbing Robbie's hand.
- 'It's alright mum, you all do what you want to, apparently you all have those rights and I don't, I'll just be a good little girl like you want me to, and behave while going to school yeah, happy?' Robbie said and walked out of the room.
Ronnie stood up and followed Robbie walking up the stairs, to her bedroom.
Robbie gathered her schoolstuff together and looked at her mum who stood in the dooropening.
- 'You know what frustrates me the most mum, while you were away I missed you so much it was like a whole in my stomach, it was weird, Roxy did her thing and so did mum, I really felt alone, and now that you're back and won't even listen to what I got to say, I feel…..' Robbie started.
- 'You feel what?' Ronnie asked as she walked over to Robbie just standing at her desk holding her bag for school in her hands.
- 'I feel even more alone then when you were gone' Robbie said as tears started to well up again.
- 'Come here' Ronnie said as she pulled Robbie close to her chest. Robbie stood still and Ronnie could feel her shirt getting a little damp from Robbie's tears.
- 'I'll tell you what, ehm' Ronnie sighed, knowing what she was going to say' you'll stay home, just for today yeah, and you're going to tell me what you know yeah, I promise you I will really listen to you ok?'. Ronnie could feel Robbie wrapping her arms around her waist and putting her head at ease to her chest.
- 'I'm sorry that I upset you so much lovey' Ronnie said 'sometimes…sometimes mummy's think they really know everything, I'm sorry ok'.
- 'Are you really going to listen to me?' Robbie asked softly.
- 'Yeah, mum is a piece of work but I will give you a listen' Ronnie said pulling Robbie again tightly to her chest, giving her a kiss on her head.
- 'What about Rox, I got to tell her too, make her listen to me' Robbie said.
- 'Alright, just tell me first, I don't want your sister interrupting you, she has a habit of doing that and then we're back to last night and it turns out into a screamfest again ok' Ronnie said.
Then Roxy, who had come upstairs, walked in 'Jack wants you to tell me everything and so does mum' she said making a face as if someone forced her to go up and had to listen to her little sister.
- 'Yes, she was just going to tell me, Rox I promised her not to interrupt alright, that will also go for you!' Ronnie said winking at Robbie.
- 'Yeah alright, whatever' Roxy said acting like a bratty teenager, sitting down on the armchair thinking Robbie would not come up with a full story that would be convincing enough to her.
Robbie started telling Ronnie and Roxy the whole story from the day she sneaked into Phil's house.
- 'I don't understand, when, and most of all why would he do that to me' Roxy asked confused after hearing Robbie's story.
- 'I don't understand it either, but ehm, remember when you lost your keys, that day when mum and dad announced they were getting married, remember at the Vic, and that it was Phil who found them under the seats in the Vic later' Robbie said hoping Roxy would see the clue.
- 'Oh my god, you're right about that, but still, how could they get cash or anything' Roxy asked again.
- 'Rox, even I know your code to get your money, you leave your important papers laying around everywhere, and don't get me started on what embarrassing things you say when you're drunk, you probably told them where you had it stacked' Robbie said.
- 'She's right Rox, how many times have I told you not to have that linger around everywhere, you're terrible' Ronnie said.
- 'I can't believe Phil would do this Ron, but mum…' Roxy said.
- 'Are you thick or what Roxy, why would mum do this to you, what does she has to gain from it, yes she is a little weird in some ways, but this whole family is weird if you look really close yeah, she also knows because of her walking out on us she wouldn't do anything that stupid to blow it with us again now would she, mum am I right?' Robbie said getting angry at Roxy again, then asking Ronnie.
- 'I don't know, I don't think she would be that stupid no, but you never know sweetie, she's been a long time out of our lives, we don't really know what she has been through or how she might have changed, I ehm I really wouldn't know, I'm still adjusting to having her around all the time' Ronnie said.
- 'So what should we do now, go and see Phil, confront him?' Roxy asked Ronnie.
- 'Yeah what do you think, just go over there and tell him you want it back, that I told you I heard him talk to Shirley about it' Robbie said.
- 'And what do you think he will do Robbie ey, hand it over to me saying "oh sorry Roxy I didn't mean to"?' Roxy said a little irritated that her babysister wasn't really aware of what Phil was capable of 'you stay out of it, we'll take it from here, thank you'.
- 'Oh and what are you gonna "tell him" Roxy, ehm Phil can I get my money back please thank you' Robbie said mocking her sister by talking in a very pleasing way, pleasing Phil in this case.
- 'Shut up!'Roxy said warning Robbie with her finger.
- 'Oi oi both shut your gobs yeah' Ronnie said 'just let me think about it and we'll go over there'.
- 'What about mum, I mean about her and Phil?' Roxy said without thinking of Robbie not knowing about her mum having an affair with Phil.
- 'What do you mean "mum and Phil" ? Robbie asked, but while she asked images of her mum and Phil flashed by, getting in his car, outside in the gardens talking to eachother.