Glastonbury was amaaaaaazing :) and now I'm back...

Rachel hadn't taken the split very well, and the atmosphere at home was very tense. Alicia felt like she was walking on eggshells round her mother as if she said the wrong thing her mum would snap or shout at her, and the worst times waswhen she didn't say anything but withdrew herself to her room.

However, at school Miss Mason was completely different. Rachel put on an act, as she didn't want to show signs of weakness because then the school would suffer and she didn't think that was fair

One particular evening Alicia decided she'd talk to her mum about the past couple of weeks, it had been a stressful day for the headmistress so Alicia knew she had to tread carefully

'Hey Mum' Alicia strolled in to the kitchen and got two cans of fizz

'Hey lovely girl' her mother replied, not looking up from her paperwork

'Whatcha doing, can I help with anything?'

'It's only paperwork sweetie, think I can manage... Have you finished your homework?'

Alicia rolled her eyes, sometimes being related to a teacher, and especially the head teacher sucked 'yes mum'

'I can't believe for a second you really wanted to help with this, so what's up?'

'Well I was just thinking, umm you've been a bit distant lately and uhh I thought maybe we could have a girls night in, get a takeaway and watch a film, bu..but if your too stressed maybe another time'

Rachel smiled at her daughter, full well knowing she was trying to cheer her up. However the smile didn't come with the usual sparkle in the eyes, it was feeble and half hearted.

'Oh darling that sounds lovely, but I think on going to get an early night tonight'

Alicia looked disappointed 'but you had one last nigh..'

Before Alicia could finish Rachel snapped 'Alicia i said I'm going to bed ok?!'

'Fine, sorry' Alicia mumbled she then went back to her room

Rachel felt dreadful she didn't know what had gotten into her, she had never moped like this before, and should should especially not had taken it out on her daughter, tonight or the last couple of weeks. 'I just felt so settled with Adam, and now I have to put my guard up to protect myself and I guess that started at home' Rachel thought to herself. Realisation had struck and she knew that she'd been acting selfish and should have been protecting her and Alicia and not just herself 'right time to clear this mess up' Rachel said under her breath

Two hours had passed and Rachel had a treat for Alicia, she went to Alicia's room 'Alicia lovely I'm sorry about before, come down the stairs and we can talk properly'

Alicia didn't move, she laid on her bed playing with her phone

'Alicia downstairs please'

'What.. So I can get my head bitten off again... No thanks'

'I guess I have been a pain in the ass to live with recently, we'll come downstairs now and we'll forget about everything that's happened, and from now on its just me and you against everything'

'Fine' Alicia sighed but started to get up

Rachel lead her daughter to the lounge, Alicia's face lit up when she saw the room. Rachel had made a little den, using blankets, bits of the sofa, cushions and duvets. There were fairy lights draped around the walls of the room.

'Come in sweetie, look I've got us pizza, your half's pepperoni and mines mushroom' Rachel said handing Alicia the pizza box

Her daughter grinned back at her 'yum my favourite, mum it's magical down here'

Rachel smiled, the warm compassionate glow returning to her face 'I hope you like it! right it's getting late and we both have school tomorrow, so I thought we can eat this and then bring our duvets down and sleep here tonight, and we can catch a film at the weekend'

'Aww mum this is perfect, thank you' Alicia said whilst chomping on her pizza

'No lovely girl I should say than you, thanks for putting up with me being a miserable old muppet these past few weeks!'

They both fell asleep that night the happiest they'd felt in a while, and under the faint light of the fairy lights you could see Rachel was finally at peace

Please review, again sorry about spelling, the next chapter I'm really excited about writing so should be her tomorrow! :)