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Chapter 43

Charlie's Point of View

"HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME?!" She was hysterical. I picked up the balled paper and pulled it apart carefully, looking at the words I had seen earlier in the day. "HOW COULD YOU NOT TELL ME…MUM!" She screamed.

"Ruby…listen to me, please. I'm so sorry" The tears were now pouring down my face as I watched her tear through my room in rage.

"Listen to you! I've been listening to you my whole life! I though you were my big sister, but turns out that you're my mother. The teen mum who couldn't hack it, so she gave the responsibility to her parents…did I get that correct?!" She yelled through tears.

"Ruby I'm so sorry! I was so young! Mum and Dad thought it would be best this way!"

"YOU LIED TO ME CHARLIE, MUM AND DAD…OR SHOULD I CALL THEM GRANDMA AND GRANDPA…THEY LIED TO ME! MY WHOLE LIFE HAS BEEN A LIE!" She continued yelling.

"Ruby, please let me explain" I pleaded with her.

"Charlie, nothing you can say will ever fix this!" She stormed out of the room and out of the house. She just needed time, she just needed to calm down and then she'd come back and let me tell her everything. I should have told her earlier. I should have been there for her.

Ruby's Point of View

My sister was my mother. How could someone keep a secret that big for so long? I just didn't understand how she could have lied to me for so long. I couldn't stand there while she lied to me more. The words 'Father: Unknown' kept racing through my head. Charlie either didn't know who my father was or she just didn't want to put it down. Did he even know I existed? Or maybe he just didn't want to be involved in my life. Charlie was 15 when she had me…barely a teenager and she gave me up. In a way I understood, but I would have understood better if she hadn't have lied to me. I felt like my life was over. I needed to get out of here, to clear my head, to run.

Charlie's Point of view

"Bianca, she's been gone for hours, it's getting dark! I need her home!" I had been pacing the living room for the last hour, calling her phone every 5 minutes.

"Charlie, she'll come home…you need to stop worrying" Bianca tried to reassure me.

"I need to go look for her. What if she's hurt or something? I don't even know if she took her insulin!" I started to panic.

"You need to calm down" Bi stood up and looked at me.

"No, I'm going to look for her. I don't want her to get caught in this storm" I looked out the window to see it sprinkling lightly.

"Ok, well if she comes home I'll call you straight away!" Bianca hugged me. I grabbed a jacket and my phone before racing out the door and walking towards the beach.

Brax's Point of View

I got out of Angelo's only to find it heavily raining. I ran over to my car before noticing Charlie looking around at the surf club. "Charlie!" I yelled out to get her attention. She seen me and ran over.

"Have you seen Ruby?" It may have been raining and dark but I could tell she'd been crying.

"No, why?" I placed my hands on her shoulders and looked into her eyes.

"She found out Brax! She found her birth certificate and started yelling at me about it and before I had a chance to say anything she ran off" Charlie said rushed. I quickly pulled her into a very rain drenched hug.

"Get in the car, we'll have a drive around" I suggested, opening the door of my ute for her. She hopped inside, before I got in the other side and went to start it up. I turned on the headlights as we drove around in silence, stopping at Leah's, Irene's and the caravan park so Charlie could ask if anyone had seen Ruby. The rain was getting heavier and the thunder and lightning was getting constant. We were having no luck finding her.

"I hope she's not caught in this" Charlie broke the silence as she hopped in the car outside the caravan park.

"Maybe she just needs some space right now" I suggested.

"I should have told her" Charlie sighed, leaning back into the seat.

"Not going to disagree, you should have, but Charlie, I understand why you did it. You were 14 when you got pregnant…you were still a child and some guy just…" I was getting angry at the thought of someone taking advantage of Charlie. I looked over to find Charlie staring at me, before she took my hand.

"Brax, its fine" She reassured me.

"No Charlie its not. I swear to god if I ever found the jerk who did that to you, I will…"

"Well he's long gone Brax, so just drop it…please!" She was begging me. I know she hated talking about this, but she needed to or it would continue to cut her up inside.

"NO! Did this bastard even know you were pregnant? Did he know how much he hurt you?" I continued with the questions.

"DROP IT!" She burst into tears before hopping out of the car and into the rain. I quickly got out and ran after her.

"ARE YOU FUCKING STUPID! YOU'RE GOING TO GET YOURSELF KILLED, GET BACK IN THE CAR!" I screamed at her, racing after her.

"I don't want to talk about this Brax!" She yelled. I grabbed her arm and dragged her back to the car as she cried hysterically.

"I'm taking you home" I brushed my hand through my soaking wet hair as I started the car and drove carefully back to my house. We got out of the car and I took her hand as we ran to the front veranda of my house.

"I should go home, I need to see Bianca" She wiped away her tears.

"No, we need to talk." I opened the front door to let her in.

"Do you really think now is the time to talk about us?" She questioned.

"I don't want to talk about us…I want to talk about you. Now get inside" I practically demanded as she shook her head and stormed in. I followed her in only to find Casey sitting on the sofa watching tv.

"What the hell happened to you two?" He asked wide eyed.

"Have you seen Ruby?" Charlie asked him quickly.

"Not since we got home from school" He shrugged. "Why?"

"She found out something about me and her, that I kept from her and she ran away" Charlie was crying again.

"It couldn't have been that bad. She'll come back, trust me…she just needs to clear her head. We all know what Ruby is like" Casey tried to be positive.

"Why don't you make Charlie a cup of tea. I'm going to get her some dry clothes" I nodded towards the kitchen before taking Charlie to my bedroom.

"Go have a shower, I'll bring you in some clothes to wear" I looked at her sternly before she nodded and headed towards the bathroom. I got out an old hoodie and a pair of sweat pants that I knew would be miles too big for her, but they'd keep her warm. I knocked on the bathroom door before quickly opening it and dropping the clothes quickly inside before shutting it, hoping I wasn't invading her privacy. I also got dressed into some dry clothes before Charlie walked out and took the tea off Casey and we both headed into my bedroom. We sat on my bed in silence before I decided to speak. "Charlie, this rape affected you more than you even understand"

"Trust me, I understand. I lived through it!" She snapped.

"You need to talk about it! Please tell me that you told this guy you were pregnant?" I asked again.

"I told him. He didn't believe me. That's the end of that" She replied, sipping her tea.

"Charlie, if you ever said no to me, I would respect your wishes. You know that right?" I asked her seriously.

"I keep saying no to talking about this and you don't seem to be respecting my wishes now!" She placed her tea on the bedside table before laying her head on the pillow and turning away from me.

"I'm sorry…I didn't realise. God I'm an idiot!" I sighed, lying down next to her. "I don't mean to hurt you Charlie and I'm sorry for bringing all this us…I just wanted to know everything about you because I care about you" I whispered. She took my hand and wrapped it around her.

"I know" She whispered back as we snuggled together. Before I knew it Charlie was asleep; she was obviously exhausted. I walked out to find Casey in the kitchen washing up.

"Today of all days this had to happen" I looked out into the dark stormy sky.

"Brax…what's going on?" He asked confused.

"Ruby found out that Charlie is her mum" I spoke carefully, worried how Casey would react.

"You're kidding right? Charlie…is…Ruby's…mum?" He spoke slowly, trying to comprehend.

"Look I'm not going to go into detail about it cause its not my place to say but Ruby's going to need you" I patted his back.

"How could Charlie keep that from her for so long?" Casey asked still in shock.

"I guess Charlie thought it was best for Ruby" I nodded before hearing a knock at the door.

"Ruby?!" I opened it only to see the young girl standing there, drenched from head to toe.