Chapter Two
Tom
The kitchen has gone all tense after Mia’s dad asked her if she was actually going to stay here or not. Mia’s upset, Elly is trying to comfort her and the rest of us are looking at each other. This is not a question we can answer for Mia, simply because we know that this has to be up to her, she has to say those things herself.
Mia pulls Elly into her lap, who immediately goes for the pieces of cookie that Mia had been breaking apart in front of her instead of eating, then Mia looks up to her parents, her eyes full of tears as she takes a couple of deep breaths. “I’m not planning on leaving. I’m not planning on leaving them again.” There’s a determination in her voice, even under all the tears, and my heart does a double jump.
Mia’s mum nods, her eyes serious. “Then we’
