Thank You
Chapet 1


A blood curdling scream woke me up I jumped up from my bed and ran into my 
daughters room 
�what�s the matter?� I asked her as I swept her up into my arms 
�I had a nasty dream Mummy,� she said crying I sat down on her bed with her 
on my lap rocking her gently 
�You wanna tell me about it?� I asked she nodded 
�I don�t want to scare you too Mummy� she said 
�Ok babe� I said standing back up and putting her down on her bed 
�Please don�t leave me Mummy�said tears beginning to fall again 
�Ok darling you wanna sleep in Mummy�s bed?� I asked her she smiled and got 
up and ran into my room she jumped on the bed and waited for me I got in and she 
cuddle up to me 
�Night Mummy� she said closing her eyes 
�Night angel� I said and went to sleep myself. 

The birds outside sang their lullaby as the sunlight lit up the bedroom I slowly 
opened my eyes and let them adjust to the light 
�� I said gently she stirred and woke up 
�Morning Mummy� she smiled 
�Come on get up time for you to get ready for school� she smiled as she rolled off 
the bed and went into her own room I went into the bathroom brushed my teeth 
and then went into my room I got changed into my work clothes a just above the 
knee length skirt which I adjusted to be a little shorter a light pink fitted 
blouse with the black jacket that matched the skirt I was a secretary at a popular 
insurance company it was a boring job but it was all that supported me and 
, I was 18 had a 4 year old daughter I was also single and had to bring 
up all by myself well at least the job paid well and I was lucky to have 
it after having to leave school at 14 with no qualifications. 
�Here sweetheart� I said placing a bowl of coco pops on the kitchen table she 
sat up at the table 
�Apple or Orange juice?� I asked as I opened the fridgethought for a second 
�Orange� she replied I poured her a glass and placed it near her bowl on the table 
she picked it up and drank from it gratefully 
�It�s cold� she giggled as she set the glass back down I smiled at her before 
returning to make her school pack lunch 
�Mummy will you put my hair up please?�asked as I clipped her lunch 
box shut 
�Yeah come here then� I said lifting her up onto my lap and picking the hair 
brush up from the side as I scraped her hair back I felt a lump on the side of 
her head 
�Where did you get that bump from?� I asked her 
�I don�t know� she said touching it 
�I must of banged my head when I woke up last night from that bad dream� she added 
�Hmmm� I mumbled and thought no more about it 
�Ok all set� I said as I shut the front door and walked her down to school 
�Bye, bye sweetheart have a good day� I said kissing her cheek 
�Bye, bye Mummy� she said waving her little hand as she ran off to join her friends 
I went to walk out of the class room door 
�Sorry� a young man said as I bumped into him 
�No I�m sorry I should have been looking where I was going� I replied looking up 
into a gorgeous pair ofeyes he smiled 
�Well I�ve got to go or I�ll be late� I said and quickly walked away avoiding any 
more confrontation I�d of melted if I stayed looking into his eyes any longer 
I walked back home and collected my work stuff I got into my car and drove to work 
�Hot stuff walking�the assistant manager called as I walked through the 
main department to get to my office 
�Morning� I said ignoring his comment I was used him saying this every time I 
walked past he was a young handsome man withhair andeyes 
he had power but he was a gentle soul who loved to fool around but he was also 
the managers son so he inherited the job I got to my office and sorted out today�s 
insurance details and reports which had been left on my desk. I watched the clock 
tick by waiting on till I could clock off I�d finished the work but I had to stay 
until the clock said 3.00 
�You busy?�asked as he popped his head round the door 
�No I�m done why you got some work for me to do?� I asked 
�Yeah these few� he said handing me some reports 
�No problem� I smiled taking them 
�Thanks� he said and left 
�Oh no� I said looking at the clock which now said 3.30 I was supposed to finish half 
an hour ago I shut down the computer and locked my office door before running out 
through main department but I bumped straight into 
�Sorry I�m late� I said running out 
�Bye� he called 
�Bye� I said running down the few steps and climbing into my car I quickly drove to 
the school and went into�s classroom 
�I�m so sorry sweetheart� I said hugging her 
�It�s ok Mummy� she said a little sad as she took my hand and I led her out 
to the car 
�What�s the matter babe?� I asked as she put her seatbelt on 
�Nothing� she said looking down 
�Is it cos I was late?� I asked her and she burst into tears 
�Mummy I thought you weren�t gonna come for me� she cried 
�Honey I would always come for you, you�re my world� I said hugging her 
�You want to get some ice cream?� I asked her 
�Before dinner?� she asked looking confused I never let her have ice cream before dinner 
�Yeah your right how bout we go to McDonalds for dinner then?� I asked she 
smiled brightly 
�Please Mummy� she said 
�Ok� I said and left the school car park I drove into town and rook 
into McDonalds I ordered her a happy meal and a tea for me I didn�t like eating 
in these places much but I wasn�t gonna letmiss out on a young childhood 
habit I used to eat here when I was her age but when I turned 14 I realised I had to 
eat healthier foods. 
�Excuse me is it alright if I sit with you but she insisted� the young man I bumped 
into earlier asked 
�Amy�smiled happily to her as Amy sat beside her 
�Sure� I replied and let him sit down 
�I�mby-the-way� he said holding his hand out 
�� I replied and smiled at him 
�You don�t care much for these places either?� he asked 
�No but I not going to let her miss out� I said 
�She's your niece?� he asked 
�No she�s my daughter� I said which surprised him 
�You look to young to be a mum� he said 
�Yeah I�m 18 and I don�t want to talk about it� I said 
�I understand� he said and sipped from his coffee 
�She�s my sister�s daughter and she�s only 22� he said trying to make me feel better 
�Oh right so your sister lumbered her on you?� I asked laughing 
�Yeah� he laughed with me 
�It�s cool though I love looking after Amy� he smiled 
�Well we better be off� I said ashad finished as well as Amy 
�Mummy can Amy come back to ours?�asked 
�I�m sorry but I have to take her back home�said 
�Oh�and Amy said and looked down 
�How about you ask your mum if you can come round on Friday� I asked looking at Amy 
�Ok� she said smiling 
�Actually you can ask her yourself she�ll be taking Amy to school tomorrow�said 
�Ok I�ll do that then� I said, Amy,and I walked out of McDonalds
we said our goodbyes and left to go our separate ways 
�Mummy did you really mean it that Amy can come round on Friday?�asked 
�Of course I did babe� I replied and as we reached home 
�Thanks Mummy� she smiled as she ran up to her room to play I went into the kitchen 
and made myself something to eat I looked up at the clock it had gone nine by now 
�� I called up the stairs 
�Yes mummy� she asked appearing at the top of the stairs 
�Time for you to go to bed� I said and ran up the stairs 
�But I�m not sleepy�complained 
�But if I let you stay up you�ll be really tired in the morning� I said 
�Ok� she said looking at the floor I walked past her into her room 
�Come on lets clear your Barbie�s up� I said as I picked up the small dolls and put 
them into the big pink plastic box I pushed it under her bed as she came back from 
the bathroom after cleaning her teeth 
�Will you read me a bedtime story?� she asked 
�What one?� I asked her 
�Cinderella� she replied 
�Ok� I said getting the book from the little bookshelf 
�And they all lived happily ever after the end�� I said as I looked at 
sleeping I carefully got up and tucked her in I kissed her forehead 
�Night angel� I said and left the room switching the light off I went into my room 
and went to bed myself I tired to go to sleep but I couldn�t stop thinking about 
I drifted off slowly�

To Be Continued...