The clouds were rolling in, and it was unusually dark for the time of day. I felt like there was going to be a storm. I was wrapped up safe and warm in my big sisters coat which I’d pinched from her, seeing as she never wore it anymore anyway. School has been a tough week, but it was Friday at last!396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡiDLgeqmTer
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I was staring into space, lost in my own thoughts, when I was pulled back into reality by the bus pulling up at school. It was finally time to make my weekly treck home to Daddy's for the weekend, this week had gone so slowly.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqvBmgeC9cS
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I go to a boarding school for girls, it’s out in the middle of nowhere, and I hate it. I don't feel like I fit in at all, and some of the girls are so mean. They're all from very well off backgrounds, I am too (my daddy is a world leading surgeon in neuroscience) but I still don't feel like I fit in with the rest of them.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡE8iESHKofG
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Zosia says Daddy sent me there to give me the best chance in life with a good education, but I feel he wants me out the way so he doesn’t have to look after me as well as for the education.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡD4JFgbstGE
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I come home on the weekends and holidays, and I've got one week left of this half term, before a week off...but it also means its nearly the anniversary of my mum passing away.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzTDNqyJwEU
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Sometimes I get to stay with my sister, Zosia, on the weekend, but thats only as a special treat, because she's always very busy with work, but she does try and make some time to see me each weekend I am home. 396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWPBbXLNJy
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My bus route on the way home from school stops right out side the hospital where my sister works, sometimes I get off and see her and go home with her or daddy, and sometimes I just go straight home, it just depends how I’m feeling…and how much I want my bed!396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡH7DxSi9Yv7
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It was a cold Friday afternoon this day, but it wasn't any different to any other. It had been a tough week, and some of the girls had been saying some very cruel things to me. I was feeling sad and sorry for myself, and decided I wanted a hug from my big sister.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxoP7EHapll
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I climbed on the bus, and sat in my usual seat in the back corner with my weekend bag at my feet and put my headphones in, ready for the 2 and a half hour drive back home.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡIWCclZMJlN
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I watched the winding country roads become towns, motorways then city, all the time getting closer to home. I like this drive, because it gives me a chance to do my homework, and get my thoughts together. 396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡhZHfJJXD0V
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Some of the girls on the bus really annoy me, but luckily most of them get off before my stop.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡteoAV3REd5
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It started to rain while I was on the bus, and it gradually getting worse and worse the closer I got to home.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXtzrMW0IDw
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After what felt like an age, it was my stop, after a particularly noisy bus journey. I stepped off the bus and looked at the hospital. I felt emotional for some reason, maybe it was just the week catching up with me.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡzfharWpVD5
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I made my way across the carpark rather hastily to avoid getting too wet (although I was unsuccessful) and weaved my way through the corridors towards Darwin, my bag seemed to get heavier with every step I took. I had brought a couple of sets of clothes, my favourite pj’s, teddy and blanket and my laptop back from school with me, all the rest of my things come home in the holidays.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡuWSBxgTMyB
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Jac was sat at the desk in the middle of the ward as I walked out the lift and up the corridor. I was happy to see her, she used to scare me, but when she got with daddy I got to know her more, and she’s pretty cool…especially when she takes me out for the day on her motorbike. She still does that even though she split up. Plus she’s been really nice to Zosia and looking after her recently.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡqYwJ2LRrHk
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"Hey you!” She smiled to me as I got to the desk. I sighed.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcn4drdOAcM
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“You didn’t escape this wonderful weather then…” She said.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpOBMPntwjh
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I shook my head and raised my eyebrows in response.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡy6ETianw98
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"You look like you've had a good week…” She trailed off sarcastically. My mood was apparently written all over my face. I wasn’t impressed with the fact I looked like a drowned rat either.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUItpPd6i8T
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I sighed again, I wasn’t in the mood for small talk.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1TDhv7HQvI
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“Where’s Zosia?” I asked. 396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTmGvKAU0Wg
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“She is in surgery with Mo at the moment, but she should be out in just under an hour if everything goes to plan.” Jac replied.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡJvWBkFlBKN
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I sighed for about the 3rd time in the last minute.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡGlRDlihjJP
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“Do you want me to get your dad?” She asked.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡcCT1h8W8sy
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I shook my head quite aggressively. I didn’t like getting dad involved in anything unless I absolutely had to.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVNacR7brLn
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“Didn’t think you would, but just thought I would check.” She smiled, trying to lighten my mood.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1xWzM5cpjr
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“…I want my sister…” I mumbled.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡtzjSybAG5F
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“Will a hug do from me for now to cheer you up until she gets out of surgery?” Jac suggested.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPOvavPWQNb
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I nodded and sat on the desk, lent against Jac’s chest and let her wrap her arms around me and squeeze me tightly. Her long hair was tickling the side of my face.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQolMuBRMCM
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Once I was released from the embrace, I slid off the desk, lent against the inside it and allowed myself to slide to the floor.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡekAV3e4Gel
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I leant my head on the edge of Jac’s knee and closed my eyes. She gently traced the edge of my face, and allowed me to zone out into my own little world for a few minutes. 396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡL0vSi4idHH
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“You know you can’t stay sat in the middle of my ward.” Jac said, after a few minutes. 396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡT8SagWJrmt
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I grumbled and scowled back at her.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡmlVxopkMII
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“How about my office?” Jac asked, she was trying to be as accommodating as possible, even though I wasn’t really supposed to be there at all.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ1YJCCiFgk0
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I didn’t reply and she raised her eyebrows at me, I wished I could stay here in my bubble until my sister came back.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡbeyQrR7RXu
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I nodded at her raised eyebrows.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNwetdNsv1Q
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“You can go on the comfy sofa in my office, or the staffroom if you would prefer? There won’t be people coming and going from my office, it’ll be quiet if that’s what you want?” She said.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTDDEK9hUGk
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“Can I go in your office please?” I asked.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvqpowjbwNz
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“There’s food and a TV in the staffroom?” She checked, normally I wouldn’t have turned that offer down, but I didn’t feel like socialising today.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQmydKHQIxu
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“There’s better wifi in your office.” I replied flatly. She smiled at me and accepted my point.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡj9BAyCaHvP
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“We’ll go to the staff loo’s and you can put your PJ’s or comfy clothes on, then I’ll leave you in my office. I am sure Mo won’t mind you munching on some of her chocolate stash.” Jac said.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡFMDlUr4LjE
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She picked my bag up, and held out her hand to me to help me up off the floor. I went and got changed and settled myself with my blanket and laptop on the sofa, with my back to the door.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUXzBK931QP
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“I’ll send Zosia in when she’s out of surgery, rest up lil’ un” Jac said as she closed the door to her office.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ5dWGn9nyg6
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I could faintly hear the noises of the ward, I put something on on Netfix and curled up in my blanket…396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDZC3DDyUtN
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I must have fallen asleep, because the next thing I knew Zosia was sat on the sofa next to me, gently playing with the ends of my long hair.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡCT43YdBNCZ
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“Wakey wakey, sleepy head” Zosia whispered as I sat up slowly and stretched.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDEDFbycxUb
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I crawled closer to her and wrapped my arms around her, I couldn't take it any longer. Tears started falling down my cheeks, and there was nothing I could do to stop them. I needed a cuddle. Zosia might have her flaws, but I loved her and I wouldn't want her any other way.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6kDCZ62oNd
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"Princess?" Zosia whispered.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡUSamChSDOp
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I was too upset, and couldn’t quite get my words out. 396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡpko9EK0vDk
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"Princess? What's wrong?" Zosia fussed. She was good at fussing. She kissed my forehead and pulled me into her chest, giving me a massive cuddle. She sat and held onto me while I sobbed, making me feel safe.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡlja0BsTYST
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“I-I..." I sobbed, I couldn't get myself to finish the end of my sentence.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxYTiwPu6FB
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“Ssssh, calm down before you try and speak" She whispered to me. She pulled me over her lap, so my bum was one side and my legs were over her lap. I curled into her with my head in her neck and started playing with the tips of her hair.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡPtqe0FNP8J
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"Whats wrong? I know something is up because this isn’t like you..." Zosia told me, I couldn't avoid it any longer and we both knew it.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡSLyKlqTiUc
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I took a few deep breaths and shut my eyes.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡQMuRqO566T
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“I wish Mama was still here” I whispered.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ2nlMdWkq2A
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“Would you like to come and stay at mine tonight?” Zosia asked, squeezing me for a few seconds.396Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡipb8OzMbcN
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I nodded.
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