Ah, that feel when you have too many photos and writing that you have to split a chapter into parts xD

Caitlin woke up the next day. Her body was aching but she felt much better than she did last night. She could smell the fresh scent of pancakes and coffee. She'd never woke up to something like that before. Back at home, she always woke up to the smell of putrid booze and cigarettes. This was nice but didn’t feel right. She got out of bed and headed downstairs towards the smell.



Julie was sitting there finishing her last bite of the scrumptious pancakes. She quickly sipped the last of her coffee and grabbed her bag. Just as she zoomed to the door she saw Caitlin walking down the stairs. “Oh, Cait!” she said, excitedly, “sorry I was on my way to work, I’ve left a message on the fridge. Didn’t wake you up, you were sleeping so soundly. Sorry gotta rush, if you need me, my number’s on the message, bye!”



Within the second, Julie was down the stairs and out of the door. Caitlin walked to the fridge and read the note.

Hey Cait,

Sorry, I left you on your own, I need to get to
work now but don’t worry, there's pancakes
on the side and well, not a lot of food in the
fridge. I also left you some money if you want
to go out and get anything. If you need me
my number is 07362633333, love ya!

Julie xxx



Caitlin found some makeup on the side as well with a small post-it note saying “Help yourself! ” so she decided maybe it was time to cover those wounds and go outside. She feared it in case she saw her dad, but she said to herself “Get a grip, he doesn’t know where you are” so she grabbed the makeup and ran to the bathroom.

About half an hour of makeup magic and she looked alright. She looked better but some cuts couldn’t be stopped. She walked out the house and headed to a nearby shop to grab a few bits for Julie. The fridge wasn’t very full so she decided that maybe shopping for her while she’s at work would be best - and something to do.



As she walked she thought about what she had done.Thoughts went through her head ‘Was it stupid? What would I do? I have no college. I have no future” - they occupied her mind for the journey.



Caitlin had only just left school and got her exam results, considering her trauma, they were brilliant, but she didn’t see it that way (she wasn’t much of an optimist). One of the main reasons for this is because she didn’t achieve flawless A*s, she “only got 2 and that was pathetic” according to her dad. She had always dreamed of being an artist, or a doctor. She had always wanted to help people in times of need, because until now, she didn’t know what it was like to be cared for and looked after. She walked to the shop to pick up some things and as she went to the checkout, she was greeted by an outgoing, kind and happy guy.



“Hey there, girl!” he said as she walked up to the till, with his glued on a happy face, “Haven’t seen you around before, you new?”. Caitlin let out a nervous laugh and said “err… yeah.” he chuckled and said “there’s no need to be nervous around me, girl, I’m the most trustworthy in bitville, trust me. Haha” she tried to be less nervous, but still sounded a little nervous. “I’m just staying with my aunt Julie at the moment” she whispered and before she could tell him to keep it on the down low, he excitedly spoke “Oh I didn’t know she had a niece, that’s sweet. OH! I might know your mom then, haha, who is she?” Caitlin looked around to see if anyone had noticed, it didn’t look like it, there was only a woman in the corner and she was too busy pressing the grapes to see the best ones.