To Capture a Heart ✔️

Chapter 34

I walk into my driveway, stopping in my tracks when I see my mum at the front door. She had Louis by her side and her eyes were piercing through mine when she spotted me. Ferris was behind me and I felt him walk a bit closer to me, taking my hand into his. I turn around, facing him.

'It's okay... You can go home.' I quickly say, taking my hand from his.

'Are you sure?' He says stepping closer to me.

'Yeah, it's just my mum.' I give him a kiss after he nods his head.

As he leaves, I take a deep breath and slowly turn around, facing my mum. Louis had gone inside and the front door was closed, with my mum on my side of it.

'Are you leaving now?' I ask as I walk towards her.

'I was going to, but...' She drops her head in shame and a spike of guilt washes through me before it disappears when I think about her leaving.

I stand a couple of feet away from her, keeping my distance in case I need to run. Far away.

I can try. I have to be able to try and learn to forgive. Because this woman standing in front of me is my mother. The woman that raised me. Yeah, she hasn't done a very good job of it, but if I gave her the chance, maybe she would really try, really work to be the best mother she can be. But maybe she has already done her best. Maybe everything that she has tried and done is the best that she can do. Maybe she doesn't want to try or maybe she doesn't want me? But didn't I owe it to her to try? To thank her for everything she has done for me?

'Do you... Do you want to come in?' I slowly ask her, taking a step closer to her.

'What?' I catch her off guard.

'Mum, this used to be your house, come in.'

I see her hesitate before she speaks again.

'I shouldn't... I need to get home.' She quietly says, shifting on her toes.

A small pang hits my heart, sending a shake through my body. It's just the wind, it's just the wind.

'... Yeah, that's fine.' I say, dropping my head and walking past her and opening the front door. I slowly turn around and tell her one more thing.

'It was nice to see you.' She smiles sweetly before walking away. I walk into my house and lock the door behind me before leaning against the wall, closing my eyes and taking deep breaths.

'Kaylee?' I hear Louis say and I open my eyes.

'Yeah?'

'Did you talk to mum?' He softly asks.

'Yeah.'

'Is she coming home?'

'Louis... mum isn't coming home. Not any time soon. We have to learn to live without her.'

'Why not?'

'She wanted to leave the family and dad agreed with her.'

Louis huffs and storms off, I hear him stomping up the stairs moments later. I sigh and slip my shoes and coat off.

Making my way upstairs, I ignore the ring of my phone and throw my stuff onto the small bed in my room. My phone rings again but I, again, ignore it.

It didn't make sense. If she wanted to fix our relationship, and if I was allowing her to, why did she say no? Why did she decide to go home instead of here? Why-

My thoughts are cut off by my phone ringing again. Huffing I pick it up and answer without checking who was on the other end.

"What?" I huff into the receiver.

"Kaylee, it's Sophia." And that's all it took for me to sit up and listen.