• chapter eighteen •

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"I didn't think things could get worse" Belly cried, they all thought a day at the boardwalk would make everyone feel better but had they known they wouldn't have gone.

"This is fucked" Conrad said as Bre pulled out of their hug and took his hand.

"It's like she was never here" Bre muttered to herself but Conrad heard and held her hand tighter to reassure her.

The teens all turned to the back door opening and Julia coming through with a bin bag.

"Julia what the fuck!" Conrad shouted finally releasing his anger. He dropped Bre's hand when she came in.

"I'm sorry...this must be such a shock. But I um... spoke to your father earlier and we both agreed that we should stop dragging this out any longer than it needs to" Julia said standing with her hands on her hips.

"I don't give a fuck what the two you decided. You had no right to anything in this house...Those were her things" Conrad shouted at her, Bre stepped forward reaching out for his hand again.

"Conrad" Bre whispered to get his attention and rk calm him down.

"Conrad, breathe man," Steven said standing in front of them. He didn't want Bre to be on the wrong side of the argument.

"Stop!" Conrad shouted letting go of Bres's hand again.

"Everything in storage. And I made sure they were careful with every single thing. I'm just doing what I have to do. To sell this house so we can all move on" She said looking at Jeremiah. Maybe she thought if she could get Jeremiab on her side it would be okay.

"Bullshit! You could've said something" Conrad said shaking his head before going and standing at the back of the room away from Susannah.

"You could've warned them," Skye said slightly heartbroken.

"Okay enough, you guys aren't the only ones that are hurting here. And I'm not the one you should be angry at your mother could've warned you that this was gonna happen. She just wanted to make me into the bad guy one more time" She said bluntly. There was something that she said that made Bre get annoyed.

"Oh, I'm so sorry their mother and your sister were too busy fighting Cancer to sort out who got her family's summer house. Or maybe she thought you wouldn't be up your arse that you would want to sell it. Oh, and I'm sorry selling a house you are going to get millions of dollars for is stressing you out" Bre snapped, she hadn't even finished her words before her tears were falling from her face and she headed upstairs.

"It's not your fault our grandfather loved her more but I'm not surprised," He said before following Bre upstairs. All of the teenagers were surprised Bre snapped but it was only a matter of time.

"Conrad should've chosen better words, but he's not wrong the truth hurts" Jeremiah commented.

"Jere," Belly said.

"I think I'm gonna head home now, it's not fair for me to be here. Let Bre know I went. " Finn said before leaving.

"Sure see you tomorrow Finn" Taylor said.

Conrad was looking in every room in the house before he found her in Susannah's room. It was empty but Bre was in the corner with her legs up to her chest.

Conrad didn't say anything at first just sat next to her and rested his head on her shoulder.

"I'm sorry I said all those things to her" Bre whispered between her tears. She'd never shouted at an adult like that before but a part of her felt good for it.

"Bre don't apologise, I'm kind of proud of you" Conrad laughed.

"You're proud of me for shouting at your aunt?" Bre said lifting her head.

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