Alone I'm Broken, But With You I'm Complete [ A Paul love and Imprint story]

Chapter 4 She always, always cared

Chapter 4 She always, always cared

I eventually found, the little shop that the Ateara’s owned about halve an hour later. As I opened the door a bell ringed gently to let people know a customer had come. I got a small metal basket, that was next to the faintly blue door, that I had just come in from, and walked around, as I tried to remember what we need.

I looked along the ordinary wooden shelves, picking out the groceries and the bits and bops I was here for. Then I made my way towards the cheek out, were there was a middle age looking lady there. I didn’t think I knew her, but as I got closer I realized she was Mrs. Ateara. She’s the owner of the shop, but also Quil Ateara’s mum, but the main one is because she was my mum’s cousin and they were very close, which brought back memories, oh the memories !

“Rachel Black, is that you” she asked surprise in her voice.

I nodded weekly “ It’s good to see you again Leeann ” I told her severally just above a whisper as the memories were coming back.

“Oh my” she said coming from behind the till to give me a hug, which comforted me slightly. “ Oh look at you, all grown up ay” she chuckled slightly “ The more I look at you, the more you remind me of your mother” she said culping the side of my cheek, smiling like an idiot. “ Its good to have you back” 

“ It’s good to have you back for a while” I said stating a fact. “ How have you and the others been”

“Oh yeah were all good, Quil’s changed… a bit, but still good” She paused before saying “ How about you uhh how was collage” she asked interested well unloading my basket.

Uhhhhhhhhhhhh what to say, what to say, what tooooo say.

“Uhhh…. you know same old, same old” So as to not wanting to give anything away, As I said it, I turned my attention to some dairy milk chocolate bars that were on offer that were on the side of the counter, so that she couldn’t see my face.

“That er be £30:54, so how long are you staying” hope filling her voice as she asked me the last bit.

“Eh am not to sure at least a thew weeks, well I thigher it out, if my dad and Jake don’t mind me staying that long” I told her true fully as I paid her and picked up my shopping.

“They won’t mind they’ll just be happy you’re here” She then added thoughtfully “ It be good for them”

“Yeah it will be I hope, see you” I said as I made my way towards the door.

“Oh sure, come back later so we can catch up” she told me hopeful, while she waved goodbyes as I walked out the door shopping bags in hand, with tears down my face, since I kept seeing memories flash through my mind.

FLASHBACK FROM MEMEORY

“ Mummy, mummy ” I said tugging on her arm, trying to get her attention, to tell her that Becky had fell off a rock, she was crying and couldn‘t get up.

We were six. We were at first beach with the Atearas and Quil and Jake were playing since they were best friends and are even closer now, than they ever where before. But then they met Embry Call who they met when they started pre school. Then it became just the three of them, you could never see one with out the other it was like they were the three musketeers .

“Rach, stop it, just wait, Rachel am in the middle of a conversation with Leean ” She told me annoyed.

“But Mummy”

“No Rach , no, am busy go play with you sister”

“Mummy Becky’s hurt, she’s crying ”