I stepped into the hallway when Cheryl was dressed again, seeing Sally knocking continuously on the bedroom door and my dad hovering behind her.
'What's going on?'
'I haven't got a clue, I was going out and I saw her running home and dad following her. Amy, open the door.'
'Dad? What happened?'
'I'm not entirely sure yet... apparently your - mother, had a fair bit to drink and... well, you know what they say about drunken words. She said some things to Amy.'
'What things?'
'I've not got that far yet. I was on my way to meet her and she ran past me.'
'Babe,' Cheryl said behind me, touching my arm, 'I'm gonna go, yeah?'
'What, now?'
'You've got your hands full here. Ring us later tonight, yeah?'
'Sorry.' I whispered, aware of Sally's eyes on me as my dad took over trying to talk to Amy.
'No need. Promise you'll call me?'
'I promise.'
Cheryl kissed me softly and I watched her descend the stairs, turning to give me a wave before leaving the house.
'I still can't believe you just casually kiss Cheryl Cole like that.' Sally said.
'Whatever. Dad move.' I sighed, taking his place. 'Amy, let me in.'
'Leave me alone.'
'No, let me in.'
'I just want five minutes, Kim!'
'You can have it, just let me in first. I'm not going anywhere so you might as well.'
There was no answer. I turned around to dad and Sally. 'Leave me with her, yeah?'
'Whatever, I'm supposed to be going out.' Sally sighed. 'I knew seeing that cow was a bad idea. I'll see you tomorrow.'
I convinced dad to wait downstairs and knocked softly on Amy's door. 'It's just me, let me in now come on.'
Amy unlocked the door straight away, curling up on her bed and picking at the cast on her arm. She couldn't seem to stop crying.
'You gonna tell me what happened?' I said, sitting beside her and crossing my legs.
'No. You're all just gonna be like well I told you so, well you were right so nice one, just leave it at that.'
'No I won't, I want to know why you're so upset. I'm not gonna say that anyway, that's not what I think--'
'Yes it is, and you were right and I feel like an idiot. I just want to forget it and go to bed.'
'Okay. Put it this way, I'm not moving until you tell me what happened. What did she do that's made you like this?'
Amy wiped her eyes but it didn't make a difference. 'We went to see a film then for a meal... she had a few drinks there, then more when we got back to her house. She... changed, she had way too much to drink and... I dunno, it was really embarrassing. She started making jokes about Jack and how bad he was in bed in front of him. I don't even know where it came from, I said I was going home and she started screaming at me... s-she said she never gave a fcuk about me or any of us, she said after you rejected her she - she only got in touch with me to p!ss you off. She said she was glad she'd left... wished she'd never had us, she only spent time with me cos she knew it'd upset you and dad. Then she threw me out.'
