NEIGHBOURS

It has been five days since losing mum. We had her funeral yesterday and I just broke, Harry tried to comfort me but it didn't work, he then tried to get India to lighten me up. But every time I look at her I think of mum, I know that's not possible but I just think how mum was with me and how it's the same with India.

I am terrible person dismissing Harry and India but I don't know how to cope. On top of that after the funeral dad left to go back to live in London with Parker, he couldn't stand to be here which is fair.


I hear the baby monitor and India cries. A tear falls down my cheek but I get up, I know mum wouldn't want me sitting here like this, she would want me doing what she always did - being a mother.


"Hey baby." I pick India up and sit on the chair in the corner of the room. "I'm so sorry baby. Mummy is here now." I cry and hold my baby. "I promise I'll be better." I kiss her nose. She then slowly falls back asleep. I get up slowly and put her back in her cot. I carefully tip toe out of her room.

"Oh hey." I see Harry. "I heard you on the monitor ." He grabs my hand. "You are doing your best sweetie." He hugs me.


"I know I just want to do better. For India and mum." He takes my hand and we sit in the living room.

I see message so I play it.


"Hey Harry, hope your both doing fine. Just telling you to come pick up the paperwork as I'm about to do the cancellation for Saturday." Liam leaves a message but then Harry erases it.

"What's Saturday" I ask him. "Oh uh nothing. you don't need to worry." He cuddles next to me on the couch.

"Please tell me Harry " I look in his eyes.

"Before this all happened the lads and I were supposed to go to LA for a record deal thing. But you are more important, and because we have such amazing friends we all agreed to cancel it." Harry shrugs his shoulders like it's nothing.

"Harry why didn't you tell me."

"Because you have had so much to deal with." This boy!

I remain silent and we quietly watch some tv.


After some silence I finally speak up.





"Harry we should go to LA" He turns his face.


"No Bridget. I don't need you dong this for me your already going through so much." He kisses my cheek.

"It's not for you Harry, I mean it's for us. There is nothing here anymore. Mum is gone and dad is livings life in London best that he can" A few tears fall.


"We need a fresh start." I say and it's true too much has happened here.


"Bridget are you sure about this?" He looks deep in my eyes. "Yes I am, I don't want to lose you, India. I want our family to be ok and together, I don't think we can do it properly here" HE wipes a fallen tear from my eye.



"If it's what you want Bridget."

"It is." I nod and he kisses me. "You are so strong baby. I love you so much." He says against my lips.







With everything I have gone through he has been here right by my side. Without Harry I wouldn't be the person I am today . I know that things happen for a reason something mum always said to me. I know she would want me to live the best possible life with my family so that's what I'm going to do. If LA is where we live then we will live and build a life there.


But at the end of the day I know that if we choose to Doncaster will always be here, it's our home, it's where India was born and where Harry and I first met and grew a life together. Home is the most important things, if we ever feel alone we can always return home and it reflects how we as people continue to grow every day.


I can't wait to start this next chapter with Harry and India.

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