My hands were sweaty.

I kept on fondling with them and drying them on my gown simultaneously all the way to the visiting room.

What would I tell them? Where would I start from?

"You could start from the night you saw Veronica and your ex making out," My subconscious chipped in.

'Shut the fuck up...It's still never an excuse to kill an old friend!' I scolded my inner mind.

This is a proof that I'm going insanely crazy.

The door of the visiting room was opened. The room was  painted a bright blue colour just like the rest of the centre with about six tables with corresponding surrounding chairs around it with four officers occupying the four corners of the room.

My eyes landed on them--My mom and sisters.

They looked up at me immediately they noticed my presence.

What now? Were they disappointed in me? Were they going to leave me just like everyone else did?

"Stella!"

It was Kelly. She stood up from where she sat and ran towards me before enveloping me into a tight embrace.

I was taken aback for a while before I equally wrapped my hands around her too. But tighter though.

We stayed in the same position for quite a long time and when we finally broke the hug, I noticed mom and Ivy were already standing a few inches away from us.

Kelly stepped aside as my mom came foward and placed her hands on my shoulders. She didn't say anything, she just looked at me straight in the eye.

It was freaking me out.

"Mom...I--" I was cut short as she pulled me in for a hug too with her hands running up and down my hair slowly but roughly.

"I'm just glad you're okay," she said before pulling out of the hug so that we can look at each other in the face.

"You know you scared me right? Why did you pull that stunt and then suddenly avoid your family huh?!" She shouted at me.

I was filled with joy.

Yes! Joy.

For the fact that they still care about me even after all that I'd done.

"I'm really sorry mom," I said, looking down at my feet.

"I know that I've done so many--" I suddenly felt someone hold unto my wrist softly.

"Why don't we go sit down first," Ivy said, her face beaming with smile towards me as she dragged me over to the table they were seated on earlier with my mom and Kelly trailing close behind us.

She pulled out a chair for me and I sat on it before pulling another one by my left and sitting on it. My mom on the chair by my right and Kelly, across the table right in front of me.

I felt surrounded by love.

"So...how have you been?" My mom asked.

"To be honest...this place feels a little uncomfortable," I faintly replied.

"...But I deserve it though..."

"Stop saying that!" Kelly shouted at me.

"...It's just the truth...I can't deny the fact that it's all my fault," I pushed on, using my palms to cover up my face.

Someone forcefully yanked away my palm from my face.

"You know what! You're just being too hard on yourself! You're already paying for your crimes anyway! She pushed you to the wall and she's obviously aware of the fact that you have anger issues...it's not like I was ever fond of that girl by the way," Ivy spat, saying the last sentence almost as low as a whisper.

"We don't need to be quiet about that. She's like so freaking annoying and she always loves bossing people around in a very irritating way. I couldn't even  give her a piece of my mind back then because...ya'know...the both of you were friends," Kelly continued.

"She was already meant to die anyways," Ivy chipped in.

"Definitely," Kelly confirmed.

"You girls should cut the crap!" My mom whisper-yelled at them.

My sisters could be mean...

Really mean...

But I love them nevertheless.

The place became completely quiet.

There was suddenly a form of freedom felt when we were around our mom unlike before though I can't pin point the reason why. It wasn't still a reason to disrespect her though.

"Don't you think it's high time you shared everything that had happened? Remember you promised.." Ivy compelled.

Yeah...I saw this coming.

I looked around and noticed all three of them with a concerned look on their faces, eagerly waiting for my reply.

"I...I..I don't just know where to start from....it's all just disarranged in my head..."

My mom placed her hands on mine.

"You can start from anywhere...I'll try to understand...since misunderstandings has been one of the main things hindering our relationship for quite a while now," she said.

I decided to finally let it out, something I would have done quite a long time ago. Everything they needed to know from the day I started receiving creepy signals from Lan, the day he confronted me, the party (that Kelly snuck to btw), Daniel and  Veronica making out right in front of me, the scene that occured between Veronica and I in the bathroom, Cheryl as a whole, my stupid sex with Lan (not in detail though), the sex video, finding out my life had been based on a stupid bet, Timothy...(didn't involve the stupid kiss though), the plan of deleting the damn video from Cheryl's phone and Timothy's outright betrayal.

I don't know how long I kept on talking and they kept on listening genuinely. No one said a word in between even if I talked slowly and stopped a little on different intervals.

Funny enough how my life turned out to be a soap opera.

"It's okay dear...don't cry okay?" My mom said, rubbing soothing circles on my back.

Wait! I'm crying?

I used my palms to clean my cheeks and behold they were wet with my holy tears.

"So...that nerd guy that was your project partner rattled you out?" Kelly spat.

"He's not just a nerd guy" I argued against my will.

Why was I even bothered?

I looked up and noticed three pairs of eyes looking at me in shock probably because of my sudden outburst.

"I mean...you...you can call him anything you want to...it's not like I cared," I muttered.

I didn't tell about Timothy's dad condition or family's issues. I felt like it wasn't in my place to tell.

Fuck! Why do I even care? It's not like it does matter right now.

Well, I don't think Kelly would be describing him as 'nerdy' if she knew that he was the biological son of the one and only Silver Stones.

That wasn't even the point, there was more to him...

'Like breaking people's trust and rattling them out in a way that's so damn unexpected' My subconscious chips in again as always recently.

And I completely agreed with my innermind this time around.

"I'm so sorry-" My mom started.

"I've been such a bad mother, my daughter had been going through all these and I never knew neither does she see it fit to even share it with me," she was the one with the leaking eye now.

"Mom--"

"Ain't I right?"

Kelly and Ivy rose from their seats and in a few milliseconds, they were already embracing mom.

"Stop talking like that mom," Ivy convinced.

"I don't know what to think..."

"Stop over thinking about it mom, you've tried your best for us and we appreciate it," Ivy compelled.

"Yeah...I guess we've not been perfect set of kids either," Kelly said with a bright smile probably trying to brighten up thr aura around us.

"I will a hundred percent agree on that one," my mom replied and we bursted into little giggles.

Guess it worked.

"Hey guys...so, there was this unbelievable video I saw online..." Kelly started and that was how the usual former girls chattering session began, but this time with a fourth participant--My Mom.

It was fun I'll say, we talked, laughed, ate, drank. To be honest, it made me almost forget my problems completely.

I just wish it'll never end.

*

"We've got to take our leave now Stells," Ivy stated.

Stells? That's a new one.

"Yup Stallion...I wish we could be with you for a longer time...not in a Juvenile Detention Centre Visiting Room though...but other things have to be done plus I've not even attempted my Maths and Geography assignment plus it's due tomorrow," Kelly continued, all the words flying fluently out of her mouth in a rush.

"Yes baby...we've got to go now, I bet we've already stayed way beyond our welcome. Remember there are rules here right? I promise we'll be coming to pay you a visit regularly okay, remember you're not alone in this. You still have us and we care about you a lot," my mom said.

"As long as you don't reject us as you always did," Ivy continued, rolling her eyes.

"Definitely not, I can't reject a moment like this for anything in this world," I replied.

"And we have some food left...seems like we'll take them home..." I heard my mom say.

"Um...wait...no, I can have the left overs," I retorted.

"Are you sure you can put in more food in that stomach? You've eaten quite enough haven't you?" Ivy complained.

"Hmmm...see who isn't watching her weight anymore," Kelly said teasingly, wiggling her eyebrows at me.

"Not for me dumb ass...for someone else," I retorted.

"Ouuuu...so who's the new guy huh?" Ivy teased.

"It will be more like 'the guy next cell'..." Kelly  continued before bursting into laughter.

Oh Fuck! I've got very annoying sisters.

"It's a girl by the way," I argued, rolling my eyes at them.

"When the fuck did you start 'doing' girls?!" Kelly exclaimed.

"Okay! As much as I've given y'all quite enough freedom doesn't mean you should use those damn cuss words right in front of me," my mom scolded.

She was the one scolding us but she also cursed...What a life.

"So when are we going to meet the new friend huh?" My mom asked, facing me squarely.

"Very soon...very soon," I replied with a huge grin on my face.

I hadn't known Roxie for long but I can relate to her love for food.

After about three minutes of final goodbyes and my sisters thirteen attempts to get at least the name of my new friend, they were already on their way out.

I stood and stared at their retreating backs. I already miss them already.

The moment they were about to pass through the door, the door was suddenly opened from the other side by the person coming in, the incoming and outcoming parties kind of barged into each other.

They paused and it felt like a stare contest was going on between my mom, my sisters and the fourth person.

Well...you could guess who it was...

Or I'll just let you know.

Standing tall on the other side of the door was no other but Mr. Anthony Roger Downer.

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Who's your best amongst the three sisters?

Whoever it is, I bet this is not the last you see of them😁

Happy holidays😊🎉