Chapter Five

I wake up in my bed, alone my throat hurt probably from the amount I cried last night, I get up and make my way downstairs to see my mum sitting in the kitchen alone. 

"Ryan's gone out to help your dad with something," she says looking towards me, I just  nod walking to the cupboard to look for something to make my throat feel better.

"I know you're angry with me Savannah but we just didn't know how we were meant to tell you, then Ryan found out you were mates which made it even harder for us to explain," she says as I pull some throat medicine out but it was empty making me sigh in frustration.

"I'll make you some warm honey if you've got a bad throat," she says as I take a seat at the counter sending her a nod.

"Thank you," I say as she gets up to make some, my voice sounded really rough.

We don't talk for a few minutes which gave me time to think, I mean I am angry that they haven't told me until I'm 16, they had like my whole life too. But on the other hand, they did take me in and raise me just like I was their blood-related daughter when they didn't have too, I could have got sent to a horrible family but I didn't, I should be grateful for them.

"I'm sorry about the way I've been acting,  I should be thankful that you did decide to look after me," I say making her turn to smile at me stirring my warm honey with a spoon. 

"It's fine hunny I completely understand, now drink your honey hunny" she smiles placing the cup in front of me making me laugh a little.

"You're always gonna be my mum, it doesn't matter if it's not by blood" I smile making her smile holding my hand.

I finish drinking the honey my throat feeling a little better as Ryan walks in the kitchen smiling towards me my, dad behind him.

"I spoke with Gabbie's father and he explained everything to me," he says making me look at him confused, "Gabbie told him what she said to you and what happened the night of your birthday, with you being drugged," he says sitting at the counter in front of me sending me worried eyes, my mother gasps taking a seat right next to me.

"You were drugged let's take her to the hospital!" She says pancaking but I stop her grabbing her hand. 

"No I don't need to go to the hospital I'm fine now, Ryan helped me out" I smile looking at him for a second to see he was also smiling.

"We still should get you checked out," my dad says I look up to Ryan, saying help with my eyes.

"No she's fine dad, honestly if she wasn't she would already be at the hospital," he says walking over to me placing his hand on my shoulder, making a huge smile filled my mum's face.

"You two are too cute" she smiles rising to her feet placing my empty cup in the sink "now out I want to clean the house before we leave on Monday," She says pulling me off the seat walking Ryan and me towards the front door.

"You two can have some mate bonding time while I clean," she says as Ryan opens the front door walking out, I had to follow my mum still pushing me towards it.

"What are we meant to do?" I ask just as she was about to close the door.

"Go to a cafe or something, just stay out the house for a couple of hours, have a nice time" she smiles actually closing the door locking it behind her, wow she really doesn't want us to go back in.

"We have a weird mother" I smile as I follow him out the garden gate and towards the town. 

We were just chatting when I felt something touch my hand, I look down to see it was Ryan's hand, I smile interlocking our fingers together. We walk a little further down the road, some people sending us weird looks, oh right news hasn't spread around yet I thought it would by now, as we were about to turn the corner to the restaurant someone behind us calling my name stops us, I turn to see the same two people from yesterday, Ryan gasp bowing his head towards them while I just send him a weird look.

"You're here again" I smile Ryan just had a confused expression standing next to me our hands still interlocked,  at least I'm not the only confused one right now.

"We were just passing through and recognised you" the man smiles the women quickly speaks up from beside him.

"Who's this?" The women asked straight after before I could even answer the man.

"Oh, this is Ryan my...." I say but paused not knowing how to address him, my mate or my brother.

"I'm Ryan, her mate," he says holding his other hand out to shake their hands.

The women seemed to well up again like yesterday, it seems like she does that a lot, I can't say much it feels like all I've done these last few days is cry.

"It's lovely to meet you too" the women smiles shaking his hand but looks to me.

We just stand there in silence I didn't really know what to say, I look to Ryan who just looked back at me, I mentally tell him to speak which he seems to get.

"We were just on our way to eat, our mum kicked us out the house," Ryan says breaking the silence, thankfully giving me the chance to speak.

"She's cleaning the whole house and said we needed to take a walk for a couple of hours, do you want to join us?" I smile making them nod and start to follow us to the little restaurant, as we walk by other people bow their heads towards them, okay I'm growing even more confused!

"How's your throat?"Ryan asks me, the two people that I haven't actually learnt their names yet walk beside me looking over worried.

"It's better than it was this morning, mum gave me this weird honey drink it actually did help" I smile as the restaurant came into view and from the looks it was empty. 

"We've been coming here for years now it's the best restaurant around here" I smile to them as Ryan opens the door letting them walk in first.

"After you" he smiles to me, I smile following the others in. 

We sat down and ordered our food, as the two important people started asking us questions.

"You two keep saying your mum, but if you're mates you're gonna have different mums," the women asks making me tense a little but Ryan held my hand under the table, I really thought I wouldn't have to think about this for a while.

"Growing up we thought we were brother and sister but it turns out........they're not my real parents" I smile a little making Ryan smile over at me.

"But it means we've grown up with each other, so it's made us stronger as mates," he says smiling as the food arrives ending the conversation,  Ryan's hand didn't leave mine the whole time after that.