Taking in a deep breath, she entered her father's office and closed the door behind her. Her father was talking on the phone so he gestured her to take a seat. She hastily took a seat. Her father, still on the phone, took a deep breath and said,"Yes Barry. It's ok. He must have had his reasons. Will talk to you later. I am a little busy right now. Bye." With that he put his phone down and cradled his own forehead in his hands like he was having a headache.
A few seconds passed and Amy debated if she should or should not say something. Finally she said" f - father, you wanted to see me ?" Antonio just hummed in reply and Amy understood that she should remain quiet. Minutes passed by and then his father asked," What did you talk about with Miles?" Amy replied still confused ,"Nothing. I did not have the chance to say anything to him. He said some weird things and then left."
After a while, her father said,"You are working for that band?"She replied," Yeah! I am working for the Archie's band." She gave emphasis on the name of the band. Antonio said,"Come back home now. I can't bear your nonsense any more. Move in back here." Amy's eyes widened. She could feel the rage boiling up inside her. She tried to remain calm and said,"Excuse me!! Oh no, now I get why you called me for dinner. My answer is no! I won't move back in here." Her father shouted at her bluntness,"Don't you dare talk back to me and I wasn't asking. I told you to come back so, do as I say. If you want the recognition you always strived for then be humorous and come back. Don't try to disobey me. I've tolerated your nonsense this long not anymore."
Amy's rage reached the point where she clenched her teeth and her palms clenched into tight fists, then she laughed out,"You won't ever tell me what to do and what not to do. It was my decision to move out and to be honest, it was the best decision I ever took for myself. You have already downtrodden me enough not anymore." Her father countered,"You should be grateful of me for taking care of you this long and what you did in return... moved out because of a pathetic little boy you fell in love with and when he broke up with you and I tried giving you a chance with Miles Lynch, you couldn't even grasp it. He rejected you." Her mouth hung open and now she understood what Miles meant by those words.
She replied," I see. But first of all let me tell you, you never 'took care'"she quoted "of me. Not even a single time. If it wasn't for grandma I wouldn't even have been born so stop telling me that YOU took care of me. And secondly, I already have a boyfriend who loves me a lot and I love him too so I don't need your "Mr. Big Richie asses". I can find my happiness on my own." She stomped towards the door but before leaving she turned around and said," Don't bother me henceforth. I will consider, I never had a father than considering you, as my father. And one more thing I will be leaving your Villa, tomorrow morning first thing Mr. Black." She left the room slamming the door.
Outside her brother was standing there looking at her worriedly. She saw him and the tears which until now were threatening to escape her eyes flowed out freely. She burst into tears and ran up the stairs to her room. Her brother ran after her, calling her. She slammed the door shut and lept for her bed, face-down, trying to muffle the sound. She didn't want to cry. She didn't want to be weak. She just wanted to go back home.
She didn't realise when the door opened and closed or when the mattress dipped down as her brother sat down . She only acknowledged his presence when he rubbed her back in a soothing way. She looked up with teary eyes and opened her mouth to say something but nothing came out except for the hiccups. Lewis gave her a small smile and opened his arms. She lunged into the hug crying uncontrollably. She could only mutter a few words when her brother said, still rubbing her back and patting her head,"Sshh!! It's alright. You don't need to say anything. I heard it all."
When she sobered up she broke the hug and with red rimmed eyes lookd at Lewis. He said,"I will get the car ready for you first thing, tomorrow morning." She nodded and mumbled a thank you. He said,"Are you ok now? Do you need anything?" She replied ,"I am ok brother. I don't need anything. It's quite late you should go to bed." Lewis took her hand in his and said," I am sorry Raven for everything. I didn't knew what dad was up to. If I had the slightest idea, I .... I'm so sorry. Sorry for not being with you the last time. I promise, I won't repeat that ever again. I love you lil' raven ,always remember that." Amy hugged him tightly and said ,"It's ok brother. I forgive you for what happened the last time and I believe you. Love you too brother." They both remained in that hug for a while then both said good night and Lewis went to his roomafter pecking her forehead lovingly.
After changing into the PJs, she took her phone and saw the time. It was 1 at night. She hesitated but then called Em. A few rings later Em picked up the call and said,"Hold up a second. I'm calling you back." And ended the call. A moment later Amy received a video call from Em, Archie and the others. Picking up the call, she sat on bed. Em said,"What's up girl.... wait, hold on a second... did you...." Before she could complete the sentence Archie said,"What happened Amy? Why did you cry? Your eyes are all red and puffy." She couldn't hold in anymore and burst into tears again. Everyone tried to placate her in every way they could think of and at last when she calmed down a bit she explained everything to them.
As she completed Steph said,"You are so coming back or we will come there to pick you up." Amy replied,"No... no need. I am coming back tomorrow." Ed said,"I am so sorry sweetie. Hang in there. You know we all are here for you." Em said,"Yeah, you can count on us for anything." Dray interrupted and said ,"I hate it that you have to spend one more night there." Amy gave them a little smile and said,"It's alright guys. I am feeling better now. I'm sleepy now though. Talk tomorrow?" They all replied in sync," Alright! good night." She bade them good night and ended the call.
She laid awake on the bed staring in space. A few minutes later, her phone buzzed so she took it up and saw Archie face timing her. She picked up and Archie said,"I knew you weren't sleeping. Want to talk 'cause I'm off sets right now." And they talked for an hour or so before Amy really went to sleep. For a few minutes Archie just stared at her sleeping figure, smiling, but then finally ended the call.