THE STORY OF ME AND MY LIFE ENTRY FOURTEEN

12TH MARCH, 1999,

Hi, Abi,

Did I keep you in suspense? Were you wondering what happened next? Yes. Good. Well, here's what happened.
Mrs Welky didn't even bat an eyelid at the photo. She just looked at it and said: "So that's where it went."
We all looked at her, shocked. She saw us watching her and said: "I found this photo the other day, I was going to stick it in that scrapbook I did for you, Liam, for your birthday."
We all stared at her even more. I coughed.
"Erm, Mrs Welky, I am the baby in the photo."
It was Chantelle's mum's turn to stare.
"What's your name again, sweetheart?" She asked.
"Ali. Ali Bazter."
"It can't be you then, darling, the photo says the baby is called Ali Shobby."
"Yes. But we all changed our names to Shobby when she married my sister's dad."
Mrs Welky smiled. "Liam? Is this true?"
Mr Welky nodded.
"Was this a relationship before we got together?"
Mr Welky looked at the floor. He wouldn't answer.
Mrs Welky twigged. She screwed up the photo, and said: "You mean you had an affair while we were married?" She turned to me. "How old are you sweetheart?"
"Twelve," I answered.
Mrs Welky turned back to her husband. "So this means you were having an affair while Chantelle was two years old! You pig!" She ripped the photo in half and went running up the stairs.
Mr Welky looked at Mum and I.
"I think you should go now," he said. "We'll talk more later. Where are you staying?"
"We're stopping at my parents' house overnight."
"Okay, I'll talk my wife round. You come back here this evening, and we'll talk..."
Oh, look, Abi, I gotta go, Mum's just stuck Fantasia on TV, I love that movie!
Catch you later, Abi!

Find out what happens next in Chapter Fifteen...