Yvette processed Mary's explanation bit by bit. Can you imagine the beach? It would be such an adventure.
An adventure? The words took a plague at her insides. She had a bad feeling about it. The beach. The adventure. Adventure's usually led to danger, and dangers often led to varies possibilities that wouldn't end so well. Besides, didn't she have school to attend. Why was she skipping? And Liam? Why was he taking us and not Callum? Was Callum even going? Then, Yvette remembered that Mary never mentioned him, so it was obvious he wasn't coming. And this "friend", who is it?
It all didn't make sense to her. So, many questions yet not enough words to decipher them. Not responding, Mary yet again reached for her hand, I’m going but if you don’t want to I won’t force you to. Do you want to go?
She didn't know if she would, let alone wanted to. If it meant betraying Callum. She didn't want to upset him and neither should Mary, yet she was just as enthusiastic to go. It just wan't right. Any of it. Yvette knew, as well as anyone else who was supposedly going to go on this trip, that if Callum ever found it he'd skin everyone alive. Even Yvette. Course he never laid a finger on her, but he always did something worse than a simple swat on the hand. He ignored her. Happened once when she decided to go for a walk by herself. He found her just strolling down Raymond Avenue, and was not happy infact he never talked to her for a whole week.
It was hell. That's what being a disabled child taught you sometimes; "Misery loves company" as they say. And little by little Yvette started to believe it. So, was she ready to take yet another risk? Anyway, maybe a few hours away from Callum was what she needed. He was always at her side, always treating her to more than what was needed. He never gave her a chance to just be normal; go out, meet new people...have fun. If she wasn't at home, she was always at his cafe. If it wasn't the cafe, she was always at home. It was a everyday routine that she steadily gotten used to. But maybe now things could change. She had her chance right in front of her. Why not take it? Because she didn't want to get hurt, that's why. She couldn't see. She couldn't hear. What if someone to advantage of that without Callum's existence? She couldn't let that happen. Not again. Not after what her first step-father did years ago. Nevertheless, she would be with Mary the whole entire time, right?
She wouldn't leave Yvette behind. As long as she was around, then Yvette gave her an answer that she knew she would regret later in the day. She held out her fist, and gave it nod: "Yes."
Besides she's never been to the beach, and it would be fun. She could only hope so.