You're Magnificent (Demi Lovato Fanfic)

You're Magnificent (Chapter 24)

{Demi's P.O.V}

"We want to adopt her"

Those ran through my head several times. It took me a while to register what they'd just said.

"Wait what?" My jaw fell to the ground, "No, I already told Gab to tell you--" "Yes honey, we know, she called us & explained everything but we just can't let her go like that. She's like a part of the family," the woman spoke.

"What family? She stayed over one fucking week just to see her sister! What bond could you have possibly created?" I snapped. "We just...want her to have a proper family," she replied.

"Look lady--" "Mrs. Adam" "Mrs Adam," I rolled my eyes, "she does have a family! With me! My family!"

"But I want her to be here with us, with her sisters and a complete stranger," Mr Adam spoke up, "Her biological sisters are here! I can guarantee that she'll want to stay here with them! Blood is thicker than water,"

Oh so now he's fighting me with haikus or something? We're fighting over the custody of a fifteen year old girl! Not who's a better bloody poet!

"Well then, you've left me with no choice," I grabbed my bag, "I will fight for custody over Gabriella & you won't be able to win,"

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{Gaby's P.O.V}

I was sitting in this big modern glass-like waiting room with my sisters, Nathan, Daniel, their parents & Demi.

I looked around the room to see elated parents & kids all anxiously awaiting their turn to legally adopt their kid or be adopted.

Me? I'm stuck in the middle of this custody battle. I could either end up with Demi (which is the ideal option), I could also end up living with the Adams or worst case scenario, a foster home.

I woman wearing almost nothing up to cover up her assets( which were embarrassingly tiny) walked up to us. She opened her mouth & the most annoying, ear-piercing voice came out, "Lovato-Adams custody case?"

We nodded & followed her to an office. There was a long oblong cherry table surrounded by many chairs & a woman walking over to me, "Hi, I'm Divya, I'll be your lawyer," she shook my hand (not that I stuck it out or anything)

{Demi's P.O.V}

We've been sitting here for hours, answering what seemed like millions of questions. I looked at my watch to see how much time has passed by.

30 minutes

Fuck!

So far, we have Divya who's Gaby's lawyer & some old dude representing the Adams. I have my money on Divya. She seems like she knows what she's doing.

"Miss Emily, does Gabriella have any bad habits that you know of & tried to change? Like overeating or drinking?" The old man asked. Emily shook her head in response.

"What about you, miss?" He looked at me. I looked at Gab. She drew a line on her wrist with her finger. My eyes widened & I shook my head when I realized what she was trying to say.

"Just say it," she mumbled. I took a deep breath & spat it out, "She used to cut herself,"

Everyone turned to look at us. The room fell silent. "I um...managed to get her to stop..." I literally had no idea what to say. "How long have you dealt with this, miss?" He looked at Gaby.

"Since I was 12," she hung her head. "Any other issues?" He pressed. "I was suicidal & anorexic," her voice cracked. "When did you stop feeling all of this?"