Meet me again - (Sarah Paulson)

TEMPORARY

We arrived at the police office quickly and the trip was very quiet. The sun had set and the night started to scare me. It was dark outside and the building of the police was scaring me so much. I started to shake after we stepped in the police station and Sarah noticed it. She whispered reassuring things in my ear and the two police officers could tell she was helping me. Then they showed us the way to a big room where we all sat. They explained that they will talk to us one by one and then we'll see what they do with me. I was so scared because I knew the fact that Sarah wasn't my biological mother would make it difficult for her to drive me back home with her and I didn't want to go somewhere else without her. She held my hand while the officers were talking to my parents.

My mom talked first. We couldn't hear what she was saying but she came back crying. Then my dad went and came back, emotionless, as ever. Finally they called Sarah's name and she entered a smaller room where the two police officers and a social worker were waiting for her. I couldn't hear what they were saying but Sarah explained it to me later.

"Hello Ms Paulson. So you are Gabrielle's teacher, right ?" Asked the woman.

"Actually, no. I want to be totally honest with you. I met Gabrielle in school but she wasn't my student. We met a few times and she was always struggling with mental health. The first time she was running through the school crying her eyes out. The second time she was totally lost in the middle of all the other students, but she knew the school like the back of her hand. Then I saw her self harming, fainting, skipping meals... Well, she was struggling so hard and when the school called the hospital because she had fainted, I went with her and since then, I'm taking care of her as she was my daughter, even if I know she isn't."

Then they talked for few minutes and Sarah explained that my parents never came to see me at the hospital and that they never cared of taking news about me. She remained calm and respectful towards the police officers, unlike my parents. When she came back the main room, I ran into her arms. She held me tightly and the social worker saw it and smiled at us. They just after that asked me to come talk to them and I did so.

It was quite stressful but they were very nice. They asked me things about my mental health, and about my childhood. Then they demanded me if I loved my parents and I didn't lie. I said that they were my family so yes I loved them, but after what they did to me during years, I didn't know if It was a healthy love. And I said that I loved Sarah, she was like a mother figure to me and I couldn't imagine living without her since we moved out together. The police officers took some notes and they let me go. We stayed for about an hour and I fell asleep on Sarah, my head rested on her lap as she was stroking my back. When the social worker came back, she saw us and smiled again.

"We took a decision, Ms Paulson no need to wake Gabrielle." Said one of the officer. But as he was talking, I slowly opened my eyes and as everybody was watching me, I quickly sat on my chair.

"Sorry, I'm a bit tired." I excused myself.

"No need to worry honey." Said the social worker smiling at me. "So as I was saying, we took a decision. Gabrielle is going to stay with Ms Paulson..."

I let out a little scream and jumped on Sarah when I heard that.

"... Until we organize a meeting with a judge." The social worker finished.

"What ?" I asked.

Sarah frown and the social worker explained that it was not definitive. They couldn't took a finale decision and they needed the court to decide if my parents would still have the custody right or if Sarah could be my guardian.

"We'll meet again in few weeks, or months with a judge. Each sides will have a lawyer to defend themselves and Gabrielle you'll be able to speak for you as you're not too young. But for now, You'll be staying with Ms Paulson because since we arrived here, you seems so close to her and much more comfortable in her presence."

I wasn't totally satisfied with that because I never wanted to see my parents again but I had no choice. I clung to Sarah and they drove us back to my parents' house where we took Sarah's car and we came back home. I was so so tired but I wasn't able to sleep because of the court thing. So Sarah decided to go sleep with me and as she was stroking my hair I slowly fell asleep, smelling her angelic perfume and feeling her warmth breath on my head.