Survived - An adopted by Six fanfic

Chapter 7 - Adopted? Or not

"We have come to a decision," The judge announced. "We have deemed Jennifer Caldwell fit to take care of a child." I looked up happily. I had thought it would be much worse than that. "But, only if she quits tour," The judge quickly added. My face fell at that. I knew she wouldn't leave. What Jen said next confirmed my thoughts. "I'm sorry but you know I can't," Jen told me. "I signed a contract when I joined and I have to stay with the tour until it's over." I looked down in sadness. If she truly cared about me she wouldn't have left me. She would've quit her job if she had to. I thought it was the best decision I've made to trust these girls. Turned out I was wrong, like usual.

When we were free to leave, my old agent let me say goodbye to my 'family', if you could even call them that now. I walked over to them and burst into tears. "I TRUSTED YOU!" I screamed. "AND NOW YOU JUST LEAVE ME ALONE AGAIN. I SHOULD HAVE NEVER OPENED UP TO YOU GUYS! I SHOULD HAVE KNOWN YOU WOULD JUST LEAVE ME!" "Savanna-" Jen started, putting her hand on my shoulder. I quickly pushed it off. "I DON'T EVER WANT TO SEE YOU GUYS AGAIN!" I yelled before running out of the parking lot. I may not have wanted to see the girls again but I also didn't want to go back to an orphanage again.

I ran into an alleyway, maybe half an hour away, and sank down to the ground. I was exhausted and my knee was in pain. I ran through a few of the exercises they gave me when I was in physical therapy and it felt a little bit better. The keyword there is a little bit. I was still in massive pain.

It was starting to get dark out and I reached for my blanket my mom made me and then remembered I left that at Jen's hotel room. So instead of curling up in my nice warm blanket, I cried myself to sleep with nothing but cold air to comfort me.

Jen's POV
I watched Savanna go through teary eyes. I wanted to follow her but my legs just wouldn't move. I felt horrible for letting her down. I wished I could have redone that and let her come with me. It was too late now. What was done was done.

I heard several footsteps going away from me but I just couldn't seem to follow them. I sank to the ground and felt comforting arms wrap around me. "It'll be okay Jen, we'll find her, don't worry," Maddie said. But I didn't believe her. I couldn't. I knew Savanna well enough to know she wouldn't come back. "It's all my fault," I finally said. "If I had just said yes, then she would be here." Maddie stayed silent for what seemed like hours before finally replying, "It's not your fault Jen. You couldn't do anything about it. Don't blame yourself," "You don't get it," I said madly. "It is completely my fault. And now she's run off to who knows where and will probably get herself killed sooner or later. All of this because of me." Maddie didn't say anything this time but instead held me in her arms.

After a while I stood up, deciding what to do about the situation we were in. "I'm going after her. I have an idea of where she might be."

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