Nobody wanted her

Hi my name is.... Nice to meet you

Since all of that chaos had happened all night, I couldn't sleep. Zed and Zoey had stopped trying to call me their sister knowing that I'd try to tell them otherwise but like I said before it broke and shattered my heart when they didn't it.

Zoey had called Addison my real sister, she knew that I wasn't really related to her even though I could never say step sister to her face, I just called her my sister. So, why couldn't I convince myself to do it for the rest of my family?!

I loved them like family, learned to love them like family, and now Eliza was more or less my friend now at least she had smiled at me and played along with me when I had Zoey with me. Playfully scolding me. She had never seemed to like me.

But today (outfit 7) this morning we did the play and it was great. Not to mention that also we had our homecoming game later tonight. Early on in the evening an hour or two after school but right now Bucky's cheer pals were doing his dirty work.

Figuring out that Eliza was the reason behind the Z-band hack, the reason the football team was winning. And they needed to get the computer away from her to make us all seem like monsters.

During the day I looked like a human when it came to after the play. When I was supposed to meet James's parents I wish I could've showed them what I really look like, and after I was supposed to meet up with Zed and my parents.

I would start over and introduce myself as Zed's sister as Ruby. I'd look human. They could judge me as I looked then, than as I did when they first laid eyes on me. In between these events the Acy's stole Eliza's computer.

Bucky had known the truth and they were working on a plan. I had texted James and Addison both apologizing, and Zed had apologized to her as well about last night's chaos.

He couldn't wait to meet her, our parents turn on his charm, but they hated anything different and didn't know Zed was a zombie they would not be easily charmed. Addison was worried about him about us, because of that.

She had early on reassured us that we had nothing to apologize for because we had done nothing wrong we were just being ourselves. Even James had reassured me that as well right before the play started.

But during that night her parents took a lighter with the last of my existence as they went up to the attic and burned the birth certificate out of sight out of mind and no proof. Except for Gus. Not that he could or would tell anyone.

I made sure after the play that I switched my green hair for a blonde wig used skin safe normal colored spray paint to make me look a healthy pale color and put in blue contacts.

James parents congratulated us on the play. I introduced myself the same way I would be to my own parents after almost 15 years. I even dressed the part (outfit 8)the part. Ready to meet them. They thought we were cute together.

They asked me questions about myself and I tried to answer them the best I could. But I wasn't sure about a lot of things because I don't really know anything about myself aside from the fact that I can never believe someone loves me because my biological family gave me up and threw me away and it has left me unsure about the feeling of love.

But, once we were done there. Zed met up with me and we were ready to meet my parents. Even though they didn't want anything to do with me. They were happy to see Zed and surprised to see me.

We stood at the front door and let the small talk commence. Hi, I'm Rudy nice to meet you. You must be Addison's parents? Yes, and you're that girl that was Gabriella in the musical we just saw. You did a very good job.

Praise? It felt weird. But I told them thank you. Addison frowned at me. They knew of Zed now as we were asked how we knew each other and what the relation was with each other. To that question we couldn't agree.

This is Ruby she's my Step (sister) he had said step that time and I had just said sister. We looked at each other and then I turned away. We tried again and switched. I had to look away since tears tried to pour down my face.

And under no circumstance did I want anyone to see me cry, that anything they said would ever get to me that I couldn't let anyone know anything would ever get to me ever again. I regretted pushing them away now.

I regret always correcting them about being the step sister instead of saying sister. I had learned that no matter blood or not that we were family but they had learned that I was always going to correct them. Zed had given up.

But so had I, I had given up on being the step sister and was accepting just being their sister but Zed had accepted it the other way around. I didn't even realize I'd been crying until my mother said something.

Are you alright Ruby? I felt my cheeks and felt the wet on my fingers and looked down at them to see skin tone paint. Yes ma'am. My eyes, you know they're just I'm just having a bad allergy day that's all. I mentally pulled at the edges of my lips to make myself smile and fake it until it was over.

Because when it was all over James would come back and join us he insisted that he and Zed wanted to plan to take Addison and I on a date before the game. And we had never had ice cream before.

The meeting ended finally. But not soon enough. Addison excused us and pulled us away. The meeting could've gone so much better. She asked us about the way we look Zed had messed with his Z-band which had hurt him and I had used my "make up" tricks.

So, how did the meeting go? James asked coming around the corner. As he locked his fingers with mine. I turned to glance at my brother and frowned before calming myself down enough to smile through the pain and tell him it was fine.

Zed and James told us their plan and Zed was in pain after he sent Addison and I into the ice cream shop. Hey Zed you ok? Yeah, I'm fine man you know no pain no gain. It hurts but soon it will be all over. For better or for worse and I hope for the better.

Inside. Ruby? Addison asked me. I know that you were crying at the meeting. She frowned grabbing my hands in her own. I just can't tell for which reason. Was it our parents. No Addi it wasn't them it was like meeting them for the first time. No, it was Zed.

What about him? She questioned. This whole time I've pushed the zombies away not knowing what love was or what that felt like, feeling like I don't have a place in this world knowing from the beginning I was never one of them.

It had always been the opposite, IDK when it changed, maybe sometime last night when it broke my heart just being called Ruby instead my sister Ruby or when my heart shattered into a million pieces when Zoey called you my real sister.

I have never called her step sister to her face I have only treated Zoey as my little sister. But somehow she knows the truth. And Eliza has never liked me until last night skeptical of me the moment I met her.

I don't know who or what I am Addison. I'm born a human but I look like a mutation. I'm not a zombie just brought to their side. Don't say that. It's "funny" mom and dad called you that last night too.

I told them about you they had yelled at me that I shouldn't know about you and neither should anyone else. That I had no right being up in the attic looking for your existence. And when I threw away what was left of my breakfast this morning I saw in the trash a piece of paper that had been burnt to a crisp made into ashes. All that was left of it was your name.

I'm so sorry she hugged me. Its ok Addi I don't belong anywhere. I'm not human or a zombie IDK what I am. You're my sister and noting is going to change that. I felt her tears drip onto me. Addison you shouldn't be crying too. I wiped her tears away.

I cried for you all last night angry at our parents for all that they had done I didn't even care I was in trouble or can't do cheer stuff until they had met Zed. I thought it was unfair what they had done to you.

Can I ask you a crazy favor. I asked her. Sure. As long as I can have you repay the favor when I need it too. Sure. No matter what happens at the game today no matter what I say do whatever crazy thing I ask you to do no questions asked.

Why? Because at the end I want everyone to know who I really am. She looked at me with a surprised face as the boys walked in to join us. We heard their voices but our faces were locked on each other. Promise me Addi. All I got was a nod.