Expect the Unexpected (Jemily)

Chapter 18

Emily's POV

So we have had Danielle for 5 days now, she's still pretty cold towards us and wants nothing to do with anything, she practically stays in her room on her phone all day.

Lea hasn't been by at all again but she does text everyday to make sure she is okay and doing well. However, honestly at this point I'm not sure what else we can do: I know she's not going to trust us automatically but still, a little effort is all we ask

It's just the two of us home today, JJ had to run into the office so I decided it would be best to just stay here since getting her acquainted with us was still a big deal

Part of me wanted to push the boundaries and go to her, talk to her first and what not but the other part wants it to be an on her terms kind of thing but at that rate we'll be here forever

Originally, Lea said only a week with Danielle, and she hasn't said anything but that, but we also haven't heard of any possible placements for her either, I don't really want to just send her away to another foster place. I want to keep her here and try to get through to her but I know that's going to be very hard to convince JJ to do, especially since I'm still grounded on her terms

JJ had just texted me to let me know she would home a little after three and it's just 11 now, I decided that instead of cooking I would just try and do my best to get Danielle out of the house, it's not good if she's just locked up in here all the time

That's my plan

I went ahead and got dressed for the day and went to tell Danielle to do the same,

Once again I knocked on her door and waited for a response before I walked in

"What?" She ask me while looking at her phone

"Why don't you get dressed so we can go out and get lunch" I suggest and she sighs

"Do I have to? I don't wanna" she says, still scrolling on her phone

"Yes we have too, I'll give you 15 minutes and I want you out in the kitchen" I say and close her door so she could get ready

I know that I'm pushing her out of her comfort zone here and I honestly have no idea how this is going to go, I can only hope it goes the way I want it to

While I was waiting on Danielle to meet me I had sent a text to JJ letting her know my plan, she had just said good luck and to not pressure her too much, typical JJ response

A few minutes later Danielle actually walked out to me which definitely surprised me but I couldn't let her know that

"You ready?" I ask and she nods

Cautious with her fear of males I took us out of DC a little and to a small cafe that JJ and I frequent

Guaranteed I can't ensure that there are no men here but I can do my best to assure her that she's safe and she's okay

When we got there Danielle looked up for the first time since being in the car and having her nose in her phone the entire time

"Alright ready?" I ask once we had parked, Danielle just nods and the two of us get out of the car and she is immediately on her phone again

"Hey, off your phone for a while, especially while you're walking" I say, I didn't want to get on her much but I also wanted her off the phone for a while

"Seriously?" She ask dramatically and I just raise one my eyebrows,

"Fine whatever" she mumbles while putting her phone into her back pocket

I was thinking back on what Lea said about being a little strict with her, I just didn't want to push the boundaries too far

It only took a few minutes for us to get seated and thankfully they sat us by ourselves in the corner of the small cafe

We both ordered water and I also got a coffee, when it came to lunch I already knew what I wanted since I have came here plenty of times before

Once Danielle decided we ordered and we're left alone

"Tell me about yourself" I tell Danielle, we really don't know much about her at all

"You have my file, read that" she remarks and I sigh

"Your file is just what adults have to say about you, it's not really you. I want to know you" I say and she just stares at me for a moment

"Why? Lea said a week: I'm leaving in a few days anyway" she says and I sigh, I want her to stay longer... that for sure, definitely another conversation that I need to have with JJ

"And that's in a few days, I want to know you now, what do you like to do?" I ask and she shrugs

"I like to paint I guess, don't have much time to do so though since I'm always moving" she says, stirring her straw around in her water

"We can get you some supplies today if you like" I say and she shakes her head

"No thanks, when I leave I need to make sure to only pack what I need so it's easy to do so. Supplies would slow me down" she says and I from. She's 14 and only living out of a suitcase

"I don't want to talk anymore" she tells me and pulls out her phone

"If you don't want to talk that's fine but you're still not to be on your phone" I say and she groans

"Seriously? None of my other placements have ever cared" she tells me and I just sigh

"I'm serious. That was them. You lock yourself away in the room all day on your phone. You will be just fine for an hour without" I tell her and she rolls her eyes

"For fucks sake" I heard her mumble before putting her phone away

"I know you hate everything right now, I know life has been unfair to you and I know you have no reason to trust us,  but we're trying to help, we want things to get better for you. And using that type of language will not be tolerated, understand?" I ask and again and she was just staring at me

"You don't know anything. You're only fostering me so you can get a check. It's what they all do. None of the families actually care! I'm 14! No one wants to be around a 14 year old" she says while raising her voice slightly and walking out of the restaurant

I can definitely say I was not expecting that, I know she has her attitude moments and I honestly just think that's because she is scared so I haven't been too worried, but her walking out worried me

Just as she left the table our waitress came back and I had asked her to put our food in a to-go box while I stepped outside to find Danielle sitting on the ground against the wall

I knew she was crying, I could hear her as soon as I stepped outside; she also looked terrified and I hate that

I walked over to her and sat down right next to her, I wanted to give her space but I just couldn't, I wanted to make her feel better

"Im sorry" I say and she doesn't respond

"I should not have gotten on you like that and I apologize" I say, she was really worrying me because her crying just seemed to get worse

"Danielle honey. Can I hold you? Can I touch you?" I ask, I figured that always calmed Lily down when she was upset. Being in my arms or JJs,

But Danielle is 14 with a traumatic past from what I have seen, I didn't want to touch her without permission

She just looked at me for a moment before nodding her head and I immediately took her into my arms and I pulled her small body into my lap,

I knew we were still outside on the dirty ground but I needed to calm her down before I tried to move us, I suppose it would also look pretty odd seeing me with a teenager in my lap but everyone else can kind their business

"You're okay... it's all okay, I need you to breath honey" I say softly, finally noticing a difference in her breathing

I'm going to do everything I can to make sure she remains in good hands,

Till next time ❤️