Adopted by Lady Gaga

(5)

"fine. pack your things" Mary scoffed letting me go

i don't know if i should feel bad. i mean not after everything she just said.
i shrugged my shoulders and ran to my room, only to be stopped by jessie "how'd your interview go? bet she thinks your annoying, i mean i sure do"
"actually, I'm adopting her" gaga said from behind me placing her hands on my shoulders scaring the shit outta me
"wha- are you serious?! her?! she's disgusting!" Jessie screeched angrily
"now, would you mind moving? she has to pack" Gaga said smiling
she moves aside never looking away from me with the same disgusted look plastered on her face

as i begin to pack Gaga looked around my room with an expression i couldn't read

"is there something wrong?" i ask
"no- well- it's just that your in for a big surprise when you see your room at home" gaga said now smirking

As i locked my suitcase and began to walk out gaga set her arm around me
As we made it to the main office with all eyes were on us making me feel uncomfortable but luckily Mary was walking out of her office
She handed me a piece of paper before pulling me into a hug, which I flinched from instantly

"Samantha" she sighed "this is your last chance, if this doesn't work out were out of options, you here me? please be good."

i huffed "when am i not an angel?" i said smirking and fluttering my eyes at her innocently

she shook her head lightly laughing before grabbing me by my shoulders and pulling me into a hug which i couldn't pull away from this time
once she let go she wiped her eyes
"i can no longer be here for you, but Stefani can, so please trust her. This will be good for you, you hear me?"
i nodded stepping back and looking up at Gaga
"ready?" Gaga asked taking my suitcase out of my hand and into her own
i nodded once more and followed her. On my way out I looked over at Emma and Jessie slightly lifting up my middle finger towards them
they both scoffed at once and stormed upstairs.
i knew that if i came back- whenever i did- they would have it in for me.

i followed gaga to her car.
she put my suitcase in the trunk then opened the backseat door letting me in then following behind me

most of the ride me and gaga remained silent.
"sam?"
"hm?"
"i know what you told me during that interview was bullshit, i know things aren't okay, i knew that you weren't okay since i first saw you, i won't force you to talk about it, but just know i'm here"
i sighed "i don't know how I'm supposed to start this" i said chuckling slightly
"what do you mean?" She asked me confused
"i never had to talk about it before, it feels... weird"
Gaga looked at me giving me a sad smile "whenever you feel ready, i'm here to listen"
i smiled nodding my head

we drove a little long in silence before i spoke up "it's funny how things happen so fast"
gaga turned and was now looking at me

i sighed before continuing "my life wasn't all that great... it was me, my mom, and my older brother.. we never had enough.. for anything, there were days when we couldn't eat and whenever we had some, it went all too my brother i never got anything.. he got treated like he was a prince, my mom would work so hard just for him, i would steal food at school sometimes from how hungry i was.." i let a single tear fall
Gaga put an arm around me "babe.."
"no- wait, i'm not done" i said interpreting her "there was a time when my brother took my mom's car to go cruising.. a-and h-he crashed.. and he.. you know.. died. And my mom blamed me for it.. it was all my fault.. it-"

"None of that was your fault samantha. none of it. i know it, don't put your self down that way, you didnt tell him to go driving, right?"

"yeah i guess so"

"you see? this isn't your fault you hear me?"

i nodded giving her a sad smile
we both went silent, her eyes were fixed on me
"is there more?"
"my mom. she... she became mean. she became someone else, when she wasn't yelling at me or hitting me she would sit in my brothers room, just staring into nothing.. she got into alcohol, there wasn't a day she would go without drinking"

Gaga's grip around my shoulders got tighter
"and this.." i said pointing at her "is just so crazy"
"what do you mean?" she said furring her eyebrows
"your my idol. all those years of dealing with that you were there for me, every single day at that orphanage, your music.. you made my life seem like it wasn't so bad, like I actually had a friend.. and look, you adopted me and now i'm sitting in your car WITH YOU.. it's just so crazy"
at this point a few tears had escaped gaga's eyes and she smiled at me
-there was silence again-
"Samantha?"
"hm?"
"I know that many people in the past have given up on you, but not me okay? im sticking around and i'm gonna be here for you, i love you, i want to give you your happy ending"

"okay, okay, getting kinda dramatic there but i love you too"

"i mean it though, okay?"

i don't know if i should believe her. wouldn't that be letting my guard down? everything i worked so hard to hide was showing and right now i was honestly okay with it. she doesn't know all of my problems though, she'll dump me as soon as she does.

"promise me something" I insisted
"anything"
"promise me that you won't leave, no matter what, even if you find out something worse later on, promise me you won't leave me" i chocked

"Samantha Germanotta, I promise that no matter what i will never, I'll stay by your side no matter what"

Samantha Germanotta? i like the sound of that.