× Adopted ×

×Chapter 18×

SONG: Ariana Grande - Breathin'

~"Family isn't always blood, it's the people in your life who want you in theirs. The ones who accept you, for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who love you no matter what."

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My head felt fuzzy and dizzy. Confused and unsettled with so many emotions that swirled inside of me and I felt like I was going to faint, or spew for that matter. Maybe even scream my lungs out.

"How?" Was all I could stumble out, holding back the sob that trird to escape. My head shook in confusion, I took a couple steps back. Trying to analyse the situation better.

I don't know what to do. My world has been turned upside down, again.

The woman in front of me with tears running down her red cheeks, was a mother. A mother that I thought was dead for the past 2 years...

My mother. Dana Thomasan.

Legs wobbling like jelly, I swore I felt my self collapse to my knees, but in reality I simply leant against a table. Quickly, Dana ran to me and engulfed me in a tight hug. Afraid to let go.

"I am so sorry" Dana sobbed into my shirt with much heartbreak. I was still in disbelief. Something just wasn't...right. "I thought you were dead!"

My heart sank at those words, Guilt and Sadness drowning me. Why now? Why didn't she search for me? Did she even check? I was in the system.

I slowly got back to my feet without the help of a table and finally took a few steps away from her. Breaking the hug. "How did you survive?" I asked again, but this time more clearly. "You were at home with dad and the twins."

I just couldn't get my head wrapped around it. It was impossible for anyone to escape that blast. I knew that, because I felt the pressure of the bomb when I got hit by the wave of gravity. I knew because I witnessed everything.

"I fell out of a window. The house filled with smoke, it was lit up in flames in seconds by a tree." I forze at that explanation, instantly knowing a Decepticon had done the damage. Not a tree.

That's a cover story the Government would have supplied her with. "A tree?" I pointed out bitterly, making her nod while drying her tears.

William noticed the sudden coldness and frowned. Obviously thinking back to what Dana had said, realisation suddenly hit William when he pieced it all together.

That...she wasn't even there.

"I couldn't get back inside" Dana continued to tell me while sniffling.

I looked at her with outrage. that didn't happen."no...I would of saw you!" I blurted out while William tried to calm me down by symbolysing with a slicing motion of his hand. It didn't work.

Glaring at Dana, I continued. "I witnessed the house being blown apart by an alien being!"

"I-I", she stumbled at her words, as she seemed to not be able to say anything. As if she already knew that.

"You weren't even there!" I ranted on at her in fury, easily catching her lies. So many lies. "where were you!?"

"At a bouquet shop" Dana whispered out the admittion quietly. "-The one that was on the Corner of our street."

"You were less than a minute away from them... and you didn't go after them!" I yell at her in anger, eyes watering. Damn it, why do I always cry when I am just angry!