Adopted by Taylor Swift

Chapter 3

7/10/2018
Astrid's P.o.v

There were three days until my birthday, not that birthdays were a big deal at the orphanage. The last time my birthday was a big deal was five years ago, it was the last birthday I celebrated with my mom before she was killed by my dad. I remember her saying "blow out the candle and make a wish." I made a wish, but it didn't happen since my mom is dead.

I remember that three weeks after my birthday, dad went crazy and killed mom, he shot her in the heart and skull. I crawled to her sobbing before I ran away from my dad, who was semtenced to thirteen years in jail because he murdered mom. I packed my things before I ran away and was sent to this orphanage.

I wiped a tear that I didn't know I cried, and got dressed before meeting up with Emily and Ryan, who introduced us to his friend, Elijah. We talked and we learned that Elijah had been sent here since his parents died in a car accident.

Elijah is nine as well, but is really tall being 4' 8", whereas I'm 4' 4". Elijah's favorite colors are Blue, and Red. Elijah is very kind, unlike some kids in the orphanage. We asked each other who our favorite artists are; I replied with Taylor Swift, Ryan answered with The Weeknd or Michael Jackson, Emily said Taylor Swift as well, and Elijah said Katy Perry or Bruno Mars. After we finished our conversation, we played hide and seek outside.

Emily, myself, and Elijah hid while Ryan counted. After Ryan stopped counting he started to try to seek us out. He quickly saw Elijah, who was in a tree. They both began trying to find me or Emily. After many minutes they found Emily in a bush with leaves in her hair. All three of them started to try to find me, but I knew they wouldn't likely be able to. I was sitting at the top of the tree out of sight.

After a few more minutes passed, they gave up and told me to come out from my hiding spot, which caused me to climb down the tree that I was sitting a top of. Once I finished climbing down the tree, it was Elijah's turn to try to seek out me, Ryan, and Emily. After several more rounds and clever hiding spots, we finished playing Hide and Seek. It was getting close to lunch, so we went inside.

Lunch was Caesar salad with Garlic bread and Tomato soup, which was pretty good. After Lunch, I grabbed my sketchbook and started sketching an image, at first I started sketching an unrecognizable person. Until after I finished the sketch, then I realized that the person was Taylor Swift.

'That's strange,' I thought knowing that I perfectly sketched a person that I've only seen on her album covers, and never in person. I still can't get over the fact that there's only three days left until my birthday, my tenth birthday more specifically.

I've kept thinking about what Emily told me that someone's coming soon to adopt. I have this weird feeling that it's going to happen soon, but I don't know when. I continued playing with Emily, Ryan, and Elijah until it was 9:30. So I changed into my pjs and played the Reputation album on my phone, falling asleep while listening to "Delicate".

This ain't for the best
My reputation's never been worse, so
You must like me for me
Yeah, I want you

We can't make any promises
Now can we, babe?
But you can make me a drink

Is it cool that I said all that?
Is it chill that you're in my head?
'Cause I know that it's delicate (Delicate)

Is it cool that I said all that?
Is it too soon to do this yet?
'Cause I know that it's delicate

Then I slowly fell asleep, by the end of the second chorus I was passed out, having pleasant dreams.

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