She can't be loved

Two. Photograph

They all let go of the hug and stared at the baby. The teens, Ava and Devon, looked like they already knew about Acacia but they couldn't...could they? Arian, Liliana, and Gerard, looked at the baby with a strong sense of curiosity. It's almost like they've never seen a baby before. And little Ares just sat on the floor with his pacifier in his mouth not having a care in the world. I wish I can be as carefree.

"Shall I explain?" I smiled softly.

"Of course." Ava replied. The rest nodded eagerly and Devon was just sitting there.

"When did you get pregnant, Mer?" Devon asked.

"Yeah, who'd you fu- Nevermind!" Ava quickly said.

I laughed and gave my answer,"No, I did not get pregnant and Ava i'm still partly a virgin. Everyone, this is Acacia." I smiled down at her reassurringly. I motioned for the kids to come closer and whispered,"You all know Amelia was killed and the people who killed her..."

"Spit it out." Devon said impatiently.

"This is their daughter. They knew what was going on and maybe it was because of their brain tumors that they did what they did but they kind of saved you guys. Before they took action, I guess they dropped Acacia at my home and I found her on our doorstep. She is part of the family and we won't let her go through what we did with Amelia, okay?"

"Of course." The teens responded and the young ones nodded their heads. They became mature too fast for my liking. They all knew about my job as a 'dancer' and didn't mind much as long as it helped with any issue. I need these kids. I never realized it before but I need them. They are the ones that keep me sane everyday. I thought of them everyday since I ran away. I was gonna turn 18 in a week so I left to go find a place. Of course I was going to go back for all of them once I turned 18 but they came to me and not in the way I wanted them too. They witnessed a murder. Wait, did they?

"Devon, Ava." I whispered.

"What?"

"Did you guys witness it?" They looked confused but soon figured out what I was talking about.

"We heard a gun shot and that was it. None of us left the room until a cop knocked on the door." I nodded and breathed out a sigh of relief. It still wasn't all okay because they heard it. They heard the sound of someone being killed. As much as I hated Amelia, I didn't want her to die. I never wanted anyone to die.

All the rest of the children came up to me with a smile on their faces. I was confused so I asked why they were smiling.

"Happy late birthday, Sissy!" They yelled happily and handed me a home made necklace and card. The necklace was made of shells and flowers. I recognized some of the shells as the ones they found when I took them to the beach a while ago.

I opened the card and was taken aback at what it said. Tears had already started forming.

'Happy birthday Sissy. We love you very much and can't wait to live with you soon. I hope you understand how much we love you and remember to never forget us. Wear the necklace whenever you are home so we know you love us too. Even though we know you love us. Remember when you tried to protect us from getting hurt by the witch. We cried so much for you because you didn't do anything wrong. You had purble spots all over your body. Even though you said you were turning into Barney, we knew you were hurting. You know Sissy, we snuck into your room every night after that day and prayed to God everyday that you would get better. And you did.

I hope you know that we will always love you till the day you die. But don't ever die.

Love,

Arian, Ava, Devon, Liliana, Gerard, and Ares. {Your brothers and sisters}

I looked at each and everyone of them and their eyes held so much love. These children grew up way to fast for my liking. I promise to make sure they have fun and live life to the fullest everyday. No matter what.

"You guys know how much I love you all, right?" I asked. They all nodded their heads and I pulled them in for a hug as best as I could with Acacia still in my arms.

"Stop growing so fast. Live life to the fullest as best as you can. Be like children your age. But no drinking, smoking, or having sex. And if you disobey the last rule just please remember protection." I said to the teens. I decided that I am gonna by the oldest phones while the little ones get a computer to play with. And maybe some tablets.

"Hey Sis?" Arian asked. "Where are we gonna sleep?"

My eyes widened at the though of this and I told them to put on their shoes.

"Lets go buy some." I said. They all screamed at the thought of having their own beds. There were only two beds in Amelias home and so we all had to share as best as we could.

I drove all of us over to Slumber land and bought Three bunk beds, a baby crib, a computer desk, a table set, and an L-shaped couch. I asked the manager if I could have them all delivered today and got a yes. I jumped in joy and since I was so happy I gave them a tip and everyone a kiss on the cheek. I was that happy. We left the amazing furniture store and proceeded to Wal-mart. I told the kids to get whatever they want and they were a little weary at first but after a couple minutes of them asking me for this and that and me always saying yes, they went crazy and grabbed a bunch of snacks. I called the furniture store and asked for their biggest fridge. The manager even said I didn't have to pay. I made reminder to visit and give him a huge thanks.

Devon came up to me and asked,"I know this may sound selfish but this is something I have always dreamed of," I nodded for him to keep going and smiled at his request,"may I please have a game system?" When I said yes I saw the biggest smile ever and asked him which ones he wanted. He replied with an Xbox 360 or Playstation 3. I told him he could get both and he jumped up and down like the characters from an old show called Boobas. Creepy things but kind of cute too. I bought a semi-huge TV and we all went to checkout our things. I saw the total and was surprised at the price. I thought it would've been more than $2093.46. The TV and game consoles were about $1000 or so and the food along with the 5 beanie bags, baby products, and bathroom essentials, my guess was the total would be about $4500.00. I looked at the cashier clearly confused and he gave me a smile.

"I gave you a special discount. I can see that you are doing all this for a great reason and the love that you have for these kids is amazing." The cashier said. She was a lady who looked to be in her mid 40s-50s. She gave me her number after everything was payed and had me promise to call her when I needed any help. I thanked her for everything and we came home to find the men in the trucks waiting to put everything inside.

This day was honestly the best day of my life.

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