Adopted By Zoella

Chapter 8

I wake up early again the following morning, excited for what today will bring.

I get up and put the clothes I had set aside for myself on, a pair of light blue high waisted jeans, a white blouse, a black cardigan and my black shoes. I then throw my hair up into a messy bun, borrowing Jasmine's phone to follow Zoe's tutorial. Jasmine then does my makeup for me, sticking to a natural look as I'm only thirteen.

Zoe turns up at one o'clock, looking gorgeous as usual in a long kimono and jeans.

"I love your hair today Daisy" Zoe says as soon as she sees me.

"Thanks," I say shyly. "I followed your tutorial,"

She grins, "I didn't think that you used YouTube,"

"I don't but Jasmine showed me,"

"Well, come on we need to go"

She leads me out to the car where Alfie is sitting in the passenger seat on his phone.

"Hi Alfie," I say nervously when I open the car door.

He looks at me surprised "Oh, hi Daisy,"

"So, Daisy, we've decided to take you shopping today,"

"Oh cool,"

"We know that you haven't got much so we've decided to treat you to a few bits,"

"Oh you don't have to"

"No you're right, we don't have to. But we want to because you're our soon-to-be daughter." Zoe replies.

It takes around 20 minutes to get from the orphanage to the shopping centre. Alfie leads us round and takes us to a shop with an apple on the front.

"We've come to get you a phone" Zoe turns round and tells me.

"Oh no, you don't need to buy me a phone Zoe,"

"Well we want to," she replies smiling and pulls me into the shop.

"So Daisy, which colour do you want? There's black, white and gold or white and silver." Alfie asks me.

I look at each colour individually then finally decide on white and gold.

"Erm, the white and gold one please"

Alfie then sorts everything out while Zoe and I go to a shop called Superdrug.

"I need some more makeup," she says as we walk in.

"You don't need makeup, Zoe"

"And you're very kind" Zoe replies.

I pick up a basket and follow her to the makeup section.

"You can pick up some stuff if you want Daisy, I don't mind buying it for you,"

"No thanks, Zoe. You're already buying me a phone."

"Daisy, let's be honest here, when was the last time anyone ever treated you? And I'm not counting when Mrs Hardey bought you those clothes."

I stare at my shoes.

"Never." I reply quietly.

"Exactly, as a thirteen year old girl you should have way more stuff than you do."

"But I don't know anything about makeup,"

"I'll help you, silly."

She takes me to a red stand with Rimmel at the top.

"As you haven't really tried out makeup before, it's best to start with a brand like Rimmel"

She picks up a little tube in front of a glass bottle with a blue lid.