Foster Love (Interracial)

Chapter 26

Sarah's P.O.V.

All the lads are here and I can't believe my babies have grown up so much! I smile and hold them as I talk to the guys seeing what's been going on, "So what's up?" I ask, as I play with Thomas, "Well there's a reason we haven't been hanging around lately" Liam said, as he trailed off his words, "Okay, what is it?" I asked warily, "Well remember that project we did?" Niall asked, I nodded my head yes, "Well, we started dating our project partners!" Louis yelled, I see Thomas startle a bit, "Shh, loud mouth" I say, trying to be mad, but couldn't help but laugh.

"That's great guys! I'm extremely happy for you guys!" I say as they gave me a group hug, I smile at them realizing that for everybody including myself everything is falling into place.

"Hey Sarah honey, could you come here for a minute?" Anne asked me, "Sure" I reply as I walk into the kitchen, "Can you grab this big batch of potatoes? It's extremely heavy for me" she says, "Oh no problem" I say as I bend over, I pick up the bag of potatoes, "Sarah what happened to your back? Why is that scar there?" she asked concerned, "I don't know, I've always known it to be there and no one seems to know what happened for it to be there" I shrug my shoulders, "Does Ms. Burks know?" "I don't think so, but then again I'm not really sure, no one knows unless I bend down or show it off" I say, as she nodded her head, and I went back into the den.

After a while I hear Anne talking to De'Lovely about my scar, to be honest it doesn't really bother me, that's what she's supposed to do, maybe it tells something about my past, maybe even who parents was or if I have siblings. I shrug my shoulders once again, and continue to talk to the lads, and feel Harry's arms wrap around my waist, and him nuzzling his chin in my neck.

"Babe you look good in my clothes" he whispered in my ear, I blushed lightly, "Shh, cant we talk about this later?" I whispered back and giggled, "ooh, there's a later?" he asked, he quickly leaned down and pecked my lips, "Oh hush" I say as Niall and Louis called for a game of FIFA.

De'Lovely's P.O.V.

"You saw what on her back?!" I asked, almost in hysterics, "a scar a huge one," Anne said, "And I was just letting you know, that way maybe you can figure out where it came from" she finished, "Oh, okay I sure will get on it" I say back in my professional manner.

With that we ended the call with a click, I'm not ready I think to myself, I know I'm not but evidently destiny thinks I am, I can't believe that I'm gonna have to tell her, and it's now or never, and I'm might as well grab it by the horns.

I grab my keys and spoke into the keys and unlocked my car,"It's now or never" I say to myself as I backed out of my driveway and drove toward the Styles' residence.

It didn't take long before I arrived, at this point I wish it was a longer ride, then I could figure out what I'm supposed to say, even if I did it still wouldn't come out any better, so here it goes, I knocked on the door and see Anne appeared at the door, "Hello Ms. Burks, nice of you to visit, is it Sarah's check-in time already?" "Um, no this is something that I've been knowing about and I need everyone to be assembled in the living area" I say, nervously.

She nodded her head, and once I step through the corridor, and turn to the right, everyone was there, and by the looks of their faces, they were surprised to see me, I've got news for them as well, I'm nervous myself. I sit down and I hear Sarah's voice, "Hey De'Lovely, what's going on?" I looked over and see worry written over her face, even like this she can tell when something is wrong, amazing, I breathed out a sigh, ok here it goes. "Let me tell you my background" I start off, "I was an only child for a while about 14 years old, I became the big sister of a beautiful baby girl, and I loved her more than anything, as long as she was around I felt that everything was ok, but my dad was abusive and my mom did drugs, it never was like this it didn't happen until after my little sister was born."

I pause as I look at everyone's faces, their faces telling me to continue, especially Sarah's, "Both of my parents wasn't the best no but I didn't mind them hurting me as long as they didn't hurt my sister, I could take abuse and the words, but she couldn't she was only a baby, it wasn't until one night when she had just turn a little over 10 months old, dad decided to take his anger out on my sister instead of me because I wasn't there in the same room as them, so he took a belt that had been sitting on the stove, and hit her across the back with it, I heard her scream the same scream that still keeps me in guilt." I say as I wiped a few tears, the room was complete and total silence.

I continue on anyway knowing that I've made it this far might as well finish, "So when dad passed out and mom was too high to care, I waited until night, and bandaged her up and ran with her, I ran until I found the Holmes Chapel Foster Home, it was better for her because she wouldn't be tortured anymore, I could handle it, because I didn't care, but I knew she deserves a life better than what I had." I finished, as I looked up through tears, "Who is she? Where is she? Do you still see her?" I heard Sarah ask, "I cried, even more.

"I know where she is and I've been knowing that's why I wanted to be a social worker, to be able to watch over her as much as I can, you see when I turned 18 she was 4, they called me and said that I could have her but at the time, I didn't know anything about taking care of a baby or even a 4 year old and I said no, I denied her and she had to stay in that foster home" I replied.

"What's your sister's name?" I hear Louis ask.

"Sarah" I finally answer.

The room was still, "You're m-my sister?" I heard Sarah ask, after 10 minutes, "Yes" I answered, "You left me in the foster home, while you lived this fairytale life? You let me rot there?!" Sarah jumped up and screamed, "How could you?! I could have been happier, I could've had a better life!" she screamed at me with tears running down her face, "I'm sorry Sarah, I thought at the time I was doing the right thing, it was better than being abused at home," "And you knew this whole time? Who my parents are? My siblings? My life? You took my life from me, and now I'll never get it back" she said, coldly, before running up the stairs.

"Sarah please!" "Go away!" I heard her shoout before she slammed the door. I broke down, tears running down my face, nobody else said anything, just a look of pity and disappointment, "She was starting to trust you know?" I hear Harry's voice, croak, "She was starting to admire you, and begin to think that you were everything she wanted out of life, but you even ruined that for her" he said, before running up the stairs to comfort Sarah.

Slowly but surely everyone started to leave, and not a single word has been said, so this is what Sarah felt? Lonely, alone, cold, brokenhearted. I feel stupid, I shouldn't of done that mistake over 18 years ago. But she has every right to be mad, "I think it's time to go, give her time there's a season for everything" I hear Anne say quietly, I just nod my head before I grab my keys, and purse and walk out the door.

 I get in and shut my door before I sob uncontrollably and then my mind turns to something I didn't think about, or that I'm ready for.

What's Christian gonna say?