The Orphans (Based On The Fosters)

Season 1B Chapter 4: Predicament

"Where have you been all day?" Leland asked as Connor walked inside the house. "I was hanging out with my new girlfriend, Sandy," Connor said as he started walking toward his room. "You sure you weren't hanging out with Noah at the mall?" Leland asked as Connor turned around, Leland then showed him the picture he took of Connor and Noah together. "So you lied to my face?" Leland asked as he picked a baseball bat up. "Dad I'm sorry please," Connor said as Leland hit him in the stomach with it repeatedly, he then struck Connor in the eye, full force, knocking him down. "You will not see that fucking f*ggot any longer! So you understand me?!" Leland yelled as Connor nodded, hand on his eye, while crying. "I want a yes sir!" Leland yelled as Connor took a breath. "Yes sir, I won't see Noah anymore," Connor said as Leland lifted Connor up by the shirt. "You won't see the f*g anymore. Tell me that, in those words," Leland said as Connor shook his head slightly. "Say it! Or I will hit you even harder!" Leland yelled as Connor exhaled. "I won't see the f*g anymore," Connor said as Leland dropped him, walking to his room. Connor then silently cried to himself.

"So how are you liking it here in juvie?" Angela asked, eating her food. "It isn't my first time here, but I guess it's fine, this is my first time meeting someone else that's actually, you know, talked to me," Julia said, eating her food. "I have about a month left then I have to go to this group home for troubled teens," Angela said as Julia smiled. "Oh my God, me too, were gonna be there together," Julia said as Angela smiled.

"So, Noah, we've been looking into this adoption thing, and before we can adopt you, we're gonna have to get your dad to give his parental rights away," Zayn said as Noah raised an eyebrow. "He's in jail, that shouldn't be hard," Noah said as he sat beside Zayn and Jaimee. "He isn't though, he's been free for a few months now," Zayn said as Noah raised his eyebrows. "We've gotten in contact and we've scheduled a meeting with him today," Jaimee said as Noah stood up. "I'm going to go get ready like now," Noah said as be rushed upstairs. "Hopefully this doesn't end up like a Rita situation," Zayn said as Jaimee agreed.

"Grace why would you do that?" Sandy asked as she entered Grace's room. "Dk what Sandy?" Grace asked as she turned around on her bed. "You stole my phone and spread the video around. You practically ruined both Noah and Connor's lives in and out of school," Sandy said as Grace smirked. "I told Julia she was walking a thin tight line, she decided to keep walking it, and now it snapped on her. I convinced Caleb to carry the charges, now she's in juvie, but that wasn't enough for me. I had to strike her where it'd hurt most, hurting her brother, and so that's what I did, and I feel great," Grace said as Sandy scoffed. "You have like no regard for anyone, all you care about is yourself! I wish I wasn't your sister Grace!" Sandy yelled as she slammed the door. "Whatever Sandy!" Grace yelled as she turned back to what she was doing.

"Hey," Noah said as his birth father, Kayden, opened the door. "Hey," Kayden said, letting him in. "We're just gonna wait out her buddy," Zayn said as Noah nodded, Kayden then shut the door. "Did you want anything to drink?" Kayden asked as Noah shook his head. "Why didn't you call me after you got out, or try to reach out?" Noah asked as Kayden went back to stand I'm front of him. "I'm sorry Noah, I just wanted to build a home that was safe enough for you and your sister, I couldn't tale care of you at that point, and I'm sorry I wasn't a good father to you both," Kayden said as Noah smiled slightly. "In that case I will give up my parental rights if being adopted by them makes you happy," Kayden said as Noah nodded. "Even though I'm gonna get adopted by them, that doesn't change anything Kayden, I still want you in my life," Noah said as Kayden smiled.

"Have you seen your email Dai?" Olivia asked as she opened Damien's laptop. "I don't check my email, how old do you think I am?" Damien asked as he looked over Olivia's shoulder. "This email from this anonymous person, they're saying to meet her tomorrow at this alley, just us two, and it says Rita sent it," Olivia said as she turned to look at Damien. "What could she want? She already almost got me sent to prison and ruined my credit score," Damien said as Olivia shrugged. "I say we go and find out exactly what she wants," Olivia said as Damien agreed. "It also says tell nobody, so let's keep this from Lex, and let's figure this out," Olivia said as Damien nodded.

Connor laid on his bed, crying. "Hey buddy," Leland said as he walked into the room, sifting on the corner of Connor's bed. "I did that because I love you buddy, I just want you to be a normal, I don't want you to be a f*g like Noah is, and because of that, you need to cut him out of your life, permanently," Leland said as he handed Connor his phone back. "What-what did you do?" Connor asked as Leland exhaled. "I told Noah that you didn't like him like that, that you were normal, and he wasn't, and that he needs to stay away from you or you're going to beat the gay out of him, then I blocked his number, cleared your phone of anything to do with him. Connor, you are not to talk to him at school, I got you a schedule a change. You are not to text him, I'll know if you do. You and him, it's done, he's done, he won't turn my son into a fairty," Leland said as he got up and walked out the room. "Fucking bullshit," Connor whisper yelled as he slammed his phone on the bed.

"Everything went well buddy?" Zayn asked as he started the car. "It went great!" Noah said, smiling widely as he took out his phone, seeing Connor's message, his face then immediately changed to upset. "What's wrong?" Jaimee asked as he turned around, Noah's eyes then started to water. He then handed Jaimee the phone. "Oh," Jaimee said as he read it. "Look Noah, not everyone is the same, Connor just isn't like you, me, or Zayn, he can't accept himself and that's fine and so he's taking it out on you. Don't worry Noah, you deserve better, and you'll find better," Jaimee said as he handed Noah the phone back. Noah then wiped his eyes, not able to hold the tears back.