Angel

Chapter 10: Mixed Emotions

Olivia's POV:

I woke up to Mel stroking my hair. I looked up and she was smiling at me. I sat up and smiled back. "Um well I need to go to the bathroom." I got up and went into the bathroom. I heard Mel get up and through the door she said, "I'm going downstairs okay?" "Ok." I sat down on the edge of the tub. I started to cry. I was feeling so alone and even though i was so grateful to have Mel and Stephen show such love towards me, I felt so unwanted and i was just so tired. I was tired of not knowing whether I was good enough to be their child. I was tired of being so sad and tired of not being able to show the same kind of affection towards Mel and Stephen. I thought about last night. I had told them everything and I didn't want them to treat me differently because I was still just a person and I didn't need any sympathy.

I gathered myself and washed my face. I brushed my teeth and hair and left the bathroom. I went and changed out of my pajamas and went downstairs. I stopped midway when I heard my name. "I'm not comfortable with her being all over magazines and newspapers." I kept walking and they both stopped talking and turned to look at me. I felt so uncomfortable but headed towards the fridge. I grabbed a cup and filled it with orange juice. I ignored what they were talking about before and sat down. I caught a glimpse of the article Mel was reading. The headline read, "Mystery Orphan Caught Hanging Out With Spice Girl Mel B." I was pretty offended about the whole orphan part. "Um can I read that?" Mel tried to hide it but it was too late. She handed it to me. "None of the things written in there are true." I didn't hear and continued reading. "Recent pictures of America's Got Talent judge, Mel B, have been all over the media wondering who the girl, as seen in many pictures, is. A close personal family/friend has said that they are just taking her in for a while until someone who actually wants her comes. "She's really into doing charity work and I guess now they're talking in orphans."

I stopped reading right there and threw the magazine across the kitchen. I got up and was holding back my tears and anger. "Olivia.." "JUST PLEASE LEAVE ME ALONE!" I shouted at Mel and stomped upstairs. I was at my breaking point and now I wasn't just sad, I was raging with anger.

Mel's POV:

This was exactly what I was afraid of. I went up after her and walked into her room. "Please let me explain." "Why am I even here? Do you actually want me or have you just been putting up with me until someone else came?" "Olivia, of course I want you here. Being in the public eye is horrid and I hate having to give you this kind of exposure but it's just one of the perks of being out there and known. What I said in the interview was not even close to what they had printed." I didn't know if she understood me but god I felt so horrible because I just wanted to give her a nice life. "Why did a "family/friend" say that than?" "People pretend to know things just for the money." She seemed a bit more calm now but I could tell those words had gotten to her. "You aren't just charity work. You're so much more than that. You're a work of art and you're so amazing and that's one thing no one will ever notice because it takes awhile to see all of you and all of your amazing qualities." She looked up at me with her big, brown, damp eyes. "God Mel I'm so sorry to have blown up like that. I understand what was going through my head but it hurt to see people think of me like that." 'Don't worry babe we'll show the world how amazing you actually are. Once we get to LA, how about we schedule an interview with a magazine writer and we'll let the people meet the real you? Okay?" "Sounds good to me." she said smiling and giving me a hug.

We went out and explored New York. We went to Madam Tussaud's Wax Museum and just walked around Central Park. It was an overall good day with no breakdowns and no crying. These were the kinds of things I looked forward to as a mother.

*A few days later*

It was our last night in New York and we would be leaving to go to LA in the morning. So much emotions and tension was running through the air because me and Olivia were both so nervous. i had a crazy schedule and had to work as soon as we landed. Olivia and Stephen had to go and get her registered into school and work out scheduling. It was going to be a long night and an even longer day.