High School Screw Ups

Chapter 14-Foster Parents

~Charlotte~

I wake up in the morning and look at my surroundings, I'm on the couch with Emily, she must of stayed they night I think groggily and start walking to the kitchen where I'm sure mum would have made- Oh. Then it hits me, mum isn't here, I slowly descend to the floor and curl up in a ball beginning to cry, I'm like this for a couple of minutes until Kyle comes running downstairs to see if I'm okay. He holds me on his arms for a while but nothing is helping, it clicks that I'm having a panic attack which honestly just makes the situation worse, It's been just over a year since my last panic attack and I really don't want to go back to that state. Kyle clues in that that's what is happening and, well, kisses me. He pulls away and I realize my breathing has evened out and I'm... calm. I turn to him and ask how that's possible and he explains that he read that if you stop breathing, even for a split second, during a panic attack it stops it and he figured if he kissed me I would do just that, cute. I give him a weak smile and we go to the kitchen where Emily is on the couch with a bowl of cereal and there's one waiting next to her. "I didn't think you would be long", she half-heartedly laughs and I smile as I flop down on the couch next to her and start eating while watching the Saturday cartoons. I think it's going to be a long road but I'm starting to make my way down it. I let the cartoons take over my thoughts then I remember that thanks to my mum Emily will never have to go 'home' to that horrible place ever again, she can stay here in her real home, with her real family. Thank god for that. It's not very long until dad walks in and explains the foster situation, in short dad, Kyle and Riley went to Emily's house yesterday and her 'mother' kicked them out, bitch, so the court official will be arriving soon to explain to her that she has to hand over Emily's stuff and say her goodbyes or technically she can go to jail for stealing and kidnapping. I'm so excited. Emily will finally get to stand up to that horrible woman and even better she'll be living with me! Just as I lose my train of thought I hear the doorbell ring, this is going to be fun...

~Riley~

'YOU EVIL BITCH LEAVE ME ALONE I NEVER WANT TO SEE YOU AGAIN', Emily screams, 'GIVE ME MY STUFF OR I SWEAR-' she's cut off as I wrap my arms around her, she frantically tries to get away but knowing what will happen if she does I just tighten my grip. I take Emily back to the car and I realize she's crying 'baby what's wrong' I ask and she looks up at me with her beautiful eyes and says, 'I thought it was over, I thought I was free of that horrible woman but obviously not'. 'baby it's over I promise, wait here I'm going to go see what's going on okay?' She nods her head and I walk over to Steven, he explains that the court official called the police and they're on their way. Only half an hour later we were in the car driving back to Charlotte's. Emily hasn't spoken since I left her at the car but she's smiling weakly so I think she's cheering up. I think everything is going to be okay...