"Julia? Piper?"
Julia and Piper Callquib entered the room, their smiles were like the sun that shines the room.
"No, I can't be dreaming!" Holly looked away, turned back to them and blinked a few times, hard.
"Holly, we're here to adopt you and your brother." Julia hugged Holly tightly.
"Oh my god!" She started to cry happy tears. "I love you...I love you so much..." She sobbed in her shoulder.
"We love you too," Piper pat her back.
"I thought I'd never ever go back!" She squeezed Julia.
"Now some people still dislike you but we convinced pretty much everyone, so your welcomed back!"
"I heard your debating with Troll Soul...is that true?" She looked up from Julia's shoulder.
"But we won, and he's all yours."
Holly smiled as reality set in. Troll Soul was hers, she's a Callquib, but this all came with a price. Amy lost a family, she earned the fake respect of the other girls known to be spoiled. "Can I do something first?"
Amy walked out of the Meeting Room with tears in her eyes. "I need to thank you for so much of what you've done."
"No need to, I did nothing."
"You got my family back! Thank you!" Amy hugged Holly, crying happy tears as her parents walked out with papers.
"Bye Amy."
"Bye, I really hope I get to see you again."
"I guess, bye."
"See ya!" Amy waved as they left.
Holly turned to Piper and nodded, "Lemme get my stuff."
She jumped out of the car, racing toward Troll's stall. A few people said 'Hi' as she passed, and when she got to his stall he looked at her, paused, and started nudging her face.
"I missed you too buddy! I missed you too!" Holly cooed him.
"Well so what they won the bid? That horse needs to se–oh hi...Holly." Allisa crossed her arms.
Troll showed his teeth at her like a growling dog, his ears flat. "Hey Allisa, whatcha up to?"
She rolled her eyes, "Nothin much Ally Cat just wondering what other things you kept from me."
"Oh sorry, what was that? I think I hear you clan calling because I'm not the one who has 'ally' in her name. Unlike you, ALLI-cat. Those three letters being changed really does make a difference."
"Sorry Holly Ball, I have a horse to take care of." Allisa rolled her eyes and walked toward another horse who was a buckskin.
Holly rolled her eyes and kissed Troll Soul's muzzle, then cringed thinker about what she said.
"He's been stopping before we even get onto the track on his morning workouts. I don't get it, is it you or what?" Kenzie walked up to her, ignoring Allisa.
"She's just a lair, what does the animal see in her?" Allisa tried to yell at her.
"Shut up Allisa."
She rolled her eyes and lead the buckskin outside.
"So, where have ya been all week?"
"Dumb orphanage. Keeping me hostage.
Kenzie giggled, "Come inside little sis."
"Sis? As in sister?"
"Yup, since mom and dad adopted you...and I'm their kid from birth...your my sister!"
"Along with Samuel?"
"Sadly yes." Kenzie laughed as Holly groaned.
"Well let's go. Show me my room."
"Mom said you could have dad's secondary office which is right next to mine. Happy adoption day! Oh, and Julia will take care of Keith for you."
"I haven't seen my little bro in awhile, where is he?"
Kenzie opened the door to the house, Julia trying to burp the baby as Piper slowly cooked Roman noodles. Samuel just laid on the couch like a potato.
"Hey my sweeties!" Julia called to them.
"How's my baby brother?"
"Wait you had a baby within a week?" Samuel shot up from the couch.
"No, he's my brother you idiot." Holly rolled her eyes and tried making a silly face.
"He's so adorable! Wanna hold him?"
"Careful Holl, he instantly cried when he came into my hands." Piper piped up.
"She's his own skin...kind of...in a way..." Kenzie commented.
Samuel lay back on the couch. "He's just a baby."
"Don't you have a horse to work on?" Holly asked him.
"I'm retired!" Sam joked.
"His mind can't really concentrate well...sometimes. And I don't want that sometimes to be around the horses." Piper turned off the stove.
Julia nodded, "I'll show you two your rooms when your done holding him."
"I'm done," Holly handed Keith back over to Julia.
"Well let's go!" She started to walked up the stairs while cooing Keith, "Who's a funny wubby boy? You are! Yes you are!"
Holly watched him laugh as Julia tickled him, "You're pretty good at cooing a baby even though you've been in jail."
"Samuel...I was with Samuel. Well this is your room!" They entered a pale room with a desk still there, but mattresses lay on the walls.
"Uhh..."
"PIPER!" Julia called.
"Yeah?" His little voice reaching their ears.
"FINISH THE OFFICE OKAY?"
"I was taking a break!" He called back.
"THEY NEED BEDS!"
"I'LL DO IT IN TEN!"
"Ugh, Piper. Never gets things done."
"Thanks uhh...mom?"
"You don't have to say it unless you want to."
"That's okay...uhh...what now?"
"Well, welcome home! Sorry we couldn't have a party–we actually planned to but I heard there's an icy storm the rest of this week so we got you early."
"Oh, okay."
"Yup."
"So...do I go 'take a break?'"
"Nah, kids like you need sleep." She smiled and walked down the stairs.
But where? She thought.
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Teen Fiction"Listen to me kiddo! Your getting on that horse and your GOING to race!" "No," Holly growled trough gritted teeth. "Well then, I'll just sell the damn thing." Professor Piper turned around to leave. Holly stood there in disbelief. "You wouldn't!" "I...
