Adopted by Lin Manuel Miranda

Chapter 12- Surprising Phone Calls

      All I could do on the way to the theater was smile. I mean I find out the girl I like also likes me and I get to go to the Richard Rodgers! Could this afternoon get any better? I really don't think so. By the time we got to the theater I was practically bursting with excitement. I couldn't wait to actually have conversations with all of the cast members. Apparently I hadn't moved from the spot I had been sitting in because I heard Lin call for me.

      "Are you just going to sit there or do you want to come in?" Lin shouted at me while chuckling with amusement.

     "Yup I'm coming," I yelled as I quickly caught up with Lin.

    We had walked in through the stage door and were welcomed with a bunch of the cast waiting for us. I'm assuming Lin told them all I was coming today. When I saw all eyes were on me I blushed and started to shrink back. Ever since I was little I have always been very shy and didn't like attention on me at all. So as you can imagine having all these eyes on me made me very uncomfortable.

    "Aww we have a shy one on our hands," Anthony cooed jokingly.

    "Anthony leave the poor girl alone," Jasmine scold.

    "It's ok I promise we don't bite. Well at least most of us," Daveed chuckle at his own joke.

   I looked up from the floor and saw them all staring at me expectantly. What did they want me to say? I hope I didn't ruin their expectations of me. I'm sure they wanted some sort of out going, fun to be around, crazy talented teenager and then they got me. I read and write for fun and I can't even sing. They all kept looking at me and I didn't know why.

     "Do I have something on my face?" I asked seriously.

     They all burst out laughing. I guess I made a funny joke without meaning too. Lin looked over at me while he was laughing his head off. Apparently he was proud of me being a jokester, even if I didn't mean to be. I started chuckling when I heard a question being asked to me.

      "Do you sing at all?" Thayne asked.

      "Are you asking if I sing or if I sing well," I chuckled," because yes I do sing but it's god awful. You would think that since I love musicals I would be able to sing but that is a very wrong assumption."

      They all started chuckling as I heard another question being thrown my way.

     "Do you do anything musical at all?" Pippa asked.

      "Yes I do actually. I play the Piano and the Viola," I stated proudly.

      "Ahh so more of a musician than a singer got it."

     I smiled and kept answering any questions that were thrown my way. Sadly though they did have a show to do, so they left to finish getting ready. Well that was quite a fun little Q&A, I thought to myself. They were all very nice and polite and made me feel welcomed into the group. Obviously I'm not a part of their little group but even feeling like I was a part of it for a little bit was amazing.

      The rest of the time before the show was spent with me in Lin's dressing room laughing as he showed me funny videos. Lin had to leave though to go pester the cast about being ready before the 5 minute call, we're looking at you Leslie. I was sitting in the dressing room all by myself when I got a call.

      "Hello Anne," I heard my social worker say.

     "Hey Jessie! What's up?" I asked confused as to why she would be calling me.

       "So we've tried reaching your foster parents but both didn't answer their phones so we are calling you. It has come to our attention that you have an aunt that lives in Italy that is willing to take you in. You would be moving to Italy and you would be leaving on Friday," she said.

    My world froze. I had no idea I had an aunt. Why would my parents keep that from me! Also I felt my heart sink to my stomach. Lin and Vanessa had been amazing and I didn't want to leave them. I had been in my head to long and I heard Jessie say my name through the phone.

    "Anne? Aren't you happy? You can finally be house by an actual relative of yours," she exclaimed, obviously happy for me.

   "Yea of course," I choke out.

   "Yes but before all this happens of course we will talk to your current foster parents but soon you will be with family!" she said happily,"Well I have to go now but I will talk to you soon."

   My body felt numb. I didn't want to move all the way to Italy to live with some aunt. Had I even met her before? She could be a crazy psychopath that wants to kill me! I finally felt safe and loved in a home and now they are going to rip me out of it just because they want me to live with "family".  What they don't understand is family isn't always about blood. It's about where you feel safe and most loved. That is with Lin and Vanessa. While I was wallowing in self pity a thought occurred to me.   How are Lin and Vanessa gonna take this news? What if they'll be glad to get rid of me?

Hello! I hope y'all liked the chapter and my surprising twist. What do you think will happen? Will she actually have to move or will she stay with Lin and Vanessa? Anywho bye! XOXO