Adopted by Lin Manuel Miranda

Chapter 24- Girlfriend's Day

         It has been about a month since the court day. Slowly but surly I'm getting better. The depression has almost completely gone, very much thanks to my wonderful amazing girlfriend and the best foster parents ever, Lin and Vanessa. They are all amazing because they'll give me time and space to process but won't let me isolate myself and they'll push me a little bit, which really has helped. Really all in all the mental recovery is going well.

       But enough of that, today is a very exciting day. Liz and I are going to be spending the day together. Just her and I going shopping, eating dinner together, and then we're having a sleepover (no nothing sexual, get your mind out of the gutter). This was probably the most excited I've been in weeks!

      Since she was going to sleepover I cleaned like a maniac all morning so my room and the apartment looked great. At about 11:30 I decided it was time to start getting ready. I took a nice shower using my favorite smelling shampoo, conditioner, and body wash. Then I made sure to shave everything so I was silky smooth. I then hopped out of the shower and blowdried my hair not doing anything else to it, just letting it do it's natural waves. Then I applied a little bit more than my normal amount of make up just trying to look good for Liz.

       Once I finished doing all that I looked around and I noticed that I forgot to bring clothes in with me. I guess that means I just have to wrap the towel around me and run to my room hoping not to get caught. Luckily that did work and I was in my room, no one knowing what just happened. I decided on wearing my dark blue skinny jeans my comfy sweater as a shirt. Finally I was done with getting ready and all I had to do was pop on my shoes and head out the door.

         "Bye Lin, bye Vanessa! I'm going out with Liz now. I'm going on the subway to pick her up at her house then we'll be off shopping. I'll let you know when I get there and when we are planning on coming back to the house," I shouted as I was slipping my shoes on.

          "Ok bye have fun. Be safe," I heard shouted from Sebastian's room.

I exited the door and I was on my way to Liz's house. The subway definitely wasn't my favorite but I didn't have my license so this is my only option. Honestly the ride to her house wasn't that bad, not too many creepers in my car which made me happy. But as soon as the doors open at my stop I was one of the first to get off. Liz only lived like 5 minutes from the subway stop so it wasn't long before I arrived at her house, or should I say apartment. My excitement kept growing and growing the closer I got to Liz's door. Soon I was at her door and I quickly knocked on it 3 time.

"Hello you must be Anne," I heard a sweet voice say as soon as the door opened.

"Yes I am and you must be Liz's mom," I replied as I looked at the woman standing in the doorway.

Her and Liz looked identical, now I see which parent she gets her looks from. Her and I had a nice little chat while waiting for Liz to come out. She's Liz's only parent, which I didn't know before, and she's a really sweet lady. By the time Liz had gotten out to us we had made plans for me to come over and have dinner sometime. Liz came over to us and looked suspiciously at us because we were laughing.

"Mom what are you saying to her?" Liz questioned.

"Nothing darling just small talk. Oh and she's coming by in a few weeks to have dinner with us. I want to get to know her better," her mom answered, "anyways I love you and have fun. Be safe."

I was laughing in my head at how her goodbye to Liz sounded a lot like Lin's goodbye to me. Parents are different but also very much alike. Liz hugged her mom and gave her a kids on the cheek and then we were off. We hopped back onto the subway to get to our shopping destination.