When It Gets Good

I Get Lucky-Quinn's perspective

It was October 1, 2017 when my life became actually relevant. It was the first day of the month. That meant it was visitation day. Visitation day is when couples come in to interview children they want to adopt. I've been interviewed once. It was when I was 9 and the couple was scared away by my mental state. So when all kids are lined up like cattle at the county fair I look at my feet and try to stay hidden. I do this so I won't get interviewed and have my hopes rise and then only to learn they couldn't handle me.

I returned to my room. I didn't have to share it with anyone because I got in a nasty fight with my last roommate. I crawled under the covers of my tiny bed preparing to cry about my horrible life for the rest of the day until I fell asleep. Except someone rudely interrupted my wallowing in self-pity with a knock on the door. I groaned in response.

"Anne-" I flinched at my first name. "-there's someone here to see you." said the monotone voice of Ms. Lewis. 

'There was someone here to see me?' I thought in disbelief. 'Who was it' 'Could I be a-' I stopped myself there. Of course I wouldn't be adopted. They would take one look at my file and run away to the next perfectly good child.

I smoothed out my hair and opened the door. What I saw I still don't believe to this day. It was two men. About 6 feet tall. Scratch that. I knew how tall they are. I knew their names. I knew their birthdays. I knew their jobs. I knew my way around their apartment. 

I took a sharp breath. They were holding hands. Dan bent down to my level and smiled. I was beginning to get over-whelmed. My heart started beating faster. I focused on his smile.

'I'm dreaming, I've fallen asleep and I'm dreaming' I thought. But I wasn't dreaming. The actual Dan Howell and Phil Lester were right their in front of me and wanted to adopt me. I would've usually tried to scare them away but...I couldn't not want to be adopted by them. The two people in the entire world who could genuinely make me laugh. 

I couldn't fuck this up.