My secret lover

Chapter 10

AN, MAGIC IS ONLY 16, NOT 17 LIKE BEFORE.


CHAPTER 10

"So, Seth, you want to take full responsibility of magic?" A social worker asks Seth as him and I sit in the social worker's office. "Yes." Seth says, looking at me. I smile and a ghost of a smile appears on his lips. He looks back at the social worker, who looks at me. "And magic, you're ok with this?" He questions. I nod. "Yes." I say. He looks over some papers, a frown appearing. "It says here that you've been to jail in the past year, Seth." He says, eyeing Seth over the papers. "Um, yeah. Drunk driving." Seth says, a crease in his eyebrows. "That's... a problem. You can't adopt anyone if you have a record from a few years or under." The guy says, pushing the papers away from him. "What do you mean? Seth needs to adopt me!" I say angrily, standing up and knocking my chair over in the process. "Magic, calm down." Seth says, standing up and putting a hand on my shoulder. I shake it off angrily. ''I'm sorry, but you're going to have to calm down." The social worker says. "Calm down?! Calm the fuck down?! You just fucking told me that I have to fucking stay in this shithole!" I yell, pointing out the window to the adoption place where all the kids stay. Dean busts in. "Is everything alright? I heard screaming!" he asks frantically. I start crying and shake my head no. Dean comes over to me and wraps his arms around me, leaning my head against his chest. "Who are you?" the social worker asks dean. I step back, wiping my eyes. "Um, ah, her, um.... cousin. Yeah, I'm her cousin." Dean stutters. "Hm. Ok." He says and he orders him to leave. I sit down reluctantly as he starts to go over rules and things for the adoption place.

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"Hi." A girl about my age says, her asking Alexandria t-shirt catching my eye. I look back up to her eyes and see the same, fake happiness showing on her face. "Hey. I'm magic." I say. "Lila." She replies, sitting next to me. "You like post hardcore?" I question. "Usually what most depressed kids listen to." She says, flashing me a smile. I laugh lightly. "Thank god, I ain't the only one." I say and we laugh. "What happened?" She asks, touching some of my smeared makeup. "It's a long story." I say, sighing. "Do I look like I'm going anywhere?" She asks, raising an eyebrow. I laugh, shaking my head. "Well, my boyfriend's friend was supposed to get me out of my used to be, hell hole of a home. But, that didn't work out right." I say.


6 MONTHS LATER


DEAN POV

"Hey." Magic's voice makes me have little butterflies erupt in my stomach. "Hey, baby. How's it going there?" I ask, running a hand through my hair. "Ok actually. I met a girl who's kinda like me." She says and I hear someone in the background yell "no, I'm better". I chuckle and magic laughs, making me smile even more, hearing her so happy. "Have you... You know..." I trail off, not wanting the answer that I know she's gonna say. She doesn't answer for a fee minutes. "Magic... Answer me." I say, my voice getting quiet. "Yes." She says, barely audible. "How bad?" I ask. "I've done it everyday... At least five slits." She says. I sigh, running me hand through my hair. "I'm sorry, dean." She says. "Never be sorry magic." I tell her, sitting on the bed in my hotel room. I hear mumbled talking. "Dean, I gotta go. The bitch is gonna be here soon... I love, so much." She says. "I lov-" I'm cut off by the clicking of the phone. I only get to talk to magic every once in a while and now she's probably sad because of me asking her. I put my phone down and sigh, laying on my back.

MAGIC POV

"Are you ok?" Lila asks, putting her hand hesitantly on my shoulder. "Dean asked me if I did it again." I tell her as we walk back to the main room of the home. "What did you say?" She asks. "I said yes. I think he's mad at me for doing it." I tell her. She shakes her head. "I can tell that he really loves you. He probably just blames himself." She tells me, smiling. I nod, sitting down. "Ok, I guess." One of the little kids, Tyler, who's 5, comes running in. "Madic, Lisa( caretaker ) found a razour in your stufff. I tink she mad." He says. (AN, yes, I know I misspelled almost everything in that sentence. It helps with the little kid effect.). "W-what?" I say, eyes bulging as I look at Lila. Her eyes bug out too. "Magic sweety, what is this?" Lisa asks as she walks in, holding up my razor blade which I had hid underneath my mattress with a piece of masking tape covering it. "Ah, I think a razor." I say nonchalantly. "Why was it underneath your mattress?" She asks sweetly. I look over at Lila, who's chewing on the inside of her cheek. "I was using it to open that box you gave me the other day. You know, the one with all of the wrestling shirts in it?" I say. She nods. Thank god she's a dumb bitch and old. "Ok. Well, I'm gonna take it since you don't have anymore boxes." She says. I nod and she walks away, Tyler following her. I sigh deeply with Lila. "That was close." She says. I nod I'm agreement. "Yeah, let's go to the mall or something." I suggest. She nods and we get up, walking to the door. "We'll be back, going to the mall!" We call over our shoulders as we walk through the door, slamming it shut behind us.

1 HOUR LATER

"So, are you gonna call dean?" Lila asks, eating a spoonful of her frozen yogurt we got. "Can't, don't have a phone." I sigh, looking down at the ground. "You wanna get one? We can get one of those cheap prepaid ones." She says. I smile, nodding. We head over to a cell phone store and buy a prepaid phone and a card that has the minutes on it. We walk outside of the mall and I put the minutes on the phone. "Ok, I got it. Should I call him now?" I ask, looking at Lila. "Yeah." She replies. I nod, dialing his number, which I've memorized in my head. "Um, hello?" Dean's confused voice says. I giggle a little. "Hey dean, it's me." I say, biting my lip. "Magic, hi." He says, hope evident in his voice. "I got a phone. One of those prepaid ones." I tell him. He sighs. "Thank god, I thought I'd go crazy not talking to you everyday." He says. I smile. "You're telling me." I say and he chuckles. "So, when do you think you're getting time off?" I ask. "Um... Probably not for a while, babe." He says, and I groan. "Ok, I just wanna see you." He chuckles. "Well, when I do see you, I'm gonna fu-" "dean, please. That's nasty." I hear Seth yell from the other side of the phone. "Shut up, Seth. I haven't seen my girlfriend in 6 months. I have the right to talk dirty to her!" I hear dean yell back to Seth. I giggle, my cheeks flushing. "I'm gonna go, ok? I'll call you later." Dean tells me. I pout. "But I want you to finish what you were going to say." I whine. Dean chuckles. "I'll call you when the guys aren't here then, alright?" He suggests. "Ok. I love you." I say. "I love you too." He says and we hang up. "What do you want dean to finish saying?" Lila asks, smirking, a mischievous glint in her eyes. I laugh. "Just... Stuff." I say as we walk into the mall. "You're gonna tell me." She says, giving me a pointed look. I put my hands up in mock defense. "Maybe." I say, laughing. Lila lightly shoves me and I shoulder her back. "Where to now, my fair maiden?" Lila jokes. "Hmm, let's go to hot topic." I say and she nods. We laugh and head over to hot topic.


3 DAYS LATER

"Magic, these are your new parents." Lisa tells me as a couple come in. I look them over, they both have on suits and the lady's hair is up in a tight bun. "Hi." I say, Lila looking them over with me. "Hi magic, I'm Helen and this is my husband, Steve." Helen says, sitting on the arm of the couch I'm sitting on. "Cool. What made you want a teenager?" I ask, Lila snickering. "Well, we figured that we should give you a few good years in your childhood." Steve says, smiling. "Ok, so are we leaving now?" I ask, sighing.