Adopted by Dan and Phil | Discontinued

Chapter 31

Lily

I sighed as I packed my stuff into my bag. We were leaving London today. I haven't gotten to the orphanage yet, especially since yesterday was an all-day rehearsal day. I was really hoping to visit my former orphanage.

Suddenly, my phone buzzed with a notification. I pulled it out of my pocket and clicked it on to see Twitter and Instagram notifications, one Twitter notification looking interesting. I unlocked my phone and clicked on it.

@orphangirl92
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is that really lily? omg, she's changed so much!
@RainbowLily dm me

I clicked on her profile and immediately recognized who it was. It was one of the girls at the orphanage! I should definitely visit the orphanage.

"Hey, Lily, are you still planning to visit the orphanage?" Emma asked.

I nodded. "Yeah. I'm going after I pack my clothes."

"Okay."

I posted a quick message to Twitter just in case any other orphans were on.

@RainbowLily
visiting my former orphanage today :) will not record, but will get pictures

I clicked off my phone and continued packing before I could see replies telling me to record a vlog. I quickly finished and grabbed some leftover merch from last night before I ran out, yelling a goodbye so they knew I was leaving. I found my way out of the hotel and walked right to the orphanage. When I walked in, it seemed much nicer than when I was here. I could tell that rules have been changed from what they once were because, for once, I didn't see anyone in the punishment room. I smiled at that as I walked up to the front desk.

"Excuse me," I said.

The lady looked up at me. "How may I help you?"

"I just came to pay a visit."

"Are you thinking about adopting?"

Whelp, she's new.

"No, I was just here for one part of my life."

She focused on her computer as she scrolled through something. "Hmm, okay, what's your current last name?"

"Howell."

She scrolled some more. "Lily Howell?"

"That's me."

She gave me a visitor pass. "Here you go. Enjoy your visit."

"Of course."

I walked towards the common room where everyone usually hung out. As I did, I noticed art on the wall, mostly fan-art for a variety of YouTubers, from Stampy to Jack to Dan and Phil. That was definitely a positive change, letting the orphans display artwork. When I was here, we were never allowed to do such a thing. Yes, we were allowed to draw, but we couldn't display it.

Suddenly, a few girls ran past me from behind with cat whiskers on their faces. I smiled at the fact that they could run around with cat whiskers and not be questioned or punished. They ran into the common room, into which I walked. Nobody really took notice of me until a boy recognized me as RainbowLily and another girl recognized me as Dan and Phil's daughter. People came up to me and happily chatted with me, some having their freakouts and asking about life with Dan and Phil. Eventually, I noticed two girls - one with black hair and the other with her hair dyed pink - holding hands in the corner of the room, blushing like crazy. I assumed them to be shy until I realized who they were - Ash and Lori, two of the bullies from when I was here.

I separated from the group of orphans around me and walked over to them. "Ash? Lori?"

Lori looked up at me. "Hey, Lily."

"What's up? You two aren't being as social as I remember you being."

Lori cowered down, so Ash spoke up. "Lily, we're sorry for all the sh*t we gave you and Eliza. We acted like arrogant b*tches back then, but we realized our mistakes. We know now that Dan, Phil, you, and Eliza are not gay. We're totally sorry for what we did."

I smiled. "You really mean it?"

"Yes, we do. Please accept our apology. Do it for Eliza."

"I do accept your apology."

"Thank you. We really wish we could have apologized to Eliza before she died, but I guess we couldn't. Also, we have started watching Dan and Phil, so - "

"Is that how you know about Eliza's death?"

Lori sighed. "Yeah." Ash whispered something to her, and she nodded. "Also, we came out."

I was shocked. "Uh, what?"

Ash grinned as she hugged Lori. "We're dating!"

"Is that why you apologized?"

"One of the reasons."

I gave her a thumbs-up. "Nice."

"Do you want to exchange phone numbers?" Lori asked.

I smiled. "Sure!"

We exchanged phone numbers before some younger girls came running over, squealing loudly. I started conversing with them, then others. Eventually, my phone rang. When I looked at it, I saw Dan's caller ID on the screen.

"OH SH*T!" I exclaimed before I gave quick goodbyes and ran out the door.