Nightingale

Chapter 6

Grace's POV:

On the way over to my grandparents', i get a text.

"hey fatass. i hope ur enjoying ur time with lovato. she's going to hate you, just like everyone else. ur parents, ur brothers, ur sisters, ur grandparents, ur "friends". don't u think she'll leave when she finds out all of ur secrets? about how u killed ur family?"

"I didn't kill them," I text back.

"so u didn't leave the door unlocked? u didn't protect urself without thinking of them?"

I can't do this anymore.

I need a release.

Demi and I are in the car, so there's not much I can do about it.

"Baby, stop it," I hear Demi talking, but it's quiet, and it doesn't register.

Demi grabs my hands and holds them, looking me straight in the eye.

"Baby girl, you're bleeding. If you feel the need to hurt yourself, talk to me. I don't care if it's two o'clock in the morning. Wake me up and talk to me."

She hugs me, then leans back and wipes tears that I didn't even know were there off my face. I lean against her, looking out at my surroundings when I realize we haven't left the house.

"I need you to point out the way to your grandparent's house, Grace. I don't know where it's at."

I nod, then say, "You need to leave the neighborhood, they live on the other side of town."

Demi nods, then she pulls out of the driveway.

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Demi is still talking to my grandparents inside the kitchen. They sent me back into my dad's old bedroom with my cousins, who they're watching for the night.

"Gracie, can we dance together?"

"Sure, Mac, just let me get some music." I pull out my old iPod and turn on an old High School Musical song.

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Demi's POV:

I've finished giving Grace's grandparents my speech on why I want to adopt her. They discussing it, and Grace's grandmother looks like she's crying. I can't help but feel bad. But, I want to help Grace, and so I want to adopt her.

"We've decided that Grace can live with you."

They keep talking, but that's all I hear. My baby girl is going to live with me. I'm about to start crying.

I look up from my lap and realize that they're waiting on me to talk.

"Thank you so much. I promise that I will bring Grace down to visit as much as I can."

They nod and I get up to get Grace. I think I want her to meet my family when we get back to LA. But first, we have to finish the tour.

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A/N

I'm soooooooo sorry. The update was deleted and I just found out that I got it back. I know that's its been almost a week since I said I was going to update, but it didn't get saved when my computer crashed. Its short, but I promise that the next one will be super long!!!!

Auditions for things at my school are next week, so it will be hard to update, but I will post it as soon as I can. I found out the other day that I'm exempt from all my exams, so I will get out of school three days early.

Bye. I love every single one of you.