Be Alright • Jariana Fanfiction

~ Chapter 21: You're here.. ~

After our little session, we continued watching TV. I took a sip of water and heard someone knock on the door. I turn my head back to Justin.

"I'll look out the window to see who it is." Justin says, putting on his shirt and looking out the window.

"Take your shirt back off." I frowned.

"Sorry babe, you got what you want."

He turns around and looks out the window. Dang. I can see the territory marks I made from here on his neck.

Did I really did a good job marking my territory?

"I don't know who this people are. There's a woman and a man." Justin says, turning around.

"Then don't answer."

"Well, what happens if it's something important?"

"Fine, but if I get murdered then you are dying with me." Justin jokes.

I follow him downstairs. He opens the door to reveal a man and a woman with boy short black hair.

"Ariana, it's nice to meet you hun. You look as beautiful as you did when you were a baby." The lady says.

"Um, what's your name? I don't know you."

"Joan. I'm your biological mom, dear. And this is your biological dad, his name is Edward."

"B-but I thought you died?"

"Let's sit down first. Oh, you must be Justin."

"Yeah. Owner of this house."

"Where's your parents?"

"I don't know... they just left."

"Oh, I'm sorry hun."

We sit down at the dining table.

"So, care to explain?" I said.

"See, Ariana, this isn't as easy as it seems." 'Dad' says.

"Yeah. This isn't easy, dear." 'Mom' says.

"How do I know you're not some random stranger?"

"Let me explain, please." Mom says.

"No! You've been gone my whole life and left me with some family friend who claimed to be my dad this whole time and isn't actually my dad and now he's wound up in jail because he raped me! That wouldn't have happened if you-

"Ariana, babe, hear them out." Justin says, calming me.

"So it started after you were born, Ariana. I left you with David because he was going to take care of you when we were gone. It came to a point in life where we couldn't pay for the bills. We were living off of 10 to 20 dollars every single day. We worked jobs but didn't pay us as much to start a life. It came to a point where we were living off of 5 dollars everyday. All the bills we were supposed to pay came overdue. So we faked our death, changed our names, and fled Florida. We left you with David because we thought we were going to come back as soon as we got a lot more money but we never did. Then David moved him and you to California and this is where you are today." Mom explains.

I looked over to Dad who stayed silent the whole time. I looked over to Justin who looked down at his hands, keeping his eyes on them. I looked down at the table and felt tears run down my cheek.

This is where they have been all my life. What? Did they forget about me, that's why they didn't come and get me? Or did something happen and they couldn't leave?

Well, they probably forgot about me.