Adopted by o2l: Me and Her

Chapter 24

Elliot's POV
I wanted to leave this prison more than anything but I had to follow the rules or I would get beaten. I never realized how much I missed Avril and the guys until I saw them again. Well technically I only saw Connor and Avril but it reminded me of the rest of them. I wouldn't have to miss them much longer, I've been planning my escape for a long time now. I know movies may make you think that there is like major security, and movies are right. There's cameras, guards, if there's been an attempted escape lately sometimes even patrol cars. The trick is... I'm smart.

Avril's POV
We were escorted out by a couple of guards. Guards, I mean really?! Elliot didn't deserve to be here. She was too young, too innocent. Sure, she can be annoying at times but it's not like she did anything wrong. She just was having some fun. This was pretty much all I could think about on the car ride home. No not my original home, my real home. The one I didn't grow up in but the one I wanted to live the rest of my life in.

We arrived home in the middle of a Katy Perry song. My queen! Sorry bout that, I had to. I held Connor's hand as we walked into the house. He rang the doorbell as I waited for the guys' funny reactions. It took a while for them to answer the door so I looked down at my feet as we waited. I looked through the window to see what they were so busy doing that they couldn't answer the door and they were just watching TV. It was depressing actually. "Never mind, I have a key. I just thought it would be more special that way." Connor said clearly giving up on the boys answering the door. He opened the door with me following close behind. "I'm home!" Connor shouted. "And he brought a friend!" I shouted. I smiled as the guys' heads popped out from everywhere shouting, "Avril!" Everybody came running over enveloping me in big bear hugs. I earned comments like, "did you dye your hair?!" and "you got so tall!" It was adorable. They were all so happy, I don't know how we would break the news about Elliot. "Where's Elliot?" Ricky asked still smiling. Looks like this would be easier than I thought. "Um, well... she's in a reform school, and she can't come home till at least next year. Their smiles faded and they looked crushed. "I'm sorry." I said thinking about the past year and a half with out her. Tears started welling up in my eyes just thinking about the beatings, screaming, cutting. A now 20 year old Sam ran over and comforted me. One by one, each boy came over putting me in the middle of there group hug. I didn't want to be in the middle though, that was Elliot's job.

You know what I just noticed, Avril, like the word Avril, looks a lot like Advil, just saying. Anyone else think that or am I crazy?