The Adopted One (Dolan Twins)

"Gee what a family we are"

Sorry I got my devices taken for the day... so its a little late. Still hope you enjoy.

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Graysons POV:

I wake up with my head against a mattress feeling a bit lightheaded. I get up slowly and look around. For a minute or two I'm confused by my surrounding until a rush of pain and sadness overwhelms me. Everyone in the room is asleep except for mom and me of course.

Gee what a family we are

I look down at Lena and I'm a little disturbed by the sight. She looks horribly horrible. She's pale, has dark circles under her eyes, her lips are a weird shade of bluey-purple, and she just looks so drained. Her breathing is heavy and jagged. Even in her sleep she doesn't seem at peace.

I bolt out of the room and the door slams behind me. I speed walk down to the cafeteria with my head down. On the way I run into a few elderly men that yell at me causing their teeth to almost fall out. I get shouted at for running by the nurses but I continue on.

When I finally get to the cafeteria the smell of old people and feet meet my nose. I gag at the thought of Ethans harry toes popping into my head. I lean against a vending machine trying my hardest to make the image leave my mind. But as that picture leaves my mind a new one comes in. It's the exact image I was trying to escape. The exact reality I was running away from but here it is.

My back slides down the snack machine until I hit the ground with a small 'thud'. The ground is cold and sends a chill up my spine. I make myself as comfortable as possible and just sit. My the silence becomes so loud that I eventually take my phone out of my pocket along with my earbuds and start to play music. The music is obnoxiously loud but it's the only thing keeping me from drowning in my own thoughts.

I sit where I am for a good fifteen minutes without moving a muscle before someone decides to call me. I almost don't answer the phone but when I see my moms name I pick up out of instinct.

"Hey hun, where are you?"

"Cafeteria."

"Are you okay do? Do you want me to come down there?"

"Yea I'm fine and no please don't."

"Well come back soon please."

"okay."

"And eat something while your down there."

"Okay."

"And be safe."

"Okay."

"Call me if you need anything."

"Okay mom!"

"I lov-"

And that's when I ended the phone call. The music startled me as it picked up right where it left off, mostly because it was still at full volume. I turned the volume down a few notches and began to hear the awful sounds of the not-so-lively hospital building.

All the coughing and sneezing and moans and groans made me decide it was time to go back. I turned the loud music off and got up quickly. On my way up I feel a pain in my knees but think nothing of it. I walk down the lonely hallway with the feeling that I'm being watched that whole time.

When I walk into the room I am greeted by Cam, mom, and my dad. Ethan and Lena on the other hand well they had better things to do like sleep. They were still holding onto each others hand for dear life. I roll my eyes at the sight and stand in the corner. From my corner that is off to the side I can see that Lena still doesn't look to good.

It hurts so much to see her that way. To look at her and know that she is in pain. Not being able to help her is what hurts the most though. No actually scratch that. What hurts the most is when Ethan moves his hand and Lena stirs or seems scared and lonely. It hurts a lot to know that I'm second best to Ethan even while she sleeps in pain.

She might not know that it hurts me when she chooses him and he chooses her but it does. It hurts like hell actually. I just want to help her and make her feel the way he does. But of course all of this is my fault. She's here because I was mean to her. Well that's what I'm thinking.

But she doesn't know why I was mean and pushed her away. She doesn't know that I have a soft spot for her smile. She doesn't know that I know all about her and Ethan. And she definitely doesn't know that when I seem them so close together my blood boils.

I push those thoughts to the side and walk over to her bedside. I push the loose strands of hair out of her face. Even when she look horrible she is still somehow beautiful. A strong urge to climb in the bed with her comes over me. I don't fight the urge instead I just do it. I lay down beside her and almost as soon as I do she turns to me. She isn't awake but she still cuddles into me.

I smile a small smile and almost fall asleep with her in my arms.

_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________I hope you liked the chapter. And I also hope that you had a great Tuesday yesterday. Vote if you want ig.. hehe

Xoxo Skylar