Jerrie's Adoption Story

Chapter 31

Perrie's POV

  I grab her hand in mine, "you're going back to therapy" I tell her. She pulls back, "no Perrie, I promise I can do better" she cries. "Jade baby, I don't want to see you hurt yourself anymore than you already have" I say desperately. "I'm too weak" she mutters to herself. "Baby, look at me" I lift her chin with my finger, "you're very strong, you've went through a lot, it's just getting to you now is all. I promise, Miss Susan is only going to help you" she clings to my side like a magnet, "I'm sorry" she whispers. "Shh princess, We'll get you help. You're going to be fine" I kiss her forehead.

  We sat there in silence for a couple minutes, with Jade just clinging onto me. "Here baby, why don't you take a quick nap" I suggest. "Will you stay with me?" She asks ever so quietly. "I can't I'm making dinner right now" I tell her apologetically. She frowns, "then I don't want to" I sigh and look at her, she got tears in her eyes that are drooping from tiredness, "Jade I can see you're tired. I promise, nothing will get to you" I kiss her softly.

  I stand up and she scrunched up her eyebrows when I detached her from me, poor baby. I lay her down and bring the cover over her, "you go to sleep now babygirl, I'll be right downstairs" I kiss her forehead and turn to leave. "I love you" I hear her say silently, "I love you too" I reply immediately after. With that I walk out giving one last glance to see her already sleeping.

  I go to the kitchen and put some pasta in to cook, Jade'll love it! I turn up some music and dance around a bit. Then the thought of Hatchi come to mind, I miss my little pup. As if on cue I get a call from me mam. I quickly answer the phone:
Me: Mam!
Mam: Hey Pez just wanted to call and check up on youse.
Me: oh we're doing fine. I was just thinking about Hatchi actually, how is he?
Mam: oh he's great darling we just went out for dinner. When're you ever going to come get him, he misses you?
Me: I'll come get him tomorrow. We've got some packing to do but I'm sure Jade would do that for me, seeing as she always does. So I'll come around... how's nine, in the morning?
Mam: that sounds delightful. How's Jade recovering?
Me: she's going great. I've got to go mam the dinners burning! Love you!
Mam: Alright petal, love you too

  I hang up quickly and attend to the pasta I forgot about. Okay, so good news, it's doing good! I put it back in the oven and cut some vegetables; but I cut my finger, only slightly, when I hear screams coming from upstairs!

  I ran up the stairs and barge into Jade and I's room. I see her thrashing around the bed. "No, please. Get off me!" She cries. "No! PERRIE" She screams for help. I rush over to her and try to hold her, but it's very hard considering she's flopping around like a fish. I grab her hand, "baby please open you eyes, it's only me" I say gently. "Pez?" She says with her eyes still closed, "Yeah it's me princess, only me. She's not here, I won't let her get to you again" I assure her.

  Eventually she opens her beautiful eyes that I love and I smile at her. Wiping her tears I bring her to sit on my lap. "It seemed so real" she whispers. "I know baby, but it was only a dream" I tell her. "She- She was forcing herself on me Pez, I promise I tried to stop her" she cries. "I know" I kiss her one last time before I lift her up and put her on my hip. Any other time she'd be refusing to let me carry her, but not today, which I'm grateful for.

  I slowly walk down the stairs not wanting to drop her. Once we arrive in the kitchen I sat her on the counter, "I'm making lasagna, how's that sound?" I ask already knowing the answer. "YES!! Thank you, thank you, thank you!!" She exclaims jumping from the counter to hug me. I giggle and kiss her intensely, because why the hell not? She sits down on a stool by the island and watches me intently.

  While I'm taking the vegetables out of the pot and putting them on our plates Jade breaks the silence, "I'm not hungry for that" She points disgusted at the innocent broccoli. "Too bad" is all I say before setting a plate before her. "Eww" she sticks her tongue out and pushing the plate away, like a child would. "Jade come on hun" I say pushing the plate towards her, "you have to eat"