Becky has been living in the New York home for girls for as long as she remember.
Come May 2017 and Becky's life changes forever when she discovers a musical from 2008. She falls in love with one particular actress, Mandy Gonzalez.
She connects onl...
(Mandy hasn't released her album yet. She's doing a 2018 release) November 15th 2017
I wake up and it's already 11:30. I look out my window and I can see a few of the Broadway marquees down the road. 'One day I'll perform in one of them.' I though to myself before checking my phone. I see a tweet from Mandy from an hour ago and instantly smile.
'I have some exciting news to share regarding my family over the next few days.'
Like most other squad kicks, I had a feeling Mandy was pregnant. What other news would she have to share? I frowned slightly when I realised I was never going to get to see Mandy again in Hamilton if she was pregnant. I hear a knock on my door. "Come in. I'm in my PJs though." I call.
"It's only me." Jodie says walking in. I smile at her, not wanting her to see that I was upset because Mandy was potentially pregnant. Of course I was happy for Mandy, she had a beautiful daughter and I knew Maribelle would be a great big sister.
"Hey Jodie. Why have you come up?" I asked as I sat on my bed.
"There's someone downstairs who wants to talk to you."
"Oh Okay. I guess I should get dressed then."
"Yeah, probably a good idea." I quickly grab a pair of jeans and my teal 'Nina' top as I called it. I undid my braids and tied my hair half up, half down. To finish off I had a pair of white pumps, because I didn't have any red ones, and my necklace. Although that never came off.
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"Okay, I'm ready." I grabbed my phone and headed down stairs. Jodie opened the door into the main room and I stood frozen with who I saw waiting for me.
"Hey Becky, you okay honey?" Mandy asked walking towards me, her husband Douglas and their daughter Maribelle, sitting o the couch.
"Uhhhh, Yeah? What are you doing here? And now I feel really awkward in my outfit."
"I love it, you look just like Nina, very fearless."
"Well that's the aim."
"And to answer your question, I wanted you to meet Doug and Maribelle." She took my hand. Jodie closed the door and sat in the empty seat. Mandy sat down with Maribelle on one side. I sat next to her and she took my hands.
"One thing first, does this have something to do with the tweet you posted this morning?"
"Maybe." I nodded. "I know how much you want to be adopted. And how much you want a real family. And after some persuading the rest of my family. We agreed that we want to adopt you."
I cover my mouth in shock. "Really? You want to adopt me?"
"Yes, now only if you want. It's not been signed yet, because I wanted to ask you first. This will change you're life forever, and I felt it was only fair if you got a say. You've grown up here and life will be very different for you, but will still be amazing."
"Oh my gosh. Yes. Of course you can adopt me. I have a family. A real family." I gave Mandy a massive hug. "Thank you. Thank you so much Mandy."
"Perfect. I also want you to look into acting as a career. And if you want I am hoping to give you vocal lessons."
"Oh my gosh. Wow. This is incredible. After 15 years here. I'm finally getting a real family. Um, is it okay if still just call you Mandy and Douglas? I don't know how I feel about using Mom and Dad. It feels kinda weird, given you're my idol."
"Of course sweetheart. I don't want you to feel uncomfortable."
"Thank you. Oh and Hi Douglas, hi Maribelle. I'm Becky." I wave at them awkwardly and they wave back. Douglas has a glum look on his face, I chose to ignore it and I just smile back at Mandy.
"Becky, I'm so happy you're joining our family. I've always wanted a sister to play with."
"We could have had one naturally." I heard a mumble from the far side of the couch. Doug didn't want to adopt me. I was sure of it. I continued to ignore it as Mandy shot a glare at her husband.
"Well I'll play with you whenever you want. After you've done any school work, assuming you get school work at your age."
"Yay. Can I have a cuddle with my new sister?"
"Of course you can sis." She jumps of the couch and I stand up. She jumps into my arms and I spin her around before putting her down. I then just give her a normal hug.
"I've got the best big sister ever." She smiled at me. I smiled back, unsure of what to say back. Mandy noticed my awkwardness.
"Well let's get those papers signed. Becky do you want to go grab you things honey?"
"Okay. Thank you for everything." I say before running up to my room. I collapse on my bed in excitement. I want to tell everyone, but I don't want them to treat me differently. Maybe I'll talk to Mandy about it that evening. I pull all my fan art off the wall and into my suitcase that I've filled with clothes. I take one last photo of my view and close the blinds for the final time. I pack my few school things into a box then put my artwork and supplies in there as well. I put my Laptop and personal items such chargers and headphones into my rucksack. I do one final scan of my room and bathroom, before saying goodbye to it forever.
