Adopted by Zalfie Sequel

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We should be returning to school, but instead we have greater things to deal with. Like making sure my boyfriends deranged step father gets put behind bars for life.

Yes there is such need for exaggeration.

Logan worries so much when he shouldn't. We've had advice, we've had numbers and we've also had people telling us he's defintley going to get sentenced. Logan still finds a way to worry about if he doesn't get a sentence though.

Now, courts not my special place, at all. It makes me feel so anxious so I'm not sure I'll be able to sit all way through. Logan says he doesn't particularly want me in that environment anyway.

Bless his soul.

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It was afternoon when we arrived at the court, and after an hour of travelling because of traffic, I was more than just feeling anxious.

In hope of making me feel better, Logan told the others he was going to take me to sit in a more private area to calm me down. He did just that and dragged me to the waiting room kind of thing.

"I hate that I'm making this about me." I sobbed, feeling it all hit me at once.

"How are you making it about you? It's okay for you to feel like this. It's fine." He hugged me tight.

"No it's not. This is about making you happy and I'm here crying and panicking and making me the centre of attention but I can't help it." I whimpered.

"Tia shut up you're being silly, cry all you want. I'll be here with you." Logan concluded.

"No you need to go, can I stay here?" I urged.

"Of course, do you want anyone? Anything?"

I rolled my eyes at his rattling on, "No I'll be fine. Just hurry up and go."

Logan left and I was left on my own in a place I'd never been before. I hadn't been to court before and It was probably a good thing. Bad things happen in these places.

I was stood frozen for a solid two minutes, but moved when I calmed down a bit. I sat on one of the chairs; it was a waiting room after all. To me, the room wasn't as scary as all the big statues and old feautures out in the halls. The walls were plain white, and there was a grey carpet down on the floor. There were chairs and seats all around, and even a children's play stand in the corner. For the adults, there was a tv on the wall and water fountain.

I took a few deep breaths to calm me down. I started to think about everything and how pathetic I must look. A lot of people don't understand anxiety though, it's something that needs to be made aware of. I did a section in my book about mental health because there's more teenagers suffering with mental health problems now, than ever before.

Speaking of my book, it's become number one best seller, and so, tickets for my book tour fully sold out within two days. That's mind blowing to me.

Twitter was still full of people congratulating me, even weeks later.

I decided to have a look through twitter and Instagram to take my mind off of things. I noticed Jack Maynard had posted a new Instagram.

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