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Chapter 14

A/N: Well, if you stay updated with me, I recently told that my name is really Brianna. So sometimes it'll still say Joy, but it is changing to Brianna. <3

"Joy.. how are you doing?" Toby asked. I smiled at him, it was fake as I said "good." I lied.

"How are you doing?" I ask. "A lot better after seeing you, I was worried so much about you." he answered.

"No need, I'm in an orphanage now," I sigh and realized I needed to tell him. "Toby, I still have feelings for you."

His smile was full of yellow teeth, "really? Is this a joke? Please tell me this is not a joke!" Toby asked as he began to cry tears of joy.

"No jokes, but will you please be my boyfriend again. I miss you," I say with a sad smile and batted my eyelashes.

"Yes! I will, text me soon," Toby says. "I love you, always." Toby says.

"I love you too," I reply.

* * * (I've never been in a Foster Care or anything so this probably isn't truly the way things go.)

It was adoption day, Sunday. I got into my daily outfit, brushed my hair, and went into the main hall. I sat down and adults started walking through.

"Ew, why do you have marks?" a girl smeared beside me.

"That doesn't concern you," I snap.

"Bitch," she muttered. I stood up and yelled, "my marks don't concern you! But if you really wanna know, I was a abused my whole life!" I snapped her, and slapped her continuously. Karen grabbed my arms and shifted me backwards. I kicked at her and hit her square in the face, Karen pulled me back more until I was in her office.

"Joy, why?" she said, her voice dripping with anger. "She called me a bitch, I've been called a bitch all my life! It is not going to continue," I said.

"Okay, whatever. Joy, the past is what you are living!-" I cut Karen's voice off by shoving everything off her desk.

"No I'm not," I yell. She stood in shock, I storm out of the building carrying my phone and charger.

I text Toby, "hey :)"

I got a text a few minutes later saying, "call me. I wanna talk..."

I call him and he said, "hey Joy." I reply with "hey Tobes. What's wrong?" I frown. I kept my voice from cracking and the tears from coming.

"Oh I wanted to talk to you about something.. Thomas's mom could adopt you," Toby said. "Then you could come down to Florida with them."

I began to cry, I couldn't take it anymore. I hang up and turn my phone off. I began to run somewhere, anywhere.

Toby's Pov

I was worried. I just got her back, and I might loose her.. again. I cannot go through that again.

"Hey Toby! Come on! Band rehearsals now!" Riley called as he entered my room.

"No, Joy is in trouble," I say as I began to call her.

"The person you called, did not answer"... blah, blah, blah. "Beep."

"Joy, call me. I'm worried. I love you, please call me when you get-" Riley cut me off.

"It's the band rehearsals! Now!" Riley yelled definitely aggravated.

"Okay, okay. I'm coming, my gosh!" I yell. I hang up the phone.

Joy's Pov

"I am going to Florida, no one is stopping me." I whisper as I look up the boy's address on the map. I start heading there, it'll take me about a week to get there. I might not survive, but I want to see my boyfriend.

I start walking, only with my phone and charger. I start following the directions.

This is going to make my life difficult.

Thomas's Pov

I cannot believe we are going on tour again. But I have no idea if Toby is going to be okay. He is acting weird today.

I want the best for him, and if that means making his girlfriend my sister, that's what I'll do.

I was beating on the drums when Riley came down the steps with Toby.

"You need to stop," Riley snapped.

"No, Joy is an amazing person that I care and love. A stupid distance won't ruin it!" Toby said. He does have a point, I thought to myself. Riley sighed deeply before growling "I'm not dealing with you, Toby!"

I was shocked, they never fight. "Guys! Stop it, Toby is just in love," I state. "Thank you Thomas," Toby said releases a sigh. "Welcome little bro," I said back to Toby. He smiled at me and I smiled back.

* * *

Once rehearsals were over, I told the guys ice cream was on me. They agreed. We all piled in my car and drive to Dairy Queen. I was zoned out until Toby spoke, "I want a medium double fudge cookie dough." Then Riley complains, "stop ordering Bri's favorite!" I sigh, these two are not themselves today...

Brianna's Pov - a week later

I stop for a second, I recognized it from here. I was two blocks away from my Toby.

Then I suddenly started feeling dizzy and light headed.

Third Person Pov

(A/N): I deal with this so I know this stuff. It's from low sugar or something.

Brianna stumbled forward griping onto a telephone pole as her eyes drooped. She was pale as a ghost. Her knees were bowed together as her hands were wrapped loosely around the wooden pole.

Her eyes drooped some more as she finally passed out. Her stomach ache stopped as she sat face first on the side of the road, unconscious. Cars passed Brianna's body until the boy's returned from Starbucks. They saw a body, on the side of the road. They pulled over and stepped out. Toby whispered, "her hair looks like Bri's." Connor rolled her over and Toby screamed. "BRIANNA! SHE'S FUCKING DEAD!" Toby bursted into tears as he fell to his knees.

"Hold on," Riley walked up to her body and pressed two fingers to her wrist. Then when he felt her pulse, he said, "she's still alive, just unconscious."

"I'll call the hospital," Toby said as he pulled out his phone.