~Twenty~

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*A Month Later*
Mal's POV:
It's been a month. Luke and I are doing amazing, nothing exciting has happened.

Today, we're hanging out in the teen-cave. Doing what we have been for the past month. Talking, playing games, listening to music.

I started my own YouTube channel. It's mostly Aspen and I doing fun skits and covers. (The boys join in, from time to time).

5SOS have been practicing a lot more. I talked them into starting a channel. Shawn even decided to start his own too.

We also have a week left of school, before our last summer before we're seniors.

My re-cap was interrupted by Michael's yelling.

Michael: Hey Mal! A package just arrived for you!

Mal: From who?

Michael: It says shipped from Washington.

Mal: Washington?

We joined him upstairs. Mum, Dad and Aunt Lana entered the kitchen too.

Colin: What's with all the yelling?

Michael: Mal has a package from Washington.

Luke: Who do you know in Washington, Princess?

Michael's POV:
She looked confused, until she had a look of realization. She looked at Mum, Dad, and Aunt Lana with a worried look. The three of them had the same realization.

Lana: Do you think?

Jen: But why now?

Colin: What would they want?

Calum: Is someone going to explain what the hell is going on?

Mal: My 'adoptive' grandparents live in Washington.

Michael: What the hell do they want?

Luke: Why don't we open the box and see?

Mal opened the box and gasped. Tears rolled down her face.

Colin: What's the matter, darling?

Mal: It's pictures, and little keepsakes.

Jen: May we see?

She nodded.

Three photos were in the box. My parents and I couldn't stop looking at the them. I'm sure they were thinking the same thing I was.

We missed all of this...

Mal's POV:
My family didn't stop looking at my pictures. Mikey looked at me after a few minutes.

Michael: Did they know?

Mal: They thought it was a real adoption.

Ashton: How about the abuse?

She shook her head.

Jen: How did they get this stuff?

Mal: My grandmother must have stolen this, to keep safe from the lunatics.

Aspen: You're smiling so big in these pictures.

Mal: I was actually happy then. I spent most of my summers there. Until I was about...six.

Calum: Why couldn't you after then?

Mal: The abuse was more noticeable.

Michael's POV:
That pissed me off, but she's safe with us now.

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