Adoption

Chapter 4

*Scarlet's POV*

I was sitting in the middle of the floor in my new room. There were two knocks at my bedroom door before it was opened and Robert entered. "Hi Scarlet," he said as if he was talking to a wild animal. He had a plate with a slice of pizza in one hand, and a bottle of Pepsi in the other. "Are you hungry?" I bit my lip, shaking my head. "You need to eat Scarlet." I shook my head quickly. "Would you eat if Seth ate with you?" I shrugged. I trusted Seth a little more, maybe it was because he talked to me a little more. "Look, Scarlet, you are safe here. No one is going to hurt you sweetie."

"P-promise?" I asked quietly. That's been all that those two said, and I was starting to believe them...

"I promise. Seth told me he promised you earlier." I nodded. "Now will you eat?" I shook my head.

"Not hungry," I said just above a whisper. Robert sighed and walked out, leaving the pizza and pepsi behind.

*Seth's POV*

That night, I woke up to the sound of Scarlet scream. I jumped out of bed and ran to her room, but Rob had already beaten me there. She was sobbing heavily and freaking out.

"Shhh Scarlet calm down you're okay."

"I want to go home! P-please don't! Just let me go-o!" She cried out.

"Scarlet you are home." Rob said, trying to calm her down.

"J-just bring me b-back to d-daddy! P-please!" She begged, she was back against the wall on her bed.

"Rob what's wrong with her?!"

"She must've had a nightmare. She's scared."

"Scarlet! Listen to us!" I shouted. She looked at me, her eyes full of fear. "We're not going to rape you! He adopted you! It was a nightmare Scarlet!" She still looked at me in fear. "Scar, I'm sorry I yelled at you. You were scaring us, okay?" I stated more calmly. She nodded, shaking, trying to keep her tears from falling.

"Just calm down and try to go back to sleep," Rob said. She nodded at him. "Goodnight Scarlet."

"G-goodnight," she replied quietly.

"Why was she doing that?" I asked Rob when we got into the hall.

"She had a night terror."

"She knows we're not gonna fucking rape her. That's sick!"

"She knows. But she doesn't know us and it was a nightmare about her past."

"Why the fuck would she be crying for that scumbag father anyway?!"

"Because that's all she knows. She had a mom too, but her mom just let all of that happen. She would sell Scarlet off too. They used her for money, drugs, and alcohol."

"That's disgusting."

"I know."

"You need to get her help."

"She's going to therapy tomorrow."

"Like group therapy?"

"No, she isn't ready for groups"

I nodded. "I think I'm gonna stay up."

"You sure?"

"Yeah. Just to make sure she'll be okay."

"I take it you're starting to enjoy her?"

"No. Just don't wanna be woken up again."

"Whatever," Rob said before going back to his room. I went back to mine, my alarm clock read 2:52. Thank's Scarlet.