Praying (Gene x Reader) COMPLETE

Chapter 13, I Had to Learn How to Fight for Myself

(y/n) - your name
(l/n) - last name
(n/n) - nickname

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:=:Your POV:=:

"Wait... What?" I looked at the both of them, confused.
"Amber is your birth mom..." Hayden repeated.

I stood there in complete shock, "That's... impossible."
"If I could just explain..." Amber said.
"Okay... I can't wait to hear this," I said in anger.

I walked inside and we sat down at the table while Hayden made coffee. We sat in silence until Hayden set down the coffee in front of her, she mouthed the words 'thank you' and looked at me.
"I was 17 when I was pregnant with you..." she started, "Your father and I were so excited, he rented an apartment with a good school district, we had a nursery and everything... But my parents never approved, said I'd never make it as a mother."
I frowned as she continued with the story, "After I gave birth to you, I was still in the hospital because you were a C-Section. My father came to visit me and he acted like he was so proud of me... But he was just stalling so he could take you and get rid of you..."
"So my grandparents didn't want me...? But you did?" I asked.
"Of course I wanted you! You were gonna be my little girl..." I could see tears form in her eyes and she began to choke up, "We search all over for you... We filed police reports and everything but we never could you. But... As my father laid dying, he told me he left you in Phoenix Drop, that you were still alive..."
"Yeah... A family took me in and raised me but... I guess I wasn't everything they wanted so they kicked me out and now I'm in foster care, which is why I'm living with the Zvhals, who are like my family."
"I see..." Amber looked down with a very sad look on her face.
"What's wrong?" I asked.
"I already talked to the social workers... I was going to foster you..." Amber explained.

I looked down not knowing what to say, my entire life I wanted to know my real mom, and now that I do... She's actually kind and sweet, something I didn't want to say no too.

"What about my father?" I asked, this question would be a game changer.
Amber tucked some hair behind her ear, "He died... a few years ago in a car accident..."

I looked at her and grabbed her hand, I know it sounds wrong but it's like I've finally found a missing part of me, like if I went to live with her everything would be complete. I'd have my mom...
"The social workers said I could foster you, they're just working on some paperwork and then I can bring you home," Amber smiled.
"Where is home?" I asked.
"Scaleswind..." she said.

My heart dropped, Scaleswind is so far... I wouldn't be able to see Laurence or Lyla or Aphmau or Lucinda or Katelyn or... Gene... I don't have a choice, the paperwork is done, I have to go live with her. I'd be leaving everyone behind...

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I sat in my room, it had been a few days and the social workers were working everything out, preparing for my transfer to Scaleswind with my mom... Everything was changing, everything was not fine anymore... How am I gonna tell everyone?

How am I gonna tell Gene...?

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Plot twist! Oh my damn!

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