adopted by corbyn besson

p.43

Oakley's POV.

I woke up with a groan, Alice's baby is quite annoying but way less than Claire. Sure I was "happy" to have another sister but I feel alone again. Everyone taking care of her and rose.. I dont mind any more. Most of the time I lay in bed and cry for no reason for 30 minutes straight then I go downstairs, eat something and got back upstairs. Right I'm home schooled now, how fun... I can't go outside to have friends and I spend most of the time with lavender now.  Rose also follows me everywhere, she still a brat. Mom says its because "I'm a role model to her" but actually its to get me in trouble. Also we moved  from house our old house. It was creepy and I didn't really liked it there. There's this lady that follows me when we have the chance to go outside to play. Oh right, Dani and Emma got a daughter named Amelia. Emma couldn't have kids which made her devastated... Anyway that's what she had said. And they adopted a two year old. She's quite fun. I mean just a little bit, she's sort of shy....

"Oakley!" I heard rose yell from downstairs, sighing I got up and ran downstairs. "What?!" I said, she pointed at a pile of shoes and said. "I can't find my shoes, look for them" did she just- "do it yourself" I spat out to her ran back upstairs. I heard her "cry" to dad who was giving Claire a bath. "Oakley!" I heard him call me. Sighing again, I got up and walked slowly to his room. "What?". He took out Claire from her bath and wrapped her in a towel. " get your sister her shoes" I mentally groaned, well I thought I did until he gave me a stern look. "Can't she just do it herself" he gave me a look and rose smirked. Groaning I went down the stairs and took a random pair of her shoes, "there" I threw them at her. "Oakley" mom said sternly behind me. "Whaaat!?" She looked mad and crouched down at my height. Rose not in sight. "Don't talk back like that!" She turned away and I mocked her.

"I'm going outside!" I yelled, I just saw mom and dad cuddling with my two dear sisters. "Okay then" I sighed a bit and went to the garden. There's a forest behind our house, there's also a small river too. Walking thru the forest, I heard footsteps behind me, turning around I saw rose running up to me. "What now?" She smiled and jogged to me. "I'm coming with you!" I rolled my eyes. "I never said I wanted too" she smiled again and followed me around. "You know.. We should go home. It's sort of creepy" I sighed for the thousands time today. "Then go home! I never asked you to follow me!" She sighed and turned away. Skipping happily thru the woods. How "cute-". 
After a while of walking I saw a small cottage house with a girl around her  late 20's planting plants and flowers outside. There was also a lady, maybe in her late 40's with a cat next to her. Separating the plants and flowers. (Plants like mint, rosemary, thyme ect..) They saw  me and I awkwardly smiled. The girl waved at me happily. Do I know them-. The cat, Persian cat actually ran to me and somehow standed in a weird position. "Hello!" I heard him say, wait I must mistaken something. The lady walked to us, taking the cat in her arms. "Don't mind him, he does that to everyone" she said kindly. "He talks?" She looked confused until she nodded. "You're in the circle" I jumped slightly and saw a weird circle made with rocks. "Hm" I said. "He's very nice, his name is Luke" weird name for a cat if you ask me. I smiled a bit, "I'm Oakley!" I said extending my hand out for her to shake. She kindly shakes my hand, "my name's is marie" she turned to her daughter I think an pointed at her. "And that's my daughter, Mallory"
The girl skipped to us. "Hello!" She shook my hand and smiled a bit. "We live here since my father passed away. We used to live in a big house and then he sundently disappeared, we moved away since there was weird things happening and now we try to protect where we live by putting plants and salt everywhere" she explained to me while we walked. I went in her house and saw a type of star  almost everywhere, it smelled like roses. They were vials of flowers by the chimney. It looked very cosy and was bigger then it looked from outside. Sure I shouldn't be in a stranger's house but they look nice. Beside they said they protected the house in a way.

We made cookies, and watched TV. They had one surprisingly. It was big and on the wall. The cat jumped next to me and touched my hand. "We shall teach you some stuff. I see you don't have  an easy life" I was confused before he ran away. "Teach?" I asked Mallory. She nodded and showed me a book. "This is a book of shadows. You can protect your house and learn about plants and everything" I nodded now listening. It was now dark out, "we can continue tomorrow if you want" I nodded and got up. "You kept teaching her here?! Mallory her parents must be worrying" said Marie. She said something to the cat and he came to me. "I shall bring you back" I followed him thru the woods, him being careful if there was anything. "How can I still understand you, were out of the circle" he chuckled a bit. "You're gifted" we were in front of the house, "bye bye cat" he sort of bowed to me, "goodbye Oakley"

The front door wasn't locked, lucky me. I tipped toed just in case. I saw all of my aunts and uncles at the table eating dinner. There was no chance I couldn't be seen. I quickly ran under the table, them not noticing. I saw Alice look down and I motioned to her to keep quiet. She grinned and sat back up. "Where's Oakley? I thought she was sleeping but I didn't see her" I heard uncle zach say. I mentally groaned and heard everyone be quiet for a second before getting up and looking around the house. I ran in the garden, and sat on a chair faking I was asleep. I heard mom go outside and she carefully picked me up. "There you are" she whispered in a soothing way. She put me in my bed, changing me in pj's quickly and kissed my head. When she was gone I layed on my back and thought. Was the talking cat and lady with the flowers only in my imagination?

Lmao this doesn't really make sense but I dreamed of something that looked like that and I have a book of shadows so- anyway hope you liked it and don't forget to comment and vooOtE 🌹