Healing Bella

Chapter two: Meet the Higgins family.

"What have you got there Bella." I turned around to see Maura standing in the doorway. I slammed my book shut. Maura's deep green eyes looked concerned. She flicked her long dark brown hair behind her shoulders. Her heat curled locks bouncing on her back.
Maura is my mother. My adopted mother. I looked at her in a panic, "just working on something for your birthday." I smiled. I will have to deal with that one later. "My birthday isn't for five months honey." She said sitting down on my bed. I held my breath. "Got to be prepared for the big twenty ninth!" I said cringing to myself."
I'm thirteen and Maura is twenty eight. Seventeen years difference. If you think that is not much, eleven years difference. Yes, my oldest sibling is seventeen. Let's just say, Maura was a pretty mature eleven year old. Even though she was mature at that age, she hasn't aged much since. Most people say that Maura looks about twenty at the moment.
She is going pretty well for someone who has carried and birthed three kids. Maura now has six children, three adopted. The adoption age differences are not exactly legal but you know what people with money are capable of. Let's rewind.
At the age of eleven Maura fell pregnant with twins, she struggled but managed to pull through, Anna and Josh were born. Only a year later she fell pregnant again, Talia was born. These three of my adopted siblings all have dark brown hair and dark green eyes.
Eight years later when Maura was twenty, she was at a charity event for orphans. At that time her business had already been up and running for two years. Maura donated five million to the charity. She then got to go round and greet some orphans, there she met Izzie and Lily. Izzie was nine at the time and lily was six. Maura instantly fell in love with these children. Lily and Izzie both have long wavy hazel hair and pale green eyes.
At the charity dinner Maura made sure to sit right next to the important man who ran the England foster and care for children. She explained that no one would want to adopt children of that age and if Maura took them in it would give them an amazing opportunity. With the generous donation along side this, the deal was sealed.
Six years later, I came in at the age of eleven. With my blonde hair and blue eyes I looked very different from the rest. And now there are seven of us in the house, not including the maids that is!

Maura (28)
Anna (17)
Josh (17)
Izzie (17)
Talia (16)
Lily (14)
Me, Bella (13)

You may notice that I call my mum Maura, all of us do. Maura doesn't like the word 'mum' she says that it makes her feel old. She wants her children to think of her as a friend, which is not that hard considering the age gap. Maura is not much of a mother, more like a wild sister who deep down cares for me. I don't need to worry about a mother figure though. Izzie is always on my back about everything and Anna is always so worried about my health.

I suddenly realised I had zoned out for a minute, Maura was going on about how she is dreading the day she turns thirty and how she never wants to be old. I just nodded along. Then out of nowhere, I said something she didn't want to hear, no one wanted to.