Adopted By The Brock Family

Pilot

Hi, I'm Zoe, and I'm telling the story on how I was adopted by my forever family. And I'm starting from the beginning, from when I was in the orphanage. I was only a year old when I was put into the orphanage, my mom died from cancer, and my dad died from a drug overdose. And I was three when I was in my first home, and a month later they brought me back. I didn't understand why someone would want me...and then just put me back where I was. Little did I know that the next year, the same thing. When I was four I was brought into a home that a single women lived, with her son. I don't remember much about them, except that the womans son brought me back after she had beat him the night before. Six rolls around and I think it's a good family, a wife, a husband, and a daughter who was twelve. I was with them for six months. When I got back I started getting bullied, this girl named Hanna who was like eight, she was the worst, she would always say that I was under adoptable, and she would say I was ugly, and I was fat. It was like high school, but with her. I remember a conversation that we had and she ended up shoving me to the ground. Yet I was so nice to her, all the time. Oh, you must want to know the conversation? Ok this is it.
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I was walking down to the cafeteria, I think it was breakfast or lunch, I'm not sure. But anyway she came up to me and said "hey Zoe" Hanna says "hi Hanna" I said nicely "I have something to tell you" She said "what is it?" I ask "you know, that no one will adopt you right? That you are a problem child? Everyone thinks you'll end up like your parents. Lost and forgotten. And you will have that happen. Because you know what? No one will ever love you" She had said it like it was a surprise to me, don't get me wrong, as a six year old it makes you sad to hear that. But me being me, I came back at her "you think you are so lucky?" I say "no one even tried with you, I mean four families have tried" I say. And that was one of the worst things I could say to Hanna. Because after that she pushed me to the ground and I curled up into a ball "yeah, you're so tough now huh!" She shouted. She then walked away. I never knew why she did it. But I never asked. A month after that, it was my birthday. July 17th. The people who ran the place always made sure that on someones birthday that they got something, or had some sort of cake. It was nice, but after that, I made a wish. A wish that I could spend a birthday with my own family, that I would have someone to love me, and that they wouldn't bring me back. I wished that I would have friends. And I wished that someone cared.
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One week after my birthday, almost exact, there was an event thing. And a married couple walked up to me. I remember thinking, I'm not this lucky
am I? No, it won't last long. They started talking to me and they where super nice, and they had the warmest smiles. "Hi, what is your name?" The woman asked "um..I'm, Zoe" I replied "I'm Pat, this is my husband, Robert" She said with the most welcoming voice. "Hi" I say. "So what do you like to do Zoe hun?" Pat asked. "Um, well I uh. I like to hug my bunny, his name is floppy" I replied. I think I still have that stuffed rabbit today. "Oh, where is he?" Pat asked me "he is in my bag, wanna meet him!?" I said. I was already getting super exited about Pat, and Robert, well now it's Mom and Dad. But back then it was their names. "Well sure, I bet my husband would love to meet him too" Pat said. "Ok!" I took the backpack off and I grab a blue stuffed rabbit with loppy ears and button eyes "aww, floppy is cute" Pat said to me "yeah, wanna hold him?" I asked "sure" Pat said. I smile and handed the stuffed rabbit to Pat. She brought him to here ear and smile "floppy said he likes your hugs" Pat said. "You hear him talk too!" I said excitedly "yeah" Pat said to me. "Then he likes you" I said with a smile. "Well, then that's a good thing isn't it?" Pat said. I just nodded.
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I didn't go home with Pat and Robert that day and I was a little disaporinted because we where getting along so well. I thought that they didn't want me. But four days later they came back. When I saw them, I was really exited. And next think I knew I was going home with them. I remembered getting into the back and I held my stuffed rabbit and hugged him the entire ride. Well, until I fell asleep. When I woke up we where pulling up to a houce and I looked around. "Is this you and Roberts home?" I asked "oh you're awake now? Yes it is, and we have a surprise for you" Pat said "really?" I ask "yeah we do" Par replied. I smile then Robert parked the car. He got out and so did Pat, she walked to my door. "Do you want help, or do you got it?" Pat asked "I think I need help" I said "ok" Par said. She unbuckled me and helped me out, and I quickly turned around because I set my stuffed rabbit down for a moment, I grab it and held it close to me. I put my hand out for Pat to hold it and she did. We went to the door and Robert unlocked the door. And when he did I saw a boy inside. Who is that? He looked at me and he just smiled. I remembered grabbing onto Pat's leg and hiding behind her.
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When the boy got up to us he looked up at Pat. "So this is her? My new sister?" He asked "yeah, Zoe this is my son Cole" Pat said "hi Zoe" Cole said. I nodded, then I looked down at my stuffed rabbit and back at Cole. "You can't have Floppy" I said to Cole with a little bit of anger. "Hey, Zoe he doesn't want Floppy" Pat said kneeling  down to my hight "you sure?" I asked "yeah, I don't" Cole replied "ok, do you have a stuffy?" I asked "no, I don't" Cole said "don't lie to her, you've had that one stuffed Koala since you where her age" Pat said. I remembered being so amazed that he had a stuffed animal and got exited "I wanna see it!!" I shouted grabbing Cole's arm and pulling on it. "Uh, ok" He said "yay!" I said. I followed Cole and he walked in it a bedroom up some stairs and he pulled a stuffed Koala from a shelf. "Does it have a name?" I asked "yeah" Cole said "what is it!?" I asked "well I call him Buddy" Cole said "I bet Floppy and Buddy will be friends for a little" I said "why only for a little?" Cole asked. I got a little sad and hugged floppy "people don't like to keep me, they always bring me back, then Hannah is mean to me again" I said "well my parents wouldn't do that, they have to big of hearts to do that" Cole said "you think?" I asked "I know" Cole said. I smiled and I hugged Cole. He hugged me back and my smile grew.
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I ended up spending most of that day with Cole. It was nice. And then I met another boy, he was Cole's older brother. He wasn't as cool, but he was there. That day went by quickly. And it was suddenly time for dinner. And all day I hadn't left Cole's side. So I walked into the dining room with him and sat next to him. I guess you could say I was super attached to Cole at the time. That night we had Mac and cheese. But I also started calling Cole what he goes by now. "Colby?" I said "yeah Zoe?" Cole said "are we friends now?" I asked. He laughed a little "no, we are family now" He said. My eyes widened and my jaw dropped "really!?" I asked "yeah" He said laughing. I looked across the table at Pat and she smiled at me. I remembered thinking that they could be my forever family that first night. From everything Cole told me. I was ready to stay with them. I was ready to finally have a mom, a dad, and two brothers. And I was super exited. After dinner we all got ready for bed, we got our pajamas on, and we all brushed our teeth.
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That night when everyone went to bed I couldn't sleep. So I got up from my bed, walked to the door, opened it. Then I walked down the hallway to Cole's room. I knocked on his door and his voice came from inside "yeah?" He said. I opened the door and peek inside "Colby I'm scared, I can't sleep" I said still standing by the door. "Why?" He asked "I sleep with three other girls in my room" I said "oh, well if you want tomorrow we can talk to mom and dad and maybe you could switch rooms with Gage?" He said "you think?" I asked "it's closer to me if that's what you want" Cole said "yeah, can I sleep here?" I asked "I guess" He said. I got exited and I smiled. I was about to get on his bed when I remembered "oh no Floppy! " I say "well go get him" Cole said "can you come with me?" I asked "yeah, let's go" He said. I walked to the door and waited for Cole. I grabbed his hand and pulled him to my room and when we got to mine I grabbed Floppy off my bed and then I went back to Cole. I put my arms up "can you carry me?" I ask "yeah sure" He said he picked me up and I let my arms hang over his shoulders and my head rest on his shoulder. And I fell asleep halfway to Cole's room.