"Fine. Ok, now this may come as a shock to you, Addie, but. I'm your dad," he said. As soon as he said that, my heart literally stopped. Joey Tribiani. My dad. No. Hecking. Way.
"Um, Adriana, are you ok honey?" Susan asked, prodding my shoulder gently.
"Joey is my dad?" I said. He nodded. Oh. My. God. I was in complete shock. I'd always wondered who my dad was, but I hadn't said anything because I felt uncomfortable doing so. 'Snap out of it, Addie' a voice in my head said. I did what the voice told me to do. Snapped out of it.
"Joey, yes I am shocked, but can we please discuss this with mum when we find her please?" I asked. Joey nodded, and said:
"That was very grown up of you, Addie. And yes, I think we should discuss this when Phoebe is with us," He gave me a high five as a replacement for a hug, because we were still in the car, and had been for around 4 hours now. '8 more to go' I thought to myself. I was bored.
Then I realised I'd bought my homework with me. I got that out, and started working on the multiplication. It was hard. Not just because I was in a car, but because I find this sort of stuff hard. So I gave up. As I shoved it back in my bag, I remembered something. I had bought mums perfume! I tapped Susan, who was sitting next to me, on the shoulder. She turned around, and I handed her the bottle.
"For good luck," I said, and she sprayed it on her neck. She handed it to Carol, who did the same. Then she handed it to Joey, who was the funniest because he didn't know how to work it. Then he sprayed some on Ross. Then the whole car smelled like mum. I liked that. It gave me confidence.
"Quick question: Joey, do I call you dad, or Joey?" I asked.
"Whatever you feel comfortable with, Addie," he replied.
"Ok."
/4 hours later\
We have been in the car 8 hours, and I was starting to get hungry. So was Joey, although he's always hungry. So we stopped off at McDonalds, and had one big meal between us, as we'd skipped lunch too. After that, we got back into the car and hit the road again. Everyone was so excited to find the trio. But I was nervous. I didn't know what state they would be in. I was scared. Monica and Rachel could be DEAD for all we know. I couldn't bear that thought. My smile turned upside-down, as I thought of them in pain. Or worse-dead. I went into full on sad Adriana mode, which starts off with going quiet for a few minutes. Then the tears start. Noticing this, Carol, who'd swapped seats with Susan when we went to McDonalds, put her arm around me. She asked me what was wrong, so I wrote it down in my notebook and yanked out the page. She read it, and hugged me tighter. I cried into her shoulder, while she rubbed my back. We had to be quiet though, because Joey and Susan were asleep. Ross heard me crying, and asked what was wrong. I was too choked up to answer, so Carol answered for me.
"Try and sleep, baby," Carol whispered in my ear. I nodded, and leant my head on her shoulder. Slowly, my eyelids began to flutter. Soon enough, I was pulled into the darkness, asleep.
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WE ARE GETTING CLOSER! I AM SO EXCITED! I think in the next chapter we are finally going to find them. It won't be the last chapter, because I have some stuff planed for once they find them. As always, any mistakes, please let me know! Also sorry for the late update I was busy yesterday lol. Bye! - j x
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The one where they were gone
أدب الهواة*This is an AU (alternate universe) it didn't actually happen* 10 year old Adriana Buffay comes home from school to find her '3 favourite girls in the whole wide world' gone. What will happen when she finds them? Disclaimer: i don't own friends, but...
