Innocence {{Jaden Hossler}}

⭒Fourty⭒

⋆Vada⋆

Vada was well aware that she stuck out like a sore thumb when next to her 'family'. Whilst she inherited her mothers golden skin and high cheek bones, her step-siblings had gotten her fathers pale Irish skin and the blue eyes of their mother. The whole family, apart from Lilians blond from a bottle, had dark brown hair, a drastic change to Vadas dyed pink hair, which her father had never approved off.Sat at the table, with Jaden by her side, she felt more left out than ever.

It was no secret that Lilian did not want an older daughter, she dreamt of the perfects family; two children, which she got through Niamh and Kye, and a rich husband, who she assumed she was getting when she married Dylan. She had never been mean to Vada, not leaving out the small girl in a malicious way, however never fully accepting her as one of her own.

"So, Jaden" Dylan started, cutting up a piece of meat on his plate as he sized up the boy next to her, who looked very uncomfortable, "what is it you do, exactly?"

"I do social media, sir" Jaden replied, respectfully, nodding as he spoke, making sure to keep eye contact.

"Social media? Like Facebook" Vada smiled lightly at her fathers cluelessness.

"Um...no sir, TikTok"

"Oh!" He almost shouted, nodding as he chewed, "of course, Niamh watches it" Lilian hummed in agreement, the small girl in question not paying attention.

"So, you make video's for young girls?" Dylan challenged, watching Jaden's eyes widen.

"Um-well...I"

"He makes music...too" Vada cut in, not wanting Jaden to fall into her fathers trap.

"Music...what kind of music?" He had stopped moving his food around, intrigued by the mention of music. It was a big disappointment to Dylan when Lilian suggested he give up music, after all he grew up in Ireland where his father owned a pub. He lived upstairs, listening to the music and singing every night, waiting for his first pint so he could join.

"Just...music" he sighed, biting his lip.

"He's going to be a rockstar" Vada added, not noticing Jaden staring at the side of her head.

"Ahh...yes" Dylan nodded, not letting his eyes drop from Jaden, "and it seems you've been involved in many 'rockstar' doings lately, yes?"

"What?" Vada questioned, earning a harsh glare from her father for her lack on manners at the table.

"I heard the news yesterday, yourself and another boy were arrested, no?" Dylan pushed again, finally having Jaden meet his eyes.

"Yes, sir"

"And what was that for?"

"Well-"

"He'd not actually allowed to speak about it, at the moment, dad" Vada cut in, knowing that if Jaden told her father about the drugs he would loose his shit. Despite his many years as a naturist and obvious experimenting with drugs, due to Lilians pressure he was deathly against them.

"Hmmm okay" he nodded, shaking his head and laughing slightly.

The room fell silent, small hums from Kye as he ate were all that could be heard, along with the scrapes of cutlery along the plates.