"Come in.", I called. My door cracked open before mom and dad both walked in. Something's wrong. "What's wrong?"
"We need to talk to you love.", dad saud softly, sitting on my bed.
"Okay..."
"You're adopted.", he said softly. My whole body froze.
"I'm-"
"That's not the big thing. We learned the other day that the agency we adopted you from was running a trafficking ring." He paused, "Y-You were kidnapped and we can't keep you."
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"This is so fucking stupid.", I spat. Officer Zach Landon, who was driving me from my home of fourteen years to a strangers house, sighed,
"I know it sucks sweetie. But they really are good people. I promise." I sniffled a little, watching my home disappear in the distance,
"I asked if they'd still come see me and they said it would be easier if they didn't. They just gave me up like it's nothing."
"They're hurting too. They might change their minds kid."
"They don't change their minds."
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"Be good. Call me if you need anything.", Zach said as he stopped in front of a big house. In the three hour drive, we talked a lot and right now, he was probably my best friend.
"Take me home?"
"Sorry kid. This is home now."
"No it's not." I sighed, "Will you come in with me?"
"Of course I will." We got out as he helped gather my bags before going to the front door and knocking. A tall, terrifying man opened the door as I shuffled back a little. He looked down at me as his dark blue eyes lightened and he smiled,
"Hi. Olivia?" I nodded a little. "I'm Cooper. I'm the oldest."
"Oldest?", I questioned.
"Of the eight of us...?"
"I'm really confused. I have eight parents?", I asked Zach.
"They were supposed to tell you."
"They didn't want to effect my judgment." Cooper sighed,
"You have eight brothers."
"Eight- holy shit. Where are my- our- the parents?"
"Uh... prison kid..."
"W-What?"
"Sweetie they were a huge part of the trafficking.", Zach said.
"I've been mostly in charge since I was eighteen. About six years. I was old enough to take in everyone else and have our parents arrested. It's a long, terrible story. We didn't realize we had a sister until the cops reopened the case and found you."
"So I got taken from my incredible and healthy family to be thrown into some fucked up situation where I don't even have parents?"
"Liv, just give it a chance.", Zach said softly, "You don't really have a choice anyways." A boy poked his head out from behind Cooper, who sighed,
"C'mere." He slowly stepped out beside him. "Oliva, this is Oliver. You guys are twins."
"I have a twin?"
"And we're the youngest. It sucks.", Oliver said. Cooper rolled his eyes,
"It doesn't suck. Don't freak her out Oli. She just got here."
