Together forever: adopted by pentatonix book 4

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Kirstie:

I curl up on my couch as the lightning flashes overhead, we're in the middle of a serious storm right now. I'm keeping in touch with the boys, we all love thunderstorms. I'm pulled by my thoughts by a knocking on the door, I heave myself from the couch and go to answer the door. I find one little three year old girl supporting another, "p-please miss can we come in?" she begs tearfully. "My sister is really sick". I nod and help them inside, I pick up the weaker girl and take them into the living room. I find my warmest blankets and wrap both girls up in one, I keep the weaker girl on my lap and brush her damp hair from her face. She's ice cold and she's struggling to breathe, I'm a doctor and I can tell the signs of pneumonia. At the same time the poor girl is covered in little bumps and her lips seem swollen, I grab my phone and keys. I pick up the other little girl and run out to my car, I load both girls into the backseat and drive to my clinic. I work here with my best friends, when we get there I let myself in and take the girls down to my exam room. I set them both on the exam bed and grab my phone.

💗Kirstie💗: if anyone is available get down to the clinic now! I need everyone who can get here. If we're quick we can save a little girl's life 💕

🎻Kevin🎻: what the hell?! Kirstie it's a thunderstorm, why are you trying to save a kid?

💗Kirstie💗: I'll tell you if you get here!!!

😍Scott😍: me and mitch are coming now! How old is the kid?

💗Kirstie💗: two or three years old at the most. She has a twin sister but she seems okay, she had more clothes than the little sick one.

🐉Avi🐉: OMW I'm picking Kevin up on route!

💗Kirstie💗: okay hurry, I have to give this kid an epi now because she's having an allergic reaction.

🎻Kevin🎻: be careful Kirstie...

I drop my phone and grab an epi pen from my drawer, "darling I'm going to give this to your sister to make her better" I tell the sister who brought her to me. She nods and I turn to her sister, she's undressed from the waist down and that worries me. I brush it aside for now and inject the epi into the tiny girl's leg, when I'm done I hook her up to several monitors and an antibiotic drip and keep an eye on her vitals. I've given her an oxygen mask as well, I pick up the other sister and sit her on my lap. She snuggles into me and I wrap my arms around her, "is charlotte going to die?" She asks me tearfully. I give her a cuddle, "no sweetheart, I'm going to make her better. I promise" I say gently. The little girl smiles and the boys come rushing in, their mouths drop open at the sight of the two toddlers. Kevin immediately comes over and takes the small girl from my lap and sits her on the countertop by the sink, Avi helps him and Scott and Mitch help me with the sick one. "Her sister said her name was charlotte" I whisper as Mitch takes her temperature, Scott listens to her chest and I prep a gynecological kit. The fact that she's undressed from the waist down makes me fear she's been sexually assaulted, I set the prepared tray down and go over to her sister.

Kevin has learnt her name is Taylor, "Taylor I'm gonna ask you a question and I need you to answer me truthfully okay?" I ask her. Taylor nods uncertainly "did anyone touch or hurt Charlotte?" I ask, Taylor nods and tears well up in her eyes. "A man was playing a game with Charlotte, Charlotte didn't like the game and she was crying. When he was finally done he ran away and Charlotte was hurt" she says softly. I give her a little smile and turn back to Charlotte, I really need to do this exam before she wakes up so that I don't scare her. I gently spread her legs to find bright red blood, "this poor baby" I say sadly. Mitch gives me a small smile and I gently clean her up, I quickly slide a metal tool in between her little legs and use a small light to have a look. I gasp when I see the damage, Charlotte has some major trauma. It's not something I have to fix manually but she's going to be in a lot of pain, I take out the metal tool and try to clean her up the best I can. I quickly take some blood when I hear wailing, Kevin is also trying to take some blood from Taylor but she's terrified. I go over and pull Kevin backwards, I go forward and put my arms around taylor. "Easy sweetheart I know it seems scary but it's only a tiny scratch" I soothe, Taylor cuddles into me and I start singing a lullaby that my mom used to sing to me. It seems to soothe her and she lets Kevin do the blood test, when Kevin is done Avi takes them down to the lab. We have a machine that will send any information from their blood tests to my computer.

When he comes back Mitch gets a bunch of allergy tests set up, I do Taylor's on her back and Mitch does Charlotte's on her arms. When we've labelled them we wait for a while, Taylor gets a flare up on multiple allergens and so does Charlotte. After half an hour we check both girls and make a list of their allergies.

Charlotte:
1. Barley
2. Apples
3. Strawberries
4. Peanuts
5. Fish
6. Soya
7. Eggs
8. Bee stings

Taylor:
1. Blackberries
2. Cats
3. Peanuts

Taylor looks at Charlotte's list and points, "that's what made Charlotte poorly" she says sadly. I realise Taylor is pointing to fish, "we found some leftover fish and ate it, then Charlotte got poorly" she explains. I smile and we get both girls sorted with epi pens, Charlotte is still unconscious so I wrap her back up in the blanket after both girls have had an antihistamine injection and carry her back to the car. Taylor walks beside us and climbs into the car with Charlotte, I drive us back to my place and lay Charlotte on the sofa. I take Taylor into the kitchen and make her some toast and warm milk, she eats it happily before I tuck her up into bed. I head back downstairs so that I can keep an eye of Charlotte, she's very poorly. I keep a record of her temperature through the night, I think I end up falling asleep at one point...