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"Life for me has no meaning, darling. If I have to live it without you." -Oh my Angel by Bertha Tillman
Six-year-old Adelaide Bradford has spent years believing her father when he says her mother, Isabel Bradford is away on a secret undercover assignment. But as she grows older, the cracks in that story become harder to ignore.
Raised by Officer Tim Bradford, Addie fills her days with school, football, ballet lessons, and the family she's found in the officers of Mid-Wilshire. Fiercely loyal to the people she loves, she's convinced her dad is the greatest police officer in Los Angeles and she'll gladly argue that point with anyone who disagrees.
After Tim is seriously injured in the line of duty, Addie's carefully organized world begins to change around her. While her father throws himself back into work, Addie finds herself growing unexpectedly attached to his newest rookie, Lucy Chen. What began as reluctant babysitting on the job slowly turns into football games, hospital visits, shared secrets, and a bond neither of them saw coming.
But Addie is more observant than the adults in her life realize.
She notices the uncomfortable silences whenever her mother is mentioned. She notices the way Lucy's expression changes when her mommy's name comes up. And she notices that some questions always seem to go unanswered.
As childhood friendships grow complicated, old wounds refuse to heal, and buried truths linger just beneath the surface, Addie finds herself caught between the stories she's been told and the reality everyone seems frantic to hide.
Told through the eyes of a stubborn, funny and witty six-year-old, this The Rookie fanfic explores grief, family, healing, and the unexpected connections that form when people find their way into each other's lives.
Sometimes family is the one you're born into.
Sometimes it's the one that stays.
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Adelaide Bradford
FC:Sadie Sink
VC: Lily from Modern family
Jaden Crews
FC:Jaden Smith
VC: Jacob Tremblay