OK GUYS: Please please please forgive me for not updating in, like, forever; my computer is gone wacky with a possible virus, so we had to fix that. Anyhoo, here's chapter number 2 and more are on the way!
Meredith stood up to shake the hand of a 5 foot tall, skinny girl in jeans and a tie-dye t-shirt. Her hair resembled Meredith's: long, dirty blonde and a bit disheveled. "Hi, I'm Meredith Grey. Nice to meet you, Danielle. I'm sorry I never took the trouble to meet you before, but you know… I don't really get along with my Thatcher that much…" Meredith trailed off.
Danielle stood there for a moment, surveying Meredith, then replied, "Danielle Grey. So are you gonna take me home or are we just going to stand here all day?"
Meredith was taken aback by the girl's rude question, but before she could reply, the "adoption counselor" spoke. "Oh, wait! You haven't gotten to know each other yet. And Meredith needs to sign some papers first. Why don't you guys just… chat a bit," she said in a sticky-sweet voice overloaded with pretend sympathy. She tiptoed out to the hallway and closed the door.
Danielle breathed a huge sigh of relief. "I had to stay with her last night. God. What a nightmare. She kept apologizing and hugging me…" she shuddered.
Meredith smiled. "Sorry. I don't like hugs, either."
"Okay, so we have to talk about stuff now," Danielle moved on. "I like reading and the internet, and I looooooooove drama. Any type of drama. TV shows, movies, real life. Anything."
Meredith's smile grew even wider. "Then you will absolutely adore my life."
Danielle glanced at her slyly. "Tell me."
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Half and hour later, Danielle was clued in to everything in Meredith and her friends' lives. "Wow!" Danielle exclaimed. "You better let me come to work with you sometime. Seattle Grace Hospital is, like, exploding with drama! And I sooo want to meet this McDreamy guy.
Meredith laughed. "Your school doesn't start until next month, and I don't really have anything else to do with you. Sure, you can even come tomorrow!"
Danielle closed her eyes and leaned back in her chair. "Well, despite the fact that my parents are dead… I like my life," she sighed.