Chapter 8

When Shelby left that night, promising to return soon, Rachel was left to gather her thoughts.

So my mom wants to adopt me, but my dads don't want her to. They want me to stay with them. Mom was going to tell me all about this at dinner the night of the car accident…I can't handle all this. I don't want mom or my dads to get hurt.

It was all too much for a sixteen-year-old to handle at once. Rachel took the pillow on her hospital bed and scooted back until she was against the back of the bed. Then she buried her face in the pillow and cried. When the tears wouldn't come anymore, she wiped her eyes and looked at the ceiling.

"God, what do I do? I don't want anyone to get hurt. I want to know my mom, but I didn't think that it would end with anyone fighting. What did mom mean when she said something about a contract? Are my dads not my dads? Am I adopted? I'm so confused. Please help me." she prayed.

A nurse came in and asked if she needed anything.

"No, thank you. I'm fine." Rachel replied.

The nurse left Rachel alone with her thoughts. A few minutes later, she was asleep and dreaming.

"Rachel, honey, I love you. Come live with me. I live on the borderline of the school district, so you can still go to McKinley High." Shelby said.

"Rachel, stay with us. We've taken care of you your whole life. You don't even know this woman." Leroy said.

"Mom, dad, I love you both. Please don't make me choose between you."

"Rachel, honey, no one's forcing you to decide." Shelby said, moving closer to Rachel.

"That's right, sweetheart." Leroy said, placing a hand on Rachel's shoulder.

Rachel bolted upright, breathing hard and in a sweat. No way would her parents make her choose between them.

Sorry for the shortness of the chapter. This chapter and last chapter are meant to show Rachel's thoughts. Let me know what you think.