Hey guys so I know it's been awhile but I haven't gotten a chance to get caught up on the latest episodes on the fosters so I have kind of put this off. Anyway today is my birthday so my gift to you guys is a new chapter. :)

I held onto my little sister as the screams from downstairs only proceeded to get louder.

"DON'T YOU DO THIS ÉMILIE, DON'T YOU DARE DO THIS!", My father pleaded.

Alyssa looked at me with confused eyes, she was only two at the time and did not have the vocabulary to express what she wanted to say.

"I CAN'T DO THIS ANYMORE ANTONIE!"

Silence filled the air and I left the solitude of my room.

I slowly made my way downstairs and my mother said softly, "When we left france together, we came to America for a better life bu-"

"This is a better life." My dad grabbed my mom's hand but she pushed him away.

"No it's not! We are swimming in debt, we should have stayed in france."

My dad looked angrily at her and said, "So that's it you're going to leave? What about the girls? They need their mother."

She grabbed the handle on her suitcase and said "They have you, that's all they need."

She turned around but my father grabbed her arm once more, "Don't do this Émilie, please I can't do this alone. I need you, I love you."

My father's voice shook but she tossed him and said "Goodbye Antonie."

Goodbye? I didn't understand, where was she going?

"Don't go, please I'm begging you." All his pleas fell deaf upon my mother's ear as she kept walking.

"MOMMY WAIT!"

I raced to the door but my father grabbed me.

"Let her go Mai."

I kicked and pushed and he finally let me go.

"MOMMY!"

I ran her and she stopped walking. She slowly turned to me as a man put her suitcase in the trunk of the car.

She kneeled in front of me and put her hands on the side of my face.

"Where are you going mommy?" I asked her innocently, it would be weeks later when I realized she wasn't coming back.

Her eyes started to look glassy and she said softly, "I'm so sorry Maisie, I hope one day you understand why I did this."

She kissed my forehead and let go of me.

I looked at her confused, what was happening? Why was she leaving? I only knew one thing: I didn't want her to leave.

The car started and my eyes widen. Please don't go mommy.

My Father sobs can be heard from inside the house and the car started to move.

"MOMMY DON'T GO!"

I ran and tried to keep up with the car.

Tears blurred my vision and I fell to the ground.

"MOMMY!"

I woke up and sat up looking around.

Callie and Mariana were still asleep. Relived, I looked at the clock, 8:48 AM.

I groaned, today was Saturday meaning that today was the "School's out party".

Everyone else in this household wanted to go to this party so Stef and Lena inferred i wanted to go to.

I didn't want to go.

Darcy was the only person who really talked to me so if she didn't go I had no one. YAY ME!

I walked downstairs and was met with the smell of coffee.

"Well you're up early peanut."

I nodded to Stef and rubbed my eyes sleepily.

She looked at me with concern and Lena said "Are you excited for the Party tonight?"

I shrugged and they shared a look.

From staying at the fosters so long I had come to learn that Stef and Lena share "the look" often. I was pretty sure it was their own language.

Stef smiled at me and said "Okay so today I'm taking an extra shift at work and the rest of the kids are going to be out of the house so unless you want to go with the other kids you're spending the day with Lena."

I thought about it for a second. Callie had work, Jude was going with Connor, Mariana wanted to spend her day with Isabella and Brandon had to go to his camp thingy. Though Lena wasn't staying home either, she was going to the school.

"I'll go with Lena."

Lena smiled and said "Okay we'll make breakfast and leave in an hour."

Staying with Lena wasn't so bad. While she worked I sat on the couch coloring or writing but overall it was kind of quiet.

I layed on my stomach with my feet kicking in the air when the door opened.

"Hey Len-" The voice stopped and I looked up from my drawing.

Our principal gave me a nervous smile and I stared back at her.

What was her name? I knew her name! Maddie? Mona? Monte? Yes! It had to be Monte!

I smiled back and she said "Well why don't you go outside for a while so I can talk to your mom."

My smile dropped, "She's not my mom." I snapped.

I grabbed my stuff and walked out of Lena's office before either of them could reply.

My nails dug into my palm as I could feel the ball of anger rattle in my chest.

I couldn't tell if I was angry at what Monte said or if I was angry about my dream I had earlier, maybe I was mad at the way I reacted? I shook my head.

Lena and Stef weren't my mother's. My mother left and everything I had once know about her vanished as quickly as she had.

Once my mother left my father didn't really try to preserve her in my memory, the memory fell through the cracks and I couldn't remember the simple things like how her hugs felt.

The memory of my father wasn't all that good either, one year after she left I was put into foster care. Though the hate and anger made it easier to forget when I didn't want to remember at all.

That was in the past, I didn- I shouldn't hold onto that anger. I needed to keep looking forward not back.

I opened the door of the foster's home and walked in.

Lena sighed and said, "Maisie I know you don't want to but we need to talk about earli-"

"MAISIE!"

Mariana ran into the room with a big smile on her face and I was glad for the interruption.

She grabbed my arm and said "Sorry Mama but I need to help Maisie get ready for the party today, look at her."

I raised an eyebrow. I was wearing some jeans and a "Rock your socks off" shirt. My hair was in a bun because I didn't feel like brushing it today but besides that I thought I looked okay.

Mariana ignored my look and pulled me to her room.

She sat me down on my bed and began looking through my clothes. Callie walked in and looked at Mariana confused.

"What are you doing?"

She threw a shirt at Callie and shook her head in disappointment, "Don't you have any dresses in here? Take your hair out of that bun so we can curl it or something."

Callie looked at me amused and I said "My choice of clothes isn't approved by Mariana."

She tilted her head and looked me up and down. "What's wrong Mariana? I think she looks cute."

I smiled and put my hands under my chin while tilting my head a little.

"Here! this looks good !" Mariana pulled out a sky blue dress out that I didn't even know I had. "It matches your eyes."

She held it infront of my body and Callie nodded "Yea that actually is cute."

I shook my head "NO WAY! I am not wearing that."

I looked at the destroyed closet and pulled out some light blue shorts and white flower printed shirt.

"That's cute too." Callie offered up.

Mariana narrowed her eyes at me and Callie said "Come on Mari, Are you even wearing a dress?"

She shrugged her shoulders and sighed "Fine but I still think the dress would look better."

They walked out and I quickly changed into my clothes. I pulled the bun out of my sore head and let my hair down.

I walked downstairs and Stef quickly put her hands up. "Woah, you are not going with your hair like that."

I shrugged my shoulders "But I like it like this."

She rolled her eyes "Come with me."

I followed her upstairs but stopped when she entered her and Lena's room.

I had never been allowed to enter any of my foster parents room so I waited out in the hall.

Stef looked out the door and dragged me in "We need to fix your hair, it looks like a birds nest."

I sat down on there bed as Stef attempted to brush my hair.

"Why won't the hair brush move?!"

I let out a giggle as Stef gave up and said "Lena I need your help!"

I tensed up as Lena came in. Had she told Stef about earlier? Was this their plan so they could talk to me in private?

"What are you doing?" Lena laughed and she gently pulled the brush out of my wavy/curly hair.

"Her hair is too thick!" Stef complained and she crossed her arms with a pout.

Lena finished brushing my hair and started doing a french braid.

"Done!" She turned me around and smoothed out the fly aways.

"Thank you." I said quietly and with that I rushed out of the room.

While other people danced around crazily to loud music I sat down next to the quiet beach.

Beside the clashing waves everything was silent.

"Hey Moxie."

I smiled as Darcy sat next to me.

"Why aren't you dancing like the rest of the school?", she questioned

I raised my eyebrow, "I could be asking the same question."

She laughed and said "My parents forced me to come, you?"

I nodded, "Same."

Suddenly She stood up and said "Come on we're going to have fun, we don't need some stupid party."

She pulled me toward the water and I dug my heels in the sand. "No I can't! If Ste-My parents find out I wasn't at the party they will be so mad."

She didn't listen instead pulling me head first into the water.

I resurfaced and threw water back at her.

I threw my head back laughing and all my worries seemed to fade away.

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