Almost Broken

Chapter 10

HEY, I'm sad to say that almost broken is almost over, lol, see what I did there...? XD Anyway, just a few chaps left. But here's chapter 10. Enjoy! XD

(Sonny)

I woke up the next morning in the same position as last night, but Zora was curled up in a ball and was leaning more into Chad, who had his arm wrapped tighter around her. I smiled, they looked cute, in a brother/sister way.

I didn't know what time it was, but I could tell it was early in the morning because there was a small amount of light seeping in through the window.

I laid me head back down on Chad's chest and gently wrapped my arm around Zora, because that was the sprained wrist, and I gently closed my eyes again. It's weird this felt kinda like we were a family, but Chad and I weren't married…yet, and Zora wasn't our daughter.

I felt Zora stir a little and I slowly opened my eyes, she was waking up. Her hazel eyes popped open quickly and they instantly landed on me. She smiled brightly and her eyes lit up. I smiled back down at her and she leaned into me, wrapping her arms around me in a hug, I gently squeezed her and she released me.

"Good morning Zora" I said softly.

"Morning Sonny" she smiled. Chad gave a light snore and shifted. We both looked over and I tried not to laugh, he normally doesn't snore. I turned from Zora and lightly shook Chad.

"Wake up" I whispered in his ear.

"No…" he mumbled back.

"Wakie Wakie" I laughed, shaking him a little bit more. I know he's awake now, just keeping his eyes closed.

He shook his head and turned on his side, his back facing us. I laughed lightly and reached over, ruffling his hair.

"Stop doing that"

"Wake up"

"Nuh uh"

I leaned over his side, resting on his arm and shoulder and walked my fingers along his arm and leaned over and kissed his cheek.

"Keep doing that" he muttered and I leaned back laughing.

"Wake up Chad" I said.

"I don't wanna" he replied.

"Me and Zora will push you out of bed if you don't" I playfully warned.

He didn't move.

I looked at Zora and gave a little nod, she crawled over and we both pushed him, he rolled and landed on his back on the ground, his legs kicked up and landed on the chair he was sitting on last night when I woke up. His ice blue eyes stared out at the ceiling and then looked over at us peeking over the edge of the bed, laughing like crazy.

"You guys are evil" he said and glared. We continued to laugh as he stood up "I warned you Chad" I replied as he sat back down on the edge of the bed.

"Yeah, yeah, whatever" he muttered.

"You guys… I don't know… but I have this feeling like something's wrong… I had this feeling the day Chad told us you were missing Sonny" Zora said with a confused look.

"I don't think something bad is happening, probably you're just hungry" Chad said and stood up "Let's go to the cafeteria and get something for breakfast"

Zora slowly nodded and reached her arms up to Chad, who got the hint and picked her up, and she climbed onto his back. I smiled at them and stood up myself, now noticing that my IV was taken out.

I looked down at the gown on my body, it wasn't the kind where it tie in the back and showed down your back and butt, but it was the kind you just slip on over your head.

My legs throbbed and places on my body screamed in soarness and pain, like my back, and arms from cuts and bruises. I took slow steps as we walked out of the room, barefoot might I add, and I followed Chad as we made our way to the cafeteria. Chad pushed open the door and held it open for me as he kept walking with Zora on his back.

Chad set down Zora at a table and told me to sit too. I gladly got off my feet and sat down at the table across from Zora. She just kept her eyes down and stared at the table.

"I really think something's wrong Sonny" she said softly, looking up at me and then back down to the table.

I sighed "Zora, I don't know any more than you do if something is wrong or not, but I'd rather not think about it right now.. oh, here come's Chad" I replied and Chad plopped down a the table too, setting down a few trays with pancakes, french toast, omlets, and a small bowl full of cut fruit, and cups of juice, milk and water.

"Eat up, whatver you guys want" he said.

I pulled the extra plates that were also on the tray and placed a few pancakes, some french toast, and half an omlet on the plate, along with some of the fruit and a glass of milk. Zora only took a piece of regular toast and munched on it slowly, while occasionally sipping on a straw in the cup of apple juice.

"Are you ok Zora?" Chad asked first.

"Fine I guess, I just can't help but feel like something is very wrong" she replied.

No one had time to say anything else because Nico, Grady, and Tawni all rushed in through the cafeteria doors and looked around the room quickly, spotting us and rushing over to us.

"You guys, we have terrible news" Tawni said with a hint of sadness in her voice.

"What happened?" I asked setting down my fork and turning to look at them better. Tawni didn't answer at first as she looked down at Zora.

"Oh Zora, we're so sorry" she said and sat down next to her, wrapping her arms around the fragile girl.

"Tawni… what happened?" Chad asked with his serious, stern voice. Tawni wiped a small tear from her eye and said softly "Zora's mom…was killed last night in a head on car collision" Chad and I softly gasped, and glanced at each other.

Everyone shifted their eyes from Tawni and to the young girl in her arms. Her eyes watered up and her hand covered her mouth.

"She's… she's… dead?" she asked quietly, letting tears fall from her eyes.

"We're so sorry Zora" Nico said and gently placed his hand on her shoulder. Grady did the same.

"Oh my gosh, Zora… I'm so sorry" I said and reached across the table and took her hand in mine "I know how it feels to lose your mother" I told her softly. I had lost my mother almost a year ago, in a plane crash, while she was flying up to Wisconsin to visit our family, while I stayed here to work on So Random. I was devestated and cried for months, but was glad that Chad was there to help me through it.

She just sat there and wept. After a few minutes, Chad stood up and scooped her in his arms, cradling her against his chest and let her cry on his shoulder.

Nico and Grady awkwardly left, Tawni a few minutes later. Chad just sat down and held her close to him like he did when I lost my mom.

"What am I going to do?" she wailed finally raising her head from Chad's shoulder "my mom was the only family I had left! Now she's gone!"

"Oh, Zora, sweetie, I'm sure she wasn't your only family" I said and patted her head, stroking her hair lightly.

"But she was! My dad was killed in action over seas, my grandparents died a few years ago, both my parents were only children, so I have no aunts or uncles, or cousins or nephews, or neices, just my mom was left and now she's gone!" Zora cried again, dropping her face into his chest and cried again.

"Aw, Zora…" I said, not sure what to say as I stroked her hair again. Her sobs were loud, but muffled as she continued to wail in Chad's shirt. After a while, her sobs slowly began to die down and she went into small hysterics, her breathing shaky and uneven as her tears began to dry and then her breathing slowed to normal and then slower and she went slighlty limp. Zora cried herself to sleep.

"Poor Zora" I mumbled.

"Yeah, I wish there was something we could do to help her" Chad replied and looked down as Zora's arms snaked around his neck in her sleep. I gasped and looked up to Chad with a smile.

"What?" he asked.

"Adopt her!" I yelled in a whisper.

"Adopt Zora?"

"Why not? We both love her to death, and she obviously likes being around you like you're her older brother" I replied.

"Well, yeah, but… would it be weird?"

"No, it shouldn't" I said and smiled down at the sleeping girl "please Chad!"

"Oh, alright Sonny, we can adopt her… but how, we still need to go through the legal stuff?"

"We can figure that out in a little bit, let's give her some time to calm down, so she's not so emotionally vulnerable. I know how bad I was for those few months" I said.

I leaned over and kissed Chad quickly, then kissed Zora's forhead "You're gonna be ok Zora…don't worry" I whispered to her. I stared at her peaceful face and saw a small smile creep up to her lips. I couldn't help but smile in return and push some of her hair from her face.

(Zora)

I laid against Chad's chest for a while, crying my eyes out, feeling his shirt getting soaked underneath my head, but I kept crying, and they didn't seem to care.

I couldn't believe my mom was dead. She was gone and I was alone. That thought only made me cry more. I stayed there for the longest time, Chad held me close to him while Sonny stroked my hair and said a few soothing words. After a while, my muffled sobs died down and I was just in hysterics, which didn't last long before I slowly stopped and started to drift off to sleep again.

I was almost asleep when I heard Sonny say "Poor Zora"

Chad quickly responded "Yeah, I wish there was something we could do to help" bringing my mommy back would help. I felt like crying again, so I lazily wrapped my arms around Chad's neck.

I heard Sonny gasp, not her shocked gasp, but her excited, I have an idea!, sort of gasp. "What?" I heard Chad ask.

"Adopt her!" I heard Sonny yell in a whisper. I had to hold back a small squeal. They wanted me to be their 'daughter'? I slowly pushed my face closer into his chest to hide my smile.

"Adopt Zora?"

"Why not? We both love her to death, and she obviously likes being around you like you're her older brother" Sonny replied. Aww, I love you too guys.

"Well, yeah, but… would it be awkward?"

"No, it shouldn't" she said and I felt her hand stroke my hair once again "Please Chad"

"Oh, alright Sonny, we can adopt her… but how, we still need to go through the legal stuff?" I hid my face again and supressed the squeal. They were going to adopt me!

"We can figure that out in a little bit, let's give her some time to calm down, so she's not so emotionally vulnerable. I know how bad I was for those few months" Sonny replied. I then slipped into a peaceful sleep, letting the sadness slip from my mind at the moment and I smiled as I drifted off.

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I woke up later on in the day, maybe around noon or so, and felt arms around me. I opened my eyes slowly and blinked a few times. I found that we were back in Sonny's hospital room, but most of the things, like her get well soon gifts, were picked up and gone from the room.

"She's awake Chad" I heard Sonny's voice softly say from my left. I turned my head and looked up at her. I looked to my right and saw Chad laying next to me. This was the same postion I woke up in this morning. Maybe it was a dream…

"Good morning again Zora" she said with a sad smile "How are you feeling?"

"Uh..." aww, it wasn't a dream "Better"

"We are really sorry Zora, but it looks like you're holding up better that I did"

"Yeah, I guess…" I said with a sigh, leaning back and into Chad, who wrapped his arm around me comforting.

"Zora, we need to talk to you about something…" Chad said from underneath my head.

"Yeah?"

"Well… a couple hours ago, while you were asleep… we talked to some men from a special organization…" Chad started.

"They were from a special orphanage that was settling housing issues for you… after what happened…" Sonny said and I looked down and played with my thumbs for a second. I knew exactly what was going on. They were telling me they adopted me, but I acted like I didn't know what was happening.

"Well… we worked somethings out, pulled some strings…" Chad continued.

"Zora… how would you feel about living with Chad and I?" I tried my hardest not to smile.

"Well… I guess so, but why? So I won't stay in the home until someone adopts me?"

"No, no, sweetie, not that" Chad said. I looked up at him innocently, then to Sonny.

"Zora… Chad and I adopted you" Sonny said carefully.

I knew that but acted as though this was all new to me. I let my mouth drop slightly, then I smiled, looking between Sonny and Chad.

"Really?"

Chad and Sonny both nodded at me with a smile. I beamed back and threw my arms around both of them. I felt their arms wrap tightly around me and I was actually happy.

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