*Nurse
by Blueberry

Author notes: Thanks to anyone who reviewed! As always I don't own any Final Fantasy 8 character, but I soooo wish I did! I created Sophie so she's mine! Please read and review!

I shredded the envelope wondering what was inside. The woman and I hadn't been in touch since I was 13, and I had enjoyed it. Getting to the piece of paper, which was a stationary that was personalized to say "Mother of 'Balamb's Nurse' Tricia Hearton". She really did like to use other peoples accopmlisments and somehow say she had something to do with it. I sighed and began to read the letter:

Dear Sophie,

Not a day goes by where I don't think of you my darling. And because of that I shall be visiting you on February the 9th around 10:00 a.m. Don't worry Cid already knows.

Love and Hugs,
Lady Tricia

I shuddered. I didn't want my mom, well, at least birth mom to come here! I hated her! How could Headmaster Cid let a murderer come here? I looked up at Zell, who was only 1/2 inch taller than me as he asked, " So what's she going to do?"

I hated people prying into my business, but today I felt the need to talk and with Zell, the only person around, he would have to do. " The woman is coming here, " I told Zell as I began to imagine why my birth mother would want to visit me. I watched Zell give me a blank expression, one that I expected because a) he had no clue about my mom and b) because if you were in my shoes you'd be delighted for the 'princess of Galbadia' to come or least you were supposed to. Expecting a long talk a sat down on the stage, Zell did too.

" You see.... I hate my birth mother, " I told Zell wondering if I should start with the fact that she killed my father, or if I should tell him a different reason. Zell still had that puzzled look.

" Why would you hate your own mother? " Zell asked puzzled.

" My father...she killed him. No one can prove it though...But I know she did, " I said every word escaping my mouth reminding me of the time when the police came and when I saw my father dead. I began to lightly cry. " It was when I was five. I came home after playing all day and there she was standing in front of my dad, who was dead. " I couldn't take it anymore, instead of fighting off tears like I had been all week I cried so loud I'm sure the whole Garden knew, and I cried so loud that Zell hugged me in his embrace.

" Calm down, Sophie. Everything is fine, " he said trying to soothe me as he ran his finger through my hair.

" Its not, " I said inbetween tears. " First Dr. Kadowaki and know this! " I said as I breifly looked up at my comforter. " She killed my father, and I'm sure that she killed Dr. Kadowaki, too. "

" Come on calm down....You know what's worse? " He grabbed my attention. I stopped crying trying to listen to an explanation, hoping that it would be remedy, hoping that it would make me stop crying. Hoping. " Try not having any mother or father...or try this knowing that your parents didn't love, so they sent you to an orphanage..."

I could tell right then and there what Zell was talking about. He was an orphan.