I go into the girls dorm to get my pyjama's and see Emily sitting on her bed with Alex. I walk on by and get my pyjamas. She stands up and pulls me towards her. "Where'd the fight go? Leave it with Daddy in Ireland?" I look at her and recoil in horror. "That is enough Emily." I turn around and see Samuel. "Screw it." I say and walk past Samuel. I go to the bathroom and get changed. Someone knocks the door as I take out my mobile and ring home. "You ok?" Samuel asks and I nod. "Yeah, just doing something I should have done a long time ago. "Hey sweetie!" Mum says and I smile. "Hey." I say and look at the floor. "Can you give me the number for our local lawyer?" I ask and Samuel's eyes go wide. I write it down on my hand and say goodbye. "Tell your little friends I say hi to!" I laugh. "Bye mum" I say and Samuel looks at me. "My mum says hi." He nods and I type in the number.
"Hello Regis and Co solicitors, how may I help you?" I look at Samuel and then look away and at the mirror. "Hi, I'm Nicola McDowney."
I say and take a deep breath. "I want to file for imancipation." I start and Sam's eyes widen. "From which or both parents?" I nod. "My biological father." I state and play with my pyjama top. "I also want to file for adoption papers." I say and Sam nods slowly. "You want to adopt someone?" She asks confused and I shake my head. "I want my step-dad to adopt me." I say and continue answering her questions. When we are finished she tells me that they will be posted within three days to my home in Ireland and Samuel looks at me for a minute.
"Did you do that because of Emily?" He asks and I shake my head. "I've wanted to for a while, I just didn't have the balls to do it." He nods. "I can't wait to meet him." He says and I smile. "They can't wait to meet you either." I say and he smiles. "What if they don't understand me?" I laugh. "You're the one who probably won't understand them!" He nods. "True." He says and I put my hair in a bun.
He pulls his dreads together and ties them while I brush my teeth. He does the same and we walk back out. "I don't want anyone else knowing, about my dad." I whisper and he wraps his arm around me. "My lips are sealed." He says and we walk into the kitchen. "About what I said." Emily says and I shake my head. "I'm over it." I say and break away from Sam.
"I'm-" I shrug. "I'm over it Emily." I say and Matheus looks at me. "You could just except her apology!" He says and I shrug. "She bitched about Nicola's vulnerability!" Cameron says and starts arguing with Matheus. "Maybe if she stopped it wouldn't have gone that far." Alex says and Sam gets up. "Don't." I say and get up. "I did deserve it." I say while putting on my shoes. "Where are you going?" Lindsay asks and I shrug. "Anywhere but here." I say and put on my hoodie.
"It's dark out." Damian says and Sam nods. "I'll go with you." I shake my head. "I'll be gone for ten minutes." I say and walk outside. I climb down the fire escape and sit underneath it. I sit on the ground and put my hand on the scar on my shoulder. I hear the steps clang and stay silent. "Where would she go?" I hear Lindsay ask and some of them go off in seperate directions.
5minutes later.
A figure sits beside me. I look at them and they use their phone to light up there face. Marissa.
She wraps her arms around me and we both sit crying. "Are you ok?" She asks and I nod. "Yeah, are you?" I ask and she nods. "Just, alot of things are building up." I nod and we hear them coming towards us. "Are you two ok?" Cameron asks and we nod. "Yeah, we're fine." Marissa says and they pull us up.
"I'm tired." I say with a yawn and Samuel wraps his arms around me while we walk upstairs. I hug each of my friends in turn and go into the bedroom. I sit on my bed and lift the photo's. I turn it over and take out the back piece. I lift out the tiny picture anfd hold it for a minute. "See you soon." I whisper before hiding it back in the photo frame and going to sleep.
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