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Same night- Stevie's POV
I just go home from my date with Naya and it was amazing. We weren't able to do much because I don't have too much money so we went to a small diner then went to the park, but either way it was so much fun.
It's about ten thirty, not too late. I walked up the alley to my 'home,' and through the front door. This place is cool and everything because all my friends are here but I can't wait to get out of here and live my own life, with Naya. I'm really going to miss Jade when a she turn 18 in July, then again everyone is she's the rock around here. I can't imagine this place without her, when I got to the place when I was nine and she was ten she really made me feel happy again. She had already been running the house for a year even though Bree was there, Bree was sixteen at the time and let me just say she did nothing, she didn't even drive us to school, Jade walked Junnette, Jessica, Marie, Peyton, Jim, Brett, May, and Me to school a mile away, while Bree drove to school. Let's just say that was not a fun time.
Anyway I walked into the kitchen to grab a quick snack before I go to bed. I walk over to the refrigerator and pulled out a dark chocolate candy bar that I put there this morning, this is just the thing I need. As I was finishing up my candy bar I heard a noise coming from the kitchen. Quietly I walked in there to find a girl and a boy around Jade's age I'm guessing sleeping in there. What the heck are these strangers doing in my house? As I got closer I realized they look a lot like two of the people in Jade's photo album I found when I was 'cleaning' her nightstand. Don't get me wrong I respect everyone's personal space, except maybe Peyton and Marie because those girls really get on my nerves. I don't hate them, ok yes I do there is something fishy about them and I will find out what it is. Anyway back to the two people on the couch I walked up to them and woke them up.
"What are you doing in my house!" I whispered yelled at them, I really didn't want to wake anybody up.
"Jade was sick so we were helping take care of everybody," the girl giggled, I normally hate giggling but there is something about this girl that I like.
"Oh, so who are you?" I questioned them because they still didn't answer that question.
The guy with really cool hair answered my question this time, "I'm Beck, Jade's boyfriend," oh cool so I finally get to meet this mysterious boyfriend of hers that everyone seems to know except me so I guess he's not really mysterious after all, "And this is Cat, Jade's friend," that's a really cool name, Cat I like it. "There were others here before but they went home but we stayed just in case something happens. So who are you?"
"Oh, right, I'm Stevie," I replied and then the two of them got really creepy smiles on their faces, weirdoes.
"So your Jade's younger sister," younger sister what the heck where in the world did they get that, wait Jade has done this before she probably made a story up again.
"Yep I'm her younger sister, now if you will excuse me I'm going to bed because I have school tomorrow, I think," I replied, I said I think because now that Jade's sick I have no idea who is going to bring me to school.
"Ok!" replied Cat then her and Beck went back to lying down on two different chairs.
As I was heading up the stairs I ran into a figure in a gray hoodie and skinny jeans, "Watch where you're going Princess," I whisper yelled at the figure of Peyton that kept walking down the stairs.
"Shut it, Freak, and if you didn't notice you ran into me," Peyton whisper yelled back, and then she stormed out the front door.
Peyton's POV
I honestly have no idea why that girl hates me so much, maybe she thinks I have the PERFECT life. News flash if I had the perfect life I wouldn't be in a foster home and I wouldn't have to take my walks at ten thirty at night hoping that the paparazzi won't come. I hate the paparazzi they are so annoying they have forced me to stay in the house most of the time and I sometimes hate it in there it gets really hectic and I just want to leave and have time to myself.
I'm actually not supposed to be out at this time, it's illegal but this is the only time I can. I'm one my way to the park that is a few blocks from the apartment building. I'll probably just sit on the swing and think for a little while.
All the people at Hollywood Arts are always asking me what 'fame' is like but honestly I'M NOT FAMOUS, it's all my parents, they were the actors not me, they were the ones making movies not me, they were the ones making millions of dollars not me, they were the ones murdered for no freaking reason except because they were famous NOT ME. I have done nothing but for some stupid reason I'm famous for it. And I HATE it when people treat me special because my parents were famous because come on seriously it make absolutely no sense what's so ever.
As I was swinging I heard a noise coming from the bushes close by then I saw a flash. Shit they found me; I quickly stopped the swing then took off running in the opposite direction. I ran for a couple of blocks until I got close to the house, just about one more block, but I don't want to go back. I stopped running maybe if I lost them I can just enjoy a slow walk back to the house, but of course I didn't loss them they came up behind me a few minutes later so I took off running back to the house. Soon I made it inside so I walked up the stairs and go into my pajamas, guess I have to think of another time to go for walks.
Junnette's POV
I was sleeping peacefully until someone *cough* Stevie *cough* walked into the room and made a bunch of noise. The nerve of her, I mean seriously we have five people living in this room, the most people in one room in the whole house; the least she could do is be quiet when she storms into the house a ten thirty at night. I can hear her grumbling in the back corner if the room closest to her bed and I think I heard her mention something about 'stupid Peyton' a few times. I have no idea what they have against each other but it really is annoying sometimes.
So anyway today was a very weird day, Jade is really sick and so all her friends came over to help watch everyone, but the secret almost came out and I was mad. I never thought I would say this but thank god for Jessica, she hid it when Jim almost let it slip. I mean I she's not my favorite person in the world but she's pretty cool when she wants to be, but she's a bit too much a tomboy for me.
This year has been pretty interesting transferring to Hollywood Arts and all, I have met quite a few new people which was fun but some, no most of them are afraid of me because I'm hang out with Jade, but it's not really my choice to hang out with her, sure she's cool, sometimes, but if I didn't know her from the foster home chances are I would probably not even know her name at school. Ok that's not true because as scared as people are of her she is actually on of the most popular kids at school, I think that's what terrifies them. She is really talented and has a lot of ability that she never really shows. Like one time I heard her singing in the shower as I walked by and she can sing really pretty she never sings like that at school though, if she did she would probably get more lead roles.
I'm glad nobody at the school knows I am a foster child. My mom is actually still alive and out there somewhere she just didn't have enough money to raise me. I hope she will come back every day I wish it would be the day she would find me and we could be some sort of a family, but that is never going to happen sadly. Anyway it's late and I have to get to sleep.
Jades POV
Today was successful at getting everyone to school with the help of Cat and Beck who stayed overnight and despite Beck's orders, Im at school today. Hopefully I can prove him wrong that I can stay the whole day.
Right now everyone is in Sikowitz class watching Mel, Tori, Jessica, Andre, and some kid I don't bother knowing his name do a skit. I got bored watching the group do their improve scene, so I turned to Beck and laid my legs over his lap and laid my head on his shoulder and start draw with my fingers in his hand. Soon he started to play with my hands and whisper in my ear, "Hey baby how are you feeling right now?"
"I'm fine," I whispered back, truth is i had a horrible headache and I was really tired, but I wasn't going to tell beck that I didn't want to go back to the house I have missed way to much school.
I don't think he believes my answer but he didn't say anything he just continued playing with my hands. After a while the bell rang and everyone started to leave but i don't want to get up I'm really comfortable. I sigh when i realize I will have to get anyway then I stood up and turn to Beck. He grabs my hand and we start on our way out of the class room and to second period.
When we make it to second period, AP chemistry that i have with Beck, Tori, and Andre, we were all in a lab group together so we were sitting on our stools around the lab table. Our chemistry teacher came out from the equipment room hold worksheets. "Ok every one," Ms. Mendez started, "today we are going to be going to be going over what's going to be on your test tomorrow, so one person from each lab group come up and get enough study guides for your group."
I really hated study days I already know all of the material so I don't need to go over it. Andre walked up to the front of the room and grabbed the paper that we needed. While everyone was going through their books looking for the answers I finished the paper in ten minutes so I started thinking about Christmas. I know what your think, Jade aren't you forgetting about Thanksgiving, well the answer is no, the house doesn't really celebrate Thanksgiving I will probably make turkey sandwiches for dinner but that is the closest we will come. Truth is we barely celebrate Christmas; everyone gets one present unless someone other than me buys the people in the house something or if one of their friends out of the house buy something for a person.
I'm kind of sad this is going to be my last Christmas in the house and sure we don't do much but I still love it when we turn on a Christmas CD and everyone starts singing to it, it's one of the only days in the house that nobody is fighting. Amada hasn't given me money for presents yet she normally gives me the money really early so I can get everyone something. This means I have to buy my own present or I don't get one, it usually the lateral. I haven't got a present for Christmas since I was ten, except the last few years Beck got me a present, but I always feel bad because I don't have money to buy him anything, that's why I got him a can of lemonade for his birthday, I bought it with my lunch money on the way to school. Anyway I really hope that Amanda gives me the money before black Friday because I need to get presents for everyone.
Ms. Mendez walked up to our table to see what I was doing since I was just staring into space, "um I finished so I was just thinking about some things."
"Ok but are there any other things you could be doing related to school."
"yeah i will work on other homework," I replied while opening my binder, but I have nothing else to work on so I pulled out a piece of paper and started writing down some things I need to do around the house when I get home. Beck and the others are all coming over again tonight because they want to help so I will have to be kind of sneaky.
The rest of the day went by pretty fast and soon we were all in are cars on the way back to the home. As I walked in the front door Denise walked up and told me that most of the kids are home and they are either watching TV or up in their room doing homework.
"Ok thanks, here is your money," I quickly replied handing her the money and pushing her out the door before the gang noticed I was paying the babysitter.
I walked up stairs to see if any of the kids needed anything, when they all asked for a sandwich I went down stairs and into the kitchen to make everyone a half of a sandwich before I started my homework. When I got into the kitchen I noticed we were all out of bread, juice, and turkey. I went back up stairs and into my room to see how much money I had left from what Kyle gave me while they were on their cruise, I saw that I still had a lot of money left so I decided to go grocery shopping real quick.
I walked into the living room to see the gang and the girls all doing homework, while the little ones were watching the imagination movers on the TV, "hey I'm going to buy some food from the store, anybody want something special?"
"Can you get me some M&M's?" Peyton asked, I nodded.
Then Noah cried out, "get some ice cream too," I rolled my eyes but nodded as well.
"Anything for you guys?" I questioned the gang, they all shook their heads so I left the house and got in my van taking off to the grocery store.
Brett's pov
Jade left to go to the grocery store while the older girls, Jade's friends and I had to take care of the rest of the kids. Everyone was quiet and satisfied so I sat down in one of the chairs in the living room reading a sports magazine until I heard the front door open. It was Amanda and Kyle. Why are they back early?
"Hey kids! Where's Jade? And who are these kids?" Kyle asked Jessica, Molly, Lily, Avery, and Me who were all siting in the living room, while all the others were up in their rooms.
"Jade went to the grocery store because we are almost out of food here," I responded still looking threw my magazine, hoping they would forget Jade's friends sitting in the room with us.
"And who are these teenagers?" Dang it I should have known that wouldn't have worked.
Amanda started looking through her phone then looked back up at us, "They aren't new foster kids are they because I never got an email did you Kyle?" I looked over at Jade's friends hoping they missed the foster kid part but they were all looking around confused. Shit they heard it.
"Foster kids? No we are Jade's friends from school," Andre said from his place on the floor with Molly on his lap.
"What are you talking about a foster home, you are Jade's Aunt and Uncle aren't you?" Beck questioned from his spot on the couch.
"No we are her foster parents, she is a foster child and she has always lived here," Amanda responded to Beck's questioned then turned the Jessica, "Has Jade been making up these stories again," Jessica nodded.
"What are you talking about stories?" Tori questioned Amanda.
"Jade has always since she was little, told people that we were her Aunt and Uncle, and that her parents traveled a lot, that she lived in a huge house, and that she was rich. Does that sound familiar to you?" She asked Jade's friends and when they all nodded their heads she went on, "the truth is her parents abandoned her when she was two years, the cops found her and we became her foster parents. Nobody wanted to adopt her because she became violent toward the social workers and they gave up trying to find her a home. She really is such a nice girl, but she was mad at everyone for what happened to her. She makes up these stories because she doesn't like the fact that her parents left her for no reason."
When Amanda finished telling Jade's story, there was a noise from the front door, and then Jade walked into the house.
Jade's pov
I got abck to the house and quickly put away the groceries in the kitchen. I grabbed Peyton's M&M's and walked back into the living room.
"Peyton! Come get you're-"
I looked by the couch and noticed Amanda and standing there looking at me. Shit!
"Um... hey I thought you guys were on a cruise," I said.
"We were late but we stayed in Florida for a few days but now we are back," Amanda responded still staring at me.
"Oh, well I hope you guys had fun, I'm just going to go up to my room and… clean," I told them then headed towards the stairs and up to my room. Once in my room I sat on my bed with my back to the door and waited, I am excepting someone to follow me up here someone always does I never have alone time, ever. Soon enough I heard a small knock on the door.
"Can we come in?" I heard the voice of Beck. I nodded the gang all walked in the room Beck sat on my right side with Cat on the left and Tori Andre and Robbie all sat on Ryan's bed. "Why didn't you tell us the truth, babe?"
"It's embarrassing, the whole thing. I'm sure you know everything now. How my parents didn't love me, how they left me in my crib all by myself, how nobody wanted to adopt me, and how I have lived here ever since. Nobody has ever wanted me, Amanda and Kyle just put up with us, they aren't even here half the time," I told them I just had to let it out I have been holding all this in for way to long.
"We want you Jade, and we love you," Cat said to me while hugging me, everyone else nodded and I wanted to believe them I really did, but I just can't.
"No you don't you just say you do," I said standing up and I started pacing the room, "but you guys will leave when we graduate. All you guys will become famous and forget I ever exist. Where will I be I will be living in a little apartment somewhere, maybe I will wash your car some day or maybe I will even serve you breakfast one morning."
"Jade," Andre said but I just ignored him and kept on pacing, he stood up and grabbed me making me stop moving, "Jade just shut up and stop pacing so I can tell you that is never going to happen, you are one of my best friends and I am not going to let you become a waitress unless you are doing that as a lead part in a movie or on Broadway, because you are way to talent to throw your dreams away."
"Yeah, Jade you're going to be famous too, we aren't going to leave you like your parents did," Robbie told me. Everyone nodded, I sighed then went back and sat down on my bed, and Beck leaned over and gave me a kiss on the cheek then put his arm around me in a hug.
"Your parent's stupidest mistake in the world was the day they decided to leave you behind, " Beck told me and everyone else agreed.
"So, you guys aren't mad at me?" I questioned fearing the answer.
"We were a little mad at first but not anymore," Tori responded, then gave me a smile. God I hope this doesn't mean I have to be nice to her all the time now because I kind of like mine and Tori's friendship the way it is.
"Why don't you tell us your real life now? " Beck suggested and I nodded.
"Well, as you guys know I have been here since I was two, when I got here there were four kids here, Sammie was sixteen, Claire was twelve, Taylor was ten, and Bree was seven. The oldest in in the house is in charge and always takes care of the house. Sammie was nice but she didn't like babies so she left Claire and Taylor to always take care of me. I loved Claire and Taylor they were like the mom and dad I never had. But soon when I was ten, Taylor turned eighteen and had to leave so only Bree was left, she was fifteen, but she didn't like to do anything except sit in her room and paint her nails or talk on the phone so she made me do everything including walking the kids to school, taking the bus to go and buy groceries and every ones birthday and Christmas presents, and make dinner," I told my friends, and they were all shocked.
"So when you were ten, you were doing all that and more?" Andre questioned, I nodded, "When and why did everyone else come?"
"Well Junnette came when she was two and I was three, her dad left and her mom couldn't take care of her. Junnette and I are different in every way possible but we still get along ok. Jim came a couple months later when he was one, his parents said he was an 'accident' then left him. When I was four Marie came she was three at the time, her parents died in a car crash when she was two and a half but her aunt couldn't care for her and gave her up. We became friends almost instantly. Then when I was five Brett came he was four, his parents abandoned him on the side of the road and someone saw him walking by himself and called the cops. When I was six Millie came she was five at the time in fact her parents gave her up on her fifth birthday because they didn't want her anymore. Millie and I never got along even when we were little we just didn't have the same views so we never talked much. When I was nine Jessica came she was seven, her dad was gone and her mom got arrested for selling stolen items, I think she got out quite a while ago but she never came back for Jess. Claire and Taylor were in charge of all of us and helped us with different things throughout each day, I really loved them, I just wish that they came back, it's like I never existed to them, to Sammie, to Claire, to Taylor, to Bree, they never once came back to say hi or to see how we were doing, it's like we are just a bad dream to them," I stopped and looked down at my hands to stop the tears I felt coming. I promised myself a long time ago that when I do leave that I would come back and visit because I know how it feels that they never did. When I looked back up my friends were all staring at me, I took a deep breath and started again. "When I was ten May came she was five, she had been on the streets for three months after she ran away because her parents were abusing her after her little sister, Alice, died, and Lily came months later when she was four, her parents were shot. Lily and May became good friends. I had already been in charge for a few months so I was always caring for them when they woke up in the middle of the night screaming. Then when I was eleven Peyton came and everyone knows the story about her parents being murdered when she was ten. Then a few months later Stevie came she was nine and her parents gave her up when they found out about all her 'problems'. Peyton and Stevie almost instantly hated each other so I was always breaking up their fights and icing black eyes or cleaning cuts. When I was thirteen that was when Bree turned eighteen and left, I was officially the oldest in the house, that is also the year Will, Avery, and Noah all came. Will came first when he was six, his mom walked out and his dad couldn't support both him and his brother so he gave Will away so he could have a better life. A few months later Avery came when the state took her away because she was abused. Avery was also six and when she came I was happy maybe Will would make a friend but sadly no they almost instantly hated each other and then I was splitting up more fights and icing more black eyes and cleaning more cuts. Then a few months later the first baby came, I was Noah he was six months old and his parents died in a car crash, suddenly it was like I was a mom because Amanda and Kyle were never there to watch him. Then when I was fourteen Lilac was born on June 3 her dad already left and her mom gave her up on July 3 when she decided she couldn't take care of her and nobody wanted to adopt her because she had asthma Then one July 24 Molly was born and her mom died giving birth, her dad already left, we got her on July 30 after all of the couples wanting to adopt a newborn baby said they didn't want her because of her disease. Molly, Lilac, and Noah were a lot to handle when I was fourteen. I took them to the park every day, one day when Molly and Lilac were playing in the sand box with another little girl they called me 'Mama' it scared me to death because I was had just turned fifteen at the time," I stopped again and looked up at my friend's faces, they all still looked shocked at my life's story so far and I'm not even finished. The girls call me Jadey now but sometimes they still slip up and call me mommy, and even Seirra and Noah call me Mommy at times. I took a deep breath and started once again, "One day a few months later I was walking home from the grocery store when I heard crying from the alley between two houses when I went down I saw Seirra at the age of two with bruises, scrapes, bumps and cuts all over her tiny body. I called the cops and they took her away, a few weeks later she came to the house and she instantly became attached to me she would rarely leave my side. A few months later Carson came he was four and his parents had just been killed by a serial killer right in front of him. He became the trouble maker of the house he never listened he did whatever he wanted; he was and still is today my little handful. Then a few months after Carson Ryan came, she was fourteen, her mom left when she was nine because of money problems, then when she was thirteen her dad died in a head on collision, after a while she saved enough money to move here to LA and live on the streets until cops caught her and brought her here. Lastly as you know Mel came a few weeks ago her parents and her were in a head on collision when she was ten, killing her parents and leaving her with her limp, she was in another foster home up until a few weeks ago, " I finally finished my story and looked up again everyone still had those shocked faces on.
"Wow," Cat said, "that is so sad!"
"Yeah, but I would've never met any of them otherwise," I replied before leaving them still shocked to make dinner.
So there is the chapter finally!
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