Fated to the Sapphire Alpha

Chapter 9: Hating the Adopted

What Sir. Ken asked me wasn’t something I wanted to hear. How many years I had to hear from my mom’s friends these questions? How many times did I hear the same thing even after answering truthfully?

Hearing daily; "Did your mother hurt you? What was she saying this time? Why can’t you become more like her?"

The girls who said to be friends with my mom always asked the same questions. I never understood why they had to be mean to me. Why they had to ignore my pleadings to help her be a good mother to me. If not to take me away from her, but I guess it is better that I don't try to force my luck.

Just because it isn’t my mother, doesn’t mean I will be heard and protected. So with the dumped words I replied to him, in a low voice of defeat "He has never hit me.”

These were the only words that came out of my mouth. Sir. Ken walked over to place his hand on my shoulder, asking me again. "What did he say that made you so upset?”

He was questioning me directly about what his son might have said to me, to which made me ask myself. Did I really want to throw Kyle under the bus?

But all I could do was think about my mother and how she had been so evil to me for so long that it actually felt good to be separated from her, but what she did behind my back would always haunt me.

Did I want to give Kyle a chance to hurt me like my mother did? No.

With this in mind, I spoke while looking at Kyle's terrified expression. "He said he only wants me to pretend to like him, but I do not like him at all. He is mean and I do not want to be associated with a guy like him. He can have any girl play the role of his perfect girlfriend, so why am I being asked to pretend?”

Kyle began laughing at me as soon as I finished my words, which made me uncomfortable.

Sir. Ken on the other hand, gave his son a knowing look that forced Kyle to stop laughing.

How he made Kyle act without saying a word is something I would like to learn in the near future.

Sir. Ken spoke to me as he turned to open a door behind Kyle, which revealed a pink with white marble tiles for a bathroom.

"Tonight, you are to pretend to be living happily in my home as my adopted daughter. As much as the idea of you two having a romantic relationship appeals to me, you must remember that you only have tonight to pretend. We will all work together to build a relationship amongst each other, Mishi.”

His words brought me back to reality. I was his daughter, they had adopted me and all I did was act as if Kyle had a crush on me. I looked down and placed my hands around my face so Kyle would not look at me and I was about to say something in shame, but Sir. Ken spoke first. "I really meant what I said. You are a wonderful girl and any man would be lucky to have you. If you could get dressed, my wife is waiting to help you with some makeup and I will let her in as soon as you lock yourself in the bathroom.”

Without saying anything else, I walked passed him and locked the door. While keeping my hand on my face and staring at the floor.

Inside this room I saw a pink dress. Only this dress looked like a much delicate satin feel to it. It had see through ruffles on the neck, the arms where puffy all the way to the wrists and tied on my wrists with some more ruffles, it was a bit above the knee, but then it was clear like the ruffles. I looked down to see there was some heeled boots that accompanied the look.

When I stripped my clothes and discovered my new set of underwear. I unpeeled the hand that was now fully healed. While going to the showers I turned on the water to a good temperature and went in to take a good bath.

The warm water had helped me calm down a lot more than I had before. As I was finishing my shower, I get out to start drying myself up. I see my underwear and then start putting on my nude colored set. It was not particularly attractive, but it felt great to have a nicer set of underwear that weren’t hand me downs; it made me feel strong wearing it.

When I put on the clothes, I had no idea how to style my hair, but I looked stunning in this dress. It was truly one-of-a-kind and it was sweet of Sora to be so complimentary about my ugly stick figure.

Finishing I walked outside the bathroom and saw Sora standing out of it with a big happy smile on her face. I asked her a bit nervously, "Do you need to use the restroom?”

Sora did not say anything, but she came to me and hugged me tightly, saying something in a sad tone on my ear.

"I am sorry for what I said about you to Kyle. I swear I meant no harm in my words and you should know that I am on your side me. I just hate what my son does to get his stress out of his body.”

She drew back from me and I noticed tears streaming down her cheeks. I despised making people cry, but I knew she needed to explain things to me.

"I would like to know what you meant by what you said, but I am not sure I have time to do so today.”

She shook her head at me and went to get a Kleenex from the small coffee table in the small living room.

"No, we do not have much time so come, I will make you pop that beauty of yours. You are a pretty girl and I’ll love to help you show it off more. I want to have everyone see how beautiful you are.”

She led me to the now-open door of the last room that was connected with this room. Walking inside is when it’s revealed to have a pink vanity with makeup, perfume and jewelry all over it just as soon as I entered.

The entire bedroom was also pink and the floor was covered in a checkered pattern, but with fuzzy pink rugs around the massive bed.

I took a seat and took off my glasses, allowing her to do whatever she wanted with my appearance. She closed the door and after a while of having Sora applying makeup. While finishing up the last of applying the makeup, we heard a knock at the door. "Is everyone ready?”

The voice of Sir. Ken was heard loud and clear. It was then followed by a loud gasp as the sound of the door began to open.

When I opened my eyes, everything was fuzzy again, but I took my glasses to look at myself in the mirror.

My entire look was breathtaking as I was wearing a lot of gold. I had gold eyeliner with soft pink in, lip gloss and black mascara on my eyelashes. I felt like I was looking at a completely different person. The girl in the mirror looked beautiful, but when I smiled, I ruined the image with my braces.

I have always ruined things while wearing braces meant they would be right there all the time and they looked terrible with any of my expressions. As soon as I said it in my mind, I closed my lips to not show my mouth.

I am a pathetic person to have ever thought I was beautiful after seeing my reflection today and I still feel stupid for telling Kyle he had a crush on me and implied he wanted to sleep with me, as he had done to countless other girls.

Unlike me he actually goes for girls, pretty girls and thinking about this I had difficulty in leaving the room. What if Kyle mocked me?

I remained seated while thinking about this, when Ms Sora bent down to speak to me in a caring tone, "Are you okay?"

Hearing her I looked down from the mirror in front of me and lowered my hand into my lap.

Knowing Kyle was going to be there made me extremely uncomfortable. All I wanted to do was graduate, survive the bullies and get out of this hell of a town.

Now Sora was waiting for me to say something, so I took a deep breath and finally said it. "I heard what you said to Kyle and I have heard he is a player with girls, but I do not know why I am being treated as if I am important when I know I am the last person Kyle would be seen with. It is a miracle you both took me in, but I am sorry, but I just can not see myself next to him, ever."

With my words said, I was shaking from my nervousness. Which made Sora come closer and caressed my shoulder to say in a motherly tone. "I am sorry you heard that. My son has many flaws and I will not deny that, but I swear he is not an evil person and he ever hurts you, please do not be afraid to tell me or my husband, okay?"

I looked at her with a sad expression on my face and I realized my lips were crooked.

She was extremely nice to me, which made me wonder how Kyle could have come from such a nice person.

Sir Ken was still at the door beside her. Seeing Sir Ken giving me a kind smile he then said to me as a father would compliment his children.

"Well, don’t you look beautiful, Mishi. You are breathtaking."

He then looked at Ms. Sora and then asks her lovingly, "Are we ready my love?" She walked toward her husband. As they were looking back at each other with love in their eyes.

She took his hand,l to then look back at me and extended her hand to me, feeling obligated to take her hand.

I got up to walk outside and saw a very annoyed Mason having a conversation with Kyle until he looked at me. At which point his expression changed; he was surprised to have seen me and after a few steps, he moved to the side.

That’s when Kyle looked back, his surprised expression hung for a split second before returning to annoyance.

At least one of them was glad to see me, but I still wished I was at Naty's house. Today is the worst day of my life.