ADOPTED.

CHAPTER TEN.

The adoption papers were finalized yesterday, we will be leaving the Orphanage tomorrow, we have today to pack our things and say our farewells to friends and that means saying goodbye to each other.

Am the only person who has to say a final goodbye to Nia and Sky, they will be seeing each other and will still have each other, while am the only one who will be away from them.

I tried beseeching my parents, to also enroll me into their school because of the distance, but my admission into Golden Elite High(GEH) has been approved, my books have been bought and my parents are in New York already.

As well as the Blacks and the Walkers want their footpaths followed by their kids, my parents also want the same, at least the Blacks and Walkers both have kids before the adoption, their kids also followed their parent's path but my parents have no child before I was adopted, their path remains unfollowed.

Attending GEH is the least I can do to show my appreciation towards them, even if it's going to cost my friends and everything I love.

Dad made a deal with me though, during holidays I can go visit them in Florida, he even bought me a beach house in Miami to stay whenever I choose to go visit. I accepted because I still have the opportunity to visit them for vacations and they can also come over to New York to visit me also.

We decide to still keep our money in the joint account and we are to deposit $300 every week into the account, we still plan on having a house together, we will be buying it with our money.

I learned Nia's parents named her "Sophie Emma Walker", she decides not to keep the name she was given here, while Sky's parents named him "William Cole Black", he also didn't keep his name. Maybe I shouldn't either.

After we arrive from the weekend visits, we all decide to address ourselves by our given names, so we can get used to being called our names once we are out of here. We all address ourselves using our middle names, Emma, Cole, and Aurora.

May was chosen by a family yesterday, the husband is into real estate while the wife works as an event planner, she has two older and one younger brothers, making her the only daughter. She still tries to make things difficult for us but I think Cole has a way of shutting her up.

Cole found out May's father works for his father, she about to be parents provide houses, cover any events and infrastructures for the Blacks. They were happy when they met us, thinking we were friends with their daughter.

We are leaving the Orphanage tomorrow, going to our different families to create a new memory for ourselves, but I can't seem to let go of the old ones created with my friends. Although, we will always have each other at heart but being states apart from them makes me question my ability to function without them.

As promised, I talk with my legal parents every day, sometimes we do video calls and they talk to Emma and Cole, they talk to me about their works and whatnot. I also talk to my dad's cousin, the owner of my new school, and with the Villa staff.

Emma once told me about, how her parents adored mine, although they are the closest families to the Marshalls, they still idolize and respect them.

"We will always be a call away, you know that Ro", Emma says to me, they both told me calling my full name was a mouthful, so they decided to call me "Ro", sobbing and nodding at her words.

"Come on Babe, you are making my tear glands leak", Cole fans himself dramatically.

"Am sorry guys, I will miss you and I don't have anyone over there", I tell them, cleaning my face with my hands.

"Are you kidding me, you will be attending the Golden Elite High, the best school in the world with the cute celebrities kids, am jealous of you", Emma tells me.

"Kids I know nothing about, I will be the new kid with no one to talk with", I respond.

"You are the daughter of Liam and Olivia Marshall, you can never be the new kid and according to what am told, the school is owned by your uncle", Cole replies.

"I know right and I think so", I sigh.

"You are a celebrity to all other celebrities, people will want to worship the ground you walk on, cupcake", Emma says to me smiling.

"Do you think that's normal? It's kinda sounding strange to my ears", I ask her.

"Hmm, I know right, it's strange saying it also, but it's the truth", She answers back.

"Am gonna miss you guys, I pray I don't have any anxiety attack that will make Lily gives me an overdose again", I say changing the topic.

"She better not, if she doesn't want me to introduce my palm to her face", Cole responds looking serious.

"And a lawsuit", Emma continues.

"This is why am gonna keep missing you, every day", I tell them truthfully, I have grown to find solace and peace on their comfortable shoulders, they always defend and fight for me in my weakest hour, even when I still haven't overcome my fear, they fight them with me.

"Who's going to fight for me and protect me from everyone?", I ask them with tears gushing out of my eyes and sobs from my lips.

"We always will plus you have a family, a nanny, and lots of guards to protect you, trust me no one will want to mess with you", Cole replies pulling me into his chest and placing kisses on my hair.

"You are our little princess, you know we love you to the moon and back and we will always do", Emma tells me hugging me from behind.

We stay in each other's arms consoling ourselves for a long time, after pulling away we decide to watch movies on Cole's laptop, we settled for the lion king.

We watched the adventure of Simba from part one to part three, we watched a little after that and lastly, we watched Jurassic world, which I fall asleep while watching because it is late.

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The feelings of not wanting to let go of someone, but you just have to because the person wants to be gone, that's what it's happening right now.

I wake up to the sound of doors opening and voices, the packed suitcases pull me wide awake, I see Cole and Emma talking to a man and Mom smiling at me.

"Good morning", I voice out

"It's past twelve babies, how was your night?", Mom says to me leaning towards me and uses her hand to untangle my hair.

"Oh, it was fine, are we going already", I ask her sadly.

"Yes love, Dad is having a chat with Bright. I wanted to wait for you to wake up before we leave because I can't bear waking you up, you looked cute I even took pictures", She tells me showing me pictures on her phone.

"Ro, I and Emma are leaving already", Cole interrupts.

"Oh, okay", I reply sorrowfully, looking at the duvet that covers half of my body and I suddenly find interest in the way the Chanel is being used to decorate it.

"We love you", They both say pulling me into a hug and placing kisses on my hair.

I hold them to myself thinking if I held them longer, they will probably miss their flight and they can stay a little longer with me, I know it's selfish but they are the only thing that keeps me smiling every day.

"Ro, we don't want to be delayed", Emma whispered to me.

Realizing how selfish I am, I realized, they wanted to be gone from this horrible place and its memory and I was kinda stopping them from doing that. I was only after what I wanted not realizing what they also wanted.

"We will call and Skype you every day", Cole tells me.

"Take care of yourself for us, alright, and goodbye Mrs. Marshall", Emma says waving to me and mom, while she and Cole walked out of the room.

Nodding my head towards the door, I stop the tears falling and fake a smile to mom.

Stepping out of the bathroom in the outfit mom gave to me, I find the room suitcase and mom free with dad sitting on the bed making demands on his phone trying not to sound frustrated, but his face says otherwise.



Her Outfit.

Smiling and walking towards him, he stands holding my hands and kissing my forehead, we walk out of the room I once called mine.

"Do you need anything before the jet takes off, Princess", Dad asks.

"Chips and a bottle of water", I respond to the hostess standing behind him.

"Honey, look at me, mom is here, don't take your eyes off my face and don't close them alright", Mom tells me. The jet takes off and the anxiety kicks in.

"Here, take your pills", Dad says placing them in my mouth and opens my bottled water for me.

"Try to get some rest, all is fine", Mom tells me, working her magic on my hair and with her fingers.

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"Welcome to New York, Sir", A man dressed in a suit says to Dad politely not meeting his gaze.

"Sweetheart, meet Robins, he's one of the managers in charge of my branches here. Robins meet Diamond my daughter", Dad responds.

We arrived in New York an hour ago and the mansion here is also as amazing as the villa back in Silicon Valley.

A few of the staff also moved here like Nanny, Anita, Rita with Daph, Angelo with Zara, and Juliet with Bella. Lily and Mia are also here plus two guys in suit aside from Robins and two ladies in the suit.

"You are starting school by Monday, hope you are prepared?", Mia asks.

"Ready as I will ever be", I answer with a fake smile on my face.

"You guys don't need to be here every day, I don't have anything for you yet", I tell her.

"We are your assistants, it's our job to always be with you, in case you need anything", Lily joins the conversation.

"But you won't be following me to school, will you?", I ask looking at them.

"Mom, Dad, will Lily and Mia be following me to school", I ask my parents, taking their attention away from their conversations.

"Princess, I pulled some cards and got Mia admitted into your school, she's in her senior year", Dad answers.

"Lily is the only college per time student and she takes her classes online", Mom continues.

"Oh, okay but why can't Anita be in my school also?", I tell them curiously.

"Honey, Anita attends a boarding school in England, she's only here for a short holiday", Mom responds.

"Oh okay, I will be in my room", I tell them, standing up and walking towards the step.

"Are you alright princess?", Dad asks walking towards me with Mom behind him.

"Am just tired", I lie to him.

"How about you and I take a short nap, then we all have a movie night in the recreational room, what do you say love?", Mom asks rubbing my hands with her palm.

"That will be nice mom, but I don't want to keep you away from work, you guys look busy", I reply.

"We are never busy for your munchkin, you come first before anything in the world and even the president of this country", Dad replies, placing a kiss on my hair.

"How about we take that short nap, I need it", Mom says pulling me towards the stairs.

"Honey, tell James to help Daisy and Ariel with the public statement we are releasing about our new addition, and tell Andre to give Diamond's financial items to Mia", Mom tells Dad.

"I will, have a nice nap my queen and princess", Dad replies, dropping a kiss on my head and mom's lips.

"Let's have that nap, shall we?", Mom says smiling.

"You don't have to tell lies about your feelings, Diamond", Mom tells me on getting to my room.

Meeting her gaze, she looks disappointed and mad at me

I could only feel bad about my actions.