ADOPTED.

CHAPTER FIVE

I took my seat on the cushion in the garden after the couple has been seated, I look at the flowers in the garden in surprise this was the first time I am entering the garden its off-limit to every one of us, but some kids sneak in and those who do talk about the beauty of this place but their talks do no justice to this place.

It was beautiful beyond explanations with lots of beautiful colors of flowers coming together with their different nectar to give the perfect scent and view to all guests that come in.

The garden is filled with different colors of roses arranged together, colors of Lilly in their world, sunflowers, and orchids bursting with lots of green plants also.

The reason for the restriction is now understood, this place is like heaven on earth two marble tables are placed on a sideways with four cushions per table, a bookshelf is placed in between the tables, a landline is placed on each table with a covered glass bowl of grapes and sliced kiwi on the table.

"You seem to love gardens," The lady said to me looking at me with adoration and a bit of fear in her eyes.

"Am a nature lover mam," I responded politely looking at her with a tight smile on my face, am yet to know the reason for her apology and fear.

"Please do not use mam for me honey, am going to be your mom and I will be happy if you can call me that." She said to me with hope in her voice.

"Be my mom?" I asked looking confused, I thought they didn't want me that was why she was apologizing but she asking me to call her mom got me confused.

"Honey we are adopting you and we are going to be your parents, you get to have a mom and a dad," The man spoke instead with longing in his voice.

"Oh, can I ask a question?" I said looking at both couples curiously, they nodded their heads saying yes. "Why do you want to adopt me?" I asked them, they wanted to know why they wanted a teenager and not a baby but not just any teenager, they wanted me.

"We want you because you are who you are, can you tell us about yourself?" the lady said instead with a smile on her face holding my hand with her delicate hands.

Still confused about the response I got "am Hazel sixteen years old," I started I was born on the 3rd of May I love reading and designing I like sweets, chocolates, and strawberries." I concluded my introduction timidly.

"Why were you named Hazel?" the man asked curiously looking at the lady.

"I was found behind the dumpster beside the orphanage a day after my birth with no means of identification, the authorities tend to name some of us found without identity based on our eyes color, our month of birth or after the place we were found," I answered immediately.

"So, you and your friends were named with your eyes color then," the lady said with a tight smile on her face, I nodded in confirmation wondering how she knows about my friends and their names.

"Would you love to change your name or you want to keep it after the adoption is finalized?" the man asked me with hope and pain very present in his voice.

"I have always wanted a name not based on my looks," I answered him truthfully, I and my friends had planned on giving ourselves new names once we were out of the system having been named after how we look always get to us all the time.

"That's great then, you said you love designing if I may ask what do you want to do in the future?" The lady asked me curiously.

"I and my friends had plans to apply for scholarships but if not granted we took up after school jobs for option B, we've been saving for college and apartment for once we are out of the system, I will love to be a designer having my voice in the industry," I answered dreamily and hopefully, I will be allowed to achieve my dreams with them as my parents.

"That's the great baby you and your friends have quite the plans for your age, you have your lives planned with options B just in case that is rarely seen by kids your ages. Am impressed and I with your mom will be happy to help you achieve your dreams, especially your mom." the man says happily pulling the lady into a side hug grinning.

"Do you know what she does?" He asked me after noticing my confusion, shaking my head in response which earned their surprised look.

"What about him do you know who he is?" The lady asked pointing to the man looking dejected, shaking my head also in confusion was suppose to know them before their arrival I asked myself.

"So much for fame, she doesn't know who we are teroso," The man said to the woman angrily with both of them looking rejected.

"Am sorry for not learning about you, I didn't know I was gonna be adopted," I apologized dejected looking at my jeans.

"You don't have to apologize, baby, you should never apologize to anyone because a Marshall is above anyone," the man said to me standing up to scout in front of me, he lifts my head shallows one especially my daughter." He said to me with determination

His words keep ringing in my head but the name stood out like it always stands out anywhere it's being mentioned "Marshall", even without a social life I knew who the Marshalls are, they are the most powerful couple in the United State if not the whole continent.

The husband is a business tycoon/Morgul he's called a business tyrant he owns the United States business world because he owns almost all the business there.

He has a company that makes airplanes and private jets, he has 56%shares in all automobile companies in the world, he's into the Oil and gas business also.

While his wife rules the female business world, she's a top designer with her own make-up company which is the most expensive make-up to own, she's the highest-paid actress also, but they don't have a child.

I remembered the look on Mr. Bright's face when he was addressing them in the hall and the name he called them, they can't be the one or can they be? I asked myself to connect the dots, the wife has lots of friends but she's always with Natasha Black and Reign Walker because were friends with her family.

If the other couples were nd Walker then I and my friends will still be together, the Marshalls are great benefactors of the Orphanage and they are like a celebrity to all celebrities, I remembered Mr. Bright talking about how influential one of the couples are, the men in black everywhere they go and the fear in Mr. Bright's face when they were talking to him.

I looked at them to see them looking at me with smiles on their faces the shocked expression on my face gives them the answer I had and it also gave me the answer to my doubts "You guys are the Marshalls?" I asked the dumbest question ever looking down in embarrassment, "You don't have to be embarrassed honey," Mrs.. Marshall says smiling, "You look adorable when you think." Mr. Marshall said stroking my cheeks lovingly with his long delicate fingers.

I had lots of questions going through my head in waves like why does the most powerful couple in the whole United States wants to adopt me? Are they always this friendly or it's for me to accept them and they later show me the ruthless side of them that is known by the world?.

"Baby doesn't think too much," Mrs. Marshall said using her hands to rub off the stress lines on my forehead.

"What about my friends?" I had to be sure I wasn't the only one leaving here with a great family.

"They will be fine, they will be adopted also by your mom friends and you can see each other anytime you want to." The man responded assuring me about their new family also.

"Can I have your phone number so I can call you regularly before the adoption papers are finalized," Mrs. Marshall said to me holding out a sleek and expensive-looking device to me.

"I don't have a phone," I replied shaking my head, "Well now you do, "She put her phone into my hand with a smile on her face, noticing my hesitation "It's just for now Baby," She said to me "For now?" I asked not understanding what she meant by that, she looked at Mr. Marshall for help

"You are our daughter you are entitled to have your security team from now on, your drivers, maids, nannies, and lots more so one of your drivers will bring your and your friend's gadgets over tomorrow." Mr.. Marshall told me the offers were too much for a plain girl like myself how can I turn them down without being rude.

"Your friends are given the same thing honey, we won't be at peace knowing our daughter is not with us and she's not with a team of security also to keep her safe, please accept this just for our sanity pumpkin." Mrs. Marshall says noticing my discomfort when she puts it like that it's hard to refuse her and my friends are also probably going through the same thing I nod my head in agreement with them which earned me a hug from both of them.

I hope this marks a new beginning in our lives because we need the happiness and love only a family could provide.