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Story: Fated for Her
I took the eggs, bacon, and pancake mix out of the fridge. And began to prepare our meal. Liana began to talk about anything that popped into her head. I heard Liana ask a question I wasn’t expecting while I was making the pancakes.
“Are you my new Mommy?” she asked in a simple way, as if it wasn’t a big deal. I put the fully cooked pancake on a plate, added butter to the top, and put bacon and eggs on the side. I walked over to Liana, put the plate in front of her, and sat down next to her.
“Do you want me to be your mum, Liana?” I asked with hope.
“Yes, I want you to be my new momma and Mr. Zayn my daddy.” I smiled and hugged Liana, who was sitting next to me. I cried tears of joy.
“Yes, baby girl. I’d love to be your new mum.”
When I cried, Zayn ran down the stairs. I put Liana back in her seat and then walked over to give Zayn a hug. After I hugged him, I pulled him into a nearby room to tell him about my most recent talk with our daughter.
My news made Zayn’s face light up. He was just as happy about the news as I was. We have officially gotten what we wanted: Liana wants us to be her parents.
Zayn’s point of view
Sienna and I had a great morning, and the start of school was great too. I waited outside of calculus class for Sienna to get to school. I saw her come in through the doors of our school. She saw me right away when a boy stopped her and pointed me out.
I knew who he was because I’d seen him before. He was named Marvin, had blonde hair, and wasn’t very strong. Asher didn’t like that another guy wanted to be with or around our friend.
“Don’t let him near her; she’s ours. Protect mate,” Asher growled.
Asher and I don’t always agree, but this time we were both on the same page. I ran up to Sienna and put my arms around her waist to protect her. She started to laugh at this. I don’t understand why she thought it was so funny that she was talking to another guy.
“Benny, this is my overly possessive boyfriend Zayn. Zayn, this is Benny. Benny, how’s your boyfriend?” She asked, laughing even more, and at this point, Benny was too. No matter what, he was a guy, so I made a mistake.
The Marvin kid said, “He’s great. We’re going on a date later today.”
For the next three minutes, they kept talking until we said goodbye and went to class. Most of our classmates were already in their seats, but a few kids were still hanging out and talking to each other. We don’t sit together in this class. Sienna is next to a guy named Jace and Kayla in the front of the class. I’m sitting three rows behind her.
Mr. Prescott began his speech. I was writing down the notes when I saw Jace lean in and whisper something to my friend. What in the world does he think he’s doing? Sienna looked at him with a look of disgust on her face, and in less than a second, her hand had slapped him across the face. That was sure to leave a mark.
“Yes!” I yelled. That’s my love with pride!
Which made the whole class laugh, along with Sienna’s angry behaviour. Our teacher didn’t see her hit her, thank goodness. Mr. Prescott did give him a stern talking to after class, though.
Sienna
When Zayn was done with class. I took his hand and wrapped my fingers around it. I felt better right away when I felt our sparks.
Jace asked me if I wanted to know what it’s like to be with a real man. I had to hit him. I was furious at how he treated my friend. If there weren’t a lot of students in the room, I probably would have punched him or kicked him where the sun doesn’t shine.
Zayn wanted to know what had happened, but I quickly ended the conversation. I told him we would talk about it later tonight. I love watching Zayn beat up Jace, but I also want him to stay at our school and graduate.
We talked about Liana and decided that she would come to work with Zayn. It’s so nice that he can tell when I’m sad or want something.
I can’t stop thinking about what he’s going to do for my birthday tomorrow. Since Meredith was still with my uncle, I haven’t had a birthday party. She had a big party for me and invited some of my friends from kindergarten. There was a piñata and an ice cream cake. That was one of the best times of my life.
Zayn asked, “Hey, what’s wrong?” and turned me to him. I didn’t even know there were tears on my face.
I quickly wiped them off. We had five minutes between classes, so I told him about my fifth birthday party.
We sat next to each other in every class except calculus, and the rest of our morning classes went by quickly. I walked up to Kayla’s locker, and then Zayn and I walked into the cafeteria together. I thought the greasy pizza we had for lunch today was a little better than the chicken sandwich. Zayn had told me to pack a lunch at home, but I said no if Kayla had to eat cafeteria food. I would like to. We picked up our food and sat down under the tree.
Zayn brought cookies from home that I had made with Liana. Well, I made them and she ate the dough. He gave out the cookies. Theo ate his whole thing, while Kayla and I ate ours slowly, just like I did.
“Kayla, you should come to the diner tonight. You can eat whatever you want for free,” I said. Kayla’s eyes got big with happiness, but it was gone in a flash.
“I don’t think I can. I have to look after my little brother and sister tonight,” she said with a sad face.
I smiled at her and said, “The more the merrier!” She nodded and said she would come with us tonight. Zayn asked Theo to join us for dinner at the end of my shift, and we all agreed.
Zayn
Sienna went to the diner, and I went home. Liana tackled me to the ground as soon as I walked through the door.
“Hey angel, how was your day?” I asked her.
Liana told me about her day and all the things my mum has done with her. What really got to me was the last thing she said.
“Oh, and Grandma took me to the mall and we got me earrings. They are so sparkly!” she said with a smile. I couldn’t believe my mom pierced my daughter’s ears without me being there.
“That’s nice, baby. I’ll be back in a minute. How about you draw me a picture?” Liana nodded, and with that, I went to find my mum.
She was on the couch in our upstairs library, probably shopping online for either herself, Sienna, or Liana. When she saw me stomp in, she froze like a deer in the headlights.
“You put holes in my daughter’s ears!” I yelled.
“Zayn, don’t you dare talk to me like that!”
“Mom, what do you think Sienna will say to you? How could you do this? This is a big deal, and you shouldn’t have done it!” I said.
“Are you my new Mommy?” she asked in a simple way, as if it wasn’t a big deal. I put the fully cooked pancake on a plate, added butter to the top, and put bacon and eggs on the side. I walked over to Liana, put the plate in front of her, and sat down next to her.
“Do you want me to be your mum, Liana?” I asked with hope.
“Yes, I want you to be my new momma and Mr. Zayn my daddy.” I smiled and hugged Liana, who was sitting next to me. I cried tears of joy.
“Yes, baby girl. I’d love to be your new mum.”
When I cried, Zayn ran down the stairs. I put Liana back in her seat and then walked over to give Zayn a hug. After I hugged him, I pulled him into a nearby room to tell him about my most recent talk with our daughter.
My news made Zayn’s face light up. He was just as happy about the news as I was. We have officially gotten what we wanted: Liana wants us to be her parents.
Zayn’s point of view
Sienna and I had a great morning, and the start of school was great too. I waited outside of calculus class for Sienna to get to school. I saw her come in through the doors of our school. She saw me right away when a boy stopped her and pointed me out.
I knew who he was because I’d seen him before. He was named Marvin, had blonde hair, and wasn’t very strong. Asher didn’t like that another guy wanted to be with or around our friend.
“Don’t let him near her; she’s ours. Protect mate,” Asher growled.
Asher and I don’t always agree, but this time we were both on the same page. I ran up to Sienna and put my arms around her waist to protect her. She started to laugh at this. I don’t understand why she thought it was so funny that she was talking to another guy.
“Benny, this is my overly possessive boyfriend Zayn. Zayn, this is Benny. Benny, how’s your boyfriend?” She asked, laughing even more, and at this point, Benny was too. No matter what, he was a guy, so I made a mistake.
The Marvin kid said, “He’s great. We’re going on a date later today.”
For the next three minutes, they kept talking until we said goodbye and went to class. Most of our classmates were already in their seats, but a few kids were still hanging out and talking to each other. We don’t sit together in this class. Sienna is next to a guy named Jace and Kayla in the front of the class. I’m sitting three rows behind her.
Mr. Prescott began his speech. I was writing down the notes when I saw Jace lean in and whisper something to my friend. What in the world does he think he’s doing? Sienna looked at him with a look of disgust on her face, and in less than a second, her hand had slapped him across the face. That was sure to leave a mark.
“Yes!” I yelled. That’s my love with pride!
Which made the whole class laugh, along with Sienna’s angry behaviour. Our teacher didn’t see her hit her, thank goodness. Mr. Prescott did give him a stern talking to after class, though.
Sienna
When Zayn was done with class. I took his hand and wrapped my fingers around it. I felt better right away when I felt our sparks.
Jace asked me if I wanted to know what it’s like to be with a real man. I had to hit him. I was furious at how he treated my friend. If there weren’t a lot of students in the room, I probably would have punched him or kicked him where the sun doesn’t shine.
Zayn wanted to know what had happened, but I quickly ended the conversation. I told him we would talk about it later tonight. I love watching Zayn beat up Jace, but I also want him to stay at our school and graduate.
We talked about Liana and decided that she would come to work with Zayn. It’s so nice that he can tell when I’m sad or want something.
I can’t stop thinking about what he’s going to do for my birthday tomorrow. Since Meredith was still with my uncle, I haven’t had a birthday party. She had a big party for me and invited some of my friends from kindergarten. There was a piñata and an ice cream cake. That was one of the best times of my life.
Zayn asked, “Hey, what’s wrong?” and turned me to him. I didn’t even know there were tears on my face.
I quickly wiped them off. We had five minutes between classes, so I told him about my fifth birthday party.
We sat next to each other in every class except calculus, and the rest of our morning classes went by quickly. I walked up to Kayla’s locker, and then Zayn and I walked into the cafeteria together. I thought the greasy pizza we had for lunch today was a little better than the chicken sandwich. Zayn had told me to pack a lunch at home, but I said no if Kayla had to eat cafeteria food. I would like to. We picked up our food and sat down under the tree.
Zayn brought cookies from home that I had made with Liana. Well, I made them and she ate the dough. He gave out the cookies. Theo ate his whole thing, while Kayla and I ate ours slowly, just like I did.
“Kayla, you should come to the diner tonight. You can eat whatever you want for free,” I said. Kayla’s eyes got big with happiness, but it was gone in a flash.
“I don’t think I can. I have to look after my little brother and sister tonight,” she said with a sad face.
I smiled at her and said, “The more the merrier!” She nodded and said she would come with us tonight. Zayn asked Theo to join us for dinner at the end of my shift, and we all agreed.
Zayn
Sienna went to the diner, and I went home. Liana tackled me to the ground as soon as I walked through the door.
“Hey angel, how was your day?” I asked her.
Liana told me about her day and all the things my mum has done with her. What really got to me was the last thing she said.
“Oh, and Grandma took me to the mall and we got me earrings. They are so sparkly!” she said with a smile. I couldn’t believe my mom pierced my daughter’s ears without me being there.
“That’s nice, baby. I’ll be back in a minute. How about you draw me a picture?” Liana nodded, and with that, I went to find my mum.
She was on the couch in our upstairs library, probably shopping online for either herself, Sienna, or Liana. When she saw me stomp in, she froze like a deer in the headlights.
“You put holes in my daughter’s ears!” I yelled.
“Zayn, don’t you dare talk to me like that!”
“Mom, what do you think Sienna will say to you? How could you do this? This is a big deal, and you shouldn’t have done it!” I said.