"You scream like a girl!" She shouted and cuddled into the blanket more.

"I do not scream like a girl!" I replied.

"Well, you sure did a high pitched scream." She said as she let out a soft laugh

"I did not scream," I huffed.

"What did you do then," she asked wiggling her eyebrows at me.

"I merely had a mini heart attack with a little nobility" I replied all happy.

She narrowed her big hazel eyes at me.
"Stop using your big annoying words!" she hissed.

Her sister, Mell came running downstairs and gave Adeline a glare.

"Can you stop talking I'm trying to face time jake but you can hear you talking in the background like a crazy person!" She shrieked.

"Whats this ruckus?" Mrs Jodden asked.

You could tell Mrs Jodden was baking again-There was flour all over her and dough in her hair-When Mell noticed her mother a disgusted look filled her appearance in an instance. While Adeline sat looking all innocent like always.

"She keeps talking again and really loud too!" Mell whined to her mother.

Mrs Jodden's face softened and Adeline's grip got tighter on my arm. I gave her a sincere look, She always grips my arm when she is scared.

Mrs Jodden approaches us and moves the wild baby hair away from Adeline's hair and kisses her forehead.

"It's getting late why don't we all get ready for bed." Mrs Jodden smiled, slightly showing her dimples.

"But what about Matt!" Adeline said looking at me.

Mrs Jodden eyes bored into mine as if she was searching for something.

"Right, that's it!" Mell said angrily and rolled her eyes while stomping up the stairs.

Mrs Jodden sighed.

Adeline and Mrs Jodden winced in sync when Mell slammed the door, shaking the frames above the fireplace.

"How about Matt helps you get ready for bed and then I will come up later on with your warm milk?" Mrs Jodden suggested.

I smiled. She really did care for Adeline, She always gives her a warm glass of milk before she sleeps even though she is sixteen now.

Adeline grabbed my hand and took me up to her room and looked for something to wear to sleep in.

I went back downstairs because I realised I forgot my phone. I got my phone then saw Mrs Jodden running her hands through her hair and taking some medication while balancing her phone between her neck and ear in the kitchen.

"It's just not good Tom." She gulped some water down and carried on "You promised to be back before Sunday I can't do it on my own."

I leaned closer to the door letting the sound of her voice hum through my ears.

"I don't care if Candice is pregnant, You have children here too! Be here by Sunday or you won't have custody over Mell anytime soon." She fumed then slammed her phone on the countered.

I wonder what is going to happen this Sunday and did Adeline know her dad is planning to take Mell? I ran back upstairs before Mrs jodden spotted me and got to Adeline room before Mrs Jodden did.

Adeline was sitting on the edge of the bed with her leg crossed waiting for her mother.

Mrs Jodden gave Adeline her milk then waited for her to finish then tucked her in and left after saying good night.

Even though the lights were off I got Adeline's bed in no time since I was so familiar with it.

I got in and Adeline but her arms around me.

"Hi," she yawned-smiled.

"Go to sleep" I smiled

Her eyes closed slowly after telling me she was really tired and soon after I was out like a light too.

Next morning

I woke up to Adeline playing with my hair.

"Hey there," I said with tiredness aching my voice making it sound croaky.

"Hello," She smiled then ran away.

"Oi come back you are going to wake everyone up!" I whispered-shouted.

I started putting a shirt in then heard Mell and Mrs Jodden shouting.

I ran to the noise which was coming from the balcony.

My heart stopped I saw Adeline walking on the edge with her hands out as if she was flying.

"Mum do something!" Mell cried

"Baby come down please" Mrs Joden begged slowly shuffling towards Adeline.

"No, Look I'm flying!" Adeline said all cheerfully. She spotted me then said, "Come up here Matt you can see everything!"

Mell and Mrs Jodden looked over to me then looked back at Adeline both of there eyes flooding with tears.

I walked over to the edge then got up nearly tipping but held onto the side before standing up.

"Adeline I don't know what got into you but let's come down and we can go get ice cream," I said hoping something will click.

"I don't want ice cream, I want to fly!" she shouted then let her self-fall back.

We all scream no! I let my hand go grab for Adeline but her hand slipped through my grasp.

There was a loud thump, My eyes glue shut too scared to look down.

Mell and Mrs jodden run down to the front garden I ran after too.

We find Adeline laughing in the arms of Tim who looked as if he seen a ghost.

"Oh, Tim." Mrs Jodden says gratefully then ran towards him and embraced him into a hug.

"Dad!" Mell says with still tears running down and gets into the hug too.

Soon after the hug ended we all went inside into the living room and it was silent until a white van pulled up in the driveway. Mrs Jodden's face drained and Mell looked away while Tim went to go open the door. Two big men in a white uniform came in followed by a small old lady with a grim looking face.

Adeline's eyes widen with amusement, She always loved new people, so do I but something made me feel sick.

Mell got sent to her room while me and Adeline stayed together in the living room waiting for Mrs Jodden and Mr Jodden finish talking to the new visitors.

I looked over to Adeline fiddling with the fare piece of thread on the rim of her dress before I could ask her if she knew what's going on they all come back in and the two men approach us and take a hold of Adeline's arms without her permission! I got up to defend her but she was laughing and acting like it was fun they started walking away with her.

It made me mad. "Adeline what are you doing they are trying to take you away!" I shouted.

She started to scream hysterically.

"Stop stop just stop it" she clamped her hands over her ears trying to block everyone out.

Her mother watched as she screamed in pain of her visions. Her sister stood at the stairs in horror. Mrs Jodden steps forward, about to help, but Tim stopped her.

"If you disrupt her, you'll kill her and yourself," He said solemnly.

Mrs Jodden stepped back hesitantly and whispered,

"She is just a child, my child."

The old lady shouted and then injected Adeline with something I couldn't make out what it was because everything started to darken.

I started to spin and the last thing I saw was Mrs Jodden face turn away from me and sob into Tims' chest.

After blackout

I woke up in a dim-lit elevator leaning against the large silver cage that captured me, which was slowly shaking and dragging me down to a never-ending pit.

I looked to my right and saw a nervous looking Adeline who was wearing a hospital gown. I realised I was shaking with fear and sweating with nerves. I knew the when this suffocating cage finally stops, Adeline will be trapped in this hospital.

I slid over next to her.

"Everything is going to be okay," I said inhaling a bit because I really didn't know if we were going to be okay which ached my heart.

"You say that a lot," she chuckled slightly trying to lighten the situation.

I turned to look at her, both of our eyes meet...I crash my lips against hers both of our lips fit together as if it was meant to be.

I kissed her as if I was saying goodbye.

We both stop to catch air both of our foreheads still touching "I love you." I whispered.

The lights go out and the elevator stops.

The two men appear again and drag Adeline out and put her in a white room with a table and two chairs.

She sits down, Her hair was a mess I couldn't see her face anymore but I knew she wasn't smiling I was in the same room but it felt like I was watching from afar.

A man walks in and sits in front of Adeline.

"How are you Adeline?" the man asks.

Adeline turns her head to the only window in the room letting the sunbeam on the small gap of her face that's visible underneath her hair.

"Who is in this photo?" He held up a photo of me and Adeline.

Adeline looked up and saw the photo.

"Who is it?" he asked again sternly.

"It's just me," Adeline said.

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Hope you guys like this very dark and sad short story, It was my first try and I had fun I'm not going to look over so if there are any mistakes or plot questions you want to ask or fixed comment them, please! ~Menha