☀️She's Extraordinary ☀️

Xtreme Fun & Needed Conversations

The Obstacle Course (Xtreme Action Park) (March 20th) (Noah's Perspective)
"Weee!!" Leia swung through the ropes.
"Leia has no fear."
"Come on Kathleen and Lizzie! You're too slow."
"That's a good thing." Dad said.
"I can't do it." Bella said. She was stuck on the swinging steps, probably one of the scarier parts.
"Just don't think about it!" Kyle shouted.
"How can I not think about it when I'm 100 feet in the air?"
"You're attached to a bunch of ropes babe."
"Okay!" Bella jumped through the course as quickly as she could.
"Let's go!" I held her hand.
"The last part is the zip line. Who's going first?"
"Rock paper scissors."
"Rock paper scissors say: shoot!"
"Rock."
"Rock!"
"Damn it, Noah stop copying me." We did it again.
"Paper." I said in defeat.
"Scissors. Bye sucker!" She slid down the zip line of victory. I shouldn't have waited for her. I could've won!
"I did it! I won!"
"Weren't you on the verge of tears not too long ago?" Dad asked.
"Stop trying to ruin my victory!"
"Well guys, we conquered the obstacle courses. What should we do next?" Maureen asked.
"Laser tag...." Klaire suggested.
"Oh, that is dangerous. Stablers are competitive." Eli said.
"That's what makes it fun!" We asked everyone else and they agreed that it would be fun.
"You guys want to do laser tag? Laser tag destroys families." The guy joked.
"Not this one!" Leia said.
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Laser Tag (1:25 PM) (Leia's Perspective)
"Daddy, I see Mom." I whispered. I showed him where she was and then I ran. I was on a mission! I had to get Noah out! I shot at some of the objects to get some extra points. Right now, it's just me, Daddy, Mommy, Noah, and Kyle. I was gonna be the last one standing! I had to be quiet though.
"Hiccup." Not the hiccups!
"I heard a hiccup!" I looked up and shot Mom.
"YOU'RE OUT SUCKA! YOU THOUGHT THAT YOU WERE GONNA GET ME!" Mommy frowned and walked away.
"Haha!"
"You're next!" Noah's gun went off and I ducked.
"I'm not gonna lose to you, Noah." I shot at him.
"MISSED!" I shot Kyle.
"I thought I was in the best spot. I guess not."
"Okay, Daddy. We need a game plan to get Noah."
"You're right. I have an idea......."
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"I'm gonna get you!" I ran around chasing Noah.
"I don't think so." There were a lot of bam and pow sounds! But no one was getting hit. I ran and then started to grab my leg.
"Owww...owww! My leg."
"What's wrong, Lei?!!" He dropped his gun.
"I hit my leg on one of the fort things, it stings!" I fake cried. There was a gun sound.
"Gotcha." Daddy said.
"Haha, you fell for that! You're pathetic!" I told my big brother.
"I'm gonna get my revenge, just wait."
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D'Angelo Ristorante (Bella's Perspective)
After the laser tag we all kind of split up. Mom took me to Lush, Hollister, and Pacsun. So this was a real treat. Now we're having dinner with Dad. Mom probably found the case files under my bed and wants to talk about them! Or maybe Elliot talked to Mom about our conversation yesterday and how I was crying. They probably want to put me on meds again. My mind was coming up with all of these scenarios and they were freaking me out!
"Elliot and I wanted to talk to you about the adoption." Mom said while patting my hand.
"What about it?"
"How you feel about it." Remember what Kathleen said, be honest.
"If I'm being honest... I'm really happy to get another sibling because I'm excited to get to know them and spend time with them...but I'm also scared too."
"Why?" They asked. I felt intimidated like they were going to yell at me for expressing myself...as they do sometimes...
"Whenever something big happens...sometimes I have a hard time adjusting and I lash out and then we fight. I don't want when they come for it to be like that...us fighting because it's a lot to get used to, and I might get irritated sometimes. I just don't want you guys to forget about me when you're loving up on the child you guys adopted together."
"Ohh sweetheart, that won't happen."
"It will. Whether you do it intentionally or not." I said firmly.
"Well, as long as you keep writing in our journal and talking to us you'll still get the same amount of-"
"I shouldn't have to work for you to notice me."
"Look we'll work something out. Okay?" I nodded.
"Your boobs are bursting out of your dress, Mom." She tried to cover it.
"You don't gotta cover it, Elliot loves it..." She blushed and I ate another slice of pizza.
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My Bedroom (10:27 PM) (Olivia's Perspective)
"Finally, that one's asleep." I said as I entered my room. Bella was laying down on my bed, suffering from a bout of stomach pain....again. I think I need to take her to see a doctor.
"She can be a handful."
"She certainly can. She keeps us all on our toes. Do you feel better? You feel okay after the conversation we had?"
"I feel good. I got stuff off my chest. Yeah, it just hurts so bad. And I get headaches too."
"This sounds eerily familiar."
"Why?" It got me thinking...why aren't I experiencing those same symptoms?
"Mom?" She sat up and I grabbed my phone.
"What are you doing?"
"Looking at my calendar. I was supposed to start my period a while ago."
"You still get that?" Bella scoffed. She then realized I wasn't joking around.
"Well...in human development, my teacher said it's okay to be late sometimes."
"I'm never late. I track my cycle very well." I went to the bathroom.
"Mom?" Bella followed me.
"Mom, maybe it's just late because you've been stressed out lately." I looked in the bathroom mirror. Bella then smiled mischievously.
"You're acting like this because you have reason to be concerned. Your wedding anniversary was 3 days ago." She paused.
"Ew, ew, ew. I don't wanna think about you two that way...." I glared at Bella.
"That's what happened, isn't it? Mom, you're totally preggers!"
"Bella...."
"Now here, I would ask who's the baby daddy but fortunately I kinda already know him!"
"Bella! Shhh!" I said with a smile.
"Let's not get ahead of ourselves...."
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Airboat Adventures! (Tuesday, March 21st) (Leia's Perspective)
"Weee!" The boat was going up and down in the air! It was so awesome! I love it, though it made my tummy feel kinda funny.
"Grandpa, it feels like we're in the air!" Ava said.
"Like we're flying!" I added.
"An airboat will do that to you guys." We're on an airboat for a ride. We're driving around in the river kind of thing. Kat said we could see an alligator. I'm kind of scared though! What if it tries to eat me?
"Daddy?"
"Is the alligator gonna eat us?" I asked.
"Oh no, it's not gonna get us, we're all the way up here."
"But can't it jump?"
"Not this high." I'm not sure if I trust Daddy right now. I think he's just saying that to make me feel better. Everyone else was smiling and laughing. How is nobody scared?! I saw thing green thing in the water...
"What's wrong, babe?" Mommy asked.
"When are we gonna be done?"
"In a minute." The boat took us back to the dock thingy and I hopped off fast.
"What's up, Leia?"
"I didn't like it. I saw an alligator in the water. Daddy lied to me." I cried. Mom laughed.
"Why are you laughing at me? It isn't funny!" Mommy tried to hug me but I pushed her away.
"Oh Lei, come on...."
"You're making fun of me."
"Leia, there were no alligators today. Come back over here, please." I ran over to Bella.
"Why are you crying."
"Because they're mean."
"Yeah...Mom can be annoying sometimes. What's wrong?"
"She's making fun of me because of the alligator. I saw one Bell, I swear on my pinkie finger I did!"
"But it didn't bite right?" I shook my head.
"It didn't come up either right?" I shook my head again.
"So then the alligator was nice." I thought about it.
"That was nice."
"Exactly."
"I feel better now, Bella. Thank you!" I hugged her.
"I'm glad you feel better. Come on."
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LOL Surprise World (5:21 PM)
"Leia, are you still angry at us?" I didn't want to talk to Mommy or Daddy. I'm only here because we're having quality time. I'd rather be with the rest of my family.
"If you don't talk to us, how are you gonna get any LOL dolls?" I could talk to them for the dolls only.
"I'm still angry at you. You laughed at me."
"We didn't mean anything by it, honey."
"Can I have an apology?"
"We're sorry, okay?"
"Okay." I looked around. There were dolls everywhere! I wonder if I could get a super rare one? Daddy was holding the cart.
"Woah there, bud. That's a lot of stuff you got there."
"My dollies need friends... Little sister needs one too."
"You know, that's what we wanted to talk to you about. Your sibling. Are you excited?"
"Yeah, I want a sister. Then I have a big sister and a little sister."
"And you won't get jealous?"
"No? I'm not jealous."
"Leia you already get jealous of Bella and Noah when they get things or spend time with Mommy and Daddy." I pouted.
"I'm not!" I whined.
"Leia is just worried that you'll forget about Leia." I said.
"Do you feel that way about your sibling?" Daddy asked.
"Yeah, Leia thinks maybe a little that when they come, she won't be Leia-boo anymore. That makes Leia sad."
"Well, Leia should know that Mommy and Daddy will never forget about her-"
"And that little sister or brother coming won't change anything between the three of us. We will love you the same and treat you the same, so you don't need to worry about being pushed to the side, okay angel?" Daddy said.
"Okay." We did a bear hug.
"But Leia, you do know that you might not get a sister right? It could be a brother."
"I know. I just want a sister, Daddy. Boys are yucky,"
"How come?"
"Because boys pee standing up. That's gross." Daddy raised his eyebrows.
"How do you know?"
"Because I saw and they don't wash their hands either, and they eat their boogers. Girls are better."
"You know what, I agree."
"You can't agree, Mommy! You're married to Daddy." Her face got red.
"Can we buy this stuff now and eat Chipotle? I'm hungry." Mommy and Daddy laughed in a funny way and said yes.
"Yay!"
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Night Swimming (Buena Vista Drive) (Bella's Perspective)
"You haven't given me the rundown."
"Rundown of what?" Klaire asked.
"You and that guy you were telling me about on the phone the other day."
"She snuck over the guy in question." Kyle told me.
"Kyle!"
"I didn't know you were that kind of person!"
"It wasn't like that...I'd gotten hurt that day and he came to check on me."
"And he kissed you and made it all better?" I asked. She splashed me.
"Well, that answers my question!"
"Well, what about you and Jake?"
"He and I are...fine. I mean I wish we could see each other more often but Hulu watch parties and sushi dates make up for it."
"I'm jealous."
"Why?"
"Because I could never get that."
"Yes you can, just tell Gavin how you feel. If you're nervous, over text."
"Okay..."
"I'll help you draft up a text later, don't worry."
"You're the best."
"Already knew that." I got out of the pool.
"Where are you going, we're about to play red light, green light."
"I'm just gonna get a drink, I'll be back." I grabbed a cherry juice and sat next to my mom.
"Why aren't you in the pool, madre?" I looked at Leia swimming with Ava and Taylor.
"I don't feel too hot, Bell."
"Because you're preggers?"
"Bella, don't be so loud!" She whispered.
"Sorry. When are you gonna take a test?" I was invested now. I know it's a stretch, but my mom having a baby would be awesome. She loves us, but she's always wanted a biological child. She said so in her diary.
"What are you guys chatting about?" Kathleen asked. She glared at me.
"I don't think I'm allowed to speak anymore."
"Why not?"
"She's been very chatty these days."
"I know, especially when she made that joke about Miles and I. She isn't usually that sassy."
"I'm literally right here guys!" They kept talking.
"You're only doing this so that you can take attention off the fact that you're having pregnancy symptoms." I said. I hate being talked about like that when I'm right there, it makes me feel invisible.
"You're pregnant?" Kathleen asked.
"No, I'm not-"
"You don't know that."
"Okay, Bella, you're becoming mouthy now, stop."
"I just happen to be a bit late and feel a bit under the weather."
"Taken a test?" She shook her head.
"Bella's got a point then."
"I don't even think it's possible-"
"Well, Mom had Eli. You never know. Your secret's safe with me." Kathleen went back over to Miles.
"Bella, are you still angry?"
"Yes, Mom." I said quietly.
"Say what's on your mind, don't let it fester." Don't let it fester, right...
"Those kind of jokes suck sometimes."
"They don't usually offend you. I'm sorry honey."
"Mom...don't hug me please." I pushed her away and went inside. My mood is officially ruined for the rest of the night. I'm just going to go to sleep. Hopefully tomorrow is better.