Speak-Adopted by 5sos

Chapter 13 (gone girl)

Hey, so before the chapter starts, please go read my previous chapter called IMPORTANT!! There a re a couple of things I clarified in that message and id like you guys to read it.

Enjoy the chapter :)
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A S H T O N

Arzaylea had been upstairs for ages. Finally she came downstairs with an almost smug look on her face. Her expression changed when she noticed I was looking at her.

"Ella just wants some time alone" Arzaylea smiled.

I didn't really trust Arzaylea but maybe it was a good idea to just leave Ella alone for a little while, plus dinner was soon so is just give her until then.

I went into the kitchen, cussing under my breath when I realized I forgot to stop at the store to pick up ingredients for dinner. I walked back out to the living room where everyone was having their own side conversations. I walked over to Bryana.

"Hey babe, I'm gonna go out to get some stuff for dinner. I think I'll take Ella with me. Maybe getting her out of the house would be a good idea." I looked down at my beautiful wife and smiled. I love Bryana so much.

"Okay. Why are you staring at me?" She chuckled

"Because your beautiful." I smiled, leaning down to kiss her on the cheek.

I stood up and headed towards the stairs. When I got up the stairs and got to Ella's room, I knocked. She didn't come to the door. I went to open the knob, but the door had already been open. I entered the room. She wasn't in there so I checked the bathroom. I saw that her toothbrush and hairbrush weren't in their usual spot. I left the bathroom and went into her closet. Almost all of her clothes were missing.
What the hell? I looked over to the window to see it crack open the slightest bit.

Shit. This isn't good.

E L L A

I knew there was a gas station nearby, so I headed in that direction. A thought occurred to me and I pulled out my phone. I looked at it for a second, letting a tear escape my eye and watching it fall onto the phone. I grabbed a rock and set the phone down on the ground. I knelt beside it, and without a second thought, smashed it several times with the rock. With that, I threw it into the pond nearby. I lugged my stuff along until I got to the gas station.

I pulled out the all of the money that I had collected through the years. This wasn't going to be enough to get me into a hotel for more than a week. I took a $20 note out of the was of money, and stuffed the rest into my back pack. I bought a six pack of red bull, a bag of crisps, two big bottles of water, and a few packs of pop tarts. I brought it to check out and payed, the headed out.

I found a bench outside the gas station and sat down to put my food into my backpack. I took out my laptop and looked up a pawnshop. I was going to have to sell this laptop in order to get more money. There was one two miles from here. Guess I was walking. I also looked up the location of a hotel nearby. There's the Park Hyatt hotel by the Sydney Opera House which was kind of far but I could just take the bus.
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I eventually got to the pawn shop to find it was closed. Great. Guess the money I had would have to do. I had a little over $5,000. It sounds like a lot but I've been saving up since my first few days in the orphanage. Plus, I got allowances in some of the homes I've stayed at, and the orphanage gave me some money for clothes here but that was already taken care of. I would probably still have to find a job or something.

I got to the bus stop and curiously checked the time on my watch. Wow, it was already 11 pm. The bus finally arrived and I boarded it. There was nobody else on the bus except for an old woman sitting in the front. I headed towards the back of the bus and sat down. I looked at the map on the wall to see that there were six stops ahead of me before we got to my destination. I sat back and put my headphones on and plugged them into the MP3 player I brought with me. I watched through the window as the bus occasionally stop. I couldn't help but wonder how long this would last. I guess I'd have to go back to the orphanage, but for now, I wanted a few more days of fun before I went back to that lonely place.

We finally arrived and I got off the bus. I walked the rest of the way there and finally got in. I pulled out Bryana's ID. Yes I stole her ID, it was sitting on her dresser. I knew you had to be at least 18 to get into the hotel and so I'd just lie. I didn't look super different than Bryana. My hair was different but I could just say that I died it which, is still half true. I walked in and was greeted by air conditioning, which was nice and refreshing. I walked to the front desk, where an older woman sat. I tapped on the desk to try and get her attention, as she looked up.

"Hi. My names Bryana Holly. I need to rent a room." I typed into my phone and fake smiled. The woman looked at the message I had just typed and smiled.

"Hello! Welcome to Park Hyatt Hotel! How many nights will you be staying?" She asked kindly. I hadn't quite thought about this.

"Erm- well I'm not quite sure how long I'll be staying..." I typed into my phone giving the woman a crooked smile.

"That's alright. Just so you know, we charge $150 per night, and we will collect the money at the end of your stay when you check out. Here is your key and have a lovely stay!" She smiled and handed me the key. I nodded to her and walked over to the elevator. I was on the 5th floor.

I got let out an walked to my room. Room 127. I don't really know what I was expecting. It was a typical hotel room. Two full beds, a mini fridge, a television, full bathroom, closet, and a desk. I put my red bull and waters in the fridge, and set the crisps and pop tarts on the table next to it.

I sighed. I knew this would be legal trouble, stealing someone's identity, being underage. Maybe I'd be better off locked up. It would save everyone the trouble of adopting me.

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Hey guys! So I know you guys might say some stuff in this chapter is un-realistic and stuff but I'm honestly trying as hard as I can and I've been researching everything as much as possible. I'm not Australian, so I apologize if I've said any phrases wrong or I've put in food that they don't have in Australia. But yeah I'm really happy we are at 150 reads :)))))) thank you guys so much! I love you all and have a lovely week <3