All was well

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    Holly! Ginny signs and runs up to me. She jumps into my arms so I can only wave a hello. Zach follows up behind her with his hands in his pockets. I offer him a smile and he smiles back, genuinely. I sit her down beside of me so I can talk to Zach.
Thanks for holding on to her for a bit. Zach signs.
Still not gonna tell me what your gonna do? I ask. I trust him, I think. But there is always a lingering feeling of what might be happening.
All in good time Holly. He shoots me a award winning smile and continues. I'm just supposed to be watching Ginny and I can't, while I do this. And she loves you.
Thanks for letting her. I like talking to people. I sign.
Your welcome, and you behave Ginny. He crouched down beside of her and signs.
Just for Holly. She states and I let out a laugh. Zach stands back up and just waits there for a moment. I think he stayed to long because I feel Ginny pulling at my sleeve.
Stop making googly eyes at her Zach! Ginny signs. I laugh a bit and reach down to pick her up. I rest her on my hip and step into the orphanage. I didn't want to take her in my room, really, so I went into the main room where only two girls sat and talked to each other. I sat Ginny down as far as the couch would let me from them and seated myself next to her. She turned toward me and propped her feet up in awkward positions.
Zach explained why you had to lose your hair. She signs and i manage a weak smile.
Yeah. But it's okay. I sign and she nods slowly.
Why don't you have parents? Ginny asked me.
They didn't really love me. I sign after a moment.
Where is this? She replies after that.
This is my temporary home. It's not where I belong. I sign.
Her answer sort of surprises me. I lied. It really surprised.
Me too. I don't belong here either. Maybe one day we can both leave. Ginny signs hopefully.
I hope we can too. I sign and I'm serious. I'm getting away from here in less than five years. And I'll be gone. Gone with the wind.
Can we watch a movie? She asks me after a while of silence. You might think there is no point since we can't hear it but there are captions. But now both the girls have left.
Yeah sure. People donate all sorts of stuff here. Including movies and books. I walk toward the movies and pick out a movie I really liked. I hid it behind everything else because we weren't supposed to watch it because of religion. I found it after a while of searching one of the stores down the street.
A miracle from heaven? I ask her and she nods.
Never watched that. She notes and I slide the disk into the medium sized TV, also donated. I sit down beside of her and she curls up to me. I wrap an arm around her protectively as the movie plays on. One we get to the climax I can see Ginny shake with tears. I was already prepared cause I've seen it but she was sobbing and wiping her small nose. Ginny was clinging onto my shirt and resting her head on my side.
I lay there with her and she eventually fell asleep. Her chest rose and fell in soft snores. I then, leaned my head back and closed my eyes.

•••

She was amazing. I note to Zach when I carry Ginny's limp body to him. I stood outside the door and I held her for a moment before handing her to Zach. Her eyes floated open.
She signed, thank you Holly. And then she closes her eyes again and her breathing steadies.
Thank you. Zach says with his free hand.
Your welcome. I reply. See you.
    He walks back down the few steps and I step back into the main room of the orphanage. My stomach twists inside me and I sprint toward the bathroom and hurl my insides out.

•••

   Zach was taking me somewhere but I didn't know where. I just, kind of followed him till he turned and opened a glass door that led into a restaurant. The waiter took us to a booth near the back and I sat across from him.
It wasn't fancy but it had polished wooden walls and some shelves covered in glass- probably to keep from breaking things- with collector items. I smiled and ordered my food with Zach as a translator. I got a lot of stares from people I mean, you don't see two bald thirteen year olds talking in asl everyday?
Thank you. I sign to Zach.
My honor. He replies with a slight smirk. I don't really get it really but I just wait for our food to come. The waiter comes by with my toasted bagel with ham and cheese- never tried it but it looked good. Zach ordered a toasted beef sandwich which looked good but mine still looked better. I thanked the waiter who had no idea what I said but then I turned to my food. We both ate in peace until everything was gone.
You liked it? He asked me.
You obviously know how to get close to my heart. I tease and he smiles goofily.
He walked me to Meredith's house, which was where I was going to stay for the night, and took me up to the door. I quickly thanked him and he left once she opened the door. She welcomed me with a bright grin and opened the door farther to allow me in.

•••

You two are super sweet! Meredith wrote and grinned from ear to ear.
Thanks, I guess? I write and she laughs a bit.
So there is this guy at school, his name is Andrew and I think he is SUPER cute! She writes excitedly. I grin cheekily.
Why don't you ask him out or something? I ask.
Cause he already did! She squeals- I think because of the look on her face. We both do a little squealing thing that girls do and sit back down in the bed.
So what'd you say?!
Yes, duh!!
I laughed at her reply and leaned against the wall. We talked back and forth the rest of the night. All night.

•••

The next few days I spent playing tag with Zach and Ginny or with just Zach in the garden or at Meredith's house. I loved spending time with them all.

All was well.

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Authors note!!

Now I shall do the time lapse! All was well was from Harry Potter if anyone doesn't get it and I make a lot of referenced to random fandoms or name people after them like Meredith. Sorry if you don't understand just skip it if you dont😊 Thanks to all my readers! I love you all and want to thank you all! I'm a nobody on wattpad and I love every single notifications get! ❤️❤️ This kind of marks the halfway point to this story but I might do a sequel and continue with another character... We'd shall see. Please comment if you want Zach's point of view. I think that might be interesting. Thank you all again!!

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