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Charlie POV

The next morning I feel just as drowsy as I did the previous morning, it takes me a good ten minutes to gather my bearings and feel even slightly awake. I pull my phone out from under my pillow and see that it is 9:30am, I instantly sit up, how is it 9:30am, what the heck. I look back at my phone in which I have messages from Callie, Jude and Stef.

From: Stef
Sorry we were watching a movie, you're probably asleep now. Talk tomorrow x

The messages from Callie and Jude are much of the same, saying they were busy watching a movie and goodnight. I decide to call Callie now before I leave my room and join the Montgomery family, who knows when i'll have another chance to call. I dial Callie's number from my contacts and Callie answers on the first ring "Hey Charlie! How are you? I'll go to the kitchen so you can talk to everyone else too" Callie says.
"Hi Callie, yeah i'm okay. How are you guys?" I hear shuffling in the background.
"Charlie I put you on speaker Stef, Lena, Jude and Jesus are all here too" Callie states.
"Hi Charlie!" they say in unison.
"Hi, How is everyone? I mi.." I almost state that I miss them but I stop quickly and change my mind.
Stef starts talking "We are all good here love, how is it going at the Montgomery's? What have you been up to this weekend? We miss you here" My eyes start to water at her last few words, I feel okay now about the words the escape my lips next.
"It's going okay, I only just woke up now. I miss you guys too".
"You only just woke up? That's unusual for you Charlie?" Stef states, I can hear the concern in her voice through the phone.
"Yeah. I know it's weird for me to sleep in" I slightly chuckle "I guess yesterday was quite busy, I must have been tired".
"What did you end up doing yesterday?" Callie asks.
"We drove up to Santa Monica, went to the beach and a fancy restaurant I ordered..." I'm cut off from Meredith's voice coming from the hallway. I quickly whisper into the phone "Sorry I have to go, talk soon" I hang up the phone before anyone has time to reply and I shove the phone back under the pillow. Lucky I did because a few seconds later Meredith opens the door and beams her now familiar smile at me from the doorway.
"Oh yay! You're finally awake. I have come to check on you a few times but you looked so peaceful I just didn't want to wake you up" She states.
"Yeah it was a pretty big sleep in" I say.
"Well that's what you should do on a Sunday right?" Meredith says with a smile. I smile back "Anyway, we have saved you some waffles. When you are ready just ask Nina and she will heat them up for you"
"Thanks, i'll get up soon"
"Claudia and Cameron have gone to their music lessons and Denny is busy working so it's just us this morning" Meredith says with a smile before she leaves the room again. A whole day with just Meredith, I roll my eyes, sounds like so much fun. I already can't seem to stand this woman, not a good sign for times to come that's for sure.

Callie POV

I look at the phone and then up to the four people standing around me, who all look equally as confused as I am.
"That was weird right?" I say.
Stef looks at me with slight concern on her face "Yeah it was, do you think she sounded okay Cal?". I think about Stefs question, I mean I think she sounded okay but it's hard to tell over the phone "Um yeah I think so, don't you?" worry starts to creep up from Stefs question.
"I just.. I don't know" Stef says as she looks to Lena.
"I'm sure she is fine, she must have just had to rush off or something? I'm sure she will call back later and tell us why she had to go so quickly" Lena says, trying to convince us all that Charlie is okay.
"Yeah I guess so" I say under my breath. Stef rubs her hand up my back "Remember you will see Charlie at school tomorrow and she is over for dinner too. So we can talk to her then" Stef says reassuringly although I can tell from her voice she is worried too.

Charlie POV

I wish I didn't have to cut my phone call to Callie earlier today, I have now been sitting at the table for fifteen minutes trying to eat and Meredith has been talking to me the entire time. I have started to blur out her voice and just smile and nod in her direction, as most of the time she is talking about nothing important. Meredith must suddenly notice that I am not listening because she starts to wave at me from across the table "Charlie, are you going to answer me?" she says.
"Oh umm sorry what?".
"I asked you if you wanted to go shopping with me today? We need to get you some more clothes and I thought you could pick out some more things to make your room feel more personal. What do you think?" Meredith asks.
"Umm that sounds nice but I really don't need anything else.. really. Also I have a heap of homework that I need to get done before school tomorrow".
Meredith looks at me with disappointment "Oh okay.. Well if you are sure. You are a good girl, doing your homework on a Sunday".
I don't like how she called me a good girl but I don't make it clear "Yeah I have a lot to catch up on considering I was out of school for a few months" I say.
"Ahh yes of course. I can look into getting you a tutor to help you catch up!" Meredith says.
"Oh no no, it's okay I have Lena helping me. She is a great tutor"
Meredith nods "Well that is very nice of her" she says in a snide. The way she said this just doesn't sit well with me, I get up and decide to remove myself from the conversation before I begin to get angry.
"Yes it is. If you don't mind I have heaps of work to do so I am going to go do it in my room" I try not to sound rude but by the look that appeared on Merediths face I know she took it badly.
"Oh. Well I will come and see you later then?" She says.
"Yeah" I say as I walk out on the dining room and make my way back to my bedroom, where I plan to spend the rest of my day.

I look at the clock in my room 3:30pm, surprisingly Meredith hasn't come to check on me today not even to offer me lunch, she must have sensed that I didn't feel like being around her today. I kind of feel bad now, I mean she probably didn't deserve my rude response or my cold shoulder but I was already getting annoyed with her and her comment about Lena had really tipped me over. Maybe I should go and apologise, especially before the others get home anyway. I pack up my homework and leave the room heading to where I think Meredith would be, the dining or living room. I make it halfway there when I hear Meredith's voice from a room I have not been in yet, I am presuming it's Denny's office as he seems to spend a lot of time in there. I try not to be noisy but my curiosity gets the best of me and I quietly put my ear to the door.
"What do you mean the adoption can't be done in two weeks?!" Meredith sounds angry.
"You told me that you had sorted out Tim, you said we could get it done fast" she continues, "Well do we need to give him more money, i'm sure he can swing the process a bit more?".
My heart begins to beat fast, they are talking about my adoption but why would they need to pay Tim to make it happen faster. I wish I could hear who was talking on the other end of the phone.
Meredith's voice continues through the wall "Denny we can't wait another two weeks, we are going to have to get her started before the official adoption. Business is falling and we need her in there now!" she is all but yelling down the phone.
Well I guess Denny is on the other end of the phone but what is she talking about? my heart is racing faster then ever and I am starting to feel nervous. I keep my ear near the door trying to get as much information as possible.
"I know it's risky but I have a feeling she will comply, I know she has an attitude but Tim said she would be a good one, I can tell she is protective over her brother and sister so we can use that to our advantage. I don't think she will be problematic as soon as I tell her what's at stake. Claudia can teach her and i'm sure she will let her know exactly what will happen if she tries to get away" Meredith exclaims through the wall.
My hand comes up to my mouth and I slowly retreat from the door, I can't listen anymore, I have heard enough. I floor creaks loudly under my foot and my eyes open wide, Meredith's voice quietens and I hear her approach the door.
The door opens and I try my best to act normal "Hi, I uhh was just coming to find you" I say.
Meredith suddenly puts on her famous fake smile "Hi Charlie, How is the homework going?" she says, acting like she hasn't just been talking about me just now.
"Oh, yeah okay. I just wanted to apologise about earlier, I'm sorry If I sounded rude. I guess I was still a bit tired" I say.
Meredith walks over to me and embraces me in a hug, making goosebumps appear up my arms. I just want to push away from her but I don't want to make it obvious that I heard her conversation so I just go with it.
"It's okay. I sorry if I seem too pushy. I just want to make sure you feel at home here, understand?" Meredith says.
"Yeah, thank you. I do appreciate it" I say with a forced smile.
"Now you must be hungry, I didn't realise how late it was. How about we go ask Nina to whip us up a snack?" says Meredith.
"That would be nice, I am pretty hungry" I remark, although after what I heard eating is the last thing that I feel like doing right now. Meredith leads the way and follow at a distance behind, I stare daggers into the back of Meredith. There is something serious wrong happening in this house and I need to get out of here as soon as possible but by the sounds of it it's not going to be very easy.

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