Cry Baby | h.s. fanfiction

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     Harry parked his car in the driveway of Anastasia's place. We both just sat there in silence. Once again we were sent to another person.

"I feel like we're going to keep getting sent to people and barely even find out anything." I admitted to Harry.

He shrugged. Suddenly, his cell phone started to ring. He picked it up and answered it.

"Hello?....... Alright."

He then hung up and looked at me. The look he gave me worried me, it was as if he had bad news to tell me.

"I have to go. Kurt just called saying he needed to see me immediately."

I nodded slowly. I didn't want him to leave, but I didn't want him to think that I was a wimp if couldn't go in there by myself. I could do this.

"You gonna be okay?" He asked.

I gave him a soft smile. "I don't want you to get in trouble. I'll be fine."

He sighed and then I got out of the car and he drove off. I looked at the door to Anastasia's house and I slowly walked towards it. I hesitated before I knocked the door. She eventually answered.

"Can I help you?" She questioned.

"Y-yes, I'm Sadie. Your daughter called you saying I was coming by." I stammered.

"I remember Bonnie telling me Harry was coming by, but not you. Your name didn't come up."

"Of course it didn't." I muttered to myself.

"Well, come on in." She said, moving aside so I could get past her and into the house.

"So, you know Bonnie?" She asked sitting on the couch, patting the cushion next to her, motioning me to sit next to her.

"Well, I know her because Harry knows her. He's my neighbor." I explained as I awkwardly sat down next to her.

"Oh! Isn't he a cutie? He's the sweetest human being ever! He's too good for Bonnie."

I was shocked she said that. I'm guessing her and Bonnie weren't that close. They were like completely opposite. It was hard to believe that they were kin to each other.

"You know, you remind a lot of this old friend I had. Her name was Rosie. But of course you're not a stripper like she was. Yeah. I haven't seen her in a long time, ever since she got pregnant. What did she name the baby?"

"Sadie." I answered.

"Yes! Oh hey, You have the same name as her!" She said not realizing what I was trying to tell her.

"I am her."

Anastasia's eyes widened in realization. She sat there with her lips parted and eyes glued to me. I bit my lip nervously.

"Y-your...?"

I slowly nodded at her. She was astonished. I was hoping she wouldn't run away like Iris did when I shocked her.

"Oh, honey. You've gone through so much!" She then attacked me with a hug which I didn't know how to react to.

I then pulled away and placed my hands on her shoulders. "I don't need to pity, I just want answers. I'm trying to find my mom, but I can't because she changed her name. I need you to help me out."

She frowned at me. "I wish I could, sweetheart, but I don't have the slightest idea what she changed her name to."

I took a deep breath, trying to swallow the lump in my throat. Maybe I just wasn't meant to find her. Maybe this was a sign for me to just give up.

"Honey, you must've had it hard. I still talk to Clarice every once in a while. I even gave her a box full of things from when we still worked at the strip club."

I paused for a second. "Wait, those box of things were from you?"

Anastasia nodded. "Clarice used to be so kind to everyone. Then all of a sudden, she started to hate Rosie. She became jealous. Jealous of her looks, jealous of how popular she was, even jealous that she was dating the big boss! When your mother was pregnant with you, Clarice said she had already hated you and you weren't even born yet."

"I figured that the reason she treated me so badly was because she wanted revenge on my mom." I told her as I looked down to the ground.

Anastasia bit her lip, looking like she was hiding something. She then finally exploded.

"Okay, I'm sorry but this has been eating me alive and I just have to say it!"

She sighed before speaking. "I don't know what you plan on doing when you find your mother, but if I were you I would give her a piece of my mind. She left you! And gave you away to an awful woman! You deserve justice, Sadie, and you better go and get it."

I nodded and slightly smiled. I couldn't help it, but I hugged her and thanked her. I never had a mom or a caring aunt to tell me stuff like that, so I was grateful that Anastasia told me.

We then said our goodbyes and I left, grabbing my phone out of my pocket to call Harry to pick me up. As I was just about to dial, a phone number that I didn't recognize popped up. I curiously answered.

"Hello?"

"Sadie!"

"Iris?"

"Where are you? I'm coming to pick you up."

"Why?"

"Harry's in the hospital."

I then felt the smile on my face fade and my phone fell out of my hand. 

~ intense right? lol. OH BTW! I was listening to this song by Bea Miller it's called i can't breathe and I think it's great for this story! I linked it so y'all should listen to it :) ~