Narrator's pov
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"What do you mean by that?" Lisa asked
"It means.. Autumn is unpredictable, she's unreadable, but now I can see she's doing better"
"Oh.. Are you two best friends?" Lisa asked
Kate bit her bottom lip to contain her smile before she glanced at the young Hester girl
"I'm not sure what we are. But I do know I care about her. And I'll continue to care. For the both of us" Kate said
"Well.. Add me to the list" Lisa grinned causing Kate to chuckle
"I'm sure you'll love her, just.. Give her some time to adjust to it all"
"To a new sister?"
"To something good actually happening in her life" Kate stated
"Sounds like she's had it rough" the smaller girl mumbled
"Rough can't even describe it" Kate said as she placed her hand on the door knob
"Where are we?" Lisa asked before the girl opened the door
"My room"
"Why are we going to your room?"
"Because we're looking for Autumn" Kate chuckled, knowing the girl would be in there
The brunette then pushed open the door, her fingers immediately found the light switch and flicked it on. Her eyes then landed on the raven hair girl sitting on her bed with her knees clutched to her chest and her dark hair falling over her face
Lisa furrowed her brows and took a step forward, only to be held hack by the brunette who shook her head. It was clear to Kate that Autumn wasn't ready to have someone touch her as yet. She needed to be by herself for a few more seconds before approaching her, especially when she's that vulnerable
"Autumn?" Kate whispered
"I... I don't want to be in this house right now"
"It's okay, we can go somewhere"
"Please" Autumn whispered
The brunette gave her a small smile before glancing at Lisa, mentally signaling her to go over there. The smaller raven hair girl nodded before slowly approaching her sister
"I.. Um" Lisa whispered
Autumn's eyes glanced up to the smaller girl while her brows furrowed, she didn't notice the girl's presence until now
"I know we don't.. Know each other that well. It's actually the first night we're meeting and everything seems so frustrating. Especially with yo-your parents showing up so suddenly and just harassing yo-"
"They're not my parents" Autumn stated, causing the girl to furrow her brows
"What?"
"They're. Not. My. Parents" Autumn gritted before her eyes met Lisa's
"And they're not yours either"
Lisa's lips parted to speak but she remained silent. The girl never felt apart of her new family since day one. It's always been her and her alone, just as it has always been with Autumn when she was younger. Lisa was repeating a cycle of Autumn's life and the actress wasn't going to let that happen
"You should speak up for yourself, you know that?"
"What?" Lisa asked
"If you're quite, they have an advantage of doing whatever they want with you. They think you're weak, they think you'll take whatever bullshit they hand you and you can't say one shit about it. But when you're loud, they're threatened" Autumn said
