Chapter 1

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Italics is Alex's thoughts

I wake up because my alarm clock is being loud as fuck. I get up,and get dressed. Tomorrow's the last day of school. No more homework,no more tests,no more teachers,and no more bullies.

Yeah,I said bullies. You know,the people who shove you into anywhere and everywhere,say mean things to you,beat you up. Those bullies.

You see,they bully me cuz of my dad,but of course I won't tell him that. They say he's a gay freak,call him names. They also say I'm devil spawn and shit like that.

At school,I pretend it doesn't affect me,but it does. I come home,and lock myself in my room until dinner. Trust me,you don't wanna know what I do in my room,and neither would my dad.

Anyways,where am I? Oh yeah,school. Uggghhhh. I go downstairs for breakfast and greet my dad and Ben. "Morning dad,Ben." Ben smiles at me and goes back to the paper. "Morning buddy." "Good morning Alex," my dad says as he places a plate of food in front of me, then sits down next to Ben.

Ben looks to my dad,then back to me. "Is something wrong? Are you guys filming again?" They nod,as do I. "Ok,so I'll just stay with Aunt Emma." They smile and shake their heads. "

I'm confuzzled. "What?" "We decided," Ben starts,"that you're old enough to come with us. And it's more convenient since you're almost done with school for the year."

I choke on my orange juice. "What?! No way. I'm finally gonna go with you guys. Really?" They both nod,and I smile. "Thanks guys."

After I finish my breakfast,I leave for school. Nothing can ruin my happy mood,but of course nothing lasts forever.

As soon as I get to my locker,I get pushed into the wall by the football captain(soccer for you Americans.) He starts taunting me and talking shit bout my dad.

Henry,the football captain,punches me square in the face,then to the side of my face. So now I have a cut lip and a cut on my cheek. Yay. No,I'm lying,fuck. That's more like it. Fuck this shit,I'm leavin.

So,after Henry knees my gut and gives me a bloody nose,I punch him in the face,and walk to the bathroom to clean up.

I'm not gonna bore you with details of the rest of the day,since we didn't do nothin. So,after school,I walk home.

I walk through the door,"I'm home." I yell,to which Ben yelled,"In here." I walk to the living room,where my dad turns and suddenly there's worry on his face.

"What?" I ask. He stands up and comes towards me,"what happened to you?" I'm confuzzled for a second, then,"Ohhh." I forgot about the cuts. "It's nothing,dad. Don't worry." Ben's now next to my dad,"Alex,what happened?" "It's nothing,ok. Just drop it." I insist. "No,Alex. I want to know who did this to you. Why won't you tell us?"

I groan and walk upstairs to my room, ignoring them. I start packing my suitcase. They come in and I lie down on my bed,staring at the ceiling.

"Alex,we need to talk," starts my dad. I sit up,and he continues,"Me and Ben have been thinking,and we decided that we want to adopt a child. Are you ok with this?"

"What gender?" I ask,clearly interested. "A girl," responds Ben. "Yes! She'd better be younger than me. I've always wanted to be the overprotective big brother." They both laugh and nod. "Alright,how about a girl a year or two younger than you?" I nod,"Fuck yeah." Big mistake.

"Alexander Philip Hiddleston,watch your language." "Sorry dad,I got excited." They left and I finish packing.

I'm gonna be a big brother. I've always wanted to be a big brother. I'm so excited.
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Two days later

I walk to the park closest to where we're staying. It's called...hold on lemme check. Umm,it's called,uh, Washington Park.

I see a girl sitting at a picnic table,her clothes a little worn out. So naturally,I approach her. I sit down across from her,and put out my hand.

"Hi,I'm Alex. What's your name?" She hesitantly takes my hand,"I'm Lexi. Why are you talking to me?" I shrug. "So,what are you doing here? Aren't your parents worried?" She looks down,"I...I don't,um,I don't have parents." "Oh." What,she doesn't have parents?! I wonder how long she's been livin on the streets?

Then,a thought pops in my head. I stand up and gesture for her to follow me. She slowly stands up. "Where are we going?" "To my house. Don't worry,my dad is really nice,and Ben is too. Don't be scared." She nods and follows me.

When we get to my house,I open the door and motion for her to go in first. I'm a gentleman,I can't help it. My dad is Tom Hiddleston,who raised me along with Benedict Cumberbatch.

I follow her inside and walk to the living room,where my dad's sitting. "I'm back." My dad stands up,and raises an eyebrow when he notices Lexi. Ben walks in and also raises an eyebrow.

"Guys,this is Lexi. She doesn't have any parents and nobody to stay with," I walk over to my dad and whisper in his ear,"She's the one. We should adopt her."

He looks at me,then to Lexi,then back to me. I give him my best puppy dog eyes,"Pleeeaaassseee." He sighs and give in. I smile. "Thanks dad."

He then turns to Lexi,"Do you want to live with us?"

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