Thirteen year old, Ella is wandering around in Tennessee. She's not what city she's in, but she doesn't care. Ella had run away from her foster home in Louisiana almost six months ago.

Ella accidentally walks into a young man that she knew from a previous foster home a few years before. He's seventeen now.

"Ella? Bunny? Is that you?" The young man questions

Ella nods, "Bubby?"

The young man known as Michael or Bubby to only Ella nods. He hugs Ella, who hugs him back.

"I'm so glad to see you, Bubby." Ella says

Michael smiles, "Me too." Then he asked, "How have you been, Bunny?"

"Okay I guess." Ella replied with a shrug "How have you been, Bubby?"

"Good I got adopted a few months ago." Michael stated. Then he asked, "What are you doing in Tennessee, Bunny? Last I saw you, you were in Indiana."

"That's great. I'm happy for you, Bubby." Ella told him. Then she added, "I was in Lousiana seven months ago. I ran away from my foster home almost six months ago."

"So you're on the run?" Michael asked "As in you don't have a place to stay?"

Ella hesitated and shook her slowly, even though her eyes were looking down. She started, "I...I have a place to stay, Bubby."

"Don't you dare lie to me, Ella." Michael warned "I know you better than you think, Bunny."

Ella sighed and then nodded her head slowly and spoke softly, "Okay, I don't have anywhere to stay. I'm on the run. Sorry Bubby."

"It's okay, Bunny." Michael replied "Come with me. You can stay with my family and I. Momma and daddy won't mind."

"Are you sure, Bubby?" Ella asked unsure

Michael nodded, "Yes, Bunny. I'm positive."

Ella nods slowly, "Okay Bubby. I trust you."

Just then Michael's phone rings and the caller ID shows up as 'Momma'.

Michael answers his phone, "Hi momma."

"Hey Michael, where are you?" Leigh Anne asked

"I'm on my way home, momma." Michael replied "I sort of had to make a pit stop."

"Okay see you soon, baby." Leigh Anne stated

"Okay Momma. See you soon." Michael said before hanging up the phone.

Ella looked quizzically at him, "You didn't tell her about me? Why not?"

"It's better if she sees you in person." Michael explained "Don't worry. She won't be able to turn you away, Bunny. She'll actually insist that you stay."

Ella nodded, "Okay Bubby."

"Oh and don't call her Mrs. Tuohy." Michael added "She hears that and expects her mother in law. She said so herself."

Ella smiled and laughed slightly.

When they arrived at the Tuohy's house, Michael opened the door and let Ella in first.

"Momma! Dad!" Michael called "I'm home."

Leigh Anne came to greet her son. She hugged Michael and then asked, "Who's this sweet girl?"

"Momma, this is Ella." Michael introduced "Ella meet my momma, Leigh Anne."

"Its nice to meet you, Ella." Leigh Anne said with a smile

"Nice to meet you too, ma'am." Ella replied with a sullen look on her face.

She had no smile and barely any emotion. She was the most emotionally closed off kid that Leigh Anne had ever met. Ella was even more closed off than Michael when she and Sean first brought him

There was a moment of silence before Michael added, "Ella doesn't have anywhere to stay, so I thought she could stay here for a while."

Leigh Anne pause while she took a moment to process everything.

"If...um you don't want me here, I'd completely understand." Ella told Leigh Anne, because she took the pause as a rejection.

Leigh Anne shook her head, "No, it's alright, Ella. You can stay here as long as you need to. I insist."

Ella nodded, "Thanks ma'am."

"Thanks momma." Michael said "I met Ella twice. Once when she was six and then when she was ten. We quickly became best friends. Like brother and sister."

Leigh Anne smiled, "You're welcome, Michael." Then she added, "Ella, its a pleasure to have you stay with us."

SJ walks by his family to go to the living room.

"Hi momma. Hi Michael." SJ says "Hi girl I don't know." Then he back tracks and asks, "Wait who are you?"

"I...I'm Ella." Ella told the boy in a soft voice.

SJ smiled, "I'm SJ. It stands for Sean Jr." Ella just nods.

- Flashback -

Twelve year old, Estella just walked out of the doctor's office after finding out that she's four weeks pregnant. She didn't understand why everything bad always happened to her? She lost her parents at the age of six, bounced from foster home to foster home, had been raped multiple times and abused. Now she finds out, she's pregnant.

Estella mumbles to herself, "What am I gonna do?"

Estella starts thinking about her options. One: she could abort the baby, two: she could keep the baby, or three: carry the baby to term and give it up for adoption.

Right away, she mentally crosses off option one. There is no way she's going to kill her baby. The most innocent and pure thing to ever live on the earth. The baby didn't do anything wrong. It didn't ask to be conceived.

That night, Estella is laying in bed on her back. She can't sleep because she's keeps thinking about the baby inside of her abs what she's going to do. Estella places her hand on her stomach and talk to the baby.

"Hey baby, I'm not sure if you can hear me but I love you and I promise to care for you. For the eight months you'll be growing inside of me." Estella explained "I'm not sure what I'll do once you're born, but I promise I'll do what I feel is best for you."

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