Taking care of children is hard enough when you're a parent. It's harder when you're a seventeen-year-old high schooler.

Lucy Hastings is the caretaker of five foster siblings -Seth, Serena, Derek, Oliver, and Ariel. The six of them have been together for years, under the love of their foster parents. When their foster mom passes away their foster dad needs to work more to make ends meet. The kids want to be a family, so Lucy steps up to take care of the kids.

Keeping everybody around her at arm's length, Lucy finds it difficult to hide her true self from new student, Wesley Reynolds. He seems to be everywhere, why can't she escape him?

Lucy has denied feelings of affection for anyone. She pushes away anyone who could care about her. What's she to do when she can't deny her growing feelings for Wesley Reynolds?

Meant To Be is created by Samantha Auz, an eGlobal Creative Publishing signed author.

Meant to Be

“Tis the season to be a foster kid!” Seth exclaimed, running into my bedroom. 


“Fa, la, la, la, la, it’s Christmas!” Serena continued. 


I stirred under my blankets to try and remain comfortable. In three seconds, a storm of kids is going to jump on my bed and ruin my peaceful slumber.


Without warning, multiple bodies body slammed onto my bed. 


“Lucy! Lucy! It’s Christmas! Santa came to see us!” Ariel chirped. 


It’s been about a week since the kids were sick and they are now back to feeling 100%. All of them have been up and out of bed the last few days. Thankfully, they aren’t sick during Christmas. That would’ve ruined the holiday spirit for everybody. 


Chapter 34: A Not So Merry Hastings Christmas