Most Protected Of All

Fainted

Above is Rose as a baby.

Rose's POV;

 Robert asked my name. I have no idea who this man is, where does he live? is he nice? will he beat me? I decide that I don't think he would hit me if I told him my name right? 

"Rose," I tell him. 

Once I tell him he freezes. Oh no, he is going to hit me! what did I do wrong? was I not supposed to tell him my name? But he asked for my name? 

I start crying thinking that he might hit me. I think he notices that I am in distress, and he crawls over to me a pulls me into a hug even if I flinched. Once I am engulfed in his arms, he starts rocking me like a baby. It calms me down somewhat, knowing that he won't hit me ...yet.  I am still a little tense as I just met this Robert. 

I closely watch him as he sits down with me. After my crying has calmed down to sniffles.  He turns me around so that I am facing him, I look down at my hands remembering what Mister told me and the last thing I want to do is disrespect this really tall man. 

"Hey hon, can you please look at me?" Robert asks. 

I shake my head and say in a really quiet voice hoping that if I wasn't supposed to say it, then hopefully he wouldn't hear it. 

" Isn't it d-d-disrespect to look s-someone i-in the e-eyes?" I ask. Mister says it is and everything adults say is true, or that is what he says. 

"No sweetie, it is actually the opposite," Robert says with a really kind voice. 

Oh no, I was disrespecting him this whole time. I start panicking he will for sure hit me now.  My breathing starts to go faster and before you know it I can't breathe properly. 

" Hey, hey hon, calm down ok, deep breaths," Robert says as he has a tight but comforting grip on me.

After a little bit, I calm down and build up just enough courage to look at Robert's chin. I just can't look him in the eyes, the last time I looked someone in the eyes was Lily, the lady at the orphanage.  Once I look up I can't stop myself from look at his face he has such a loving and calm look on his face that it is almost impossible to look away.   He looks at my face for a long time, finally after so long he talks.

"Where are your parents"? he asks. I tense up, my parents? I don't have any I think. So I shrug.

" I don't know. They didn't want me because I was a brat"  I say quietly hoping he didn't hear because I really want this Robert to like me. 

" You are not a brat sweetie, believe me, I have seen brats and you are not one of them," Robert says. I just look down, he is just being nice that is all. Mister said that adults are nice only because they want something from you. I wonder what Robert wants from me?

"Do you know your last name sweetie"? Robert asks me. 

"No Mr. Robert" I answer.

" Oh, sweetie just Robert ok. Where do you live Rose?" Robert asks.

" Here. I built it all by myself" I say with a big toothy smile because I am really proud of my work. I mean who wouldn't be it looks so awesome. "Do you like it?" I ask.

" Oh of course hun. I am just concerned about your living style" Robert says. 

All of a sudden I feel really dizzy. Right before my eyes are about to shut tight to the all so familiar darkness, I see Robert with panic and concern in his eyes. But the last thing on my mind is...I wish that if I had a dad that he would be just like Robert.

Thoughts????????  I really need to know if people like the book.

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