Warm For Once

2

You felt a nudge on your side. "Hey, you," a voice from above said, you tried to open your eyes, but it was too bright. 

"Hey" the voice repeated, slightly louder this time with even more nudging, you were sore all over from sleeping on concrete, maybe if you just pretended you asleep this guy would leave you alone. 

"I said HEY" your eyes then suddenly opened at the pain of being harshly kicked in the side, your head swiftly turned to look up at the person who had kicked you, it wasn't anyone you had seen before, but you were pretty sure it was the store owner. 

Then, out of nowhere, your arm was grabbed and you were forced to stand by whoever this person was. "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING SLEEPING UNDER HERE, THIS IS A STORE NOT A HOMELESS SHETLER"  you recoiled at the man's yelling, it reminded you too much of home. 

 "Look I'm sorry okay. I'll- I'll leave, just let me go" tried to apologize 

"DON'T YOU KNOW YOU'RE DRIVING AWAY MY CUSTOMERS? YOU'RE GLAD THAT I'M NOT CALLING THE-" 

"Okay, you had your fun, now let the girl go" a new voice interrupted, it sounded like another man.  

"And who the hell are you?" the store owner retorted.

"It doesn't matter who we are, let her go or we're calling the cops,"  A new voice said, it sounded like a girl this time. 

The store owner looked at the couple then back to you, he shoved you onto the ground and walked into the store. You looked back and finally got a good look at the people who saved you. The woman had long brown hair with bangs and big brown eyes, she looked concerned, given the situation that just happened. The man was probably the tallest person you have ever seen in your life, the woman only coming up to his shoulder, he had messy dirty blond hair and a short beard along with blue eyes. 

"Hey, are you okay?" you were snapped out of your thoughts, it was the guy. 

"Yeah I think so" was the only thing you could respond with, everything happened so fast. The man helped you up, and you had to crane your neck up to look at him. 

"Thank you" you smiled and tried to walk away, wanting to forget that this situation ever happened in the first place. 

"Wait" The woman stopped you dead in your tracks "before you go, can I ask you what you were doing sleeping in front of the store?" 

You looked at her but remained silent, you did not want to answer her question, you did not need help. 

"Honey, can you answer my question for me? We just want to know if you're okay" 

Oh absolutely not, you weren't going to let her speak to you like a child. You were a fully-fledged independent 10-year old, and you were not going to let anyone think otherwise. 

The man spoke up "Okay, how about this? We can just introduce each other. I'll go first I'm Bo" 

Then it was the woman's turn "I'm Lorene! And so you must be?" 

"(Y/N)" you say finally telling them something.

"Okay, we were just about to get breakfast. So how about you join us and you can tell us why you're sleeping here, alright?" Bo crouched down so you two were at eye level. You respond with a simple 'okay. You knew that you weren't supposed to talk to strangers, and you were not supposed to take food from them, but you were starving, and you didn't have much to lose anyway. So you followed them and ended up sitting at a nice little cafe. 

The aroma of coffee and freshly baked pastries filled your nose, causing your stomach to growl. You could hear the sounds of silverware clinking and people chatting. The walls made out of wood were a deep brown color and the tile floor was polished enough so that you could see your reflection. Everything here was so calming. 

"This is our favorite place to eat" Bo informed you, snapping you out of your thoughts. He must've noticed that you were mesmerized by the whole place. 

The three of you went up to the counter, ordered your food and drinks, and then sat down in a booth. Bo and Lorene took their seats across from you, they tried not to look worried, but after what happened they needed to know if you were okay. 

"Okay, I know you weren't very comfortable answering this before, but may you please tell us why you were sleeping out in front of the shop?" Lorene looked at you troubled. 

After a few seconds of silence, you uttered a simple "my parents kicked me out".

The couple shared a glance, worried as to what this child's past was like. 

"And why did they kick you out?" Bo questioned making his voice a little softer

"Because I forgot to do my chores" 

"Well, that's not a good reason to kick your kid out of your house." Bo reacted "How long have you been living on the street for?" 

"A week" your voice cracked a little and your vision blurred with tears, which only made you feel worse out of embarrassment. Lorene reached over the table and gave your hand a quick squeeze. "Hey, everything's okay hun. Look Bo and I will go outside and we'll try and find a place for you to stay, okay? Everything will be okay" 

You could only say "okay" as you let out a choked sob. 

Lorene gestured for Bo to follow her and Bo obeyed. Lorene was quiet for a minute, not knowing what to say. She looked up at her partner "what should we do?" 

"The only thing I can think of is to call CPS" Bo responded "Other than that I'm out of ideas" 

 "Poor kid" Lorene looked down at her feet "Maybe- I know this sounds out of the blue, but maybe we could foster her. I know we've just met her, but I'm already so attached" 

Bo looked at her in silent agreement. 

"Hey" 

Your head snapped up out of your thoughts, it was Bo. 

"I know you've just met us, but I think that we should go back to my house. We're gonna call CPS and see if they can let you stay with us, alright?" 

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A/N: Heyyo, I'm back! I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I hope it wasn't to fast, even though it is longer than the first one. I really just wanna get the intro out of the way and get into the actually good stuff, so I hope y'all are fine with that. Hope you're excited!

See ya in the next one 

                                                ~Idk what to name myself