CHP 1: FREEDOM?

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"Get up from your vague dreams you fools. You filthy orphans have been extremely annoying!
Get up you parentless creatures!", echoed an exasperating voice. It was Ms. Mary May's voice
who was a caretaker at St.Peter George High school and orphanage? Ms. Mary May wasn't one
of the cool teachers who used to gel up with the students, no she was completely old school
and was extremely vexatious and spiteful towards the students, God only knows why. Except
for abusing the orphans and calling them parentless, she played a major role in beating the
crap out of the children. And, she was too prompt with all her work, which was very annoying!
"I said pick up your lazy bum right now!" Ms. May howled at Cheryl.
Cheryl Mathews was a coy[introvert] girl. She was modest since the beginning and the poor
child had witnessed her parents' death just in front of her. Cheryl was an only child and
her parents were anticipating another baby which was in her mother's womb. Her dad, Eric
Mathews was a hardworking man who worked in an NGO. He didn't earn much, but he was fully
capable of giving Cheryl all that she desired. Martha Mathew, her mother was an extremely
talented chess player but due to lack of exposure, she could only play till the state level. Cheryl
was only 9 when she lost her parents in a car accident where a truck literally wrecked her
parent's car, taking them both away from her...forever.
Cheryl, like her mother, had an interest in chess and was a brilliant chess player too!
Unfortunately, she had no close relatives who could've taken care of her after her parents'
demise and hence, she was brought to the orphanage when a good soul saw a 9-year-old
Cheryl sitting on the street, weeping and looking at the abandoned ruined car. She was truly
one of her kind. Cheryl was mostly always to herself.
It was her birthday, the 7th of June, and she was turning 18 today, becoming an adult. 9 years
had passed in that atrocious place, hearing Ms. May screeching and hurling nasty comments at
her.
Cheryl was a girl who belonged to the roses and lilies, with ocean blue eyes, silk touch brown
hair, fair skin, and a smile that would melt anyone's heart and make them fall in love with her.
But due to the orphanage rules, girls and boys were not allowed to communicate with each
other and so she had zero experience when it came to conversing with boys. The orphanage
also had another rule where once you turn 18, you are responsible for your own survival. The
orphanage would provide enough money for getting admission into a decent college and also
invest some money for future use.
Today, Cheryl was going to go out and see the world on her own for the first time! She was
going to be free. She would see cars and buses for the first time since the devastating
experience of 2009. Turning 18 in 2018, how interesting! She greeted all the teachers jovially
with a good morning and went to Ms. May for her allowance and permission to go out and see
the world. Although Cheryl was shy, she somehow managed to muster up the courage and go
to Ms.May.
Ms. May like many other hubristic orphan caretakers slammed the bundle of 2000$ on the table
and asked Cheryl to leave and never return.
Cheryl just left the orphanage looking disconsolate. She didn't have any friends to say goodbye
to or to go and ask for help.
She was left all alone, all alone in the world where she dreamt of going to a high school and where she knew absolutely no one!
Cheryl booked her life's first ride...to find a college, luckily she was intelligent enough to win a
scholarship to the Washington High school.
She was a big lover of psychology and hence she chose the psychology course from the
curriculum. Now she just had to wait for the summers to end and high school to begin! She
directly take admission in the second year of high school since she had studied her first year
in her orphanage, and was 18 already, which meant the students of her age would be in the
the second year of high school as well.
She was a momentous girl and had planned all her expenses out. She rented a small house for
herself and once high school began she decided she would do various small part-time jobs to
cover up for her expenses. Today was just the third day since she left the orphanage and she
was already missing it. Even though Ms. May was a complete jerk, Cheryl missed her worry-less
life and missed the freedom of reading books and playing chess. Because here, all she did was
financial planning.
Days passed and it was now 27th June. Only 4 days to go for her High school to begin. Little
did Cheryl know that for her, there awaited Love, Agony, Depression, and maybe some
Contentment.

IN THE IMAGE BELOW: THE IMAGINATION OF CHERYL BY AUTHOR!


IN THE IMAGE BELOW: THE IMAGINATION OF CHERYL BY AUTHOR!

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