LOST and FOUND...

ch 1:I will find you

"I saw her today!",I whispered happily in Kate's ears.

She was busy painting her long nails by giving them a touch of magical designs.

"You better keep an eye on yours too",I lay beside her,my arms behind my head.

"I am about to finish my mission",she smirked.

"What?",I looked at her with a tiny pout.

"It was so easy.It seemed like they both had trouble finding partners.So,when I made them both meet each other,they carried on with their love story.So ,there's just a little work left for me to do!"

"Ah!You're really lucky.",I let out a heavy sigh."Well,look at me.I found my mom just two days ago and I'm still searching for my dad."

I let a moment pass."And,I'm about to turn sixteen.How will I make them meet up,make them fall in love?",I held my head that was spinning with stars around my head.

"Will you help me,Kate?",I looked at her with pleading eyes.

"Of course,I will!",she patted my head and lay beside me,happily.

"With you by my side,I can even land Jupiter on the sun",I gave her a cheerful high-five!

And with that we slowly drifted to sleep . Kate is one of the straightforward people I know.We met at the age of six at the Telstal orphanage,when I was a new girl in their dorm.She was already a head taller than me,her dark hair in bunches,her voice booming and confident.She told me my plastic flying disc was rubbish and loudly listed all its faults.Then,just as I was about to start crying,she offered me hers to play with.

That's Kate.She can upset people with her bluntness,and she knows it .When she'd said the wrong thing, she rolls her eyes and claps a hand over her mouth.But underneath it all,she's warm-hearted and kind.And she's great in arguments.Haha!When other people waffle on,she gets right to the point,no bullshit.

It was Kate who gave me the idea of going through the hospital records instead of simply roaming around saying 'I'm looking for my mom and dad'.

This way I could find them faster,and I've already found my mom who has just graduated from her Business college.And my dad seems to be a nice man too.

As written in those records,he's a native of France.
So,guess what!I'm flying to France tomorrow.But I'm not that good of a french speaker;with Kate by my side I'll find a way to manage it.

"Will this be okay?",I tossed over a lip liner and a blue matte lipstick to Kate who was dancing happily in front of the mirror.

As I saw the time ticking up,I took out my bag,wondering what to put in it . I've never used a travel bag before,I always just shoved everything into my little hello kitty bag.Eventually I took a packet of tissues,some chocolates and other essentials and all those girly stuffs and put them into the big bag.Then I had a pen.I feel like I'm packing for my first day of school.

But I've never been to a school.I've never left the orphanage gate,as to my knowledge.The kids there stay inside that huge house near the wild forest until they turn fifteen.And when you hit the specific age,you're allowed to roam around anywhere but with the monthly allowance of only 200 dollars.

As I am going to meet my father regarding the mission,the flight charges and other payments I do,has nothing to do with my personal savings.

I stare at myself in the huge mirror in my dressing room. The old Hannah in the orphanage used to be in a pair of black trousers, an oversized shirt and a pair of loafers with chewed-up heels.

Not anymore. I'm in the crispest shirt I've ever worn in my life,all expensive Prada double cuffs . I'm wearing a black suit with a pencil skirt and nipped-in waist.My legs are gleaming in Charnos sheer gloss tights.My shoes are patent and spiky.My hair is blow-dried and twisted up into a fancy bun.

My outfit today is not super-glossy but rather looks classy and elegant.
I wanted to wear a halter neck gown.
Yesterday when me and Kate hit the roads of LaIlay,to go hunting for dresses at the cheap stores.I came across a world of Cami and sheath gowns.I immediately started to show off my bargaining skills but Kate insisted that I wear something more stylish and classy.

You can't wear an evening gown and board a flight!That's gonna be a huge trouble.haha!So We decided to go on with pencil skirts and layer tops.

Kate comes into the room and I do a twirl.
"How do I look?"
"Great" she nods,but doesn't seem surprised at my appearance.
"So,girls-" our caretaker,Mrs.Rose;a plump woman in a pink shirt and tapered black trousers is bustling towards me.

"Shall we leave?It's time!",she looked tensed.

Kate was dressed in simple crop top and mini skirt,with a high pony and a spool heels with a cute bow on it.She rocked the bad girl look!

"Those smoky eyes are cool!",I pointed at her dazzling green eyes that's scanning the room.

"It took about an hour to finsh it",she grinned.

We followed Mrs.Rose over the shiny vinyl floor,travelled up in the lift,get out at the groud floor and she ushered us into a taxi.

I practised some French phrases inside the taxi,while the driver and Mrs.Rose exchanged weird looks at each other.

"Bonjour,Je suis Hannah.Et toi?

Kate was busy on her phone.

"Have you made friends this soon?"
,I peaked at her phone.
There were some lovey-dovey messages.

"Who is that?",I said it loud.She clapped her hand on my mouth immediately.

"My boyfriend",she whispered.
"Can we have boyfriends?We are made to make our parents fall in love?We are just for that."

"But,don't forget;we might be man-made but we are still humans .We have feelings too.",she whispered back.

"I don't care about that.We've spent most of our lives in that orphanage.When we turn twenty,everything will come to an end.Before that I have to finish my mission that I'm made for."

"Yes,isn't it awful that our lifespan is so short.I want to live more.So that I could have babies on my own and live my life the way I wanted to.Not living and dying to just make someone fall in love",she put on a pout.

"It doesn't matter to me",I shook my head.

"It will,when you find someone you love,someone that you can't live without",she said coldly.

"Huh?",I turned away to look at the sky which looked so plain,with no sign of one or two,big or small,white fluffy clouds floating across the sky.

' Will I find someone like that?'.I thought to myself.