THE SECRET OF A CHARM BRACELET

FORTITUDE

(It is a beautiful morning in LA  LOURDES ORPHANAGE HOME and a bell had  just been rung...children could be heard chattering excitedly as they run towards the assembly hall for an announcement. Two kids could also  be seen playing pillow fights as they keep running alongsthe others; suddenly, the keeper calls out to them to stop their play which she titled ROUGH PLAY.)

           "Charles! Charlotte!! Stop that rough play immediately!!!"
             "Sorry ma'am" they both replied and headed for the assembly hall."
            
(After the morning announcement had been given, all the children went back to their respective rooms , the same kids that were reprimanded earlier were now seen in their room chitchatting. They were sitting on Charlotte's bed. The rooms in the orphanage were so beautiful and well furnished with lots of toys in it. It was so nice for a privately owned place. Charles and Charlotte stayed in the room for kids aged 8-10 years. Both of them seemed to be about ten years.)

Charlotte always playing with her bracelet from time to time. But she didn't know why her parents gave it to her.
  "Charles I still wonder why my parents gave me this pretty bracelet but left me alone to grow up without them. Maybe this bracelet would help me reunite with them."
" speaking of reuniting,i wouldn't want to reunite with them again cause they didn't even care about us in the first place."
"Well let's just guess they were incapable of taking care of us and I'm sure deep down they still love us and might even want to come back for us later in life."
"They should have had second thoughts at least, I really don't want to reunite with them"
" C'mon don't be like that okay, this bracelet, handkerchief and notes is all I've got left and they always give me so much hope.
Charles and Charlotte have  had this conversation many times... they first time the latter showed her belongings to him,
It helped them realize they actually weren't twins as they caretaker presumed. Probably they had been taken in by the orphanage on the same day, but Charlotte had an evidence to prove that they weren't siblings. Charlotte's parents were better than his as he always thought to himself, hers gave her gifts and clues and had even named her before bringing her here. His own case felt more like he was being abandoned.

Charlotte noticed the silence and sudden frown on Charles's face and quickly put her stuff out of sight.
  "Hey, hope you're not thinking so much about this?...I believe a good family would adopt us soon and a rich one at that, just like you always wish for" Charlotte gave him a pat on his head, hoping it'd cheer him up well it seemed to cause he just smiled over it.
The kids heard the keeper's footsteps down their corridor and each one of them scurried to their respective beds and pretended to have slept. The woman came in and checked their room and found out they were all in bed, then she moved out and headed for another room probably hoping to find an unlucky noisy kid to give a spank.

A cry was heard from another room...she had found her unlucky prey. She came back to Charles and Charlotte's room to give an announcement.
  "Attention everyone!(they all sprang up from their beds and sat to listen)...from tomorrow, you all should be of best behavior and dress neatly because most of you will soon be adopted as we've gotten so many calls lately.Hope you all understand!?"
   " Yes ma'am! (they chorused)

The keeper walked out of the room and shut the door behind. A bell was rung to indicate lights out and everyone wished each other goodnight before shutting their eyes to sleep.