A little paradise in the woods That's how Kim, our social worker, described Caster. She was right—there in the mountain very close to the town covered in snow where a waterfall water flows into the townlet.
I noticed we were near the ocean, where the water glistened as the sunlight hit it. I've never been to the beach because my father was always working. It is beautiful. Three-story homes everywhere, with White walls,red-tiled roofs, and spacious gardens with beautiful flowers like roses and lilies. It made me miss my mother more; she loved to garden. Our garden at home was the talk of the town back home.
But Mrs. Shoo, my new stepmother, is a sweet woman. She greets us at the gate of one of the houses, which I'm assuming is ours, with her hands behind her back. ''I have some friends here with me who want to meet you!'' she says. She then pulls her hands behind her back and presents us with a white, fluffy puppy and a little brown kitten.
My sister loves dogs. Despite her chilly attitude, I caught a brief moment of her smiling. as she picked up the puppy. I named my cat Mocha; she is a playful little butter ball.
Anyway, back to my stepmother. She is a round woman with caramel-colored skin, kind brown eyes, long black hair, and blue eyes that glistened like the sea. She embraced us and then had a skinny man with milky white eyes and pale skin behind us carry our bags.
''Can I help?'' Cindy asks, but the man ignores her and walks away. I ran to hug my social worker, Kim. We follow our stepmother inside while Kim gets back in her car and drives away. Honestly, I'm going to miss her so much, but I can't wait to start my new life. To have a new beginning.
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ORPHAN TOWN
Mystery / ThrillerWhen you lose your parents at a young age and have no living family and go through the system all seems lost. But when you're taken to a lovely town, with loving guardians, and has everything you ever wanted you think you won the lottery. But when t...
