Adopted

Day THREE - The Beginning Of A Chapter.

A/N :
So I've started to make some covers for the chapters.  Please review how they are...  I've updated three covers.. More are on the way. I hope they're fine :P

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I was running down the street and Sapna was running behind me. I could see dad in the distance. Peter was on a swing laughing. I ran as fast as I could and reached a turning.

Dad was standing there a second ago but he wasn't here anymore.

I screamed for him but he was now behind Peter giving him a push on the swing. I ran in that direction.

Peter is so tall! Why does he even need a push?

Sapna was still behind me. I reached the swing and they looked at me and smiled.

"Help. She's chasing me. They want me to go to that man. Help." I said pointing in a direction at a man whose face I couldn't see. I was panting.

Sapna was already standing behind me. I ran behind dad.

He looked at me and smiled. Then he simply went back to playing with Peter.

Wasn't Peter a little too old for playing on a swing?

My mind was screaming for me to run but Sapna was gripping my hand tight now, not letting go. I shouted for dad and Peter to come help but they were playing. I stood there, shocked.

And then my face was shoved into yet another bucket of water.

I woke up panting and gasping for air. But this time, there was no one coming. I couldn't hear any footsteps and I couldn't hear anyone talking in the entire house.

Then I realised that it was only 3:30 AM and no one would be even close to awake.

Well, at least there was water near the bed. I drank some and went back to sleep.
When I woke up again, it was 8:30. Peter and dad were having breakfast when I went down.

They hadn't cared to even call me.

The dream caught back on me and I had to physically shoo it out of my mind.

This wasn't gonna be a good day after all.
And I was right about it (for once ). We didn't talk for most of the morning. In the afternoon, the police inspector came over and I left with my belongings very silently.

Peter didn't even say goodbye.

Dad just dropped me in front of the apartment that Ram lived in and went away.

The inspector took me upstairs to the third floor and led me into the house.
It was a very old and torn apart house. It was ill maintained; in fact, it wasn't maintained at all. I felt suffocated the moment I stepped in.

The place had a damp feel about itself. What with the seeping ceilings. There were stairs that led upstairs. The steps were broken and I found it difficult to step on them properly.

Ram was standing at the door with Sapna. She smiled and gave me a hand. Her top was full sleeves but just as it wrinkled up a little I saw a cut on her wrist.

I think she noticed as she pushed the sleeve down. The inspector came into the house with me.

There was a torn to pieces sofa (couch). The ceilings inside the house were no better than outside.

There was a stink in the house that made me want to puke. The walls were so old and all the paint was falling away. I looked around the house and I knew that it was going to be difficult.

I knew that Ram was a liar and that dad had been right back then. I knew that I must not trust this man. Though I was a little scared about this 'stay with the strangers' idea; I knew that they couldn't do anything to me.

Firstly, dad had slipped a mobile into my bag in the morning so I could just call them up if necessary.

And second, there was going to be a hearing in 3 days now. He could not afford troubling me or even making a bad impression about himself on me.

I was led to a little room on the right. The house wasn't big at all.

Once you enter the hall ,right in front of you is the kitchen. There is a room to the left and one to right of the kitchen door. One common bathroom beside the room to the left. Another room was located as soon as you enter. Right beside the main door. And that was it.

I went into the room to a double bed with an old bedsheet over it. Two pillows lay on the bed and a thin blanket was folded at the foot of the bed.

A cupboard stood on three legs facing the bed. The door didn't seem to have a lock and the place stunk.

I smiled a little at Sapna as though not sure what to do or say.

"You're going to share this room with me, alright?" she said placing a hand on my shoulder.

I spun around to look at her with wide eyes. "What do you mean share with you?" I exclaimed .

"Oh, it was a sudden thing so we couldn't arrange a separate room for you. Once we go to India, we'll get you a nice room." she smiled.

"But there are three rooms here! It's just you, Ram and I. One room for each!"

"Oh, Tara. You wouldn't know, I can understand. Our cousin brother stays with us. He needs a room as well right? So we'll have to stay in the same room. It's okay. we'll get to know each other as well, right?"

"I was never told about anything like that. Who is this cousin?" I said turning away and digesting the scene.

"Oh, he's gone out right now. I'll introduce you to him once he's here. Until then, you should unpack your stuff. I've emptied one portion of my cupboard for you." she said and walked away into the hall and further to the kitchen.

It was easy to know where people were going in this house.

The main door was right opposite the room door. So in case I've to run, I just have to run straight and out. Good.

I didn't care to unpack my belongings and let it stay in my suitcase. I only removed my toiletries and a towel.

I needed a bath. This place was gross.

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A/N :

Okay so I hope you guys aren't pissed that it's so late? I am truly sorry cz I forgot my wattpad password and so I couldn't update. I'll try my best to update as frequently as possible.

Oh!  And I started writing this story called 'a girl in love'  under the name 'the script Republic'  so review that...  Or at least read? :P

Anyway, I hope it wasn't boring.  I'll build it a little more... I've just suddenly forgotten all the shit I'd planned. So yaa.  It'll take me a day or two of writing this story to recall everything.  :P  (I hope that's normal) 

The next chapter will also be day three but then I've thought about something nice for the evening of day three cz I'm pretty sure it'll be evening by the time she takes a bath and comes out? XD XP

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