Wings

Chapter 7

After the ride was finally over, everyone got out of the car and grabbed their stuff. After the car was safely parked and safely closed, Cindy and the teens went inside. Everyone wiped the dirt away from their shoes via the doormat and before everyone could go to their rooms, Cindy stopped the teens by saying their names. After they looked at her, Cindy made eye contact with Olivia, as if that was the leader she was expecting. "Take Jessie and James to your room. I'll bring some food for you guys."

The teens nodded. Everyone went their separate ways and James and Jessie let Olivia through first so they could follow her because they didn't know where her room was. After they arrived, Olivia opened the door and let the other two in first. The girl with wings closed the door and everyone took off their shoes and their backpacks. After this was taken care of, the trio sat down on the bed.

"What do you think it would be? Surely there must be more to why Cindy sent us here," James said.

"We'll see when she arrives with dinner," Jessie replied to James' question.

Before Olivia could answer anything, there was a knock at the door and everyone turned their heads toward the door as it opened. It was Cindy with 3 long hot dog buns in her hands. Olivia immediately felt hungry at the sight of them.

"Here. Just eat quietly. We can also talk while you eat," Cindy explained as she handled the hot dogs to the teens.

The teens began to eat while Cindy grabbed a chair from Olivia's desk and set it on the floor mat in front of the teens, making sure there was still room for their noses. After sitting comfortably, she asked the teens how school was. They began to answer one by one and also when their mouths were empty. As the adults had taught us, talking with mouths full of food was considered rude. But Olivia believed it wasn't like that everywhere. Jessie was the first to start and seemed excited and happy the whole time. Jessie's voice was soft when she spoke, but James, Jessie, Olivia, and Cindy didn't mind. She is who she is. After the blonde finished, it was James' turn. He sat quietly eating like everyone else and told his story. He even sounded angry when he talked about Ella. His grip on the bread became even stronger, so Olivia put her hand on his shoulder. Immediately, he calmed down and Olivia felt herself having a mission completely brought. Did James perhaps have aggression problems? She could understand his anger at Ella for what she said to the girl who had wings. After he finished, everyone looked at Olivia and the girl felt nervous but began to explain her day. She didn't leave out any details. After her story was done, Cindy stood up and returned the chair to its seat. "Your stories were fun to hear. Keep yourselves busy and don't get up too late, okay? You guys have school tomorrow."

The teens nodded and watched Cindy head for the door. She gave them one last smile before leaving the room. The teens had talked all day getting to know each other a little better before James and Jessie went to their own rooms. Jessie shared a room with a girl Olivia didn't know and James the same, only it was a boy. The orphanage was a big place, shall I say. After night fell, Olivia crawled under her sheets, ready to go to sleep before she noticed the same big white star in the sky. Once again, questions flooded her mind, but she looked away before rolling onto her stomach and turning off the light. It took a time before she fell asleep.