Adopted by R5 - My story

Chapter 5- Flashback

I didn't even bother switching the light on, I just closed my room's door and sat on the floor. I didn't have tears anymore, so I just stayed there hugging my knees.

Now they will think I'm a crybaby, that I'm a psycho because I bursted out crying in the middle of the story.

But I can't help it, I will always miss Connor, he was my brother, my best friend and what was left of my family. He saved me from my dad and I will always be thankful to him for that. I still remember the last time I saw him.

*flashback*

We were at the registry office and the lady at the desk told us to come closer.

"How can I help you, kids?" I didn't like her from the first sentence, she didn't seem nice.

"I would like to adopt my sister. You see, our parents both died but I'm 17 so I can take care of her" Connor lied a bit, but he hid it perfectly. The lady took our passports and saw we had different surnames (Connor had his real family's). She looked confused, so Connor showed her his adoption certificate and explained he had been adopted.

The lady barely glanced at it and grinned. What a fake smile, I thought.

"Honey, I am sorry to say you cannot adopt her. You aren't blood-related to her and you don't have a job. You wouldn't be able to take care of her anyway." Connor looked broken and terrified at the same time.

"W-What?! Is there anything I can do to keep her? She's my sister!" I knew him, he was getting really pissed.

"No, there isn't. Now listen, since you both are homeless we have to get you a place to live in. You will go in a shared house with other troubled kids" Who does she think she is? You just don't go up to someone telling him he's a troubled kid!

Then she added "And the little girl here will go in an orphanage."

My world collapsed. I didn't want to leave Connor. I started crying and I ran into Connor's arms, sobbing. We were both crying and as the good big brother he was, he was trying to calm me down.

Suddenly, I couldn't feel his warmth anymore so I opened my eyes and saw Connor being pushed away from me by a cop. Someone else took me and made me sit in a car, bringing me to the orphanage. Now I was completely alone.

*end of the flash back*

I heard someone knocking on the door. I quickly got up and went to open it. There was Rydel, asking me whether I wanted to eat dinner with them or in my room. I replied saying I would rather join them, otherwise I would seem rude, which I wasn't and didn't want to seem.

Just the thought of having dinner all together was setting me into a good mood, I guess that's what having a family is like.