Triple Trouble

Chapter 5 Split up

We were sent to our rooms to pack our clothes and supplies up. I don't feel any emotion when packing I feel nothing at all, I grab my cases once I'm done, I go out into the living room Saeyoung and saeran have packed also.

"You ok," my eldest brother asks I nod not saying a word, he runs his fingers through my hair. Saeran gives me my medication. one of the officers sees this and comes over, "what did you give her?" he asks, "just her meds." my brother tells him the officer looks at them and walks away.

We all get into the cars I'm at in the middle of Saeran and Saeyoung. Saeran is looking out the window, Saeyoung is holding my hand. I don't speak I just stare at the back of  Miss Barker's seat, what will happen to us? I think to myself. will we all still be together? I continue with my thoughts, the car stops and we arrived at the station.

We are taken into a small meeting room, the officer asks if we would like any food or drinks. I shake my head not wanting anything, I sit down looking at the floor. Saeyoung sits next to me "hey it's all going to be ok" he says to me softly, I don't nod, I don't say a word I just continue to stare at the floor.

Miss Barker comes back into the room and she looks concerned, "I'm sorry guys, your father has given up his rights as your parent. you will all have to be put up for adoption, unfortunately no one will take triplets so you will have to be split up. Shay you will have to come with me now, say goodbye to your brother's I will give you all a moment."

She leaves the room, "I don't want to leave" I whisper to my eldest brother. He grabs hold of me "hey look at me. this is only temporary, it's not forever, we will be together again I promise."

I look at saeren he's crying, I walk over to him he grabs hold of me crying into my neck. I don't move or hug him, it may sound horrible to some people but I don't know what to do. I don't experience emotions and feelings like this.

Miss Barker comes back into the room, "Shay, you ready to leave now" I don't move I don't say a word. "come Shay" she tries to hold my arm I flinch back she pulls her hand away. "I'm sorry Shay" she said softly, I looked at Saeyoung trying to figure out what to do. he's our father, he always knows what to do. he looks away, I try to walk over to him but Miss Barker stops me. "Shay we need to leave."

"I'm not leaving" I say to her bitterly, "I'm staying with my brothers" she sighs. "I'm sorry Shay you cannot stay with your brother's." she tries to take my arm again and drag me away but I fight back. "No stop. I'm not leaving' I shout ragging my arm out of her hold, "don't touch me" I shout at her.

The officers rushed into the room and grabbed me. I start screaming "don't touch me" I scream at them, I'm trying to get back to my brother's but they keep pulling me back. I can see Saeran crying and Saeyoung with tears in his eyes. why aren't they helping me? "saeyoung" I scream. wanting to be helped but he doesn't move. "stop." I scream again as they drag me out the room.

I'm still fighting them, shouting and screaming as they put me in the back of the car. I bang on the  glass, trying to break it open, I try opening the car door and it's locked. I kick the door but it's no use I start hyperventilating I can't breathe, Miss Barker rushes to my door I still can't breathe, she holds my arms "breathe Shay. in and out, in and out, come on breathe." I start doing as she says my breathing calms down after a while. "good girl" Miss Barker closes the door again.

We drive for a while I don't say a word. I'm looking out the window I feel lost and confused, I just want to go home and be with my brothers. I start to pinch my arms trying to distract myself from my thoughts, I see an old building coming into view, it looks horrible, bars on the windows, it looks dark and lonely.

Miss Barker parks the car and gets out. she opens the boot for my cases and opens my door, I don't move "Shay, you need to get out" I still don't move. "look at me" she says softly to me, I look at her. "I promise this isn't going to be forever, you will be with your brother's again, it's only temporary." I look closely at her face for any lies I don't see any, "you promise" I whisper she smiles. "cross my heart" she says crossing her heart with her finger, I nod and get out the car.

Miss Barker knocks on the door. I stand next to her looking around, I don't see anything that tells me this place will be good. it looks run down, paint peeling off the house door, knocker hanging on one screw, chips and cracks in the door, the windows have bars on the outside. flaking paint peeling from them, it looked to be once white now a dark grey. If this is what the outside looks like I dread to think what the inside looks like.

An old haggard woman opens the door, she looks like a ghost. Her pale leathery skin is not smooth, her wrinkles make her look worse. Her hair in a white bun on the top of her head, a long black dress that reaches to her ankles. Her bony fingers are ushering us in, she looks like something from nightmares I shiver.

"Come in" she says bitterly even her voice is terrifying. I wouldn't want to cross her, "name" she looks at me, "Shay Choi" I whisper "speak clearly girl I cannot hear you with your Incessive muttering." "Shay Choi" I say louder. she nods "we will have to change that name." she looks me up and down accessing me, "and your clothes too can't have you wearing those." she points her bony finger at me, "the other girls might get jealous."

She guides us into a small dark room. "you will be staying here, you must be up at 5am on the dot. I want you dressed in your uniform, your bed made. you will stand here, she points her finger to the floor at the end of my bed. "for inspection they will be no swearing, no alcohol, no smoking, you will obey all my rules. if you speak out of line or do not do what I tell you, you will be punished."

I nod "speak girl, do you understand." "yes" i say. "yes what." she says bitterly "yes ma'am" I say annoyed, "good, you will not be needing these clothes. they will be burned." I looked at her in shock, burned, she's going to burn all my things. "no please" I whispered. "please don't burn them." the old woman looks at me like I'm dirt on her shoe, "they will be burned. you will be provided with new clothes, and stop that Incessive muttering girl."

"I will be back with your new clothes girl." she closes my door, I sit down on my bed in the dark cold room. I look down at my hands for the first time in my life I pray, for my brother's to come get me.