LYN

chapter1

It was just another day. another school day. but today was better than another cause i get to eat a pudding in home science. It's my fav class. The teachers very nice and often gave me something extra to eat. and it was also the last one for today. Now I just gotta go home and fic something for dad.

i sigh as i enter my neighborhood. rag couch in one of the lawns of our neighbor is a place of hanging for the druggies. and two blocks away is a broken truck and a rundown house with almost no glass on window, even the one that does have the glass are torn down. This one is the spot for the drunkard, dad in the later part cause he always drop by after getting high. but unlike other days the neighborhoods so quiet. I pull my hood down and fist my sleeves. It was so quiet that it send chills down my spines, and this feeling was just confirmed when I saw two truck of police car in front of my house. I wonder if dads caught for one of his misconducts. I'm 100 percent sure i trembled when I caught eye contact with one of the police "hey kiddo " he called out, around 5'9 tall but definitely buffer than the guy beside him who's a bit taller than him. all i did was nod and nothing more, " is this your house ". nod again "can u speak? wait what if she's deaf " the taller guy said. the smaller guy smack him and replied, 'obviously not she responded to our question, no?", silence. nod but this time from the tall guy. " We have a not-so-great news for you kiddo " said a guy whose presence I had missed. and that genuinely scared me for life cause it cause me to fall where I stand. the buff short guy approach me with hands in the air probably trying to show me he's harmless "hey kid come on we can talk on the trunk of the car ? my friend's inside your house looking around ", probably the drugs I thought, " come on ", he held out his hands but I didn't take it but still quietly follow him observing my surrounding if anyone's capable of a sneak attack. I think he noticed ,he makes a quick remark that they were not bad guys. Does he think I'm not old enough to know if police were  bad guys but still better be safe than sorry and all those who had to say they are not bad are usually bad and also I don't like the guy whose presence I can't feel properly " so kid how do i tell you this ...umm-", "your dads in hospital after an accident " the guy whose presence i cant fell said , when i looked his tag i saw his name is Ivan ."after a good fight with the police due to drug possession and steering up trouble in public place " he said swiftly as he clench his hand . and i find that weird cause Grayson may be a drunkard and a druggy, but his top motto is to not get into these guys radar. "He injured two of our guys, he's in the hospital and his accomplices is in prison right now heard he suffer from some head trauma " , he said as he suddenly moved forward, and i instinctively moved to the corner of the truck and put my hands to protect what i can. i wait for a stike to come but it didn't, it was silent and still and i peeked out my self-defense to see now 4 grown men looking at me like I'm also on drugs "dammit " the shot buff cursed turning away from me and Ivan was now rubbing his non existing bread with his hands "kiddo what's your name " he said now his voice much softer than before . "Mae" i said embarrassed at how soft it sounds i instantly clear my throat and look down biting my lips.

the one that emerges out the house have a bag full of white and blue stuff with him btw he's black and have a shiny head with big square glasses "hey mae howdy , why don't you go pack some of your essentials from the house while we have some adult talk here well wait for you yeah ?" he said i don't know what to do so i simply nodded i left the 4 man and after i reached the door i buck and decide to listen to their conversation " the condition of the house is not suitable to live in especially for a 9 year old kid "wait are they talking about me ? Im 13 years old tho "did u see ? " one said "she's not able to walk properly and there's a huge bruise in her ankle "are they talking about the bruise due to the chains , well the thing is dad want me to chain me when I'm at home so he knows I'm at home u know some basic rules i guess. i don't think its anything interesting so i left them and went up to pack my things . my rooms on the upper most of the house the attic quiet warn in the summer and quiet cold in the winter id say but the scenery from here is breathtaking . what if i never see all these trees again its best in the autumn season but right now it only late winter . i sigh . 

"mae?" i peeked at the two police in front of me they asked me to sit in the back by myself and I'm thankful for that "are you hungry ? lets pick up something for you to eat on the way hmm?"he offered "its fine " i answered too quickly i regrated . okay right now I'm in the car with the black guy driving with Ivan on the front passenger seat ". the car became quiet "ehem ehrm I'm getting some food what do you want , Chris and i would totally feel bad if w were the only one to eat some big meal' Ivan stated "right right "Chris said giving me an approving nod "a fries would be enough" i spoke out. Ivan nod "since your legal guardian is in the hospital and probably followed by prison we are taking out under child protection, the stations might be super busy right now so when we reached stick with us yeah ?"Ivan looked at me i nod .

when we reached the station i was done with the fries we got on the was but still have more than half packed in my hands . i looked around and stick to Chris and Ivan as we reached the station . the two other police joined us but disappeared after taking some of my hair . i hid behind Chris and Ivan cause if they were big than the others in this place were all equally large and looks super rough and I'm not risking it . Ivan asked me to sit in a office its was comfortable much more than the school library couch or my bed at home the chair he made me sat on was soft and have a soft fur. the door suddenly opened and i almost freaked before i saw Ivan , he smiled and another man came over grab his shoulders and said " heard about your partner Ivan how's he getting on ",Ivan nodded " lakes strong hell get through this just fine " he said eyed me "I'm a bit busy right now we can talked later " he said they gave each other's an approving nod and he finally entered the room with a file . he sat at the other end of the room on his seat "mae we r running some test before sending you to the u know "he said probably referring to the child something. wait don't tell me the reason he was acting all tough before was because Grayson hurt his partner or something. i gasped possibly loud cause Ivan frowned and asked "what " i shook my head.

"okay then well", he stood up "u can stay here for the night ? i can get u another room but its kindda late and *shrugs* we r a bit busy *scratch his head* sorry mae .. will you be able to make it through the night with the couch ill bring you your blanket and ill stay outside the room for work through the night if you need anything " , i nodded vigoursly he chuckled , took out a blanket from some corner and was about to be out the room before he turned back to sked me if he should turn off the light i shake my head " thought so " he said and left the room with no goodnight .

I'm not sure what time it was but i heard the door open slowly and my eyes jot opened like some trap that gets trigger I'm sure Ivan saw me cause he smiled and said "thought u were sleeping , sorry", "its fine ", "now that your awake why don't inform you about your family ","huh?", what is he talking about or am I still asleep ?"remember the test i asked my friend to run ? yesterday ?" oh so the hair for running he tested  huh I nodded "I was able to get in touch with your fathers son , your biological one i mean "

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