Red Jacket White Wings

Chapter 1: Red Jacket

It was a normal rainy day in downtown London, and people scampered between shop awnings to escape the rain. The car's wheels splashed over the puddles formed on the ground as they passed by and the stop lights painted colors on the smooth surface of the shop windows. Among these people were Nicolei and his parents, out for a stroll. It wasn't raining when they had set out, and the sudden downpour had caught them by surprise. As they scampered under another shelter something caught Nicolei's eye. On the other side of the road was a girl in a long bright red jacket with long brown braids and thoughtful brown eyes. And she was staring right at him! Nicolei looked at the girl for a long time. He felt as though he knew her. He was going to point her out to his parents but before he could, they pulled him out from under the shelter, through the rain and turned the corner.

The next day Nicolei's Parents sat him down at the kitchen table in their apartment. "Nick," his mom began, "your father and I have been talking about this for a while now, and we have decided to adopt a child." They held their breath and waited for his response. "That is.... wonderful! Can we get a boy? It has to be a boy, no girls" he said. His parents laughed and said, "Alright, we will pick you up after school and we will all go to the orphanage together!" When Nicolei's school was done the next day, they all drove to the orphanage together. When they got there Nicolei felt as though the orphanage had a personality of its own. It had yellow cheerful windows and there were flower pots beside the front door, which made it feel welcoming. There, his family saw many children but none seemed to be the right fit for them. So they decided to go home and try again another day. As they were leaving, something red caught his eye. He turned to see the girl in the red rain jacket walk by, her brown braids swinging in time with her step. "Mom! Mom!" Nicolei said urgently. "What?" His mom asked. "That girl, I saw her watching me when we were walking yesterday!" Nicolei replied, "We have to talk to her!" "Alright." His mom said uneasily. She turned to the attendant at the desk near the door. "Excuse me!" His mom said to the attendant "Who was that girl? We would like to talk to her." "Of course!" The Attendant chirped. She got up and led them through many colorful hallways then into a room. "Now I must go and find..." said the attendant as she turned around to face them. Then she turned back and saw a girl sitting at the table." There you are!" She said to a brown-haired girl in a red coat. "This is Mr. And Mrs. Peterson. They've come to see you."Then she left. As Nicolei and his parents sat down the girl introduced herself. "Hello", she began. "My name is Angela."