Alphas Toy

Part 21

2 weeks have gone since the kids have been here and it's been good having them back with me, the familiar sibling bond returning as well the constant pestering and fighting. But hey, sibling annoyance is all part of the bond. You get the whole package. The kids took a liking to Christopher and his friends, they seem quite attached to them. They didn't get no feeling at all that they were in danger or I was kidnapped. But maybe it's because I don't feel like I'm kidnapped anymore, I seem to warming up with the other and Christopher doesn't have as many mood swings. Oddly enough, he seems nicer.

But sadly, all good things do come up an eventual end. Christopher said that the kids have been here long enough to stop me from being homesick and he knows I won't try to run. So there's no point them staying any longer. Of course, at first I was being stubborn and didn't want them to leave but my parents, back in England, would begin to get worried and suspicious.

It was simply time for them to go.

I had tears threatening to pour when I saw Aria and Adam doing their "fist pact" with Jacob and Matt as they taught them to do it.

Sophie patted me understandingly whilst Daniel offered a sympathetic smile, clearly knowing how nostalgic I was feeling.

Adam tried fist pumping Daniel but Daniel purposely held his hand high up, making Adam jump in annoyance to reach him which made us all laugh. He finally carried them both for a final goodbye.

"This isn't goodbye, remember. You will visit us more often and who knows we might us also come see you!" Sophie offered in her motherly tone, as she kissed them on the cheek whilst they were on Daniels back. Their faces lit up in excitement at the offer.

Daniel put them down so that they could say goodbye to the last one. Me.

I crouched down to their levels, sucking up my tears and putting on a smile. Like Sophie said, this wasn't goodbye. I would see them again. "So did you have fun here?"

"Yeah!" They said in unison.

"Do you know where here is?"

Adam scrunched up his face in confusion whilst Aria distracted herself in playing with her coat zipper.

"America!"

"Wow! A different Country" Adam beamed whilst Aria jumped up in excitement, feeling his happiness though she didn't even understand the cause of the happiness.

"Yep" I said as I subconsciously brought them closer to me.

"That's why we used a plane" Adam said, beginning to think about his journey whilst Aria attempted to make plane noises.

"That's right! And your going to go back in one. You excited?"

"Yeah but I scared" Aria said, frowning down at her shoes solemnly and my heart whimpered at the sight.

"Awwww. Don't be scared" I offered whilst I hugged her right.

"Here" I said as I offered her the bracelet my mum gave to me. She gave it to me as a kid to help me overcome my fears when I was too scared to move into my new room alone. It was a simple bracelet with "Ali" carved on the side, Arabic for being courageous.