Wild Life

Plans for life

The next few weeks were amazing. Me and Sam got closer and closer. It was like we couldn't wait till we were adults so that we could get married! But until then, we contented ourselves by kissing in front of my locker, sitting together at lunch, planning our future together and regularly going to the park together.

One day I was in Sam's room back at the orphanage. We were talking about when we were older (again), Sam was holding me close and we had some quiet music on playing in the background. We were slow waltzing like they do in movies sometimes. It was quite calming doing it with him. For a year in my life when I discovered the real Sam, I have felt really happy! I've started to realise the good things in life which I never knew existed.
"I'd give you a diamond ring if I could get enough money for one." Sam whispered into my ear.
"Diamonds would never be as lovely as this love!" I replied. He kissed my cheek and smiled.
"I love you so much!"he murmured quietly.
" I love you more!"
"I love you most!" He quoted from Tangled.
"I love you more than most!" I finished. We kissed again.
"I don't know how I lived before without you!" He said.
"Neither me! Even though we were in the same orphanage together I never suspected before I loved you!"
"I've loved you since you joined the orphanage! I just couldn't tell you before. That's what I couldn't tell you before..." He confessed.
I smiled as we sat down on his bed. The song new Americana started playing by Halsey. We both like that song and moved our feet along to the beat as he pulled me closer.
"I want to spend eternity with you Mandy!"
"I want to spend it with you too. More than you do!" I said back.
"I do more!" He argued. But not an angry argument. One that couples have to find out who loves who most.

Kelly came in just as I leaned forward to kiss him again. She has only just found out about us being together. She thinks that if we go to each other's rooms then something else would happen... You know what.
"Come on! Go downstairs. I don't want anything... To happen!" Kelly interfered. See.
We both trudged downstairs and plopped down on the sofa. I turned on the TV and flicked through the channels. Nothing good was on.
A load of other kids came in when they saw the TV on. Kelly saw us all in the room and took it as an opportunity to tell us all something.
"I advise that you make yourselves look respectable! Brush hair! Put your best clothes on. Remember, it's adoption month!" She reminded us.
Most of the kids "yayed" excited. Sam didn't though. I just squeezed his arm because I knew what he was thinking; he was worried that me or him would get adopted and be taken away stopping us from seeing each other. Adoption month is the month where a load of families come to adopt. It's not really an official thing, but at the orphanage it is.
"Don't worry! I won't get adopted anyway." I reassured. He shook his head and lifted my chin.
"People will think you're beautiful so they'll adopt you!" He said.
I laughed.
"Not if I put on my oldest clothes and make myself look bad!" I said, solving the problem. He looked satisfied.

Just so it happened, I did actually go and make myself look bad because I knew that the first family to come would be soon.
I was right. The first family came after dinner (which was early today). It was a mum a dad and a boy. They looked cheerful, but they looked at me scornfully when they saw me. Instead, they adopted Paula who was delighted. Kelly shot me a death stare and asked why I'd changed into my worst clothes. Melissa (the other leader) just laughed and said I'd get some sense when I'd get adopted.
But I was determined to not get adopted!

The next family to come adopted Alex. He smiled probably his first smile and ran to pack his bags.
After that, came a couple who had no kids. Instead, there was a boy who looked about my age with blondish brown hair and sharp features. He was handsomish. But obviously not as handsome as Sam! No way.
The couple looked around the room with sharp unkind eyes. Kelly introduced them.
"This is Mr and Mrs Shamrock. And their lodger, Daniel."
Daniel eyed me and whispered something to the couple. They both moved their glance onto me and nodded. I caught a glimpse of what they were whispering and gasped.
"... Yes... She does look capable... And she's quite pretty.... No nonsense from... Mm..." Was all I heard. I moved next to Sam and he put him arm around me. We could both sense danger.
"We'll take that one!" Said the dad pointing at me. As if I was just some toy at a toy shop. I felt like I'd just been utterly torn from my life, and treated like a dog that's just been bought. Sam had watery eyes. I'd never seen him cry before.
"I can't loose you! No!" He cried.
"Why can't you adopt... Someone else?!" I cried equally upset and jilted.
"Huh-hum! I will repeat myself to get a better response! WE WILL TAKE THAT ONE!" repeated Mr Shamrock, pointing his grimy finger at me again.
"Noooo!" I screamed. I don't know what I was thinking. Sam was clasping me like a leech.
Mr Shamrock turned purple and Mrs Shamrock sucked in an angry breath. That stupid lodger just smirked and laughed at me through his grey eyes. I glared him and he gave me a, "you'll be sorry once you're adopted!" look.

Kelly and the couple walked out of the room to have a conversation, leaving Daniel in the room with the rest of us orphans. Most of the orphans were acting tense from my rejection. I was trying to look strong when actually I wanted to be crying loud. Sam was on the verge of howling. Daniel was watching us together with a strange look in eyes I didn't recognise.
"Girlfriend?" He asked Sam. Sam nodded.
"Not for long!" Daniel muttered to himself.
"What?!" I snapped.
"Nothing..." He replied giving me an evil smile. Sam hugged me tighter and scowled at Daniel, who was eying me up and down. That creep!

Kelly and Mr and Mrs Shamrock came back in. Kelly had red eyes and looked like she'd been crying.
"Mandy, you will be adopted by these two kind people. We've already signed the papers. You're leaving with them in two days!" Said Kelly. I burst with tears. I couldn't believe it! After things had finally started going good for me now this? I was being ripped apart from Sam, I was being adopted against my own will, and I had to live in a house with that weird lodger.

I didn't feel a bit bad for crying so loud with Mr and Mrs Shamrock there. They deserved it in my opinion. They were tearing me from my happiness and they knew it! Deliberately ruining my life. Even Kelly seemed to be patronised by them. She'd gone along with them adopting me! Sam was crying by this point. Hey don't judge! 17 year olds who've found their other half and then had it taken away from them would be!
Kelly hushed us like a mother shushes a baby at a funeral. It felt like a funeral. A funeral of my life with Sam. I'd taken pictures of me with Sam on my phone, and so I had photographic memory on there of him. I also had his number. But that wouldn't make up for the kisses he gave me, and the hugs, and the sweet things he said to me.
Oh it makes me howl now just to think of the pain!