temporary home

Addie's POV

They brought me to this orphanage a couple of days ago. It's called Sydney Orphanage for Girls and Boys. I hate it here. The owner is ok, she mostly ignores me. It's the kids that are mean. And not just the boys! They hit me and push me. At least none of them try to play with me like daddy and his friends did. My social worker told me that I had to stay here till someone took me in as a foster child, and then maybe adopted me. I try to stay out of everyone's way. That way they won't always hurt me. It doesn't really work, though. The big girls are the worst. They'll kick me, punch me, anything if it makes me cry. If I don't cry, they hit harder. I haven't said a word since I came here. The lady at the hospital told me I wouldn't be hurt anymore, but now I'm back to what it was like with daddy.

"All boys and girls to the living room, please! We have some special guests here today"

I don't want to go. Then I'll have to see everyone and who knows what they'll do to me. I start to sob but go downstairs anyways. I try to stay hidden in the back so that no one notices me, but it doesn't work. The group of big girls surrounds me and their leader, Kiara starts to hurt me. She kicks me to the ground, pulls my hair, and then slaps me across the face, all while yelling insults at me.

"Little bitch! You're so ugly. Who could ever like you? You're just a little brat. A fat little brat. No one loves you and no one ever will"

I start crying, and she kicks me once more before her group separates and turns back to the front where the visitors have arrived. It's 4 boys. One of them has red hair and an eyebrow piercing, the one standing beside him has blondish hair that's sticking sorta straight up, the third boy has curly hair and a bandana, and the last one has black hair and a hat on. I start to shake. I can't help it. I can feel tears running down my face and I see one of the boys turn and look my direction. I start to inch backward until I hit the wall. I try not to let any sound come out of my mouth and tuck my head into my legs, making myself into a little ball.

"Hi guys! As some of you may know, we're 5 Seconds of Summer!" The curly haired one looks at us all sitting in front of him, then turns to the red-haired one who says,

"We're spending the afternoon here with you! we might play a couple songs, and we can teach you how to play with our instruments!"

All I want to do is go back and hide under my bed. I shove my fist in my mouth to keep from screaming, and before I can put my head back down, I see the red haired boy walk towards me.