Adopted By Zerrie

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

~~~~~Arianna's POV:~~~~~

I wake up screaming from my nightmare, beads of sweat running down my damp forehead, breathing heavily. I get out of my bed and tiptoe over to my stereo, reaching for my most valuable possession, my Up All Night CD by One Direction. It was given to me by Mrs. Smith, who runs the London All Girls Orphanage. She is a kind old lady, but you never want to get on the wrong side of her.

I glance over to my alarm clock; it reads 5:46 AM. I pop my CD into the stereo player.

The soft sound of Moments fills the room. As the last verse plays, I feel a tear run down my cheek. This song and its lyrics mean so much to me. I always listen to it when I have horrible nightmares and it always soothes me. 


You know I'll be

Your life

Your voice

Your reason to be

My love

My heart

Is breathing for this

Moment

In time

I'll find the words to say

Before you leave me today


I'm so glad that I have a room to myself here at the orphanage. It's because I've been here for years.


Jade's in the room next to mine. She's been here for years too. Just at this moment, she stumbles into my room. Probably by the sound of her favourite song, More Than This.



She looks at me sleepily. "Not again! Having nightmares??" I nod. "Poor you!" she sympathises as she sits down on my bed and even more tears stream down my face.


Jade is my best friend here. She is 3 months older than me. We are both 16 though. She was brought here because her mum was too young to take care of her.


Adoption Day is tomorrow. I really hope I get adopted. I glance sideways at Jade. Her eyes are closed and she is humming softly to the music. I badly want to get out of here and have my own home, but it would be horrible to be separated from Jade. She's like a sister to me...