Once Upon a Time: Lost & Found

Chapter 2: The Broken Key

That night Robin and Neal packed their stuff and prayed they would survive the next orphanage. 

The next morning a cab took them all the way from Sacramento, California to San Diego, California. Then a plane took them from San Diego to Buffalo, New York. 

When they arrived at the orphanage, it didn't look like an orphanage at all. It looked like a castle almost. When they examined the kids there they had bruises all over themselves, but looked like they were on their best behavior. But, they were trouble makers that had to be good or else they get hit with a ruler. 

They met St. Alex and Ms. Monroe was right (for once) that Alex was truly no saint. He was extremely strict. He looked about 40 years old and wore a T-shirt that said St. Alex and in his pocket was a pocket watch. (Who has those anymore?) 

He explained that if a child misbehaves they will get smacked with a ruler. Robin didn't find that surprising because she was hit with a ruler at least every week. Neal was afraid because he has never been hit with a ruler before.

In their room, there was 2 twin sized beds, 2 nightstands a closet, and a dresser. On the dresser was a key, well sort of. The first half of the key was gone, but the handle was still there. Robin found the key and said "I wonder what this key was for." 

"Maybe it's a decoration?" Neal suggested. 

"Really? Would you think a person like Alex would decorate any room in this orphanage in any way?" Robin said. 

"Oh yeah, right. Maybe it belonged to someone who came before us and they forgot it here." Neal suggested. 

"Well, they left so they can't get it back now. Even if we tried. There's no way we could get it out of here." Robin said.