Wasn't always this way

Ch. 1

I was eating breakfast in the cafeteria. I got up. I was walking over the trash can to throw away my stuff when I got tripped. I fell on my face. Everyone laughed. "Look everyone it Land Klutz." Michelle Brine, the person that makes my life even more miserable, said. "Landerson up to your room!" Mrs Cals says to me while running into the cafeteria. I run upstairs to my room. I slam the door and land on my bed. "Michelle again?" my roommate and my best friend August said. I look up. "Yep." "dont worry Grace. You'll get adopted soon or better yet Michelle will." My other roommate and best friend Justice said. Justice may be younger then me but she has a clever mind. "Or worse you guys might." "dont count on that Gracie." I smiled.
Now, you may be wondering how did I end up in a orphanage. I remember the tragic memory like if it was yesterday.

*flash back* "Grace lets go!" my mom called. "I dont want to go!" being the stubborn little butt head I am. "Alright. You dont have too. See you later!!" An hour later. I heard a knock. I ran to the door and opened the door to see a police officer. "Yes?" "are you Gracie?" I nod. "Im sorry to say but.... Your parents died in a car accident tonight." "w-what? H-how?" "a drunk driver. And possibly ice on the road." It was Christmas Eve that night. "Do you have any family members?" I started to cry. "Yes. But none that would want me." I sniffled. "Well we'll take to the nearest orphanage and we'll call your relatives and see what we can do." "ok. Can I get my stuff?" He nodded. I run upstairs. I grab my bags a shove everything in there. I run into my parents room and get a photo of all of us together and some of my parents priceless stuff they told me to never touch. I put on my shoes and run back downstairs. I got in and we drove off. *end of flashback*

The next morning we got called down. "Will all the girls from ages 9-13 come down please." We got up. Justice and I got up and ran down to the living room. "Girls behave if you want to get picked." Mrs Cals said. Their was a woman about maybe in her 30's looking at us. She went over to Mrs Cals and whispered something. "Girls you may go back to your rooms." We all ran to our rooms. "Well?" "We dont know yet." I said. "Oh." A couple minutes past. Mrs Cals came to our room and said, "Gracie get packed. Your getting adopted." then she left. "What? I dont want to leave." "Gracie this your chance." Justice said. "What about you guys thou?" "you have my phone number just in case right?" "yeah." They walked over to their dressers. They grabbed something and walked back over to me. "You remember when we said that when one of us gets adopted we each give something valuable to each of us to the person thats leaving?" I nodded. "Here is my gift to you." I grabbed it. It was a signed 5sos music album. "August. I can't take this." "its something valuable. Something I would die for. Im giving it to you." "thanks. Thank you so much." I hug her. "Here's mine." Justice said. I grabbed it. It was a shirt with all of us on it. "Thanks Just. Thanks to both of you so much!" I grabbed my bags and we walked down to the front door. "Landerson this is Christine Rowland." "hi. Im Gracie." "hello Gracie. You already?" "yep." I turned around to my friends. I walk to them. I started crying. "Bye guys. I'll miss you guys so much." I hug them. *Christine's pov* When Gracie hugged her friends it was so sad to see them. I'll make it up to Gracie some day. *Grace's pov* "ready dear?" "yeah. Bye guys." I waved to them. "Bye Grace!!" they both said. We got to the car and drove off.

Hey guys. This is the first chapter of Grace's life. Anyone knows what Christine means by 'I will make it up to her some day'? If you have an idea what it may mean, leave it in the comments below. -Lily💚