The place they bring me to is a big tall building in the middle of the city. The only thing I'd ever known was the orphanage or the white room and maybe they weren't the best but it was what I had. This place is different. It has glass walls everywhere, a box that took you up and down and made a loud ding before the doors opened or closed. There are adults everywhere waiting for you to move and then they jump out and do it for you. I stop moving so much. What if they decide to take me too. I only see one of the big men that took us to the long car the day we left the orphanage. His name is Kevin. He smiles at me when no one is looking and he sneaks me suckers too. I like the red ones best but I eat all of them.
Asher's not around much during the day. I don't know what he does but it makes Fate happy when he's home. She smiles a lot more when he is around. The smile she gives him is different than her other smiles. His smiles make her eyes dance.
When she smiles at me her eyes darken with sadness.
When she smiles at Kevin her eyes harden with strength.
When she smiles at the lady around the house her eyes blaze with distrust.
But I like Asher's smiles best. When he comes home at night and has dinner with us he tells her things I don't understand but she will smile brightly and nod. So, it's okay with me. I like hearing about the people. I like that he makes her happy.
Fate is still just as sweet as I thought she would be when I looked at her through the window. She's always smiling sweetly like Ms. Maggie used to. But I try not to think about Ms. Maggie because that gets me thinking about the orphanage which makes me think about Max. Then I feel bad like my stomach ate something that it didn't like and it's mad at me but that's not what is wrong because I haven't eaten anything since they brought me here.
Fate is starting to look at me with concern now whenever she brings me food and I just look at it. I might have attempted to eat something if everything they gave me didn't have face on it and wasn't a nasty green or orange color. Most of it smells bad too. Sometimes I can smell it before I even see it. Mike said people ate weird things and that I should always be grateful for food but some of the things they want me to eat are gross. I think he would understand. Maybe he wouldn't eat it too. At night when they are sleeping I sneak into the kitchen and find the extra bread. I haven't gotten caught yet but each night I still get scared. I don't want to go to the basement again but at night I can't sleep until my tummy stops grumbling.
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Discovering Shadows (Completed)
Science FictionI have restarted this book. I wanted to make it easier to read and more enjoyable. I hope to make shorter chapters and update frequently. :) In the beginning Sylar has no name. No one cares. She's just another kid to fall into a system because she w...