Leaving the Orphanage
The worst feeling in this world is waiting. I should know. I spent 2 long hours of my life waiting for my so-called parents that seemed to never come. Let me just fill you in about myself.
I'm Passion, 12 years old, birthday in December. I was orphaned just a few months before I got adopted, when my parents died in a car crash. I got over it pretty quickly. They were never actually good to me. They used to treat me the same way other people would treat their pet goldfish. Sure, I got a roof over my head, food, and education. But no love, affection or sign that they actually wanted me. I was like a goldfish, they fed me just to keep me alive, kept me because they had no other choice. But that was when I was younger. When I turned 7, they would start hitting me for no reason. It got worse over the years. It wasn't a happy life, but, like my name, I have a passion for living. I just grit my teeth and carried on with my life. The orphanage seemed like it would be good change for me.
But no. Just like in any other novel, kids in orphanages are mean. I never got along with anyone. I was too ugly, too quiet, too smart. They would hurt me. Waking up in the orphanage every morning made me feel scared, lonely, depressed. I wanted to leave. I never considered being adopted. I mean, who would want me? Nobody wants an extra mouth to feed. That is, until now.
I heard from the other kids that people was coming to adopt some weeks later. We were all told to dress our best, comb our hair, look neat and tidy. I didn't bother. I would never get chosen anyway. But for reasons unknown, I was called to the office right after lunch. I was getting adopted, they told me, go and pack your bags. That was it, no explanation, no nothing. I packed all my possessions in a backpack and went back down to the outside the office to wait. So I waited. And waited. And waited. And got myself some water. And waited.
All that time, I was thinking. Who'd adopt me? A normal family with a dog? An elderly lady who needs company? A burly man who'd abuse me? I shivered, hoping it was not the case. But my imagination was running wild. I was scared of being adopted. And there was still the ultimate question. Why was I chosen, out of a hundred other kids? Nobody ever came to interview me or even look at me. Was this a trick? Was nobody going to adopt me at all? Why did nobody come?
As if on cue, the door to the office swung open. It was the lady from the office.
"Come in," she said "They're here."
I jumped out of my chair as if my pants were on fire. I rushed in. Then I tripped over my very own feet.
5 teenage boys??? That was totally unexpected.
I saw a boy with blonde hair and intense blue eyes, sitting down on the only chair in the teeny tiny office. A boy with a mass of brown curls sat on the arm of the chair. A boy with messy dark brown hair was leaning against the wall while talking to yet another brown haired guy, and a boy with a black quiff was staring at me as I ran, correction, tripped into the office. Whoa, I mentally hit myself, what a good first impression, Pash.
"Passion, meet Niall, Harry, Louis, Liam and Zayn." The office lady said, pointing to each of the boys in turn. "They're going to your family now." The guys waved at me and smiled. They seemed quite nice, but more like brothers than parents. I mean, they couldn't be much older than 20, could they?
I was lost in my thoughts when the office lady cleared her throat loudly.
"So, if the five of you could just sign this page, you can be off." She said, sounding like she was very eager for us to leave. The boys did as she said, and in no time at all, we were already in this amazing big white car, whizzing through the streets. I smiled contently. The life I would be leading from now on would be unusual, no doubt. Just by looking at the boys, I could see that they were something special. I knew that they would never hurt me, but care for me with all their hearts. Even though I barely knew them, I knew that I had finally found my real family. With that thought in my mind, I closed my eyes and fell peacefully asleep.
