It has been three long weeks since we ran away from the orphanage and I can honestly say I really did blindly go through with this. When we arrived in town Jess and I jumped out of the truck. Why didn't we just wait until spring to run away! It sucks to just sit through the night outside of a cafe. We didn't know what we were going to eat or where our shelter would be. Right now it is the first day of spring and things are warm and beautiful. But they didn't make the term spring showers for nothing. Soon it will down pour on us. How we live is by sitting outside the cafe begging and then take that money inside the cafe every night to eat dinner. Jess and I have gotten close to the people that own it. A husband named Richard who loves working on cars and a wife named Carla who loves sewing and book clubs. They are really sweet people and give us food for free. Right now we are sitting outside in the long missed sunshine begging. All of a sudden the man with the curls comes. We call him that because he has very curly brown hair. Every day he goes into the cafe and pays with his biggest Bills and then comes outside to hand us the change. This time though he had a rather large group of friends. We waved to him and he waved back. They walked into the shop. I noticed that at least three of the friends were holding laptops. Jess and I turned around to watch the friends order. Then a goth looking kid said.
"Adam, what's up with those kids out there?"
"Nothing Ty. They're always out there." Adam said back.
" they look so beaten up and hungry. Are they homeless."said Ty with pity.
"Dur da dur." Said Adam
I was a little mad that they were talking about it but, whatevs you know. All of a sudden it started to down pour. I guess Jess and I didn't notice the clouds rolling in because we were so distracted. We quickly ran inside the cafe before we got wet. Jess walked up to the counter and poured our earnings on to the counter. Richard heard the change cling and made his way out of the kitchen. He looked at us then pushed the change toward us.
"Crap it's not enough is it" I thought as my heart sank.
But all of a sudden Richard scooped my heart back up when he turned around to Start making some hot chocolate.
"Alex you and your friend beg people for money everyday and hardly make it by. You to are good people though because not once did you come in here and try to grab a sandwich out of the fridge over there and then run. You pay for things with what you have. Just have these on the house." He said making the hot chocolate then placing them on the counter.
As we turned around we walked over to a table that we always sit at. Then we heard a familiar voice say,
"So Alex is your name. What about her." Said Mr.Curley hair.
We both looked up a bit startled. Would it be safe to tell him more about us.... Oh my god who am I kidding. We pretty much have nothing to lose.
"It's Jess." Jess and I said in perfect harmony.
"Come over here and sit down with us." Said the goth kid.
Or maybe he was emo... Gay? Do gays dress like that. You know what maybe he was a lesbian girl so that mean he's really a she. Wait a second...it's a he because he doesn't have breasts. Well some girls don't have very big breasts so maybe....
"Ummm hello?" Said the emo/goth/maybe gay dude/maybe lesbian chick
"Oh! Sorry what was the question!" I said jumping back to reality and taking a huge gulp of hot cocoa
"Sure." Said Jess nonchalantly(casually) picking up her already half empty cup of cocoa and walked over to the table that the group of guys were sitting at. I quickly followed her actions.
"I'm Adam" said curly hair pointing at his face then smiling very creepily. I had to laugh ok
"That's Ty" he said pointing to the goth kid.
"Sup" he said
Finally! Now I only have three options emo, goth, or gay.
"Fluffy" said Adam pointing at a guy with his face buried not in a book but in a laptop.
"It's Jerome." He said still not looking up
All of a sudden lighting struck rather close to us and made a deafening crash sound. Every body at the table jumped but Jerome slammed his computer shut then jumped under the table. Everybody started laughing. Then a guy with short brown hair and a gray hoodie kicked...uh...fluffy.
"OW, MITCH WHAT THE ACTUAL HELL!"yelled Jerome getting up from underneath the table.
"Yeah well I guess I don't have to introduce Mitch." Adam said pointing at hoodie guy who was currently laughing his ass off.
"Guys don't curse around little girls!" Said Ty.
Maybe he's not emo or goth because he cares...so he's gay.
"Does it matter? The lady who owned the orphanage cursed around us as toddlers." I said
" what orphanage?!" This time they said in perfect harmony looking up at us like they just saw a ghost
"the one we ran away from" said Jess putting her head down and taking a sip of cocoa
"does that mean you guys are still up for adoption?" Said Mitch
"Well I guess sooooo." I said as me and Jess slowly smiled
Jerome, Mitch, Ty, Jess and I looked at Adam.
"Really?! You know what it's my decision so we will keep coming back every day and talk to you two so I can decide if I want you two bugging me all the time while I'm playing video games." Said Adam chuckling
YES! We're gonna have a home sooner or later! Wait a second...if he likes us...we better start acting like the perfect angels. Or like the opposites. You know what if they don't like the real us our lives are gonna suck there. WHY AM I OVER EXPLAINING THIS! IM HAPPY!
