Changed For The Better

The Tiniest Lifeboat

We were all on the minibus on our way home, finally! Tyler had his phone back and was sat with Jody. Nobody has spoken to me since I went outside earlier but it's fine. I prefer sitting on my own anyway. Nobody to annoy me.

When we got back to the house, Luke stopped me to talk by the office.

"Are you sure you're ok?"

"Yes I'm fine"

"Do you want anything else to eat?"

"No! No definitely, definitely not"

"Are you sure, you haven't eaten much today"

"I just, still feel a bit sick is all" I replied as Mai Lee joined the conversation.

"Yes I'm sorry for not believing you about being ill" she said.

"Yes we shouldn't have made you go" agreed Luke.

"It's fine but, can I go to bed now?"

They both nodded so I ran up the stairs and got into bed ready to sleep. I still don't understand why I suddenly felt so sick today, but I'm pretty sure Ryan's theory isn't right. How can your emotions take over your actual body? That literally doesn't make sense.

I don't know what's going to happen tomorrow. I suppose both Candi and Tyler were trying to be nice to me today, but then again, Mai Lee or Luke might have told them to and it could have all been meaningless.

Either way, I decided to forget about it. I mean it's not like it really matters anyway. I just got my pyjamas on and went to bed.

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I woke up really early for some reason, which isn't really like me. But I know that there's no way I'm gonna be able to get back to sleep now. I got up and got dressed then made my way down to the kitchen. To my surprise, Luke was standing by the sink, leaning against the counter.

"You're up early" he chirped.

"So are you" I retorted.

"Why aren't you asleep?"

"Woke up early. You?"

"I guess I'm just an early bird"

I plonked myself down at the table.

"Marie are you feeling better today?"

"Yep. Full and complete recovery. Unless of course you're planning some other day out type thing in which case I'm really ill and can't leave the house"

"You know you love us really"

"Course I do(!)"

"You do. I can see it"

"Then I think you need glasses"

"So you don't like it here?"

"I like living here I just don't like the people"

"Then what if you could live with people who you choose that you know you like?"

"Here we go..."

"Fostering could be an amazing thing for you. It could be the best thing to ever happen"

"Or it could be a big mistake. Like it was last time"

"You're fearing the worse"

"Preparing for the worst, actually."

"Look, I just really think you should consider it..."

"And I have and I've told you what I think." I said as I got up.