I woke up, and ate a small bowl of cereal. At 7:27 the bus came, I got on, and it was a pretty normal day. Until my teacher got a phone call from the office. She told me to go to the office, so I did. I was nervous, because I didn't know what was going on. When I got there I said "My teacher sent me down after getting a phone call...".
I looked around the office, but I was snapped out of my spacing out when the lady started saying something. "I'm sorry, honey, they wanted me to tell you that... your mother... she died 37 minutes ago." She said to me with sympathy.
My cheeks were stormed with tears when I heard the words. I couldn't take it. I kicked the trash can into the glass so hard that it nearly broke. I yelled to her
"WHY? HOW?" And just kept crying. What seemed like an hour later, a woman in a van came in and said
"I'm looking for Stella Carpenter?"
I sniffled and raised my hand. She looked at me sympathetically.
"Hi, Stella, I'm Julie. I'm here to take you to the ado-" she said but I cut her off
"NO! I'M NOT GOING THERE! YOU CAN'T MAKE ME!" I screamed.
"I'm sorry, I have to take you. It's one of the nicest orphanages in the country! The people are nice, there are great chefs. You'll love it there!" She said, trying to make it seem like I'm not leaving everything I know to be in some stupid place that you go to when your parents DIE!
"Yeah, I'll love it more than my house." I muttered sarcastically.
We got in the dark blue van and started driving. I cried as we drove. There were a bunch of buildings, but one caught my eye. 'Mason's barbecue grill'. My dad loved barbecue. We'd have it every Friday. Until he died. But at least mom and dad are happy together now. They're in the happiest place you can be. Before dad was M.I.A he and mom and I would Skype every night and when came home for about 2 months at a time. 2 weeks after dad left to train when I was 5, mom found out she was pregnant. We were all so happy, and dad even said that when the baby was born, he would quit his job. But my baby brother, who we named Jason, was born 4 months early. He spent 3 days in the hospital and then he died. I was devastated.
*flashback*
I walked into mommies room and saw Jason. He was super tiny and crying. I walked closer and he stopped crying. I was able to put my finger into his little hand and he held my finger tight.
*flashback ends*
"We're here." Julie said.
We got out of the car and she walked in with me. I saw kids playing and some kids eating.
"Hello, I'm here with Stella Marie Carpenter. She is newly orphaned." Julie said.
Newly orphaned. Those words stung. This is where I was to spend the rest of my life.
"I see. Stella, you will be taken back to your house to gather your precious items and you will come back and I will show you your room." The orphanage lady-her name tag said Cassie- told me.
Julie took me to my house and I grabbed my important stuff. My blanket, my stuffie, the iPad that we Skyped dad on, my clothes, and Jason's plushie zebra toy that he touched once before he died. I had never touched anything in Jason's room, and I had only opened his door once. I stepped into my moms room one last time. It smelled like her shampoo and perfume. I stepped into the bathroom which still, after all these years, smelled like dad. I walked out of my house, not realizing that I was crying.
Julie took me to the adoption center. I said no words on the car ride there. I went in the adoption center and the Cassie lady took me to my room. I saw that there were names on the bunks. There were 2 bunks. I was sharing a room with Elizabeth, Phoebe, and Hannah. I put my stuff on my bed. I was so overwhelmed and tired and stressed from the day, that I fell asleep on my bed with the lights on.
I hope you liked this chapter! I thought it was a good first chapter. Vote if you liked it, and stop reading it if you didn't. Anyway have fun, hoomans (if you even are hoomans) this chapter was 800 words long! I hope you enjoyed!
xx Omnisexual Orange (yes I'm omnisexual google it, if your homophobic, stop reading)
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Am I Alone?
General FictionStella's life is turned upside down, backwards, and inside out when she is told her mother died. Her father was missing in action in the army, so she is legally an orphan.
