One Day

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

I wake up in my room in the orphanage. I share the room with my friend Kathrine, we've been best friends since my first day here.

I roll over and I don't see Katherine in the room. "Shit it must be time for breakfast."

I roll out the bed and stand up. Shuffling up the stairs and into the dining room I sit down and realize I'm the only one in my pajamas.

Everyone looks at me and smiles knowingly because the head mistress, Ms. Clancy, will probably send me back to my room without breakfast. That evil bitch.

I get up to go change but before I make it out the room I hear Ms. Clancy's heels clacking on the floor. The whole room goes silent and I flinch, already knowing the punishment coming my way.

I look into the hallway and try to see if Ms. Clancy is there, seeing no one I step into the hallway and as soon as I do Ms. Clancy turns the corner and looks straight at me. Shit, it's my time to die. Oh lord I'm going straight to hell.

"Ms. Sydney Kirey, what are you doing in your night clothes! Go down to your room and get dressed now! No breakfast for you." She pushes me towards the door that leads to my room and rushes me down the steps and slams the door behind me.

I walk into my room and change into some jeans and a sweatshirt. I brush my teeth and pull my curly hair into a bun. I walk up the stairs to open the door but it's locked. I try to turn it the other way but it won't budge, hitting it won't work either.

"Hey! Somebody! The door is locked can you open it! Hello?" I sit on the stairs and look around the room. The light above my head flickers and I hear a fly buzzing around in it. Ew. I get up and try the door one more time and push all my weight on it. It doesn't budge.

I guess I'm stuck down here. I walk back into my room and sit on my bed. What was the purpose of making me get dressed and not even letting me out my room. I lay down and grab my phone. Checking the time, it's almost 10am, which means I have to do my chores. Ugh. I have to wash the dishes, wipe the table, sweep the whole orphanage, all before classes and I have no one to help me. A click snaps me out of my thoughts.

I stand up and stretch, maybe
Ms. Clancy unlocked the door and decided to show me mercy. I walk out the room and turn the knob to the door and it opens. Yes. Freedom.

Walking into the dining room, I see no one else is here. Not even my plate is left just everyone else's dirty plates are left on the table. I collect the plates and put them in the sink and start washing them. When I finish washing the dishes I look at the clock in the kitchen and see I have an hour to clean before class starts.

Grabbing the broom besides the fridge, I begin sweeping the dining room. Sweeping the stairs, halls, rooms, and vacuuming carpets, I finish in 45 minutes. I put the broom and vacuum away, throw the trash out, and run to the school building.

I sit down next to Katherine just before the teacher starts class. When class is over I wait for Katherine to pack up and we walk to our next class. "Bathroom now." Katherine whispers.

"What's going on? What's wrong?" I ask her but get no reply. She just hands me an apple and walks out the bathroom. Oh she just wanted to give me some food. Since the teachers know when Ms. Clancy doesn't give you breakfast they don't let you eat until lunch. I take a bite and put the rest in my bag.