Define Family [Demi Lovato Fanfiction]

Chapter 3 - Lunch down! Abort mission! ABORT MISSION! (rewritten)

 Emmanuella's POV

I was looking at the ceiling of my room, shaking like crazy because I easily get cold and considering I'm only wearing a light black long-sleeved shirt and worn out grey sweatpants I'm surprised I don't have a cold yet.

I got up from the bed I'm sharing with Annabelle and Rosalie and went to the hall to check what time it is.

Yup. It's 5:03, exactly three minutes passed since I last checked. And I'm still awake. I've been awake for a long time. Last time I slept was five days ago. I can't let myself fall asleep because I just know that if I close my eyes, something bad will happen.

It's really early and still dark. Not even Ms Jessica or Ms Sarah, the caretakers of the orphanage, are awake yet. It's really quiet, almost creepy.

I got back to my room and decided to get an early start on my chores today.

I have to work extra hard today because tomorrow is Visiting Day so people will be coming to look at kids to adopt and everything has to look perfect.

I walked over to the dresser and opened the top drawer where my clothes were neatly placed. I took out my not intentionally ripped but too worn out jeans and my other black long-sleeved shirt and put them on.

I only have one pair of jeans, one pair of sweatpants and two black shirts. I just change from one thing to another back and forth for the day and night. I didn't have much clothes before we got here but I only got to keep those.

I got dressed and looked at Annabelle and Rosalie who were peacefully sleeping under the covers. I smiled and left the room deciding that I'll check on them after a while, it is only 5 a.m.

I got downstairs and went to the janitor's closet. It should really be called Emmanuella's closet because I'm the only one that ever uses it. I use it all the time actually because I'm the only kid out of 64 kids that live here with chores.

I have to clean after everyone. I clean all day long and I clean all the rooms, the kitchen, the dining room, the bathrooms, the playroom and the halls, even the caretakers' office, so basically everything.

Ms Jessica and Ms Sarah make me clean everything and don't even let me spend time with Annabelle and Rosalie which makes me cry sometimes but I don't want to show it because they will hit me.

I took a rag and a glass cleaning spray and went to the bathroom. I cleaned the mirror and washed the windows. I did that in all other bathrooms then went to the kitchen and repeated the process.

When I cleaned all the windows everywhere, I took another cleaning product and went to scrub the bathtubs, sinks and toilets. By then it was nine o'clock in the morning and everyone should be getting up for breakfast soon. I put my stuff back in the closet and went upstairs to my room.

I opened the door and was met with Rosalie wide awake and looking around. Annabelle was still sleeping. I smiled and walked over to the bed.

˝Hi baby, I didn't know you were awake. Did you sleep okay?˝

She just smiled. I kissed her cheek and pulled her closer to me with every ounce of strength I had.

I lightly shook Annabelle awake and moved the hair out of her face. ˝Annabelle, wake up. They'll be calling you for breakfast soon, come on.˝

She opened her eyes and rubbed the sleep out of them and sat up in the bed. Her hair was all over the place.

˝Good mowning Emmy.˝ She said when she somewhat woke up.

˝Morning Annie.˝ I said to her and kissed her cheek. I set Rosalie down next to Annabelle.

˝I'm going to get a new diaper for Rosalie, ok? I'll be right back. Don't let her move.˝ I ordered Annie and went to infants' room. I took a couple of clean diapers and a few of the baby wipes and returned to my room.