Christmas Mojo

3-❄ Ta-da!! Cassie Ween

                   December_16_2018

"Rise and shine girls" The ward Mrs Kent, called in room 307,almost all the girls in the room were asleep, everyone groaned.

  "Uh Mrs Kent it's just 8am, it's too early" Letty a big girl in room 307 complained.
 
  "Yes, and we haven't even slept well since last night" Sally added too, she was also Letty's friend.

  "That's you girls concern, on what you were doing last night, up everyone, get breakfast and let's start Christmas preparation"

Cassie was already awake, folding up neatly her newly washed clothes.

  Down the breakfast hall, Cassie grabbed her own ham and eggs, she sighted Anna eating mangoes all by herself by the corner of the hall.

"Do you mind" Cassie asked as Anna looked up Cassie nodded to the empty chair beside her.

"Sure go ahead" Before Cassie could pull the chair, it was out, she looked at Anna face she was wearing a warm smile.

  Cassie sighed and sat down

Anna glanced at Cassie still smiling "You're up so early"

Cassie rolled her eyes and smiled "Mrs Kent is responsible for that"

Mrs Kent was the head ward of the Ween Orphanage.

  "I miss Clara already" Anna blurted out suddenly which took Cassie by surprise, but in real sense Cassie too was missing Bea badly, this was going to be the first Christmas without Bea.

As if thinking the same thing with Cassie, Anna said wearily "This is the first Christmas without Clara, not that I don't want her to go to her new parents " she sniffed "I wish I could contact her somehow"

Cassie who hadn't started eating lost her appetite "I know how that feels"

"But anywhere they are I wish them luck, Clara and Bea" Anna added

The Ween girls never noticed something else was going on as they were all eating in the large hall.

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"Are all the girls gathered" Mrs Nas called to other wards, she had assign the girls to gather in large girls parlour, some girls seated on the floor, some on the chair, the ween girls were ready.

Mrs Kent stepped forward to stand in front of the girls, and nodded at Mrs Nas, the assistant head ward.

"Good afternoon girls" Mrs Kent called

"Good afternoon Mrs Kent" The ween girls replied dryly, all wondering why they were sitted here.

"Now now, girls why the dull reply, it's good news seriously" Mrs Kent said as she stared around the girls bored face.

"Whatever" a girl muttered near Cassie, Anna and Rachel.

"New group of couples came in for adoption, some had adopted the small babies, while some wants to adopt teens"

  A few girls gasped "really"
    
             "For real"

      "So disappointing"

The girls that were in college weren't even moved, some weren't interested to    be adopted, they just want to finish college have good jobs, get married.

"Calm down girls" Mrs Kent ushered "Let me finish" The girls became very quiet leaving the room silent.

"Right in the large hall, when you girls were having breakfast" Mrs Kent started "At that time, couples came in for adoption, they went to the babies, toddlers section, made the necessary requirement, some came down here to watch you girls in the dining hall, they've chosen who they want"

She signalled to Mrs Nas who was standing across the room.

Mrs Nas came forward and cleared her throat, she brought out a long piece of paper.  

"So" she started "list of girls they chose"

Letty, Cassie's roommate, shifted uncomfortably, she whispered to her friend beside her "I hope they don't call me, not interested"

  Cassie snorted quietly, everyone has different thinking, here she is praying that one day she'll get adopted before she'll turn eighteen, Letty was not seventeen yet still she doesn't want to leave here.

"Here goes nothing" Anna nudged both Cassie and Rachel sitted on her both side.

           "Aliyah Ween"

Applaud chorused for Aliyah a small thin girl who was thirteen years old.

         "Yelena Ween"

          "Janelle Ween"

Anna, Cassie and Rachel, were bouncing up their seat, Cassie silently praying her name would be called

             "Ashley Ween"

             "Janine Ween"

              "Sue Ween"

              "Amber Ween"

               "Daria Ween"

               "Anna Ween"

Anna beside Cassie, screamed so loudly that she got warning from Mrs Kent about noise making. Mrs Nas folded the paper glancing around

   "What is that all" A girl squeaked 

       "Just like that"

    "Thank goodness I didn't put my hopes on"

  Cassie felt numb, her name wasn't there, she was stuck here forever.

  "And the tenth and the last name on my list" Mrs Nas called unexpectedly

All the girls had stopped talking, even Cassie glanced slowly at Mrs Nas, all eyes on Mrs Nas

           "Cassie Ween"