The Nerd's Secret // Book 1 [PUBLISHED]

Chapter 10 - I promise

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Chapter 10 - I promise

Today is Thursday and yesterday I had 6 fights and I, of course won all of them. I'm not that far of my goal for buying an apartment. After saving up for so long I'd have just about enough, as well as some money I've kept aside from my parents. If I win all of my fights today I will just about have enough to buy the apartment and some new fighting gear. My gloves are old, although I don't use them in all of my fights.

I woke up today feeling the need to see Charlie. I miss him so much and I'm sure he's devastated without me. So before I go to school I snuck into the orphanage and ran upstairs to Charlie's room.

Charlie had a cute room. His bed pushed up against the opposite side of the door with a table next to it. He had posters of Adventure time all around the room and action figures on his dresser.

I crept over to his bed where Charlie was laying fast asleep. Sitting down quietly on his bed I shook his shoulders.

"Charlie. Charlie bear wake up." I whispered.

"Mia. Mia is that you!" He said groggily his voice then becoming happy.

"It's me Charlie, It's Mia." I say pulling him into a warm bear hug which he instantly responded to by hugging me back.

"I missed you Charlie." I mumbled into his shoulder.

He pulled back and looked into my eyes. "I missed you too Mia. Why did you go?"

I sighed. "I can't live here anymore because I'm now an adult. I saved up some money so I can buy a little apartment, but I promise I will come a visit you as much as I can."

"But I don't want to live here without you. You're like my mommy." He says sadly. Then a look of excitement comes to his face, "Oooh, Mia can I please come and live with you. You can adopt me! Please Mia! Pleaseee!" Charlie exclaims jumping up and down.

I bow my head and sigh. I would love to adopt Charlie. But I don't want to put him in any more danger than he already may be in. With me fighting all the time and The Black Bloods trying to kidnap me, I don't think I can look after Charlie the way he deserves to be looked after.

"What's wrong Mia?" Charlie sits down on my lap sideways with his legs handing of the edge of mine. I look up to his big blue eyes and crack a sad smile.

"Charlie I would love to adopt you but I don't think I can look after you. I love you Charlie maybe I can adopt you sometime but why don't we wait a bit and see how everything turns out. Okay?" He silently nods and buries his head in the crook of my neck. I kiss his for head then pull away.

"Mia, I don't want to go to school. Mary-Anne said she is going to send me to school today but I'm scared." Charlie tells me as a tear slides down his cheek. I wipe it away with my thumb and stand up with Charlie kneeling infront of me on the bed.

"Charlie Bear, I promise you don't need to worry about anything. I remember my first day was scary too but I made two new friends and now they are my very best friends. Just be yourself and try to talk to some people Okay? And I will come back and visit maybe tomorrow and you can tell me how it all went."

Charlie nods unsurely then cracks an ever so small smile as I kiss his cheek.

"Charlie. You can't tell anyone I came to visit you Okay? Promise me?" I hold out my little finger.

"I promise." He links his pinky finger with mine and hugs me goodbye.

After visiting Charlie I snuck back out the orphanage making sure nobody sees me. I thought about what Charlie said whilst I was driving to school and am honestly shocked when he wanted me to be his mommy.