Adopted by the Riveras

Pilot chapter

Brent's POV

  We continued walking down the halls of St. Charlie's. By we I mean me (18), Brice(21),Blake(24), Lexi (13), and Mom(?)

  We had decided that we needed a new member of the family and that we should all be there to decide who.

As the lady walked down the hall (her name is Ms.Pennington) we followed and informed her on what kind of kid we wanted. We had all decided on a girl, as there are already more boys in the family, she shouldn't be a child but not quite a teenager, someone 11 or 12. As Mom told al this to Ms. Pennington I heard a door shut

  It took me a second since there were several doors but my eyes found one with a sign that read 'don't bother, you don't want me!'

  I asked Ms.Pennington about the kid who lives in the room "oh her? I wouldn't waste your time, she's a strange child and nobody ever wants her!" I opened the door anyways to find a girl with blonde hair and the bluest eyes ever, hanging upside down on 1 of the 3 sets of bunk beds in the small room.

  She looked at me and gasped, falling off the bed and tumbling to a ball on the floor. She rubbed her head as she sat up and rolled her eyes as they turned emerald green. " Can't you read? you don't want me! No one does"

  I grabbed my sister Lexi's hand and pulled her into the room " Aw, she's the cutest little thing! What's your name?" "Celina" "How old are you Celina?" She asked "12 years, 2 days" Celina responded. By now Mom had entered the room with Brice and Blake standing in the doorway behind her. "How would you like being a part of our family?" Brice asked. Celina furrowed her brows "are you sure you want me?" She asked. Ms. Pennington cut in "Yes, are you sure you want her? I'm sure Rosie will be back from the courtyard soon and Jeanie is in the dining hall!" We were sure we wanted her. "Nobody ever wants me, they say I'm Creepy" as she said the word creepy her eyes went from emerald green to storm grey instantly. We still wanted her though, "All in favor of Celina" all 5 of us raised out hands and before long Mom had begun signing papers. Celina's grin grew and she began packing, all the sudden she whipped her head up and pointed at me "You got a phone number?" She asked "yeah it's **********" she wrote it down and left the note on a bed with a football and a book. After packing all her things in the suitcase we brought her ( 'all her things' was one outfit, a box of crayons, a notebook, and a few books) she climbed inside the suitcase herself in a way that reminded me of my friend Sofie. She pulled the top over herself and zipped it from the inside.

  Mom finished the paper work and Blake picked up the suitcase to carry it to the car. After 5 minutes of driving Mom freaked out, thinking we had left Celina at the orphanage and Lexi explained she was in the suitcase. Obviously Celina had to get out and put a seatbelt on but it was still hilarious!

  We arrived home and brought her stuff to the guest room (which I guess isn't a guest room anymore)