Reunited

Chapter 1- Off to England

"MARIEEEEEEE!!!!!!!" I quickly closed my mini laptop. "MA'AM?" I screamed. "YOU FORGOT TO TAKE OUT THE TRASH!" I froze. "I'LL BE RIGHT DOWN!" I had a lump in the back of my throat . This was the second time, I didn't want her to hurt me again. My name is Hope Marie Garret, but my foster mom calls me Marie because she says I dont deserve a name like hope. More like fail or give up. I'm suppost to be home schooled but my foster mom never bothered. I have frizzy brunette hair and am very tall. I live in a crusty old moble home in South Carolina with my Foster mom and Foster dad... well... kind of. More like step foster parents. I was with my mom, dad, and two siblings. I don't remember thier names but I knew the oldest was a girl, and the middle was a boy. We were smashed into from the side and got in a wreck. My siblings and I had injuries but lived, yet our parents did not. I was only 6, my brother was 18 and my sister 20. They were legal to take care of themselves but not old enough to take care of me, not until they were 23. So I was sent to an orphanage and I was adopted quickly by a young couple and I lived 2 great years with them... until my first foster dad was layed off and they were losing money. They couldn't aford to take care of me anymore so they gave me to an older couple that they knew. My foster mom stays home and watches me but all I do is chores. ALL. DAY. Dust the shelves, mop the floors, scrub the bathroom, you name it. Until 1 day a month where I don't have to live in hell. That's where my foster Dad comes in, I can tolerate him but I never see him because he works. He gave me a mini laptop to use on that one day a month, but my foster mom doesn't know about it so I have to keep it hidden. I usually watch my favorite youtuber stampy on the free days. I always dreamed one day when my sister or brother turned 23 they would come get me... but that hasn't happened and I'm positive both of them are older than 23 by now, it's been 6 years.

I shoved my mini laptop into my pillow case. It wasn't any macbook, it was old and clunky, but it was still nice to have. I speed walked to the kitchen where the garbage bag was. And of course little miss wicked witch of the west (my foster mom) was standing right there. I didn't even look her in the eyes. I grabbed the garbage bag then ran outside and layed it there, then I quickly hussled inside. "FREEZE" She yelled. I stoped in my tracks and she walked over to me. "And why did you not take the trash out this morning, when you were supposed to?" She said it so calmly but I knew she was raging. "I got so caught up, I was just exited for free day." I replied. "Well remember one little mistake and that one day you always look forward to, could be gone in a matter of seconds." And with that she slapped me across the face. Hard. It started throbbing but I made no movement. "Oh I'm sorry was I too easy on you?" She slapped me again, but this time faster and harder. I fell to my knees. "Get up girl!" She said and she kicked me in my leg. I did what she said. She said nothing but pointed to my door. I ran to my room. I shut the door and looked in the mirror. My cheek was red, and it burned badly, and I had tears streaming down my face. I rubbed my leg and got out the mini laptop from the pillow case.

I layed on my bed with the laptop and pluged in my earbuds. I went on youtube where stampy had uploaded two new videos, one of which was his lovely world video. I clicked on it. The video started and I talked in unison with stampy. "Hello this is stampy and welcome, to another mine-craft let's play video. And another video! Inside, of stampys lovely world. And in this video I will be joined byyyyyyyy l for lee!" I smiled. I had watched so many of his videos I had memorized the beginning. "I will also be joined by Choo choo, and Miss Amylee33." Said his voice. "Yay!" I said outloud. I thought it was funny when choo choo tries getting through the door, and I thought him and amy together were cute. I watched the whole video and of course said his outro with him. I went back to his channel and saw he has a new series called the sister challenge, sounded interesting so I clicked on it. I watched a few minutes in, and it was his sister playing for the first time. Netty she was called, what a pretty name. I never knew stampy had a sister! About halfway through I heard my foster mom's phone ring, a rare sight considering she was cruel and nasty and didn't have many friends. I turned up the volume of the video to drown her out. I was soon interrupted by her booming voice, even when the volume was turned up all the way she still managed to be louder. I supposed it didn't help that the walls were thin. "MARIE PACK YOUR THINGS!" "WHY MA'AM?" I asked. "YOUR BROTHER FOUND YOU, YOUR GONNA LIVE WITH HIM FROM NOW ON, HALLELUJAH!" My heart started pounding, my.... brother? After all this time? What does she mean by found me? Then it all made sense. He tried to get me back, but beacaue I wasn't with my true foster parents, the ones that adopted me, they gave me away without a trace and they couldn't find me... It was hard to take in all at once. I packed up my clothes and items and finally shoved my mini laptop in a backpack and made my way to where my foster mom was waiting in the car.

"Where am I going?" I asked. "A whole country away from me, your going on a Plane to England!" She sounded exited to get rid of me, but I was even more exited to get rid of her. She drove me to the airport, I was clutching my bag tightly, I could only fantasize what my brother was like. My fantasy was interrupted when we came to a hulting stop. I got out of the car with my bag and she rolled down the window. "See ya sucker!" She yelled as she stomped on the gas petal. There was a screeching sound and she even left skid marks on the pavement. "Ya love you too." I mumbled sarcastically under my breath.

I walked in and I told the counter person my name. She came with me and helped me around because I was on a special kids program beacaue I'm only twelve. Around 2 o clock I got on the plane. Row 3B seat 1, window seat. I got out my laptop and ear buds and went to the only thing that keeps me happy, youtube.