my best friends brother

2 ... the orphanage

my best
friends brother
2

blair

As I walked up the dirt pathway of the orphanage, I smiled softly when I heard the sound of children running around and playing. Slinging my bag over my shoulder, I rang the buzzer twice that sat under the address and waited patiently for Sadie to buzz me in.

"Come on in, Blair," She said sweetly through the intercom and buzzed me in.

I opened the thick half broken down doors and walked in, the door slamming behind me causing the wind to blow through my hair.

Footsteps could be heard walking towards me and I turned to my left to see Sadie walking down the hall holding a stack of papers in hand. I gave her a smile.

"Morning Sadie."

"Good morning love," She wrapped an arm around my neck giving me a quick hug before returning her hand back under the stacks of paper, holding them tightly.

Sadie is the kids caretaker. She was once an orphan herself until she was adopted by an African American family at the age of 10. She talks about how amazing they are all the time, a huge smile on her face every single time. So being able to take in these kids and try her best at giving them a better life, and somewhat better home means the entire world to her.

Sadie is 27, half Hawaiian, and half African American. Her hair is coal black, long, curly and thick. She has fair with a shade of brown skin tone, light hazel eyes, and very noticeable freckles upon her cheeks. Sadie is freakishly gorgeous and I'm totally jealous of her amazing genes.

I'm just plain ole... me. Damn.

Well, on my moms side, her dad African American which made her mixed. She was a bit light skin, but I didn't inherit her amazing skin and got my dads.

"The little ones are in the playroom, and older ones are on the second floor. Liam should be here in a few," She tells me and I nod my head, taking in all the information.

"You can go in. I have to get these papers in separate boxes which could take a while, if you need me I'll be in the file room," Then she was off down the other end of the long hallway.

I sigh and began my way down the same end of the hall Sadie went to and turned the opposite end of the corner, stopping at the end of the hall where the playroom is at.

I heard the kids inside and smiled, opening the door slowly and peeking in. I then walked in fully. They didn't realize I was here because of all the fun they were having so I stood there and watched them for a while.

"I thought you guys missed me?" I call out and held my arms out. All three of them stopped playing once they recognized it was me. The screaming and heavy footsteps began my way and I braced myself for impact.

I know they're small but they are really strong.

In total, there are nine kids in the house.

"Blair!" They all say in sync and hopped onto of me, making me fall backwards onto the ground with a thud. I winced at the pain but rubbed it off as the kids jumped on top of me, creating a pile.