The Story of Us: You Are The Reason

Una: Sierrah Madre (✔)

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CHAPTER 1: Sierrah Madre
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"There's a time that I remember
when I did not know no pain
When I believe in forever,
and everything will stay
the same..."

Memories

3 years Ago, in the Past

"Can you tell us a story?"

Marie, the little girl of 3 with brown hair and large blue eyes, asks me giggling while placing her chubby fingers on my face.

I give her a sweet smile then I lift and places her on my lap. I scan my eyes to the 5 more little girls, smiling at me and waiting for me to tell them a new story for today. They are Marie age 3, Sophie and Lily age 4, Andrea and Ana age 5.

This is my routine every Sunday.

Instead of burying myself inside of my rented apartment and resting after a week of so hectic schedule of working. This is what I been doing.

I said that my schedule is hectic because I do have a LOT and different jobs. It's mostly part time jobs from Monday to Friday. This kind of schedule gives me a very busy and just like my roommate JayJay says BORING AND SUICIDAL LIFE.

But I think I want my life that way.
The busy life, not the suicidal life of course that's why I'm living this way.

So instead of having a day off. I always go to David Orphanage, the nearest orphanage for abandoned and neglected children here in the small village in London, England where I'm residing.

Don't get me wrong, I am not a Mother Teresa more over an angel who dedicated my life in helping and saving people.

I'm also NOT a madre (nun) who's spending my entire life doing good. Just like JayJay always teasing me, he always calling me in my so called nickname from him SIERRAH MADRE (Madre-nun).

Well, I guess I just want to be always occupied and the best way to be occupied and at the same time be happy is to give time to lonely children, right?

"Yes can you tell us please, Teacher Sierrah?"

"Can we have a love story today?"

Sophie and Lily ask me, while sitting in front of me giggling with other girls.

"A love story ah, hmmm let's see"

I said while pinching each of their chubby cheeks.

The mention of love story make them giggle while covering their mouths. Children are really innocent and they will always see a happily ever after ending in each love story.

If only life really works that way.

"Ok, what about I tell you this favorite story of mine way back when I'm still a little girl just like you?"

"What is that story?" they asked.

"It's about a little girl whose name is Sarah who became a Princess of the largest Diamond mining in the world." I say to them making a wide circle in the air, emphasizing the word largest.
They gasp. All wide eyes and mouths open.

"Really? How?"

"Princess of Diamond? Wow!"

"But, before she became a Princess she first encounter difficulties in life, and the very sad part was she first became an orphan."

I say while looking to each one of them. The mention of orphan really captivated them, probably relating their condition. And my heart ache a little.

Then I narrate to them how the little girl went to a dormitory in London to study while her father went out of the country to work.

I also said that the little girl, Sarah is very beautiful and she also had a beautiful heart, kind and polite. Not looking at the status of a person whether he or she is rich or poor.

"But unfortunately, her father died and Sarah was left as an orphan. And because of that the mean Miss Minchin forces her to become a maid. Sarah clean the dishes now! Sarah peels the potatoes!"

I said while placing both of my hands on my waist with arching eyebrows, acting like a mean mistress.

"Oh my! She became just like Cinderella with an evil step mother!"

"Miss Minchin is like Miss Andrews!"

After hearing Lily, we laugh. Miss Andrew is the assistant head in the orphanage and she is very strict. The girls called her the evil step mother.

"But you know, just like Cinderella, Someone will help Sarah because she is a good and kind hearted girl. There is someone who will save her from the sad life that she have."

And I end my story with a friend of Sarah's father who's rich and has a business of diamond mining. He adopted Sarah and made her his heir. And since then Sarah became the Princess of Diamond.

"That's a very good story Teacher Sierrah!"

Marie said while hugging me. She's the sweetest of all of the girls and always like to cuddle.

"I am so happy that you like it. But don't forget to read your assigned journal ok? Miss Catelyn will not be happy if you forgot your assignment."

I said to her and then to the girls. They all go to me and hug me while saying thank you. Miss Catelyn is the assigned teacher in the orphanage for the girls. Sometimes when she's not available I'm the one who replaces her.

"Girls go inside now, the time is up."

The head mistress of the orphanage, Miss Elizabeth David called the children.

The girls went inside after saying goodbye to me. Then I arrange my things inside my bag, preparing to leave.

"Miss Sierrah, thank you for spending time for the girls again today."

I lift my head and saw Eli approaching me. I really like Eli, she's a widow and doesn't have a child. Probably the reason also while she gives all of her and his late husband money building an orphanage.

"Please Eli, just call me Sierrah and you doesn't need to thank me you know I love to spend my day off in here."

I said and hugs her. Eli said that she will walk me outside of the orphanage and I immediately sense that there's something that she wants to tell me.

Not knowing that the news that Eli will say to me will eventually change my life forever...