Carri's POV
As i step out of my shower, wrapped in a towel, I see Manny, mortified. He has tears in his eyes and is sniffling.
"What's... up?" He whips his head and looks at me.
"C-Carri!" He exclaims. I raise and eyebrow to see my sister standing there.
"Kristen? What's happening? Did someone die?" Kristen is smiling widely. She hugs me, and squeezes me.
"We got adopted! Keke told me to come tell you to start packing. We have fifteen minutes!" She's bursting with happiness. She hates this place.
I stand dead in my tracks. My face loses color and I lose all emotion. I feel... blank. Manny places a hand on my shoulder and makes me jump. I snap out of my trance and look him in the eyes. My hair is still dripping onto my back and towel. He hugs me tightly, and holds on for a long time. After the first initial shock, I hug him back, resting my face in the crook of his neck. We pull back, and he looks me in the eyes. He opens his mouth to say something, but closes it and walks out of the room. Tears start coming to my eyes. I stifle them, then go and put on some clothes. I put on a red long sleeve shirt with buttons down the middle and come basic black high waisted jeans. I look outside and see a storm coming. I put on one of Manny's heavy sweatshirts and my boots. I put my hair into a wet bun and start packing my stuff. A million things were rushing through my head. I couldn't believe I finally got adopted! I've lived in this place for five years. I was sick and tired. But I'll miss the people in it. Especially Manny. Will I go to the same school? Can I still do flag football? Are my new parents nice? I'm overwhelming myself.
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Kris's POV
I walk down the stairs, gripping my blackberry in one hand with my backpack and rolling my suitcase in the other. I'm so happy to be leaving this shit hole. I'm almost about to be 18, just five more months. I can't live on my own. I can't take care of Carri on my own. I barely even have a stable income. Waitressing isn't the best job for providing. I walk into Ms. Lauren's room, and am surprised with five boys staring me down.
"She's a bit old, ain't she?" One of them whispers. They look really familiar. One of them punches the whispering one on his shoulder. He had a curly head of hair. I keep staring at them, unable to put a name to the faces.
"Boys, this is Kristen. Kristen, these are-"
Carri barges into the room, dropping her things as soon as she sees them.
"YOU GUYS ARE ONE DIRECTION!" She screams.
