"You ready?" Andy asked, breaking me out of my gaze.
"Yep," I replied, getting out of the car and going beside him.
"Let's go," He said, pulling me along with him into the orphanage.
It looked a little familiar. Like the place I had once seen in my nightmare or dream or flashback. Whatever you wanna call it. We walked to the reception.
"Umm... Do you have the records of previous years for the adoptions?" Andrew asked.
"Which year are we talking about?" The old lady said, adjusting her round glasses.
"Around 16 years ago so that would be 2004," Andy replied.
"I'll have to check the files for other records. But we don't share this information with random people." She replied before starting the search in what looked like a jungle of files. I felt that someone was watching us so I turned around to find no one but a boy who turned around the corner. He looked familiar but it may have been just my senses so I shook it off. We waited there for what felt like an eternity till she found the file.
"Whom are we talking about?" She asked with stern eyes.
"Aurelia," Andrew replied.
"Full name," She said, searching the records.
"Umm... Just search for all the Aurelias," Andrew replied.
"And why should I tell this to you, sir?"
"Because I am right here and I want to know about my family because I apparently lost them when I was young and don't remember them so could you please just look into the records and make it quick," I said, trying to sound polite. She stayed quiet and searched in the records.
"There is only one Aurelia. Aurelia Hudson." That is it.
"Could you check if you have details about my family?" I asked, impatiently.
"You have a twin with whom you came here. You both were adopted by different families. His-"
"Gummy bear?" I heard a familiar voice shout from behind. I turned around to find that I was right. Something clicked in me and I involuntarily shouted back to him.
"Addy?" I didn't even know I called him that and then slowly everything started coming back. The accident.The kids. My parents. Coming to the orphanage. My legs felt wobbly and everything started spinning. I could see Andrew's worried face and Aarold running towards me but my eyes closed and everything blacked out.
Aarold's POV
"Aurelia!" I shouted as I saw her flail and fall into Andrew's arms. I ran towards her and quickly started to dial the ambulance. People gathered around us to see what had happened.
"Wake up Aury! I can't lose you again," I whispered to her, rubbing her hand. Thankfully, the hospital was just a minute or 2 away so the ambulance arrived in no time. They dragged her out in a stretcher.
"Only one of you can come," the nurse said.
"Andrew, go," I gestured towards him, knowing how much she meant to him.
"But-"
"Shut up and just go in the damn ambulance! I'll follow," I replied, making my way to my car. I quickly texted Ryder, Sydney, and Zach. I didn't have Mr. or Mrs. Parker's number so I told Sydney to text them. In no time, Aury was admitted and they were doing god knows what in that small room. It was just the 2 of us in the hospital. I felt like crying but I didn't. I went towards Andrew whose cheeks were wet.
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The Lost Touch
Teen Fiction'Our parting was like a stalemate........ Neither of us won. Yet both of us lost.' This quote best describes the life of Aurelia Parker. She has lost touch from many people in her life without even knowing what they actually mean to her. And the sen...
