1Chapter 1: The Blessed child (3/3)
Dan Barrows:
When Mother woke me up four in the morning to go to the orphanage with her, I had a feeling that this would not be a good day. The first thing she did was drop me off in the library and go fetch someone to look after me while she solves something around town. Honestly I didn't care, I only wanted to read a bit and be left alone.
Mother later came back with a girl. A very beautiful girl. She had long straight black hair, brown eyes and slightly olive skin tone. Mother then told her to look after me while she deals with stuff. I noticed she probably had better things to do, so I told her that I'll just stay in the library. But then she invited me to go to the park with her and we went that same hour. We pushed each other on a swing and then played catch then she tickled me a bit for cheating. After we finished playing and then I asked her if she wanted to be friend.
She said Yes.
We went back to the Orphanage a hour later, she then showed me around. It was a big building though not as big as the mansion. Though I wouldn't mind living here, specially with Jennifer. While climbing the stairs with her, I couldn't help but to look at her a bit more. She's so beautiful.
"What?" Jennifer asked me.
"Oh ummmm." I don't know what to say. "You're... Ummm..."
"Dan." Before I could finally say that she was beautiful. I hear Mother calling me on the top of the stairs.
"Hi Mother."
"Where were you?" She said with the cold stare.
"I asked Jennifer to take me to the park." It's better that I say that it was my idea, otherwise she might punish Jennifer.
"I told you to stay in the Orphanage." Her voice was calm but I could sense her anger. "Jennifer. Call Anne, Laura, and Lotte and meet me at the headmaster office." She said to Jennifer. "Come Dan." She said to me.
Jennifer Simpson:
"What? What does she wants?" Lotte asked in frustration.
"I don't know, she just asked me to call the three of you and meet her at the headmaster." I explained to them.
"Where were you all day anyway?" Lotte asked me.
"I was at the park with her son." I answered.
"Wait what?" Lotte asked in confusion. "You were on date with her son?"
"No! He's like ten, Lotte." I quickly explained.
"Oh, I didn't know you were into that." Lotte made a unfunny joke.
"You're disgusting Lotte." Laura said with a frown.
"Well, he did call Jennifer pretty." Anne decided to add.
"Oh did he?" Lotte said smirking. "Well I guess Jennifer has a admirer. Shame he's only gonna have a chance in a few years." Lotte kept the dumb joke longer and It was starting to annoy me.
"Will you just lay off Lotte." Laura stepped in again. Thank god.
"I'm just kidding, Jezz." Lotte exclaimed.
We kept walking to the headmistress officer to see what miss Mary wanted with us. When we finally got there, Laura knocked on the door and we entered shortly after. Miss Mary was there with the headmistress.
"Good evening girls." The headmistress spoke with a smile.
"Good evening." All four of us spoke at the same time.
Wait, Where's Dan? I don't see him anywhere. Probably went back to reading that book.
"You girls must be wondering why we called you here." We were to be honest.
We were but is better to stay quiet. The headmistress has scold us for the smallest reasons.
"Well you see, Ms. Barrows has just made a wonderful offer." The headmistress was explained to them. "She offered to adopt all four of you."
What?
Dan Barrows:
Dammit! Why did mother had to interrupt. Jennifer and I were having so much fun, but then she showed up and ruined. She never ruins it for Bobby. She drags me away and makes me wait in the library again. I'm trying to read to pass the time but I can't concentrate. I wanna know what she wanted to talk about it with Jennifer.
I'm been sitting here for a hour or more. Why is this taking so long?
"Dan." I heard mother's voice calling me.
I quickly stand up from the chair and walk towards her. "Yes Mother?"
"Grab you things, we'll go back home in a few hours."
"Oh..." I don't wanna go home. I wanna play more with Jennifer.
"Jennifer and three more girls will accompany us."
"Wh...What?" She's bringing Jennifer home. "Bu...But Bobby wil-"
She lifts her hand. "You will not speak of your brother to them." She gives me the dark look. "Am I being clear?"
"Y...Yes."
"Good." She turns her back on me and walks back from where she came.
She wants to give Jennifer to Bobby. No no no no no no no no no no NO! She's my friend, not his! I'm the one who she's going to play with, not him! She's mine.
Bobby will not have her like she did with the other girls. Jennifer said she'll be my friend and just mine, not Bobby's.
SHE'S MINE!
Jennifer Simpson:
"Can you believe this?" Lotte asked as we packed our bags.
Miss Mary wants to adopt us and to take us to live in her mansion. I can't believe it.
"Do you know where this Mansion is?" I asked.
"No clue." Lotte answered. "But I heard is pretty large."
"It's just... You don't think that it's a bit strange." I can't shake this uneasy feeling off me. "The way that Dan describ-"
"You're calling her son by the name now?" Lotte interrupted me, Rude. "I guess the date you two had was really nice."
"It wasn't a date Lotte, He's ten years old at most." She's starting to annoy me with this.
"Alright,Alright. Sorry." She finished packing her bag.
"Good." I finished mine as well. "Let's go, they're probably waiting."
Me and Lotte left our room and went to find Miss Mary. But I can't shake this feeling of something being off about this situation.
