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Part 7

Vivians POV

I had gotten home late that night. I fell into bed but tossed and turned. I finally said screw it around 5am. I took a shower and changed.

I then went outside to watch the sunrise. I always thought they were beautiful and vowed to see the sunrise and sunset whenever I could. I quietly sip my coffee. When I'm finished I go inside. I clean my cup off before turning the radio on. I find a good station with a good song. I listen quietly as I dance along with it.

I continue dancing through a couple songs. Not quite twerking or anything just side to side footwork and moving my hips a bit. I giggle to myself. I continue to dance a little before getting tired. I lay on the floor listening to the music while quietly singing along. I close my eyes and hum along.

I sighed and got up yawning. I exited the house then look around. I sat in the grass and pulled out my sketchbook. I sit quietly while sketching whatever comes to mind.

As I finish I realize I drew the people I never wanna think about again. I sigh and pack up my things so I can make dinner. I need advice. I want friends but all people bring hurt and pain. I sigh as I pull out the ingredients for a grill cheese sandwich.

I need to stop dwelling in the past and stop feeling sorry for myself. I'm twenty two years of age almost twenty three.I've been on my own for years. I eat my grill cheese as I write my grocery list.

I like this place but I need a smaller place. I think I need to start a new chapter in my life. I'll move more into town. I don't wanna move out of state or anything because I have a good commission going on the fair. My business can be taken anywhere but I make good money with the fair. I put my thoughts aside for another day.

I finish my grocery list and set my alarm early for tomorrow. It had gotten late so I took a shower and headed to bed.

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I awake to the blaring sound of my alarm clock. I sigh as I get up and get dressed. I pack my truck quickly then leave. It was still early in the morning. I calmed myself before driving.

After a while I had made it and set up my tent. It was slow so I made a list of things I'll need for tomorrow. I've been kinda busy lately so I haven't driven out to the orphanage. There's a local one a town or two over and a little more of a drive but I like to bring flowers, drawings etc. I just want to make the orphans feel better than I did when I was a child.

I'll have a lot of work todo tonight when I get home. I sigh as I make sure everything is ready for today. I put on my happy face which isn't so hard to do today.
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The market was closing soon so I packed up thinking about what I have to do tonight. I smile as I think of all the children's smiling faces soon to come. I grab some food to go and hop in my truck excited.

I eat as I drive home. Once I arrive after the boring long drive I unload. I then
put on a pot of coffee. It'll be a long night to accomplish what I want. I grab a flashlight and my jacket. I grab my basket then set out to pick some flowers.

I go a little into the woods. I follow the path I'd made the other day to a field of flowers. I smile to myself and shine the light on all of them. It was kinda getting dark so I hurry and pick some flowers. I then hurry home and the coffee was ready so I drank some quickly before starting on the list I'd make at the fair.

I start to bake sweets and arrange the flowers by color so every child can have one. I then take the extras and make a bouquet for the owner. I put the sweets into containers to give out. It had gotten kinda late about midnight so I made sure I had everything ready and set my alarm. I fell asleep right as my head hit the pillow.

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I awoke to the blaring sound of my alarm clock. I yawn before turning it off. I get up out of bed and take a quick shower. I then dress nicely before loading my truck up. I eat a quick breakfast and then hit the road. The trip took two or three hours so when I'd arrived it was noon. I parked and then grab my supplies. I knocked on the door and Mrs.Anderson opened it.

I have her a warm smile and she peeked up immediately recognizing me. She opened the door, gave me a hug, and ushered me inside. She lead me into her office so we can chat. I had developed a friendship with her when I had moved here and started to volunteer. She was wary at first but I had told her I was in the foster program. She listened to my story and told me I could volunteer anytime. So I try to come any chance I can. We chatted a little before we called all the children. I smiled at them and put all the flowers out on a table. I had already given my bouquet to her. I laid all the flowers out onto a table. I then laid out all the treats I'd brought.

I smiled as all the children came over and grabbed some food. All the girls got a couple flowers though the boys were giving the flowers to the girls. My smile got brighter. I watched the children interact and such.

After a while Mrs.Anderson called me into her office. I complied and sat down. She explained how since I've been coming here for years and we developed a friendship that she wants me to take over the orphanage for her. Then Mrs.Anderson said something that made me glad that I was sitting down. She has breast cancer Stage 3.

I get up and hug her tightly while silently crying before leaving her office and going to my car. I drive home in silence. Just crying.

Authors note

Know this is a long time coming sorry I'll try to make new chapters but finals are coming up so Xmas break I'll update tons.