Brick by Brick

I'm Vanity Montgomery. Just another fourteen-year-old who happens to have this screwed up life. Me and my twin sister Faith were left on the streets to die. If it wasn't for this lady named Amoretta, we would both be dead. She found us and took us home. I remember those five long years I spent wandering the streets. I remember walking with my sister as the rain poured down. My hair was wet and I hated it. People looked at us with pity, but didn't bother asking if we were okay. I had gotten used to it. I looked up at the stars and the moon. I closed my eyes and wished for a family. A family that would love me and take care of me. Faith was all I had. I had planned to find my real parents when I got older. I was going to give them a piece of my mind. I remember looking through this hotel window at a family. There was a little girl about my age and and young boy. I saw them hug their parents. Tears filled my eyes and I began to cry. 'Stop Crying'. I heard a voice say, and I wiped my eyes. We continued to walk. We sat down on the sidewalk in silence. We didn't talk much. All of a sudden a voice interupted my thoughts. "Are you lost?" The lady said. I replied with the truth. I was young, but I was old enough to realize what happened. She took us home and raised us like her own. Amoretta and Faith were all I had...