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I sat in the back of the black car heading to my new foster home. This will be my 15 foster home. One for each year. I was put in foster care when I was one, and I'm 16 now.
What if someone want to adopt me? I could be someone's child forever. I would really want my name Alessia Johnson. That would be nice. Alessia Marie Johnson. Luckily these people's name is Johnson. Yay. Go me.
"Honey, now I need you to be good. This foster home is more than.... Than the other places you've been, she said nervously Treat them well, and they'll treat you well."
"Yes mam." I said quietly. I was always shy. I didn't want to draw to much attention to myself, or get close to anyone. Getting close to someone would mean telling about my foster care, and that is something I do NOT want to have to do. Especially foster parents. If they found out about my past years, they'd hate me.
"We're here Alessia. Get out. Quickly."
I looked out the window. This house was huge.
Note: ignore the A on the front door.
"Yes mam."
We walked up to the door and my social worker said, "Stop being so quiet and shy all the time hun. They'll love you." Then, she knocked on the door, and a lady opened the door.
"Hi! We're so happy to have you here Alessia. I'm sure you,ve heard we're the Johnsons. Your a Johnson now, welcome home!"
"What do you-"
"'Mrs. Johnson." My social worker said. "I'll let you all get settled in." She turned to me and said, "Be good love.
Then whispered "I love you. Do well my dear. Make me proud."
"I'll try Mrs. Wood." I whisprered back. "Love you too?"
She let go of me and walked back to her car, not even looking back.
Now the woman that was supposed of be Mrs. Johnson, was now looking at me with cold in her eyes.
"In brat. We got rules for you that we need to talk about."
"Yes mam." I say those words too much.
**
They sat me at there kitchen table, Mrs. and Mr. Johnson infront of me. Then they'd recited the rules they made for me.
1. Never talk back to anyone.
2. Don't speak unless spoken to.
3. No friends.
4. No past family.
5. Don't ask for anything.
6. Adress us by our last name.
After they told mee the rules, they went over my daily routine.
1. Get ready for school.
2. Walk to school.
3. Walk back immediately after your done.
4. Clean the house.
5. Make dinner.
6. Eat any scraps for dinner.
7. Clean that mess up.
8. Get the kids clothes picked out for the next day.
9. Get there pajamas.
10. Give baths to the little ones.
11. Dress them
12. Tuck the kids in.
13. Watch them till they go to sleep.
14. Do any homework you have.
15. Get yourself ready for bed.
"Think you can handle it?" I nodded.
"Good."
After they went over there bilion rules, they showed me the house, where the school was, and things like that.
Then I had to get in th shower, because I 'stunk.'
I always sing in the shower. I couldn't help it...
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First things first
I'ma say all the words inside my head
I'm fired up and tired up of the way that things have been oh-ooh
The way that things have been oh-ooh
Second things second
Don't you tell me what you think that I can be
I'm the one at my sail, I'm the master of my sea, oh-ohh
The master of my sea, oh-ooh
I was broken from a young age
Taking my sulking to the masses
Write down my poems for the few
That looked at me, took to me, shook to me, feeling me
Singing from heartache from the pain
Taking my message from the veins
Speaking my lesson from the brain
Seeing the beauty through the
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
(Pain, pain)
You break me down, you build me up, believer, believer
(Pain)
Oh let the bullets fly, oh let them rain
My life, my love, my drive, it came from
(Pain)
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Third things third
Send a prayer to the ones up above
All the hate that you've heard has turned your spirit to a dove, oh ooh
Your spirit up above, oh ooh
I was choking in the crowd
Building my rain up in the cloud
Falling like ashes to the ground
Hoping my feelings, they would drown
But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing
Inhibited, limited
'Til it broke up and it rained down
It rained down, like
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
(Pain, pain)
You break me down, you built me up, believer, believer
(Pain)
I let the bullets fly, oh let them rain
My life, my love, my drive, it came from
(Pain)
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
Last things last
By the grace of the fire and the flames
You're the face of the future, the blood in my veins, oh ooh
The blood in my veins, oh ooh
But they never did, ever lived, ebbing and flowing
Inhibited, limited
'Til it broke up and it rained down
It rained down, like
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer
(Pain, pain)
You break me down, you built me up, believer, believer
(Pain)
I let the bullets fly, oh let them rain
My life, my love, my drive, it came from
(Pain)
You made me a, you made me a believer, believer.
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I was about to sing another song when I was rudely interrupted.
"SHUT THE F UP!!" One of the older children said, probably about my age. "TRYIN' TO SLEEP HERE!!"
**
School.
I just got to school. I'm just walking around in the halls waiting for the first bell to ring. I haven't talked to anyone.
I decided I'd go look for my locker.
317 found it.
I put my backpack and other things in my locker when a boy cane upto me.
"Exuse me, but you're in my locker.
"No. This is mine. The principal gave me this one." Why do I always have to be awkward?
"Looks like we're sharing." He smirked.
''Prove it.''
He showed me his schedule. Its true.
"You know I'll just go ask for a new lock-"
"There's no more, sweetheart."
Crap.
"Don't call me that, I have name, and its Alessia"
"You're cute when your angry."
"I'm asking for a new locker."
I took my stuff out and went to the office.
"Exuse me, but me in another student happened to have the same locker. Could I get a new one?"
"Of course!" She said cheerily. "We can get you a new one tommorow."
**
Period 1-10
He's in all my classes. To make matters worse, he sits behind me for the rest of the year.
Here's how one of my classes went.
Period 5/6
ELA
(English Language Arts)
"Alessia!" He walked over to be and sat behind me.
"Leave me alone-"
"Isaac. Isaac Parker."
**
Rule 3. Walk back from school
He lives on the same road as me. Right next to me.
"Hey."
"What?"
"You should come over."
"I can't. I have chores."
"How about tomorrow?"
"I have chores all day today, tomorrow, the day after, and all the other days I'll be living with the Johnsons."
"No way! Your parents are the Johnsons?!"
"Yeah. So what?"
"Bro they have that jewlery company! They get millions a week!!!"
"Good for them."
"What's the matter?"
"Nothing."
"I'm gonna find out."
"Good luck with that."
"I won't need it."
**
Step 5. Make dinner
I've never cooked anything in my entire life.
So here I was, spagetti sauce all over the kitchen.
Here's how i did my cooking steps.
Step 1. Boil spagetti
My way: soak in cold water in sink
Step 2: turn burner on and wait till hot. Then put the spagetti sauce in a bowl and heat up.
My way: turn on microwave, put spagetti in a bowl, heat up.
Step 3. Drain water from spagetti once soft.
My way: take spagetti in hands and squish water out.
Step 4. Turn of stove and wait to cool down. Then eat.
My way: Clean mess up, because you blew the spagetti and microwave.
Reasons for blowing up:
1. Didn't know how to properly make spagetti
2. Heated spagetti in plastic bowl.
3. Cooked too long.
So while I was cleaning the kitchen, the family went out to eat. I got slapped a few times, but I'm okay.
Rules 7-13. Help kids get ready for tomorrow and bed.
I got the kids clothes for tomorrow on their desks, and tonights clothes on there bed.
They got home a little late, so I started on getting my homework done until then.
That was a terrible idea.
I heard a door open and the family walked in. The mother stared at me with anger in her eyes. "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?! MY CHILDREN COME FIRST!"
"You weren't home."
"THAT DON'T MATTER!"
"I'll help them now-"
She walked over so quick it made me stop talking.
Slap.
"My children will be treated before you. You'll be sleeping outside tonight. I can't have you in my house right now." She said. "John, lock her out."
He grabbed my arm so tight, it was turning red. He went to the door, and shoved me out.
I fell. Down the stairs.
Hard.