CHAPTER 11

"My gosh Zoe! You can't wear this, it's ruined" Meg said while picking up my uniform.

I stood transfixed on the spot, boiling with rage and balling my fist in anger and hatred I felt towards those girls.

"Look Zoe, am so sorry but this is not the time to grow angry, we have to figure out your clothes situation"

"I know, am just so irritated. One thing is for sure Meg, she's going to pay, I have had enough of her stupidity" I spat.

Meg smiles and continues " Alright you can murder her later but, first things first, you need to take a shower, you are beginning to reek" she said while wryly her nose.

"It's not about the shower, what am I going to wear after the shower?" I said frustrated, this had to be the worst Monday ever and it hasn't even ended.

"Alright, we've got like three hours, that's not enough time but I could go scavenge some clothes for you at the lost and found and .....what is that?"

"What is what?" I asked surprised at her sudden change in attention and the cause behind me. I turned abruptly, following her gaze, I realized she was talking about the sweat shirt and pant that was neatly folded and placed on the sink.

"Looks like the heavens has smiled on you today"

" I hope it's not what I think you're thinking? " I asked in disbelief.

"Oh yes it is sister and you've got to do it" she smiled gloriously and walked past me, picks it up with her other free hand with her big smiling eyes.

"You are not asking me to wear something I don't even know who it belongs to?" I asked with wide eyes still in disbelief.

"I am not asking sis, I am telling you to. Plus, it's way better than the lost and found. Yes, technically they are both for unknown people but this one is clean. The lost and found , the clothes there has been dirty since forever and it keeps coming in." "It's your choice, I could spare sometime to get some super disgusting clothes for you at the lost and found or you could just wear this super neat sweats" she continued smiling proudly.

"What if the owner shows up, would we not be accused of thef?" I asked in doubt.

"We will worry about that later, besides if the owner really needed it, we have been here for hours, she would have come to get it." Still noticing the doubt and fear on my face, she continued "If we have to wash it fifty times just to apologize we would, now please, I beg you in the name of God get in there get washed and dressed already." She said while giving me the clothes. "I will go get a plastic bag from the janitor's closet for these." She said referring to my P.E uniform with a disgusted expression. Noticing I haven't moved from my spot "Oh Come on now Zoe, don't just stand there we have been here since like forever, make things easy for both of us" She said as she moved towards the exist. " Get dressed before I get back" was all she said before I was left alone to my thoughts, there was no harm in this, I could always apologize later. I thought until a red headed girl enters the room, I decided to ask her, you never could tell.

"Emmm, excuse me" I said with an unsure voice.

"Yes" was her tiny voiced reply.

"Do you by any chance know who left this here or who it belongs to?" I asked. For a moment, I thought she didn't hear me.

"No" she said, looked at me for a little while, washed her hands and face and left after drying them.

"Alright, that was weird" I said to myself.

Looking down at the clothes in my hands, this was so out of my character and crazy but I had to it, it's not like I had much of a choice. "Alright then, guess it's you then" I said to clothes and went into one of the bathrooms if Meg came back meeting me like this, it wasn't going to be funny.

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Looking up at the gigantic building of St. Patrick's orphanage above me, I was doubting if all of this was actually an orphanage it was just too big to be called one.

"Are you ready dear?" My mom asked me bringing me back from my thoughts.

"Yes, I have no reason not to." Was my nervous reply.

"Are you sure? You look pretty nervous to me" she said observing my sweaty face in the air conditioned car.

"Alright fine, I am, but just a little hitty, witty, chitty little bit." I point out.

"It's totally fine and okay if you are, it's not a crime, you're human" she said chuckling. "Look Zoe, you are my brave little girl, you will get over it. Just go in there and show them how great you're" she said with her her lovely smile.

"Thanks mom, you are the best there is." I said hugging her tightly.

"That's because, I have the best daughter there is" she said hugging me more tightly.

"I love you mom" I said with tears filling me, not now.

"I love you more dear, and don't you ever forget that" she said releasing me from the hug. "Go now before you make me cry" she said giggling while wiping her eyes with her sleeves.

Smiling and feeling very relieved, I leave the comfort of the car. " Tell me all about it okay, good luck dear." She said.

I smiled and waved at her. I approached the gate and looked back my mom was still there smiling she blew me a kiss and thumbs up with her two thumbs. Nodding and smiling back, I pushed open the large iron silver gate, I walked through it and through the walk way decorated with different types and forms of flowers, I stopped at a big brown door. I suddenly began to think, maybe Meg was right, maybe I should have just volunteered with her at the library, it wouldn't have been so terrifying "Zoe, you choose to be hear because you want to be here so stop all of this drama" I told myself.

I straighten myself and clothes and reached to knock.

"Here goes nothing" I whispered, took a deep breath and knocked.

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