New beginnings or not?

After Rashiel left the orphanage, I felt better. I didn't know how to act around him.

I couldn't give him that friend he thought he still had because that friend was gone.

She died four years ago.

Weeks passed in succession, I was getting used to my new routine.

I was happy that the court had not put more action in enforcing their decision to send me to a shrink.

I would even say that things were normal, a good normal.

I had just stepped out of the bathroom drying my hair, I spotted Mrs Greene's truck pull up through the window, I hurriedly put on my hoodie

"fuck!, she was probably here to take me to the shrink.

I rolled my eyes as the door opened, Marcia bounding into the room.

I swear that girl's feet never touched the floor while she walked.

"Audrey, Mrs Greene called for you",she said to me with a smile as I patted her head and went downstairs.

"You should eat more often" Greene said as I stared at her uninterestedly.

When I didn't respond, she sighed and continued,"I've found a new foster home for you, and before you react, I believe this is the best place for you".

"Is there any point to it, I would be turning eighteen soon,can't I just lay low here till then" I pleaded with Mrs Greene panicking

and desperate to do anything at all not to have this happen.

"I'm sorry but I'm just following orders, plus this is a very good opportunity for you, the people that want to adopt you are the Mc'Brads " Mrs Greene told with a wide and content smile on her face.

I'm pretty sure she was so happy at the amount of money she would make off me.

"We are leaving now, so go grab your bag " She said as she settled into the couch.

I stared back at her unmoving.

"You had better move it, your other options aren't good" Mrs Greene said with a sly smile

I sighed as I turned back upstairs to grab my stuff, as I hoisted my bag on my shoulder.

Marcia approached me, her bottom lips quivering,"I'm going to miss you", came her little voice.

I went on my knees and hugged her,"me too, Marcia,me too" I said back to her.

I stood up dusted my hands on my worn out jeans ,sending a wistful look back at the room, I closed the door behind me.

Mrs Greene pulled up in front of a huge gold bronze gate , with armed men on all black stationed in front of the gate.

"what the hell is this place", I whispered to myself, as one of the men came and questioned Mrs Greene.

After series of questions and checks, the gate was opened to reveal the most magnificent house or rather mansion I had ever seen in life, the surroundings were so huge and wide boasting of probably three or more fountains, my jaw dropped as I gasped

Mrs Greene looked at me with 'i told you eyes'.

I contained my reaction, putting on an indifferent expression,Mrs Greene just shook her head and sighed.

She parked me the car and made a call, probably Informing my new foster parents of my arrival.

I winced at the use of those words, as we came down, a very pretty ,slender woman with pin straight blonde hair like mine walked towards us.

She was dressed impeccably, she could even pass off for my mother with that hair, I mused silently .

She approached us with smiles, as I pulled my the hood of my hoodie, she suddenly stopped, her perfect poise gone.

"My, do you two look alike",Mrs Greene muttered, as the lady regained her composure

"it must be the hair, I presume, it isn't all that common", she smiled widely, her eyes glinting with happiness.

"You must be Audrey, I'm so happy to see you ",she wrapped me in a bear hug .

She smelt so nice and felt so warm but I was conflicted on if I should hug her back or not.

"I'm Lila,Lila Mc'Brad", she sontinued still smiling

"Come , let's go inside", she motioned to me.

"Oh no, I don't think I'd be able to stay longer, you know how this work is, keeps me on my toes every minute" ,Mrs Greene grinned as she hugged Lila a little conversation was made between them

After a while she entered the car and drove off .

I just stared after her till her black truck dissapeared from sight.

I turned back to see Lila, staring at me,"I know this is a huge change for you with everything going on, but all I want is for you to feel very comfortable, to feel at home, this is your new home, okay" Lilah said reassuringly

I nodded and forced a smile for her.

she seemed to really be trying,I didn't want to seem ungrateful, it just seemed surreal going from nothing to this, like a huge joke was being played and suddenly people would jump out with cameras and laugh at my face, telling me how on earth I thought I deserved this.

Lila led me into the house,my jaw was on the floor all through.

I had thought the outside looked impressive, inside was even more so.

I learnt from Lila that the interior was done by her, she was a fashion and interior designer.

All my life I didn't know people lived in such affluence like this

I learnt that there were more than seven rooms in the house, there was the servant area behind, a media room, a rec room, a game room, three sitting rooms,a library, a conference room for the Senator's meeting, a study room, a study for Mr Mc'Brad,a Library.

These people lived in so much affluence and I'm pretty sure they didn't even know that.

And there was me, the poor adopted girl, I looked down at my worn vans,I looked so out of place in this house.

I didn't look like I belonged, I thought wistfully.

I was snapped out of my thoughts when Lila stood still in front of a door with my name written in cursive in front, wow, this must be my room.

it didn't seem like they just suddenly made a decision one morning to take me in, it seems like they were prepared to have me here.

it seemed odd to me, all my life, no one really wanted me not even Harriet, my supposed mother.

I felt a pang of pain as I thought of her,"I hope you like it",Lilah said with a nervous laughter

"I'm sure, I will", I murmured back.

She opened the door to reveal a Lilac and white room, everything from the bed spread to the carpet to the wall, everything was either Lilac or White, my favourite colour.

I gasped as tears sprang to my eyes, I couldn't believe this was all for me, the room was very huge, probably the size of Harriet's whole house, it was very beautiful and furnished, everything seemed expensive.

"Is there a problem, you don't like it?, What is wrong?, I can get it changed, get something better",Lilah rambled nervously.

I touched her arm to call my attention as she didn't even let me put in a word,"No, no, I love it, it is beautiful, it is the most stunning thing I've ever seen, really" I told her as her face brightened up again.

"Okay then, she walked to another door, this is uhm, your walk in closet, it's filled with clothes from my line and others, I should suppose there are your size, unless you've added or reduced in the past few weeks".

Whoa, the closet was twice the size of the rooms at the orphanage.

"Oh my gosh, this is too much, Lila, I don't know if I can take this,how would i be able to repay you for all of this" I stumbled all over my words.

"Whoa, what are you saying, repay me for what, from now on, from the day I heard about you Audrey.

I began to see you as my daughter and a daughter doesn't pay back a mother for loving her or providing for her.

I know it is very new to you and difficult to procces and a upheaval on your life and I know it will take alot of time before you can even begin to get used to the idea of all of this .

But Audrey, everything in this room is yours, everything in this house is ours, you're now a Mc'Brad, so I don't want to hear any of that stuff from you again, okay?",Lila finished as she wrapped me in a hug

I hurriedly wiped away the tear that rolled down my cheek, angry with myself for being so damn emotional all the time.

"Thank you, lilah, I mean it, really" I said fiddling with the sleeves of my hoodie

"No need for any of that, but I would really like to talk to you about something" Lila muttered nervously as she sat on the bed and patted the space beside her.

I shuffled nervously and sat down beside her worried as to what she needed to tell me .

"I've arranged for you to see a psychologist" Lilah said softly

I stood up abruptly, "What?!" .