Authors note:
This is my first story, thank you so much for reading it! Please review and tell me what you think good, bad, ok? Read and enjoy!
A tall, thin woman stood at the front steps of the orphanage. She stared down at the tiny baby in her arms, the little girl slept soundlessly oblivious to the chaos she was causing. Tears fell from the woman's eyes and she kissed her baby daughter before leaving her at the orphanage door.
I had dreamt of the woman millions of times before and although I had never seen her face I knew the woman was my mother. I've lived in the orphanage since I was three days old, my parents left me here with a photograph, a bracelet and a note. The note reads:
Dearest Sophie,
Sometimes you have to let go of the person you love the most to know you are keeping them safe.
Love always,
Mummy and Daddy.
Every morning I sit and stare at the letter hoping its message might change, but it never did. I have read the note forward, backward and ever tried to muddle the words around, but in my heart I knew the message hide no secrets it was plain and simple
I longed to know my parents, to hear their voices and look into their eyes, but the likelihood of them returning was slim. I knew I was destined to be an orphan forever, but just hoped my life might change.
The morning began like usual, I was woken up at 7:30 by the busy traffic outside my window. I dressed, combed my curly blond hair and brushed my teeth before heading downstairs to the dining hall. I sat at the long table with the other orphaned children; we ate a big breakfast of waffles, cereal and toast before heading off to school. I am 12 and in 8th grade, I go to school on the upper-east side along with the other orphans.
Today I walk to school with my friend Eloise.
"Do you really think he likes me?" Eloise asked in a hopeful tone.
"Of course he does El, everyone can tell!" I replied knowing it was true. Eloise had liked a boy in our class for half of the year, but was just getting the courage up to ask him out.
We arrived at school early and got our books ready for the day. I was fumbling through my locker when something caught my eye, a note. The note was sticking out from the top of my math book I picked it up and read its message.
To Sophie,
Don't be afraid, come to the Empire State Building after school.
The note was not signed with any name, who was it from? I shoved it in my pocket and made my way to class wondering what it might bring.
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