Meet the Robinsons
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I hear my old rusty alarm clock ringing in my ear. "I'm up, I'm up" I mumble waving my hand around the area the clock was sending it to the floor.
Peeking an eye open I looked around my small box like room and sighed seeing the sun already high up in the sky through my peeling wooden window.
I got up slowly and got dressed into my only jeans, a blue t-shirt with a faded butterfly on it and my favourite and only pair of sneakers.
I walked out my door not even closing it and went to find my only friends, Lewis and Michael, "Mildred!" I called out seeing her, "How are you?" I asked now walking by her side; she smiled down at me from her glasses.
"I'm good Seline" she said looking excited, "Why are you so excited?" I asked curious.
"I might have found the perfect couple to take Lewis!" She almost squealed making me laugh.
"That's great" I smiled, and it really was great, I love Lewis like a brother and I don't want him to be stuck here forever like me.
I am 14 and so far the oldest kid here and I've also been here the longest, and being a teenage orphan in this day and age is not a good thing.
"Let's go tell him!" I exclaimed and started running towards Lewis and Michael's room, followed closely by a chuckling Mildred.
When I got to the right room, I barged in not bothering to knock first, "Lewis! Guess, what -" Stopping suddenly when I got a good look at him "What is that?" I asked looking at a weird contraption in Lewis's arms.
"Oh it's my new invention" He stated proudly, I looked over at Michael to see him lying on his bed with his arm over his eyes. "You ok Michael?" I asked worried, "Yeah" he said smiling tiredly at me "I'm just tired".
"Lewis have you been inventing all night?" I asked smirking, "Maybe" He said smiling sheepishly.
"Lewis!" Mildred gasped as she walked in, "You have an interview in 5 minutes" she said as she tried to fix his hair and wipe dirt or grease off his face.
"Mildred" he said, "its fine, I'm ready" she looked so proud. "Okay, okay go" she motioned towards the door smiling, "Good luck!" I called out watching him run down the hall with his invention.
Turning back to Michael I saw the dark bags under his eyes "Why don't you try to get some sleep" I said to Michael, "No I have to practise" he yawned grabbing his glove.
"OK" I said smiling "but if you get to tired try to have a break, I'm going up to the roof, tell Lewis if you see him k?" I hugged Michael and went up to the roof.
I felt the sun on my face and the slight breeze ruffle my hair, I sat on the block of bricks in the middle of the roof and just stared at the view.
We lived in a bum neighbourhood in an old run down orphanage; I was found by Mildred when I was only 2 days old in an alley near the orphanage she raised me and took care of me and I helped her look after the place, by cleaning, shopping and looking after the little kids when she needed a break.
I was lost in memories when I heard the door leading to the roof slam, I turned and saw Lewis running and crying.
"Lewis!" I gasped "are you okay?", "124" He muttered picking up a piece of white chalk off the ground and marking off another tally.
"Oh no" I mumbled and sat down next to him pulling him into a hug, "It's ok, shh, It's okay" I said soothingly, "no it's not" He said his voice still croaky from crying, "I'm going to be 13 soon and you should know how hard it's going to be" he said pushing out of my hug,
"Yes I know, It's so much harder to find a family to adopt you when you're a teen" I said standing up to, "My mother" I spat the word mother like it was the most foul thing I could ever think of.
"Left me in an alley, when I was 2 days old, fricken 2 days old" I said still obviously angry about it. "But I learned to live with it" I said taking a deep breath, "But you are going to get adopted Lewis, don't you worry I promise" I promised wiping the tears from his cheeks.
"But how do you know that" He sighed "Who would want the boy who invents crazy contraptions that don't even work and stuffs everything up"
"Someone out there is waiting for you, Lewis" I said grabbing his chin to get him to look at me, "and you are going to make the world a better place, as long as you never give up and keep Moving Forward".
"But my own mother didn't want me" He sniffed slouching against the box marked in tallies,
"Didn't you ever think that she did want you but she couldn't look after you?" I asked softly settling down next to him.
"No I didn't" He shook his head, "Maybe she couldn't look after you so she gave you up to give you a better life" I told him. "Yeah" he breathed, "if she wanted me then she'll want me now!" He exclaimed jumping up and started making his way to the staircase.
"But Lewis how are you going to find her, she came in the dead of night and no one saw her!" I yelled out to his retreating back.
He turned back to me "NO! I did, I just have to remember" Then he got that face I had been seeing for 10 years since he started inventing, "I just have to remember".