Thorns In The Summer Rose

The sun light filled the car as I sat on the beige leather seat of my social workers BMW. I watched out the window as the world flew by, everything was unfamiliar but I was used to the feeling by now.

"Summer were nearly there" Geoff my social worker said as we drove round the roundabout. I twirled a strand of my hair in-between my fingers, I loved my hair. Naturally my hair was dark brown but halfway down it had been dyed a rosy purple and then the tips were lilac. The shades of purple and pink were what made me...me.

I looked to my left and saw my little sister Savannah she was only about eight and we were being split up both going to different places. I was going to Elm Tree house a care home, and she was going to a new foster home. Obviously I didn't want her to go but I couldn't do anything about it, the foster parents Jenny and Luke Jenkins had promised she could visit me and I could visit her as long as I behaved.

The car slowed to a halt and Savannah bit her lip ,I leant across and hugged her. I wasn't allowed to see her for five weeks so we could both get used to our new homes, and Geoff didn't want me to disrupt the way Savannah would settle in with the Jenkins. He hoped it would be a permanent placement for her.

"Don't cry Sav it will be alright I'll see you soon. I bet the Jenkins have got a cake for you when you get there" I comforted her wiping away the tear which was balanced precariously in the corner of her eye. She looked up,

"I don't want you to be here by yourself, have they got a cake for you? Summer they might not be nice?..." she trailed off her eyes looking at me for an answer,

"As I said Savannah it will be fine, they just have to...get used to me thats all" I said thinking carefully about the last words. I was very sensitive and kind of had anger issues so let's hope they didn't wind me up I was already annoyed with Geoff. He had only told me this morning about not seeing Savannah for the five weeks, I flipped and started shouting at him, it took me ages to calm down and even then he had social workers help me into the car.

Geoff knocked on the window holding my bag, Sav had three she had so much stuff, and I'd bought her lots of gifts. I saw my burgundy bag with the silver swirls being pulled towards the house, it looked friendlier than I thought. The last care homes I'd been too all looked like prisons and you were treated like a prisoner too.

I hugged Savannah and kissed her lightly on the head smiling at her, I turned to go and she grabbed my hand,

"Summer please don't go" her voice cracked and her eyes filled with tears spilling down her cheeks. My stomach twisted I blinked raising my head holding back the tears.

"Sav I'll see you soon be a good girl" I told her squeezing her hand,

"Only if you are too" she asked

"I promise Sav" I said my voice breaking as I let go off her hand and got out the car, not trusting myself to look back. Geoff patted my shoulder and said I'd see her soon. We were greeted by a grey haired man who was called Mike. He led me through the door and closed it leaving Geoff to take Savannah to her family and me in this unfamiliar place.

"Welcome to Elm Tree House Summer Rose Rosewood" Mike announced