Prologue
Working at the Pear Incorporations is hard work. Sometimes it feels like the only good thing about it is that I work with Brad. He really makes coming to work worth it. Thank goodness it's Friday! The drive from my office to my house is a good forty-five minutes. When my great-great grandfather died he left me two houses. I chose this one to live in because it's closest to Seattle and it's huge. My mom lives with me and I don't see her at all. (Besides dinner.) Usually I enjoy the drive but today it is tedious. I just want to get home. It seems as if the fields go on forever. I then got a call from Carly.
"Hey." I answer my phone.
"Freddie you need to come home right now." Her voice was panicked.
"I'm on my way but what's wrong?" I asked.
"I- Um… I can't say. Just hurry up please." She hung up before I could question further. The anticipation about what is going on at the house made time move slower. When I got to the house I bust through the door and ran up the stairs to the family room. That's where everything happens. I peeped my head in the kitchen to see if Mena, the cook, was there. She wasn't so I continued to the family room. I ran in the room out of breath. Automatically I loosened my tie and undid the top two buttons of my shirt. I looked around. All the staff was outside except for Mena and Mariah- the twins. Mena is the cook and Mariah my 'assistant.' Their parents were also in the room. I always call them Mr. and Mrs. Thompson. Carly was sitting in my favorite leather recliner. She smiled at me and squeezed the little girl in her lap.
"Who's that?" I asked breaking the blanket of silence. Carly shrugged and Mariah spoke.
"I was just getting back from grocery shopping and on the back doorstep she was sitting there. I asked her what her name was and she wouldn't talk to me." I nodded my head.
"Ahh…" Carly gestured me over to her.
"I think you should adopt her." She whispered. "She's so darn cute!" Carly said while pinching the girl's cheeks.
"I'll think about it but for now can you take her to choose which room she would like to stay in." Mariah came over and took the girl from Carly's arms. Mr. and Mrs. Thompson left.
"What would you like for dinner?" Mena asked me. I shrugged.
"Chicken nuggets?" I answered.
"He'll like steak and give the girl chicken nuggets." Mena nodded her head and left the room. Carly and I sighed simultaneously.
"She looks just like…"
"I know." Carly interrupted. She took a deep breath. "I know…"
A/N: I hope you liked it! Please review or PM me so I know how it is. And I realize it's short. If I continue, the chapters will get longer as this is just the prologue.
S(inger)F(or)E(ver)-C.J.