Keeping Hope Alive
This is a new story I will be working on. Contrary to the name hope is not a feeling, but a person. Wow that changed your view on the title didn't it. Thanks for reading.
Walking to work is one of the worst feelings in the world, I want to quit my job at the orphanage so much, but these kids couldn't be here without me. The person who runs the home has a daughter and she and I are her only employees. I can't quit, but I may have to.
There is one thing that has been keeping me at the orphanage for so long, Hope; little Hope has cancer, a brain tumor to be exact. Nether Karla, the owner, or Trish, her daughter can drive, I can. Karla had her license taken away when she was driving drunk, and Trish has only her permit, which she can't have Hope in the car while she drives. I have my license so I have to drive hope to all of her doctor's appointments. And there are a lot, maybe 3 a week, and most the time she has to stay overnight, so I do to. I feel so bad leaving Trish with the other 4 kids by herself, because Karla is certainly not going to help, but otherwise hope will have to stay at the hospital's foster home, and she can't do that.
I finally get to the orphanage and Joe, Renee, Magen, and Ella run to meet me. I feel bad for Joe because he is the only boy in the whole house, but he likes ripping Barbie's heads off, so he has a lot of those.
"Hey guys" I say
"Hi Miss Ally" The say in unison
"Ally could you come here a minute" Karla calls from her doorway
"Sure" I say and run after her to her office
A boy is standing there, probably my age so around 16, he is tall, blond, and has brown eyes you could just get lost in.
"Ally this is Austin, he is going to be assisting you, his father is a doctor so he will be primarily helping with Hope, but will help with the other kids."
"Ok" I turn to the boy I now know as Austin "Hey I am ally"
"Austin" He says simply
"Here I will take you to meet the kids" I say and walk out o the office
"Joe will be thrilled to have another boy in the house"
"There is only one" he says with amazement
"Yeah just him and the 4 girls" I call all the kids in the room and they line up
"This is Austin, now when I point to you give him your name, age and something you like."
I point to Renee first, she stepped forward "I'm Renee, I am 5 years old, and I like to read the dictionary, and study maps"
"Interesting" Austin says as I point to Magen
"I'm Magen, I am 5 ½ and I like making candles
"Ok" Austin says, I point to Ella
"I'm Ella I am 4 ¾ and I like to climb trees and eat the apples from the tops and throw the cores at cars"
Austin starts laughing
"She's not kidding" I mumble
Austin stops and looks at Ella strangely. I point to Joe.
"I'm Joe, I am 6 years old, and I like to play the guitar"
"Cool dude I play that too" Austin says fist bumping Joe.
"Ok come with me" I say pulling Austin down the hall to Hope's room. Outside the door I stop
"This is Hope's room, take off your shoes"
"Ok but may I ask why?' He says while taking them off.
"She is sensitive" I say
I open the door and Hope [perks up.
"Hi" she says when she sees Austin.