"I can take the rain on the roof of this empty house,
That don't bother me.
I can take a few tears now and then and just let them out…
I'm not afraid to cry every once in a while even though
Going on with you gone still upsets me
There are days every now and again I pretend I'm okay…
But that's not what gets me…"
Molly quickly turned off the radio. Her social worker, Eleanor, looked at her sympathetically as they pulled up outside a house.
"Well, this is Elm Tree House, Molly." Eleanor got out of the car.
Molly grabbed the only bags she had; two backpacks and a suitcase. She walked towards the house and Eleanor rang the doorbell.
A young woman with black hair answered the door. "Hiya. Molly, right?" she checked. "I'm Tracy, come in." she said, when Molly nodded mutely to confirm her name.
"Right, Mike just wants to speak to you, Eleanor. Molly, you'll be sharing a room with a girl named Carmen. Do you want to meet her before you see your room? She redecorated it the other day so, thankfully, your eyes won't be blinded. Carmen used to be a bit of a girly-girl, but she really has changed recently."
Molly nodded again, and let Tracy lead her into the living room.
"Hey, everyone, this is Molly." Tracy said.
"Hi, Molly. You'll be sharing a room with me, right?" Carmen said, as she smiled warmly at Molly.
"Yeah." Molly said. "Carmen, wasn't it?"
"Yeah, nice to meet you, roommate. Do you need help unpacking your stuff?" she asked.
"Yeah, thanks." Molly said.
Carmen led her up to their room and they began putting stuff away. Carmen picked up a dress, it was aqua with matching roses around the hem. There were aqua ballet shoes with it. "This is so pretty." Carmen commented.
Molly smiled and hung both of them up. "Yeah. It's not for ballet or anything, it's for special occasions. My mum gave it to me…before she…" she trailed off and sighed, continuing to unpack her stuff.
Carmen took the hint and helped Molly without another word on that subject. "So…do you mind sharing with me? I can organize another room for you if you have a problem." She said.
"No, that's fine, thanks Carmen." Molly said, finishing unpacking.
"Okay, come on, I'll introduce you to the others." Carmen said, and the two walked downstairs towards the living room, laughing together.
