I'm Amarie Elizabeth Stevens, Amy for short. I'm 16, and I've lived in an orphanage for as long as I can remember, but today was the day I got adopted.
Today is the first day of living with my new family, Adrienne and Cameron Stevens, a married couple of 5 years. Adrienne, or Adie for short, is a security guard at a technology building on the border of Pennsylvania and New Jersey. She is about my height, a little taller, has borderline-brown hair and bright blue eyes. She's super-sweet, and she's probably the best woman I could ask for as a foster mom.
Cameron, or Cam for short, is a part-time general practice doctor; like House minus the bad attitude and with about a quarter of the sarcasm. He likes his job, and sometimes wishes it was less stressful, but the general medical profession if stressful, except for a pharmacist, who just stands behind a counter and gives people drugs. He is probably a head or so taller than me, has dark brown hair, dull green eyes, and he's awesome. He's lenient, fun, and a great foster dad.
Anyway, the first place we went after we left the orphanage was a phone store. Yeah, I was getting a cell phone on my first day as an adoptee. We arrived, back in PA, and walked through the selection of phones. I was awestruck looking at what technology has brought upon us. I liked the phone in the corner, and I tugged at my foster-parents' sleeves.
"I like that one in the corner," I said.
"Oh? Let's go look at it," Cam said. Adie, Cam, and I walked into the corner. The phone was perfect. It was sleek, cute, and had a ton of cool features. Internet, games, mobile IM, and sooooo much more. I may have lived in an orphanage, but I knew what to look for in a phone, not to mention I was a whiz at texting.
Cam, Adie, and I left with a new phone for me, a phone case for Cam, and a phone cover for Adie. Yeah, this is good. I'm already spoiled!
We drove the rest of the way back to my new home in relative silence. I was a little sad that I didn't have anyone to text with my brand new phone. It was okay, though. I'd be making new friends soon enough.
We arrived home, and I carried my luggage into the house. I just plopped it right inside the front door since I didn't know where any of the rooms were; not even my bedroom. Or what was going to be my bedroom.
"Amy, let me show you where your bedroom is so you can put your luggage away. Then Cam and I will give you a tour of your new home!" Adrienne said. She took my suitcase up the stairs and I followed her eagerly.
"This is your room! It's reasonable size, and your bed is all made for you. There's a nightstand next to the bed, over there, a bookshelf by the closet right here, and a dresser for everything that doesn't fit in the closet. Um, our bedroom is down the hall, and the bathroom was the room we passed at the top of the stairs. There's a linen closet right next to your room for towels and other things. Now, let's see the rest of the house!" she said.
We walked around the rest of the house, with some commentary on each room. In the meantime, Cam had made us all some sandwiches. We sat down on the couch and ate up. We ended the day with some family time, a board game. I was feeling good about this family. And I had school tomorrow. The possibilities for boys were endless...