Chiro

My name is Chiro. I am an orphan. I live in an orphanage ran by Ming Misku. I've been there all my life, or, as long I can remember. Ming found me on her doorstep when I was about 6. I can't remember thing before that. Ming tried to find out where I had come from but no one knew so Ming took me on as one more mouth to feed. I guess she figured someone would adopt me in a year or two, but no one ever did. I'm 13 now. I've watched, well I don't know how many, children come in and out of this place. I guess I'll never have a family. Who wants to adopt a 13 year old. Every one wants a little boy or girl. But no one wants me. Don't pity me. Everyone pities me, but I hate it. I have a good life so you know. Maybe its not the best but I've worked hard to get to where I'm at. I received a scholarship to go to high school and it's a good thing too. Ming can't really afford to send me to school. I have a part time job cleaning this old office building. It's not the best paying job, but it does allow me to get the things I need that this scholarship doesn't cover. I also help Ming pay the bills. It's the least thing I can do for her. As someone, somewhere once told me, we all need each other, we just don't relies how much. I don't know who said it, but I doubt it was Ming. She doesn't say stuff like that. I like to think that my mother told me that. It gives me a way of knowing her. I can see the school now. It's my first day here. Uh-oh, that was the bell! RUN!!!