A/N: Hai derr...new story...enjoy! ^.^
MAX POV

*CRASH*

"Get your lazy ass over here Max!" I ran out into the kitchen to see a bowl broken on the floor, "clean it up," he said, "NOW!" when I went to get gloves.

"But, I need gloves. I'll get cut up," I said. Mistake. He reared back and-

I sat up straight in my bed. Sweating and shaking as I tried not to cry. I looked around...this isn't my bed. Where am I-right. I'm in Ms. Carroll's until my foster family comes and gets me. I have been here for a week already..maybe they didn't want me-my alarm interrupted my thoughts. It was only 6:00 am but today was the day Ms. Carroll said they would be here to get me so I wanted to get up and pack so she wouldn't have to help me. I grabbed my clothes out out of my drawers. I didn't have much...just three outfits and a few knick-knacks from the past few weeks.

My new "family" already knows everything about me from paperwork given to them by Ms. Carroll, the president of the foster care group and foster mother of five currently. I thinks it's a little strange that they already know so much about me and i hardly know anything but their names, Julie and David Blake. And that they have a daughter, Alexandria. Yeah, I am excited but nervous too...what if they don't like me? What is they send m-

*KNOCK KNOCK*

"Come in," I say. Ms. Carroll walks in. She looks around, impressed that I'm already packed. She pulls something out from behind her back. It's a stuffed bear?

"He'll keep you company until you make new friends with you family and people at your school," she says.

I take him reluctantly and flash a fake smile at her. She grabs my duffel bag and gestures me downstairs. There's two people standing in the front room. The woman immediately gives me a hug. I stiffened and stood there awkwardly as she wrapped her thin arms around me.

"Hi!" she says, almost too perkily, "I'm Julie and this is David. But you can call us Mom and Dad when you get comfortable enough."

I flash her another signature fake smile.

"Lets get you on your way then Max," Ms. Carroll smiles at me. I grab my bag from her and hug the bear to my chest. I'm led out to a white minivan and my bag is taken from me and put in the back by David. I haven't said a word yet and Ms. Carroll notices.

"Introduce yourself Sam," she says looking from David and Julie to me and back again. I clear my throat,

"Hi. I'm Maximum...but PLEASE call me Max," I say in a small voice, making sure they know to call me Sam. I hug the bear to my chest again as Ms. Carroll says her goodbyes and stands on the porch as a crawl into the back seat. Here we go.

The car ride was long and lonely. Once in awhile, Julie, who is driving, tries to make small talk. I reply with one word answers until she gives up and returns to silence. 5 hours, two pit stops, and a milkshake later, there we were. The house was big for just the three of them. It was in the middle of a street with a few houses like theirs lining it on either side. In between each house there was a strip of grass. In a few there were kids playing and the others were empty. It looked like there were lots of families with kids though...great. This surely going to be quite the adventure.

A/N: I know it isn´t the best yet but sadly, I have no beta so you´re stuck with my poor grammar. YAY...sorta. Leave reviews? Each reviewer gets a virtual cookie ^-^