Adopted
Summary: Justin is 3 years old when his parents die. Debbie adopts him after finding out on the news about the crash.
Chapter 1
Sitting next to the window, looking out of it, Justin thought of his parents just like he does every day, all day. He would sit next to the window and look out of it, all day. No one would be able to get him to move. He wouldn't eat either. Everyone tried to talk to him. The adults, the older kids, even some of the kids his age. They would try and talk to him but he always just sat there, not moving, and crying.
It was just like any other day to Justin. When Miss Kelly, one of the adults who take care of the younger kids, she went over to Justin and kneeled in front of him. She cupped his chin and turned his head toward her to make him look at her. "Justin, I know you're upset. But you're parents would want you to be happy. It's been a month and a half. Why don't you come and eat?" Justin pulled his face away to get out of her grip and shook his head. "Justin its okay to be happy even if you're parents are gone. They want you to be happy." Justin didn't say anything, just stared out the window. "Alright, that's it. Come on." Miss Kelly said as she picked Justin up. He kicked and screamed, trying to get out of her grasp. She wouldn't let go. "Justin, calm down." It was a couple minutes later when Justin calmed down and just laid his head on her shoulder.
"Will I forget them?" Justin asked in a small voice. Miss Kelly was surprised he actually talked. She only heard him talk when he first came in and it was only a couple words.
"No. Even if you don't think about them every day, you won't forget them. I promise." She kissed his cheek. "Let's get you something to eat." They were on the 3rd floor and had to go down to the 1st floor to get to the dining hall. When they entered the dining hall, most people looked over at who came in. The younger ones didn't really notice. They paid more attention to food. What little kid doesn't? The older kids and the adults looked up and saw them. They smiled that Justin was in the dining hall and somewhere other than the window. Miss Kelly walked over to where the 17 and 18 year olds were sitting and sat Justin down in between two guys, she knew always talked to him and tried to get him to smile. "Look who's here," one of the boys said.
"Mark, John, keep an eye on him."
"Alright, we will," Mark told her. She walked away from them and sat at the table where the adults were sitting.
"I bet you're hungry," John said as he got a plate from the stack in the middle of the table and put it in front of Justin. "You want some pancakes and sausage?"
"Sure," Justin said in a small and quiet voice. John put a couple pancakes and a couple sausage links on his plate.
"Syrup or butter?"
"Syrup." John took the syrup bottle and poured the syrup on his pancakes, knowing that the bottle would be a little too heavy for Justin. Justin tried to cut his pancakes but he couldn't. He tapped Mark on the arm. Mark turned his head toward Justin.
"Yeah?"
"Can you cut them?" Justin asked.
"Sure." After Mark cut up the pancakes and sausage, Justin started eating slowly, taking small bites. Everyone that was close enough talked to him and ask him questions. He would shrug his shoulders or nod or shake his head at first, but then started answering verbally. "What do you say after breakfast we go play outside?"
"Okay."
After breakfast, Mark and John put on their coats and helped Justin into his. They went outside and played in the snow. They had snow ball fights, built snowmen, and made snow angels. Justin actually smiled and laughed for the first time ever since coming there. Mark and John were surprised but really happy Justin was smiling and laughing. They chased him around and when they caught him, they would throw him up in the air and then catch him. Justin was squealing as he laughed when they did that. They were getting cold, so they went inside. They took off their coats, gloves, and scarves and hung them up and went into a room that had a bunch of toys and movies for the little ones. "Do you want to watch a movie?" Mark asked Justin as they walked into the room.
"Yeah."
"Okay, what movie?" John asked.
"Toy Story."
"Okay," Mark said as he got the movie. They went into a room next to the room they were in and went over to one of the different sections that had a TV. They sat on the couch, Justin between them and watched the movie. Justin fell asleep, half way in the movie. They got up and laid him down on the couch, covering him with a blanket. "I'm glad he finally smiled and laughed. If Miss Kelly hadn't forced him, I know she did, he wouldn't have had fun today." Mark said to John.
"Yeah, I know. His smile is so bright though. It's contagious."
"Exactly what I though."
An hour later, as Mark and John were walking back to the "TV room" and heard Justin calling them. They ran into the room and saw Justin sitting up on the couch. "Is something wrong?" Mark asked, crouching in front of Justin.
"I didn't know where you were."
"I'm sorry. We just walked around." John told him. "Do you want to go play for awhile?"
"Sure." Justin slid off the couch and they walked with him to the 'playroom.' They felt bad because they knew he was gonna be leaving very soon.
A/N: I will be writing 4 stories at one time and I've never done that so please excuse me if I don't update soon on the stories. The title for this story I thought it was appropriate. I just thought of this. Below is a list of the other stories I will be working on:
-The Camp for Troubled Teens (continuing with that)
-Adopted
-Ice Skating + advertisement = Love?
- Babysitter
Watch out for these titles. If you have read this whole A/N then in your review put: Doublemint Gum ROCKS! -exactly like that. :) Thanks so much :)