Day One
So I thought of this idea right now so I hope you like it. Italics are flashbacks.
I was barely awake when someone screamed in my ear. "Happy birthday!" They said. It takes me 2 seconds to realize it was Jude. I turn over and see the huge smile on his face. I frown we haven't been with this family long and they don't seem like the type of people to hit you on your birthday but I still can't take that kind of risk.
I remember the first and last time we told someone it was my birthday.
"Callie," Jude hollered we had only been in the system for 2 days so we hadn't taught ourselves any important lessons like being quiet or not telling our birthdays to the foster parents so I was not prepared for what would come next, "Happy birthday!" I smile at Jude and pick him up and shower him with hugs and kisses.
We then went downstairs. We had only been living with a male because his wife had left the day we came.
"Mr. James," I started excitedly, "today is my birthday." I was smiling then. He looks down at me and gives me a huge smirk. At the time I didn't know how to read people's faces so I thought he was happy.
"Oh, yeah." He said and then asked, "And how old are you now?"
"She's ten!" my brother told him holding up all ten fingers.
"Yeah." I say nodding. "I'm not a kid anymore. My mom said so."
"I bet you think you're too old to do what you're told right?" he asked. I was confused but I nodded. "Well you're not!" he shouted at me. I was scared now but I had no understandings of what was to come. "Your mom was right. You're not a kid, you're a big baby. You're coming with me baby!" he yelled at me and grabs my wrist
"I'm not a baby!" I shout at him and twist free my wrist from his grasp.
"Oh yes you are and I'm going to prove it!" he shouts picks me up and carries me to his bedroom. The last thing I see on the kitchen is a terrified Jude.
He throws me down on the bed and rips off my pants and underwear. Then he rips off my shirt. He leaves me lying there naked and enters his closet.
He comes back with something in his hand. I knew it went around your chest because my mom had showed me what it was for when I asked her. "When you can wear this you are no longer a baby. Understand?" I nod. "Good. But until then you will have to wear these." He says holding up training pants."
I try to run but he pins me down and pulls the training pants up to my waist. "Later we will go buy some real diapers for you" I am crying now. "Well go out there and show your brother what will happen if he starts getting to big for his britches baby!" he says with a smirk.
Through my tears I get off the bed and walk into the kitchen with him right behind me. Jude is standing before me shocked and I am now crying like the baby I am on the floor in front of him. Mr. James is explaining to Jude that the exact thing will happen to him if he acts like I did.
"Callie," I hear Jude say, "You were thinking about our first foster home weren't you?" I nod sadly.
"I'm sorry buddy but I always think of that when my birthday rolls around." I tell him. He nods showing me he understands. "That was the first lesson we learnt in the Foster system."
"What was?" I hear Stef ask.
"Today is my birthday." I say sheepishly.
"I know." She says which surprises me no has ever cared enough to look to see when our birthdays were. "Lena and I remember from when Bill showed us your file." I am even more shocked now.
"No one has ever done that before for us." I say.
"Well we have. Come done stairs I have a huge birthday breakfast for you and we have planned the whole week to revolve around you Callie, so get changed and come downstairs when you're done. Okay?" she says. All I do is nod. Stef smiles and Jude gives me a huge hug and then she pulls him out the door so I can get ready alone.
I get up and prepare for the best week of my life.
TBC
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