AN ANGEL IS MY HERO
FAMILY IS WHERE YOUR HEART IS– CHAPTER 2
BEN
His birthday was the best day of the year. Not only did they always had cake but the sky celebrated with beautiful colors and loud sounds as well. Mr. Abel had once told him that the colors and sound were called fireworks.
He had once called Mrs. Lovegood grandmother and had had a lecture for it. He now made sure to call everyone by their name, lectures bore him too much. They took time away from him being able to play with his friends.
There were a lot of kids living in his house, Mrs. Aiken had once told him that they were only there while they found a family of their own. He hadn't even know they were supposed to be looking for one. And why would he be looking for a family when he already had one anyway? It just didn't make sense, yet he just smiled and nodded to be able to go and play.
He had two best friends in here, Paulinne and Josh. They were the same age as him, at least they look like they were.
Paulinne could be a little mean sometimes and very bossy, but she loved to run and do crazy stuff which Ben loved to do, and Josh was very loud and loved being the center of attention.
They were the babies of the house, and they had come to live here with him at the same time as Mrs Aiken, Mr Abel and Mr Alec, at least that was what Mrs Aiken often told him as a bedtime story.
He didn't remember the story exactly as Mrs Aiken told it, but it was basically about how Mr Abel had found him when he was a baby and taken him to Mrs Aiken, then Mrs Aiken had taken him to Mrs Lovegood to live with her. She had then decided to live here with him and brought Mr Abel and Mr Alec with her, as well as a lot of the children that were here as well. Mrs Aiken told it a lot better, it was his favorite story to hear after all, but he could never remember the exact words.
He was told he was now 3 years old, and that the world celebrated a whole new year the same day he celebrated his birthday. He loved the idea of everyone in the world celebrating this day.
The sun wasn't out yet which irritated him, he wasn't allowed to wake anyone up if he couldn't see the sun in the sky unless it was an emergency. Apparently being bored wasn't considered an emergency, he had been told several times. Nor being hungry, nor wanting to talk. If the sun wasn't in the sky, he was supposed to be sleeping.
Ben didn't like to sleep too much; he liked the lights in the sky when the sun wasn't out. They made him smile, as if they were watching over him.
Since he wasn't allowed to talk to anyone in the house, he talked to the lights.
-Today is my birthday. I am going to eat lots of cake and I am going to play all day with Paulinne and Josh. Maybe Natalie will sing me a song and hopefully Craig will come visit us. I miss Craig, he left a long time ago and hadn't come back. Mrs Aiken said it was because Craig was no longer a kid like me, so he couldn't live in this house anymore, but Mrs Lovegood, Mrs Aiken nor any of them where kids either, why couldn't Craig stay like them? Am I suppose to leave when I am no longer a kid? Where would I live?- Ben started to feel a little scared of his thoughts, but quickly forgot them as soon as he saw Josh beginning to stir on the bed beside him.
He got off his bed and carefully sat on the edge of Josh's bed just staring at him, waiting for his friend to wake up. He wasn't allowed to wake Josh up, but for some reason he always did when he sat on Josh's bed. It was as if Ben knew exactly when Josh would wake up so he just sat on the bed to wait.
-Why are you always there when I wake up- Josh said while putting the cover over his head. As every person that just woke up, his eyes were red barely open and his platinum hair was very messy.
-Wake up!- Ben yelled –It's my birthday!- and started jumping on the bed.
-Shut up Ben! The sun is not out!- Josh called out from beneath the covers. The other boys in the room where starting to grunt and stir on their beds.
Ben put his hands over his mouth and looked through the window. The sun was just coming out, he could see.
-Yes it is! Look!- Ben took the covers off Josh throwing his friend off the bed and pointed at the window, which just made Josh scowl.
-Everyone wake up! It's my birthday- Ben started screaming while he ran to turn on the lights of the room.
There were a lot of boys sleeping in the same room and they were all used to Ben being their alarm clock everyday, even on the weekends when there was no point on them waking up early. They just didn't get angry about it anymore, what was the point?
-Happy Birthday Benji boy- a very sleepy David walked towards him to give him a birthday hug. The rest of the boys soon followed.
As soon as Ben got a hug from everyone in the room, the boys started getting ready for the day. Ben being awake and ready for some time now, decided to go outside and see who else was there ready to congratulate him.
-Happy Birthday Ben!-
Mrs Aiken was in the middle of the hallway with something in her arms and a big smile.
Ben could not stop jumping up and down of excitement when he saw her. Her blonde hair was up in a ponytail and she was wearing her usual gray uniform. It consisted of a flowy gray dress that ended on her knees and long sleeves.
-Is that a present for me?-
He had never received anything for his birthday, it was against the rules for anyone to receive a gift if there weren't enough gifts for everyone in the house, which meant that they only received gifts on Christmas from the government and people they didn't know. Apparently people outside the walls liked giving presents to kids on Christmas, he would never question them about that, he was perfectly content with the gifts.
-This is a gift for everyone- Mrs Aiken smiled even brighter and got to her knees so Ben could see what she had on her arms.
It was weird looking, he head never seen anything like it before. He didn't like it.
-What is it?- Ben was a little confused.
-This is a baby girl, her name is Katie. She is going to be living with us now-
Ben had never seen a baby before, but he now thought babies were very ugly and smelled very badly. He made a face and took a step back, which made Lidya laugh.
-She needs to be changed. As soon as she is clean we will go and have your birthday breakfast- She slowly got up and started walking away.
Ben followed her running otherwise he wouldn't be able to keep up with the long steps the young woman made.
-Is Katie going to be sleeping on Paulinne's room?- Ben asked.
Paulinne and all the girls had a separate room from the boys, he wasn't allowed in there but William had assured him that it looked exactly the same as the boy's room. It meant that there were beds on both sides of the room, the cover of all the beds were exactly the same color, dark red. The walls wear bear and there was a large windown with light gray curtains covering them. In the boys room, the curtains were never closed, Ben made sure of it. He loved to see the lights in the sky at night, and he needed to see that the sun was out on the day. The outdoors was just better than the indoors.
He was sure Paulinne wouldn't be happy about having Katie in her room. She would have nightmares with that thing so near.
-No, Katie is still a baby. Babies don't sleep in big boys beds like you do. There is a special bed for her- She walked into a room Ben hadn't ever been before, at least not that he remembered. There were a couple of cages in there, at least that is what Ben thought they looked like. They were all white and looked to be made of wood, they were high and had bars around the, what he thought would be the bed. It was smaller than his bed but much higher.
Lidya put Katie in one of them after she had cleaned her up.
If it were possible, the process of cleaning her up made the smell even worse. Now that she was clean, it was bearable.
Babies must be very dangerous if they need to be put in cages.
-You used to sleep in this room when you got here- That made Ben uncomfortable, had he been as dangerous as Katie? Had he been as ugly and smelly?
-Will she hurt us?- Ben asked with curiosity peeking into the white cage that contained Katie. He was tall enough to peek over the bars so he peeked between them.
-Hurt us? Of course not- Lidya laughed –Babies can't hurt us-
-Then why is she in a cage?- Lidya couldn't help but laugh harder.
-This is not a cage, these are babies beds. They are like this so the baby won't fall out of bed. Babies aren't able to take care of themselves, we need to take care of them. Would you help me take care of Katie?-
Ben didn't want to take care of Katie, but he felt as if he had to. So he nodded not sure of it being a bad idea.
-We will let Katie sleep while we go to breakfast- Lydia whispered and started guiding Ben out of the room.
-Sleep? But the sun is out!- Ben exclaimed loudly.
-Babies sleep a lot- Lidya smiled pushing him out of the room gently.
For breakfast they all had pancakes with syrup. As usual it was a loud room, everyone was talking over everyone, but what could you expect with so many children in one room? Ben was sitting in a table with both Paulinne and Josh on his side, and in front of him Kurt, Holly and Drew. Ben liked them enough but they acted as if they were their bosses sometime because they were older. They didn't look much older than him as his friends though. David looked way older and he never treated any of them like that.
At midday Ben had cut a cake after demanding everyone sing the happy birthday song first and making Natalie sing by herself after. Ben just loved Natalie's voice.
Craig hadn't come as Ben had wished but he quickly forgot about it.
Mrs Aiken had disappeared several times during the day to go see Katie, which made Ben like Katie even less.
-What do you mean ugly?- Paulinne asked when Ben started telling them about Katie.
The three friends sat in the middle of the yard in a tight circle. It was a very cold day but they had huge coats covering their bodies, so they barely felt it.
-She is ugly and she smells like poop- Ben made a face.
-But how do babies look?- Josh asked exasperated.
-Like pink little monsters- Ben threw his arms exasperated, he had explained this several times already.
-Iuk, I hate pink- Paulinne stated and started getting up –Well, who cares anyway? We should go play-
Ben, Paulinne and Josh played all day with several of the other children that lived in the house. They played tag and soccer, Ben's team always won. He was sure everyone was letting him win, but he didn't care, he loved to win.
For dinner they had a glass of milk and cookies while everyone started telling stories. Mrs. Lovegood didn't believe in having a large meal for dinner, she said that eating too much that late was a sure way of getting nightmares. Ben was sure she was telling them the truth since he couldn't remember ever having a nightmare, not that he knew what a nightmare was.
Joanne, who was one of the older girls told a story that she had come up with about a girl that lived in a beautiful house that had a small garden full of flowers, who was very happy and had a lot friends.
Mary told the story of little riding hood and Billy told them the story of the three little pigs.
Just when the sun was about to leave the sky Mrs. Lovegood told everyone it was time to get ready for bed.
Ben loved his birthday; it always started the day before with fireworks and ended with cookies. He loved his family and couldn't imagine not being right were he was.
Lidya guided him back to his room by the hand, with all the boys walking behind them.
-Would you tell me a bedtime story?- Ben asked her sleepily.
Once in his room, she tucked him into the bed and sat down in a chair that she situated in the middle of the room, so that everyone could hear her.
-William and Joshua had always been best friends, they met at the police academy when they were very young. They became partners once they graduated. One very cold October night they received a call. They were supposed to go to 4 Privet Drive in London where a baby was waiting for them. They took care of the baby and called me to help. I knew that the baby was special, just like all the babies are, so I knew there was only one place for him, Berkshire orphanage. This baby had no mommy or daddy, we didn't know his name, so I decided to call him Ben. Mrs Lovegood fell in love with the baby as soon as she saw them and open the doors for him and me. Before that day my job was to place kids into homes where they could be loved and taken care of, and I had 15 children with me at the moment. Mrs Lovegood of course welcomed as all. I went back to London to get everyone ready and to talk to William and Joshua, I was sure they would want to come with me to take care of all of you. They weren't as sure as I was though. Joshua listened carefully to my reasoning but William was very skeptical about the idea of leaving his dream job and changing his address. I pointed out that the fact that he was a policeman was because he wanted to help, and in what better way could he help but by taking care of children and making sure they become awesome grown ups. With time I convinced him. Joshua didn't need too much convincing he had said yes almost the same day I had come to them. A couple of months later almost 20 people from London were moving to Berkshire to become on big happy family. Some of those people have left us to have a family of their own but they will always have a place in our hearts. Someday all of you will have a family of your own as well, some sooner than others but everyone will-
It wasn't exactly a normal bedtime story, but it was a hopeful and beautiful one, and they were all the main characters. It was how they had come to be.
Just like every night before that, Ben was the only one still awake. He was looking through the window sad that this night there where no lights in the sky to talk to.
When he was about to give up on waiting for the lights to come out a couple of balls of lights appeared in front of him, he was sure that if he tried to reach them he would be able to touch him, unlike the ones that were in the sky almost every night. These ones were just as beautiful or maybe even more so, but he was afraid that they could go away.
Tired, he slowly walked back to his bed and saw that the lights followed closely.
Laying on his bed with only his head visible outside the covers he stared at them. Instead of talking to them as he did with the other ones, he smiled and just looked at them until he couldn't keep his eyes open.
LIDYA
Ben will always be her favorite, she knew she shouldn't feel that way but that boy had stole her heart since the first time she had seen him.
This morning she had been very happy to celebrate Ben's birthday. It wasn't really his birthday since they had no idea what the boy's real name was or any personal information from before they met him, but she felt that the first of January was a perfect day to celebrate his birth.
It was very early in the morning, earlier than 6am but she knew Ben was an early riser. She wanted to be the first to give him a birthday hug. Walking towards the boy's room she got distracted by a knock on the front door, since everyone else was surely still sleeping, Lidya made a detour towards the entrance.
A baby was wrapped in a pink blanket laying inside a cardboard box, the blanket had the name Katherine printed on it. Katie, the name Lidya was now using in her head for the baby, was maybe a few days old. Lidya picked her up and went straight to Emma hoping she was already in her office. She was.
-We got a new year's eve present- Lidya said with a weak smile once she got permission to go into the office from the older woman.
-Oh Dear- Emma exclaimed, not being able to not show the sadness in her face -I really would wish woman would stop opening her legs if they weren't ready for the responsability that comes with their actions-
Lidya was shocked to hear those words coming out of her superior and friend. She couldn't master giving a response.
-Take her to the nursing room, I will notify child services and the police- Emma dismissed her.
Walking towards the nursing room she had bumped into her little boy, as soon as she had introduced Katie to him she had noticed the slight repulsion the boy had felt. This just warmed her heart and made her smile internally. Lidya knew Ben didn't really hate Katie, he was just being a little boy and Katie needed to be changed.
The whole day she had had to make sure Katie was all right which made being part of Ben's birthday a little difficult to do. She hadn't been able to play with them or be there when they had sing the birthday song.
This was the second time they had celebrated his birthday, the first one had been almost as soon as they had come live here. They all now considered Ben to be 3 years old, only a year and 2 months since they met. Ben was very skinny for his age, but she could attest that it was not from lack of food. That boy ate as if the food could disappear if he didn't eat it as soon as it was in front of him.
At least she had been able to tell him and the boys a bedtime story. It wasn't really a bedtime story but a very short summary of they had all come to live here. It had taken her a lot to convince William and Joshua to move with her, leaving their jobs and lives behind, William more so than Joshua. William had argued that being a policemen had been his dream since he had been very young and that he had no intention of leaving his grandmother behind. It had taken her a couple of days to make him say yes and she suspected that it had been Joshua the one to convince her. That had made her a little disappointed figuring that if William had no intention of following her, therefore having no problem with her going away, maybe he was never going to ask her out. Time living together just reassured her of the fact that William will never see her as a woman whom he could at least date.
The three of them had grown very close, the other two ladies who were here before them changed two times since they had come here. Emma explained that they were girls doing their internship mostly, which meant they didn't stay longer than a couple of months. Lidya had the intention of staying there as long as Emma welcomed her, and she hoped Joshua and William felt the same way.
She had noticed at first them feeling awkward and not really knowing what to do, but quickly enough they had started feeling useful and noticing how they were making a change on the little children's lives, Joshua more than William.
She loved seeing Joshua getting dirty in the mud on the summer playing with everyone or teaching them new games. William was more the strict uncle that actually let you get away with stuff most of the time. He was incapable of falling through on his threats when the kids misbehave.
They all had a day off a month, she used hers to go and walk in the city, she knew Joshua used his to go out and eat in a restaurant he loved. Lidya strongly suspected he liked the waitress there, for some reason Lidya didn't like her. William used his day off to go back to London and visit his grandmother. She felt guilty about taking William away and had tried to convince the woman to move with them, but she had not wanted to even hear about it. She had said that she could never leave Privet Drive, it had been her home most of her life, it had been were she had raised her son and grandson. Lidya had stopped trying after a couple of weeks and hadn't gone back to visit; she actually hadn't gone back to London at all since then, she didn't miss it.
She just hoped Katie was an easy baby and wouldn't take all of her time for the next months. It wasn't a very nice thing to think, but she hadn't felt a strong attachment to the baby for some reason.
Since she had had to go back to Katie 5 times in the day and most of the night, it didn't feel her wish would come true.
-I can't see why I should be amused by the fact that she can walk. All of us can walk. Call me when she can fly- Ben said a little angrily, which made Paulinne and Josh laugh hard.
-At least she is no longer ugly- Josh said once he had catch his breath back.
Katie was a little on the plump side which made her legs and arms look small and a little funny looking, She had straight black hair that just went everywhere since it wasn't long enough to be put on a ponytail or something.
-Well she is walking toward us- Paulinne pointed out and started calling out to her –Come on Katie, fly to us, you can do it- Josh and her started laughing again.
-She is still ugly, I will grant you the fact that she isn't scary anymore- Ben said.
-Scary? Where you actually scared of a baby?- Josh asked skeptically.
-They had her in a cage!- Ben explain as if it were obvious –There had to be a reason for that!-
-Please stop! I can't breath, it hurts- Paulinne was leaning on Josh to not fall over.
-You need to pay more attention in class- Josh tried to say seriously –They are called cribs, they are used by babies to sleep-
-There is a reason why the look like cages- Ben crossed his arms and scoffed.
Without them noticing Lidya came up to them.
-I want to hear the joke, a little laugh will make my day- she put her arms around Paulinne and watched how Katie tried to walk over but kept failing miserably while Joshua was following making sure she wasn't hurt.
-We are a little disappointed in our friend here- Josh said sadly putting his arm around Ben –He thinks a baby is going to come and kill him at night-
-No, I don't!- He shoved Josh lightly away.
-No shoving Ben!- Lidya said sternly.
-I am sorry Mrs. Aiken- Ben really did look apologetic.
Lidya decided it was best to walk away from the 4 year olds and help Joshua with the little year old baby.
-It's bad enough I had to share my last birthday with her, but I hate sharing Mrs. Aiken- Ben sadly sat down on the floor.
-Yes, because you don't share her with any of us- Paulinne said sarcastically.
-It is not the same- Ben was being difficult and irrational.
-How is it not the same- Josh was literally confused and just couldn't understand the animosity that Ben felt towards a baby that previous to today hadn't even been able to walk and still had never said a word.
-I don't mind sharing her with you-
-That is just ridiculous. You are being stupid- Paulinne was now getting frustrated.
-I am not stupid- Ben defended himself.
-I didn't say you were, I said you were acting stupid. But now I do think you are stupid- Paulinne stuck her tongue out.
Ben got angry and shoved her a little roughly making her fall on her behind. Paulinne was in shock of what her friend had just done and couldn't help but started crying. Her butt did hurt a little from the fall, but it hurt more the fact that it had been Ben who had done it. It was pretty common for the children to be mean to each other, but Ben, Josh and Paulinne had always been friends.
William ran towards them as soon as he heard Paulinne crying and on the ground. He helped her up and tried to console her with a hug.
-It's ok, don't cry. Where does it hurt- William asked Paulinne.
-He shoved me!- Paulinne pointed at Ben with a hurt stare and an angry voice.
-Ben…- William waited for the boy to answer, he could see the conflicted emotions in the boy's eyes and the decision he made was one that William couldn't be proud of.
Ben crossed his arms and stared angrily at Paulinne. –She started it-
-I did not!- Paulinne accentuated an equally angry stare.
-Did to-
-Did not-
-Did to-
-Did not-
-Did to-
-Did not-
-It doesn't matter who started it, boys don't shove girls and more importantly people don't shove friends- William said in a stern voice, he didn't like to discipline the children but sometimes it was part of the job. –Ben, go to the time out room-
William could see the surprise in Ben's face at being punished. He had told Lidya several times now that even though he didn't out right say it, Ben knew everyone had a soft spot for him which helped him get away with things other children didn't. Even Josh and Paulinne were shocked at witnessing Ben being punished.
-But I've never been to the time out room-
-There is always a first time for everything- William responded.
-This isn't fair!- Ben whined loudly, it grabbed the attention of the people nearby.
-I gave you and order Ben- William was starting to feel irritated with the young boy. He didn't like to repeat himself and he felt too uncomfortable being the disciplinary adult.
-What is going on?- Lidya walked towards them with Katie on her arms and Joshua on her side. Katie looked curiously at everyone involved while she sucked on her thumb. Ben couldn't help but make a face at the sight.
-I gave Ben an order, I am waiting for him to follow it-
Lidya looked over at Ben just in time to see him stuck out her tongue to William, it certainly shocked her. Ben had been having a rebel side ever since Katie came to their lives, she had noticed. But lately it was becoming a problem.
-Ben!- Lidya exclaimed in shock and a little anger.
Not thinking about the fact that everyone could see him sticking out his tongue Ben felt very bad about it.
-I think you should go to the time out room- Lidya stated. This time there were more surprised faces involved since they now had a small audience. The children started whispering between them.
Ben wouldn't move and was just staring at Lidya with his mouth open in shock.
-Now young boy!- Lidya ordered. She used that voice a lot with the children when she was disappointed at something they've done, but it had never been used towards Ben.
Ben now feeling very bad about everything turned around and started walking towards the time out room, not before whispering under his breath about how this was Katie's fault. Lidya, William and Joshua heard him but decided not to let him know, they just didn't understand why this would be Katie's fault.
WILLIAM
Once Ben was out of their sight, he gave a look to Lidya and Joshua that hopefully they understood as a way of stating they need to talk in private.
Once they were in the nursing room, Joshua closed the door behind him and Lidya put Katie down. As soon as the one year old was on the floor the whole process of failing to walk started again.
-I warned you about Ben, how he was beginning to think he was above the rules- William started the discussion.
-What happened? Why was he so mad?- Lidya asked curiously.
-I don't know why he was mad- William started explaining –I do know he shoved Paulinne hard enough for her to fall-
Both Joshua and Lidya were shocked to hear that.
-I told him to go to the time out room but he wouldn't listen to me- William finished explaining –That is when you walked into the scene-
Lidya was surprised and disappointed at what she had heard, Joshua looked as if he had known.
-I can't believe he would do that to his friend- Lidya said in a harsh whisper.
-William is right, it is our fault for not treating him like everyone else. If we want Ben to grow up with manners and educated, it is our job to guide him. That means giving him rules and making him follow them- Joshua stated calmly.
-But he is such a sweet boy- Lidya tried to reason.
-He won't be a sweet boy soon enough if we don't make sure he stays that way- Joshua put his hand over hers.
William had started noticing this types of small tokens of affection between his best friend and his best friend's long time crush. They had followed her to another town, it was more than a crush! He had made Joshua promise him that he would marry the blonde girl someday soon, otherwise he would stay in London. Joshua had promised and it looked like he was finally doing something to keep that promise.
-So we all agree- William broke the silence – No more giving Ben special treatment- The other two nodded in agreement.
William decided to give them time alone and walked out of the room.
-Mr. Abel I have a favor to ask- Emma stop him on his way to his room, and he waited for her to continue –The police has a child with them, and needs someone to help them with him-
-They always bring them to us- William stated confused.
-This is a special case- Emma started explaining – You are not to bring him here, he has a family, they need someone to be with him while he waits for them. Apparently they are coming from London-
The policemen in Berkshire often thought they were a babysitting company, they kept bringing them any children for periods of only hours sometimes days while they were otherwise occupied with their job. He was sure this was one of this time. He always followed orders though, so he nodded and went to grab his coat.
The police station was only a couple of blocks away and it wasn't a cold day, William decided to walk there.
Once he got inside he was quickly guided to a small bare room where a boy was drawing on a piece of paper. The boy couldn't be more than 5 years old. He wasn't plump, the boy was fat, the parents should at least get a fine for that.
-Hello there- He smiled and greeted the boy to make his presence know.
They boy just looked him up and down and went back to what he was doing.
-My name is William, what is yours?- He asked and pulled a chair closed to the young child.
-Dudley- the boy answered without taking his eyes off what he was doing.
-What are you drawing Dudley?- William asked trying to peek into the picture.
-None of your business- Dudley tried to cover the piece of paper with his fat hands.
Now this was a perfect example of a child that didn't have manners and was surely spoiled. This was the reason why they had to stop treating Ben the way they had been treating him up to now. They didn't want a Dudley double under their care.
-Where are your mom and dad Dudley?- William asked starting to not wanting to be there at all.
-Home- the boy answered with his arms crossed.
-Where is home?-
-4 Privet Drive-
-That is in London isn't it?-
-Wow you are smart!-
William definitely didn't like this boy. -You are a long way from home-
-It was a long drive here- Dudley answered.
-Who drove you here?-
-The bus-
-How did you get into a bus by yourself?-
-I just followed a grown up into one-
-Why did you leave home-
-Why not?-
Now William was concerned, maybe the boy was in an abusive home and just wanted to get out. He felt sympathy for the boy and tried to walk nicely to him.
-Where you trying to get away from something?-
-Yes, my parents-
Now they were getting somewhere.
-Why were you trying to get away from your parents?-
-They wouldn't give me a chocolate! They said they didn't have more in the house and that they had to go buy them, I didn't want to wait for a chocolate so I went to look for my own chocolate- Dudley stated as a matter of fact and William was back to hating the child.
Dudley feeling like William was done with his questions went back to his drawing and William opted for waiting quietly for the parents to get there.
-Was everything all right?- Emma asked him a couple of hours after when he had finally been able to go back.
-Yes, they just wanted a nanny while the child's parents arrived- William answered.
-Is something on your mind?- Emma asked sensing something was troubling the young man.
-The parents felt very familiar, but I couldn't place them. They live near my grandmother so maybe I've been seen them there- William shrugged. Emma just smiled and went back to her office.
William just felt as if he should know who those people where, even the address felt strangely familiar, 4 Privet drive.
LIDYA
-I don't know if I am capable to treat Ben as everyone else, he is just too special to me, I can't explain it- Lidya confided in Joshua once they were left alone with Katie, who was still failing at walking.
-I know he is, but that should only drive you more to do so- Joshua tried reasoning with her.
She knew he was right. A couple of months ago she had been asked by Emma to run an errand, it had been one of Joshua's day off and he was sitting in the same coffee shop he visited on this kind of days. A very pretty and short brunette was obviously flirting with him. Something had come over her and she had completely forgotten what she was supposed to be doing. She walked towards the coffee shop and planted a kiss on Joshua, then looking at the brunette as if stating that he was hers. Joshua hadn't said a word about it but hey had started dating ever since. They tried to keep it private but she was sure William had already figured it out. When she walked back to the orphanage with Joshua, Emma had asked for the milk Lidya was supposed to be bringing back. Needless to say, Lidya had gone out again to get the milk.
-I want to adopt him- Lidya blurted without looking at his eyes. She felt his soft hand guiding her face towards his.
-We should get married- he said lovingly after kissing her.
It was too soon, she knew it was too soon, yet it felt like the perfect time.
Katie fell on the floor once more, but this time she started crying loudly.
BEN
Ben arrived in the time out room and slammed the door behind him. In a way he was hopping Lidya had been following him and walked inside mad about him doing that, but it didn't happen. She hadn't followed.
The time out room was a small bear room, no furniture and nothing on the walls. It at least had a small window where you could see the yard where everyone was at the time. This time he didn't like that he could see through a window, it just made him angrier of the fact that he was there. In a way he knew it was his fault that he was there, but it still felt as if it was Katie's and William's fault. He was very sorry about how he treated Paulinne, he made a mental note to apologize to her after he got out.
The couple of lights of fire appeared right in front of him. That didn't surprise him anymore; they were always there whenever he was by himself.
-Go away- He tried to will them away.
The balls of light turned to balls of fire.
-I said go away!- He said with more force on his voice.
The balls of fire disappeared and left him alone once more.
