Chapter 2

Rainbow POV

I sat sulking in Ruth's car. I didn't want to go to this care home, cos it wouldn't be a home, it would be a house. A care house. All care 'houses' are horrible. I was in one once. Burnywood. None of us were fun. There were fights more than every hour. Then, with great difficulties, the brave hero ran away! She then managed to get herself thrown in prison by- oh I can't say, not yet. I bet even the detention centre will be better than this dump.

Ruth's going on about all sorts, probably trying to comfort me. I, Rainbow, do not need comforting. Anyway, it's her job. She doesn't really mean it.

"Rainbow, are you even listening to me?!" Ruth asked, obviously annoyed.

"Yeah, course I am, whatever" I answered, pointing out that I wasn't bothered. Ruth just let out a frustrated sigh, obviously irratated with my attitude.

Suddenly, the car jaulted to a freeze position.

"What are we doing? Why have we stopped? I thought I was going back to Burnywood? This definetely isn't Burnywood?" I had so many questions I could book an interview and write a book about that one interview!

"1. I'm taking you to your new care home."

2. Because we've arrived

3. You're not

4. I know it isn't I told you you're not going back there.

That proves to me that you weren't listening to a thing I was saying." she responded, irratated.

I looked out the window and saw a warm, inviting homely house, with a red front door. Wait, what am I saying, I bet the careworker's will be horrid and they'll lock people in the cellar if they do the slightest thing wrong. It'll probably be grey like Burneywood.

But I was wrong again!

Ruth knocked on the door and a kind looking man with a loving face answered.

"Hello again Ruth, Mike Milligan. And you must be Rainbow. Lovely to meet you." He held out his hand so I shook it. It surprised me, how kind he was. Then again, it could be an act in front of my social worker. He looked nice though, and I decided to trust him as the loving father figure I never had. In the office I met a large mother type figure called Gina, and a curious, bossy, strong, but caring big sister figure called Tracy. It was like the staff had created a family type look to make all the kids feel like part of one big one. It had a nice feeling to it.

"Do you want Tracy to take you to meet the kids whilst we sort out the paperwork?" Gina asked.

"Tracy please." I answered. I wasn't sure why I felt so nervous. I'm supposed to be a strong, never-gonna-be-defeated type of girl, not a big fat wuss. Still I felt like I needed the company, and support.

I was right to. I walked into the living room and a boy with black curly hair came up to me, clutching a notebook and blue biro.

"My name is Gus Carmichael, what's yours?" he asked.

"Rainbow. I don't have a last name." I answered, feeling confused as why everyone else had the expression on their faces that he was going to blow up or something. Great! I'd messed up already!

"Okay" he answered leaving the others looking across between shocked and confused, "Next question, when is your birthday?"

"27th June 2001" I replied.

"So you're 14?"

"Yep"

"Ok, why are you in care?"

"I don't really want to talk about it, can I tell you sometime when ready?" I responded

"Bu-" I spied Tracy glare at him from the corner of my eye, "Ok" he said sounding a bit downhearted. I didn't want to upset him but I just wasn't ready yet.

"Ok, it's time for your tour" Everyone got up and headed upstairs. I'm guessing they had to be in their rooms for the tours.

We went through lots of different rooms meeting people with different personalities.

First a blue room belonging to a girl called Tee.

"Tee the girl is spelt with 2 e's, Tea the drink is spelt with an ea. Once she bought a sheep as a pet but realized how tough it was to care for a pet, especially a sheep." Gus said.

Next a pink room belonging to 2 girls. One pink girl called Carmen, and a purple girl called Lily, who looked kind of familiar.

"Carmen and Lily are best friends. Carmen likes everything that's pink, fluffy, cute or all 3. When she see's something including 1 of the 3, she has to have it. Lily loves purple and has 2 sisters called Rosie and Poppy" He droned on. Why did the names Rosie and Poppy also ring a bell.

After was a boy into comics called Toby. Then a boy who has a clean and tidy room with lots of achievements stuck on the wall called Johnny. There was a Man U boy with Cerebal Palsy called Frank.

Then there was a boy with a giraffe print wall called Harry, who was 6.

"He thinks his giraffe, Jeff, talks and the oldest girl, Sapphire looks after him like a Mum" Gus explained.

Next Sapphire herself in her artistic bedroom listening to music.

"If you open the door without knocking she throws things" He then demonstrated opening the door and closing it quickly as she threw something heavy which thudded against the door, "If you knock, she shouts go away" He knocked.

"GO AWAY!" shouted Sapphire.

That left 1 person, a cheeky, good looking boy called Liam.

"Liam has had 5 foster parents who all brought him back-"

"Ouch!" I exclaimed.

"No talking!" Gus shouted, "His favourite scam is the burger dive with he does with his best friend Frank and he's never had a girlfriend cause they like his looks not personality." He blushed as Gus said that, obviously embarrassed. Gus shut the door and led me to a bare empty room. It wouldn't be like that for long now I'd moved in.

"Your tour ends here, in your room." Gus finished before walking out, leaving me to imagine my room.