"It'll be alright, Jasper." Judy comforted me as we walked back to the hellhole of an orphanage. I was shaking the whole walk, wondering what they would do to me.
When we arrived at the orphanage, I began to feel my heart pounding,
"Don't worry son, they won't harm you ever again. Nick came down to meet my eye level. "That's a promise"
Than Judy rung the bell and out stepped a reindeer, I stepped back in fear, as I remembered she was the one who kicked me out.
"Hello officer, can I help you?" She asked in a polite tone. "Im Jenifer Hooves"
"Miss hooves you have been charged for abandonment and abuse of a child."
"What are you?" She began to say. Than she noticed me, I was hiding behind Nick's leg.
"You have the right to remain silent, anything you do say, can and will be used against you, in the court of law. Nick put handcuffs on her.
"We'll need to take you to the police station to ask some questions"
She glared right at me I gulped and stepped back
"Nick I'll go the police station, you go in their and find out any other information".
Nick nodded "Jasper you'll need to come in with me"
I felt my body freeze "but what if they" I began to say. But Nick put his paw on my shoulder.
"Jasper look at me, I give you my word that I will not allow them to do anything bad to you"
"Ok" I nodded as me and Nick went inside. I felt a lot of eyes staring at me, I didn't look back, I just kept my eyes fixed on the cold hard floor,
"Excuse me, sir" may I have a word?" Nick asked Mr growl who was a brown bear.
"uh of course officer" he looked a bit nervous. I'm guessing he knew why Nick wanted to speak with him.
"Ok name?" He asked
"James Growl" he replied
"Did you have anything to do with the idea of kicking a child out of this orphanage?" He continued.
"No well ,ok I knew about it but I didn't help".
"You knew and you didn't think to call the police to tell us?"
"Uh, they told me, but I didn't think they meant it."
I could no longer listen to this. This bear tortured me and he did he help throw me out. I ran out and hid behind the steps. I could hear Nick shout my name, but I didn't look back.
After a while Nick came out and saw me crying.
"Hey it's ok, he confessed in the end, I know he was involved"
I didn't say anything, I just looked at him and than got his phone out
"Hello Judy, yes I found out, ok then I'll be right there."
"Come on Jasper, we have to go to the police station"
I sighed and nodded as I got up and followed Nick
It was quite a long walk, so my feet were aching when we arrived. Judy saw us and came over.
"Nick, we have a court trail next Tuesday" she then looked at me. "Jasper you don't need to attend, but we do need to video record what you say happened for evidence"
"Ok, but what will happen to the orphanage?" I asked even though the children in there were mean to me, I still couldn't bare it if they were just left alone.
"Oh don't worry about that" Nick said
I smiled and nodded "Thank you Nick and Judy,you've been nicer to me than anyone else."
"Oh it's ok, Jasper, our job is to protect everyone." Judy said "and we are happy to have you in our family."
Nick rubbed my head "that's right Jasper you're part of our family now"
I sniffed and looked them both. "Everyone kept saying, I would never be adopted." I told them "They said no one would adopt a fox with blue fur"
"Look you can't believe what they say" Judy said to me. "Everyone always told me ,I could never be a police officer. But I refused to listen to them, I followed my dreams and I achieved my goal".
I listened to Judy's story and felt a bit better. Nick sighed "even I thought she couldn't do it, but she's one of the best on the force now"
I nodded but then frowned a bit. "Sometimes it hard not to listen to what people say" I mumble
Nick nodded "yes son it is hard, very hard, and trust me I know how you feel"
"You, you do?" I asked Nick sighed and nodded "yes you see when was a child I wanted to join the junior ranger scouts, but they, they put a muzzle on me and told me I was stupid, if I thought they would trust a fox without one" I looked at him in both shock"
"A, a m muzzle? " I stuttered. I had heard stories of muzzles, but I only thought really bad mammals had them put on. "That's awful" I whispered "I hear that muzzles are really painful to have on"
Nick nodded "they are, but not just physically, but mentally as well. It's the knowing why they put one on me that hurt most." I could see Nick eyes tearing up.
I threw my arms around Nick. "I'm sorry Nick" I said. He hugged me back
"Look don't be sorry, you have nothing to be sorry for" Nick told me
I still couldn't believe what Nick had told me.I mean a muzzle been on someone just for wanting to be a scout?
"So from that day I never allowed anyone to get to me, and I became what mammals said foxes were, if I hadn't met Judy I would have still been like that".
Judy came over "do you understand Jasper?, why you can't listen to what others say about you?"
"yeah" I nodded
"Look I'm gonna go talk to chief bogo see if I can get a hour of I'll take you to my mums see if she'll look after you while we work our shift ok?"
"Is your mum nice?" I asked.
"The nicest" he replied.
"Ok" I say"
A few moment later Nick comes back "ok he said I have an hour so we best get going Jasper"
"Ok bye Judy see you later" I give her a hug "uh can I start calling you mum and dad "? I ask them
They both looked at me and smiled "of course" Judy said
"well then bye mum" I said nearly tearing up. I finally had parents one of my dreams had come true.
"Goodbye, I'll see you soon"
So I walked with Nick to go to his mums house.
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