Well here's chapter two! Just as a reminder this story is in Vanilla's point of view.
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Welcome Home!
The children stood close behind me waiting for me to open the door. It took me a minute to find my house keys. The door opened with a creak as it usually does to greet me home. "Home sweet home." I always loved my two story house.
"Ahh" My daughter did also. She sat down on the sofa relaxing.
I looked back to see Brandon standing in the doorway. "Come on in. It's okay." Again reluctantly he came in and closed the door behind him. "Go ahead and sit on the sofa. Well I'm going to make dinner now. Just make yourself comfortable."
I walked into the kitchen got out a pot and a box of mac n cheese, a small bag of Tyson chicken and instant mashed potatoes. The T.V. turned on and Cream started talking to Brandon. I couldn't hear what they were talking about but at least she got him talking.
The food is done and on the table. It's not a lot but then again it's for three people and two of them are younger than five. I'm glad I keep a guest chair in the corner. "Okay kids dinner is done!" Cream raced in and sat in her usual spot. Brandon walked in slowly and shyly and sat in the empty seat.
We started eating and Brandon was eating as fast as I had seen anyone eat. I don't think he even chewed his food and I couldn't stop staring.
"Oh, s-sorry. I didn't mean to eat like that. It's just I am so hungry."
"It's okay. I understand." How long has it been since he last ate?
When we finished eating is was around 6:30. The kids went back into the living room while I washed up the dishes.
I came in the living room and the kids were playing a board game. I guess that helps relieve the boredom.
I went back into the kitchen thinking I forgot something. And I did. I forgot to put the chair back into the corner where it belongs.
I went back into the living room and Cream was gone and Brandon putting the game away.
"Brandon, where did Cream go?"
"She went upstairs." He still has a shy voice. But at least he stopped shivering and tripping over his own words.
The bath started running. "Cream! Don't take too long up there." I still needed to get in and I wanted Brandon to go in after her.
"Okay mom!"
Well now I got a chance to talk to Brandon. "So Brandon, you can't remember the anything?"
"No. I can't remember anything. The only thing I know is waking up on the side of the road and I started walking. Then meeting you and Cream."
He must have amnesia. Tomorrow I'm gonna call the doctor's office and see if he knows anything about amnesia. "I guess you have amnesia. Tomorrow I'll call a doctor. Okay?"
"K. But what's amanesa? I never heard that word before." His speaking is sounding better. I guess he's naturally shy and it's slowly shedding away.
"It's where a person forgets who they are and a lot of other things."
"Oh okay. Miss?"
"Yes?" I wonder what he wants now.
"You never told me your name yet."
Oh my gosh! I haven't told him have I. "My name is Vanilla."
"Okay Miss Vanilla."
"You don't have to say 'miss' when you want to say my name." The 'miss' part is a little annoying. That's why I don't let anyone call me that.
"I'm out now mom. Sorry if I took too long." I looked at the clock and noticed that I had been talking to Brandon for about ten minutes.
"No not at all dear." Looking at Brandon his fur is tangled; he is dirty and looks like a big mess. "Brandon, go ahead and get in the bath. After all you can't be going to the doctor tomorrow if your fur is dirty and messy." He walked up the steps slowly and looked back. "It's the second door on the left." He turned back around and started going back up faster than last time.
"I'll be back Cream." Gotta go get the phone now.
"Station Square doctor's office. This is Mary speaking how may I help you?"
"Yes I would like to make an appointment under the name of Vanilla."
"Okay, why do you need to visit?"
"There is a kid here at my house and he has amnesia."
"Okay, can you get here around 12:30 PM?"
"Yes I can get there. Thank you very much. Goodbye."
"Back Cream."
"So, mother what's wrong with him?" Should I tell her? Yeah I will.
I told her a little bit of it. "He can't remember anything. Nothing at all. Actually I'm going to take him to the doctor tomorrow so your babysitter will be here half the day."
"Aunt Era!? She's fun so to play with!"
"Well I'm glad you think so." I hope my sister doesn't have anything to do.
"I'll be back Cream, I need to go get something" A few times a month I babysit Era's son. He's about the same size as Brandon and I keep a few changes of clothes here for him incase it's one of those out of town things. "Brandon, close the curtains." I heard them close. "Here's a change of clothes for you. I'll leave them on the sink. After all you can't be running around in your old clothes."
"Okay and thank you."
He always has short and simple things to say.
"What did you do mommy?"
"I just got Brandon some of Aaron's clothes."
"Oh. Where is he gonna sleep? In the guest room?"
"Yeah, where else would he sleep?" Cream always has questions. Well she is a naïve child.
"Okay good. Long as he doesn't sleep in my bed."
"Well this is one good use of the guest room isn't it?"
"Yea it is."
She probably wants to watch some cartoons. *click* "Here you go cream. Watch some cartoons."
"K. Is Tom and Jerry on?"
"Here you go!"
Hmm. Let me check my agenda for tomorrow. Well first I gotta take Brandon to the doctor, and then I gotta go take some letters to the post office and on the way back pick up Cheese from the Chao Garden.
"I'm done."
Brandon looks so cute wearing camo pajamas. But his ears dragged across the floor. "We gotta find a way to keep your ears from dragging. Cream any Ideas?"
"A ponytail might work"
"I'm a boy not a girl."
"But your ears make you look like a girl. No one would ever know the difference."
"I would!"
"Who cares! You'll be the only one who knows."
"But like I said, I'm NOT A GIRL!"
They are going at it like they're brother and sister."Enough! Just give a minute to think."
"Ok" Now they speak in unison. How much more similar can they get.
His old clothes has pockets in the back on the inside. Maybe his mom sewed those on. If so then it's probably for the same reason. "I have an idea. But I can't sew so well."
"It's okay. I like my ears dragging on the ground."
"But they'll get dirty. And tomorrow when we leave your ears might get cut on glass on sidewalks."
"…Okay fine."
The kids sat down next to each other and watched T.V. They even look like they're siblings.
-An Hour later-
The kids. They're asleep. I wish I didn't have to wake them up. They look so peaceful. "Wake up. Kids wake up."
"I don't wanna."
"Sorry Cream but you both gotta get in bed rather than sleep on the sofa."
"Ok mom."
"Where do I sleep?"
"The room next to Cream's is the guest room. Cream show him where it is."
"Ok mom. Come on Brandon."
Time for me to get in the shower. "Ahh. The water feels so good. Hmm, I wonder what will happen to him when he gets his memory back? Will he go back home to his mom and dad? He was alone so maybe his parents don't care about him. If that's so then he'll be in an orphanage."
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The second chapter is done. It's longer than the last. I'm debating on doing three chapters or doing four chapters.
