Second chapter....
I'm listening to Dreams by the Cranberries while writing.....it's the song that is playing when Kathleen (Meg Ryan) and Joe (Tom Hanks) are on their way to work.
Sabrina dressed up and stepped onto the sidewalk, ready for another day's work. The sidewalk wasn't as crowded as it usually was and she liked it that way.
She passed shops that were just opening and she waved with a smile at the owners. She was in a happy mood today, thanks to NY492.
Sabrina walked into Starbucks and bought coffee and a muffin. She munched on the muffin and sipped the coffee all the way to 'Big Apple Orphanage - A home for the homeless'.
She tip-toed inside, careful to not wake-up the sleeping children. She owned the place, she had bought it with help from Granny Relda and her parents. She knew what it felt like to have no home and
she knew what it felt like to live in a bad home. Sabrina made sure that every orphaned children made their way to 'Big Apple Orphanage', she made sure that they were comfortable and happy.
She had hired honest and loving people to take care of the children and live there. She provided good beds and good fact, the 'Big Apple Orphanage' was considered to be the best orphanage in the whole of New York.
"Ms. Grimm!" cried out the children who were awake, which woke the children who were still sleeping. All the children crowded around Sabrina, looking hungrily at her big handbag.
Sabrina steadied herself and her coffee and she smiled at the kids, "You'll get your surprises later! Now go to the kitchens! Mr. Ascar probably has your breakfasts ready!".
At the thought of breakfast from talented Mr. Ascar, the children ran towards the kitchens. Sabrina followed and saw that steaming hot soup was ready to be eaten by the children.
The children sat on the tables and tucked in. All the adults smiled as they cleaned the kitchen then ate their own breakfasts. Sabrina sat next to her friend, Andy.
"Hey Andy, how are the kids?" asked Sabrina,
"They're good Brina. They love it here so much, I doubt they'll want to go when new couples adopt them!" chuckled Andy, sipping her coffee.
"Yes, well... I just want them to be happy. I remember when I was at my orphanage. Well, let's just say that it wasn't exactly the best place to stay..." Sabrina shivered at the thought.
Everyone nodded, "Hey, did you guys hear about the new orphanage that's gonna open in a month?" asked Eric, another employee.
"No. What's it called?" asked Andy.
"Ooohhh, something along the lines of 'Goodfellow's Orphanage for orphans'. It'll be great, they say" said Marge, the oldest employee.
"Goodfellow...." Sabrina pondered on that name. Where had she heard it before?
"Yo, Robby!" yelled Mac. Puck/Robin walked over to his friend. He had arrived a few minutes earlier, with a steaming cup of coffee. He arrived at the construction site of his new orphanage.
"Hey Mac! How's construction going?" asked Puck, making his way through the ladders and boards.
"Dusty. The building's pretty much done, we just need the finer details like the paint and the stairs and the furniture and the kitchen stuff...." said Mac, pointing at the things he said.
"Well, that's a lot. But, at the pace we're going, we'll probably have the orphanage done in...what? 2 weeks tops?" asked Puck
"Probably. But what about the orphans? That 'Big Apple Orphanage' has a lot of orphans and they don't seem like they wanna leave anytime soon" asked Mac
"Yeah well, when they see the resources that 'Goodfellow's Orphnage' has....who can resist it? State-of-the-art kitchen, fine beds, lots of room for play, clean bathrooms AND we're near Sears!"
"Okay..."
"Ehh, don't worry Mac!" Puck started moving in and out of the various rooms of his orphanage, Mac followed.
"You seem to be in a positive mood today!" stated Mac
"Aren't I always?"
"Oh I get it...."
"Get what?"
"You and Lois got engaged!" Mac chuckled as Puck stopped walking
"What does me being happy have to do with me being engaged?" Puck asked.
"I thought you liked Lois"
"Yeah I do. I like Lois, I LOVE Lois"
"So why don't you marry her, man?" asked Mac, as if it was the most obvious thing to do.
"Not ready. And step away from my love life! Okay? Now going back to this orphanage, I think that we need to officially introduce ourselves" stated Puck
"No way! They're gonna hate us. They're not gonna want a new orphanage when there's a good and perfect one a few blocks away"
"Then we'll have to seduce them. Charm them to come our way. We'll use our...our...money. Our fine furniture. Our state-of-the-art kitchen...our..."
"Yeah but what about love? This isn't a hotel Robin, this whole building is made for the orphans. For kids who have no parents and for helpless kids who need a home..."
"Sabrina wasn't helpless..." Puck mumbled
"What did you say?" asked Mac
"Oh, nothing...."
"Nothing! I did nothing!" protested Kenny.
"You did too! You broke my new necklace!" screamed Kathy
"Did not!"
"Did too!"
Sabrina smacked her forehead as she tried to reason with the two arguing orphans. From experience, she knew that it would be very hard to reason with two kids, especially two who were sworn enemies; even if they were only 7 years old.
"Guys...." groaned Sabrina
"Ms. Grimm....Kenny broke my necklace!"
"No way! Kathy broke it herself!"
Sabrina sighed and let the two fight for several more seconds. She had seperated them from the other kids and had blocked out their argument, but she immediately woke when she heard a familiar word...
"What did you call him?" asked Sabrina
"I called that snotrag a freakbaby!" said Kathy, pure hatred in her small eyes.
Sabrina flash-backed to the times when she called someone a freakbaby. She had called Puck that.
"Okay, guys...you two are on time-out. Go to your rooms until you don't feel angry anymore" Kenny and Kathy did as they were told and stomped to their rooms.
Sabrina smiled as she made her way to the kitchens, where Andy and Eric were. Andy exchanged a glance with Eric. Sabrina walked over to one of the drawers and took out some tape.
She smelled it, "Ahh, nothing could be better than that...."
Andy jumped up and took the tape away from Sabrina before she could get another whiff, "Scotch-tape? Seriously, what's wrong with you?"
"Nothing" replied Sabrina with a giggle.
"Oh, I get it. You're in love!"
"No I'm not!"
"Yes you are! So who is it? Greg?"
"You know what, you're right. I am in love with Greg. I practically live with him! He comes everyday and he leaves his stuff lying around...."
"Okay, okay we get it. No in sight on your personal life please!" interrupted Eric.
"Okay. So, have we got any new orphans to pick up?" asked Sabrina, grabbing the scotch-tape.
"No we don't and stop smelling that thing! Seriously! Tell us what's wrong with you!" ordered Andy
"Nothing is wrong with me!" protested Sabrina
"Sabrina....." said Eric sternly
"Okay fine. First, I was reminded of this childhood crush I had, emphasis on childhood. And second....is it wrong to be involved with somebody through email?" whispered Sabrina
Andy and Eric stepped back, "SABRINA! You're cheating on Greg! Have you done anything with that mystery person?" asked Andy
"No, I don't even know his real name, let alone where he lives. And I am not cheating on Greg! It's just a pen-pal, that I happen to really...really...really like!" said Sabrina.
"What's this about cheating on Greg?" asked Marge, butting in with a pot of soup.
"I AM NOT CHEATING ON GREG!"
"What's this about cheating on Greg?" asked Mr. Ascar.
"Ugghhhhhh....."
"So what's the competition?" asked Mr. Foreman. Puck had been invited for a little meeting concerning his orphanage, he was now speaking with the man who provided his expenses, who was a good friend of his father.
His father was there too, all three of the men were EverAfters. "Uhh, yes Puck. Who is the competition?" asked Oberon.
Puck looked at them both, "A place called 'Big Apple Orphanage'. A few blocks away from my orphanage and it seems to do very good business" answered Puck.
"How long has it been in business?" asked Mr. Foreman
"4 or 5 years? I don't know" answered Puck
"Do you know who owns it?" asked Oberon
"No, but I plan to go there tomorrow. I'll go with Lucia and Bene" replied Puck, Oberon nodded.
There was a knock on the door, Oberon's manservant came with a small statue, "Ahh, Vanria has exquisite taste!"
Puck groaned.
To: WorkingGirl247
From: NY492
Subject: Marriage
My father is getting married again. She is supposed to have exquisite taste but when I visited my father's house, it looked to womanly and and my brother despise her.
But enough of my sad life, what about you? How was your day?
To: NY492
From: WorkingGirl247
Subject: Malls
Poor you. Poor you and your new mummy. How was my day you ask? Today, I was happy as a lark. On my way home, I entered Mall of America. I bought myself two shiny red boots.
I watched Avatar in the cinemas and I cried through Titanic when I was at home. That is my idea of a perfect day, arriving at work happy, treating myself to new shoes and watching two movies.
To: WorkingGirl247
From: NY492
Subject: What is that?
Get this, every night, I hear screaming from the top floor. It's weird and it freaks me out, freaking me out is something that rarely happens. Do you believe in ghosts?
To: NY492
From: WorkingGirl247
Subject: Luv
Confession, I love Shakespeare. I haven't always loved it but it just happened lately. I love reading Romeo and Juliet. I just get lost in the romance! It's so sad how they don't get to marry each other and live a happy life.
Instead, Shakespeare had to make them die! You know, I watched this advertisement the other night. It was set in this apartment building, where a girl is asking where her Romeo is. Then this guy form the top floor
tells her to shut up, because it was three in the morning. I was confused about it, until it said that the ad was for a dating online thing. Have you ever dated online?
To: WorkingGirl247
From: NY492
Subject: Questions and Decisions
Firstly, you weren't nice enough to answer my question....so I'll be nice enough to answer yours. Have I ever dated online? No I haven't.
Secondly, have you ever been given a question where the choices are really dumb and are practically the same? For example,
Man=Would you rather have you brains taken out through your nose or through your ears?
Boy=Uhhh....
Not a very nice question, but it is usually those type of questions that you really have no choice.
To: NY492
From: WorkingGirl247
Subject: Answers
Do I believe in ghosts? Well, it depends on the ghost.
Have I ever been given a question where the choices are really dumb and practically the same? Yes, it is the below question. (I know you didn't really mean to ask me that, but I thought it would be fun to answer anyway)
Would I rather have my brains taken out through my nose or through my ears? I would say, my ears. One, because there are two seperate holes. Two, because if it was taken out of my nose, I would still die because I wouldn't be able to breathe.
that was second chappie.
