~Callies POV~
Wow. I'm already great at making friends in this foster home. I'm pretty sure that two of the kids here hate me. Oh well, all is temporary right? Though I do have two things, one is that Mariana is stealing pills, that alone is interesting enough. The other thing I find to be interesting is that apparently I'm not the only new kid around here. I'm curious about that but right now my main focus is Jude, after talking with him last night I am determined to get him back today.
I slowly walked into the bustling kitchen to see all of the kids running around to get ready before school. I grab myself a cup of coffee and suddenly feel all eyes on me. The thought of everyone looking at me makes my skin crawl but I just took a sip of my coffee and everyone went back to doing their own thing. Thank god.
"Hey Brandon, Can you show Callie to her first class today?" Lena asked speaking to her son. Brandon nodded, "Sure." I decide to follow him realizing I didn't have much of a choice and quietly mumbled as he stopped by a room and said goodbye. Walking into the class and being told I had to write about "that thing in the back of my head. Guilt." I had already decided I wasn't going to like the class, almost for the same reason I didn't like therapy or group session or any of that crap. I don't need people to be trying to figure out my business. I managed to make it through the first half of the day until lunch.
I quickly scanned the crowd of kids running to their seats next to their friends and searched for Taylor. I then sighed and decided it would be better not to get attached to anyone in this foster home, I wouldn't allow myself to get hurt when I left again. Not this time. I went and hide in an empty classroom and began to quietly strumming a guitar that was left sitting out.
"Hey Callie!" Mariana called running towards me, "I heard you were looking for a ride, and well I thought I would tell you there's a bus stop behind the school but be careful so that Lena doesn't see you leave." I nod. Slipping out a back door I think I'm in the clear to make a sprint for the bus but Brandon comes up behind me and stops me. "Where are you going?" He asks. I begin to yell at him to mind his own business and leave me alone when his phone rang. I scrambled for it and ripped it away from him. "Jude." I answer. "Shh. Jude baby I'm on my way. I'll be right there alright? Shh." I hang up and begin to walk faster to the bus station, Brandon unfortunately following behind me. After many more questions I finally gave in and answered him, "Jude's my younger brother! Our foster dad abused him one night when he saw Jude in a dress alright?! I need to go get him." Brandon nodded as if he understood, "I'll come with you." God, I really didn't like everyone having to try and do everything here.
After a long ride of me trying to make time go faster and Brandon trying to ask more questions we finally arrived a few houses from where Jude was. "Look I need you to distract him at the front door while I get Jude." Brandon nodded. I began to freak myself out but all that mattered was if I got Jude out of there and safe.
"Jude! Jude!" I whispered trying to catch his attention while Brandon was being a distraction at the front door. Jude ran into my arms and hugged me. I stood there holding him tightly, to feel his embrace again was great. I hadn't realized how much I had missed him. Our former foster father began to point a gun at us and was swinging it between Jude and I to Brandon. Stef came kicking in the backdoor at the last possible moment and all I could feel was dread.
Stef sent Jude and I out to the car as she and her partner took care of all the police business and Lena scolded Brandon. Stepping into the car, still holding tight to Jude I looked up to see the only other kid that was in the car was Taylor. "Hi." She whispered looking at Jude and smiling lightly, "Jude is my guess?" Jude nodded and then looked to me. "It's alright buddy." I whispered. Taylor smiled at me and I just quickly looked down. Something just wasn't right here and I couldn't quite figure out what it was.
Authors Note:
Hey guys! Here's the second chapter. I'm still getting use to writing in Callie's voice so please stick with me with it I promise it will get better if you let me just lay out the story.
Taylor is a character of my creation whose background information is given in my other story titled, The fosters 1 a prequel included. Thanks and please review, favorite and follow!