We finished dinner and headed for bed still thinking that mommy would one day come back for me i washed and dressed for bed got under the covers and stood there looking out the window at the moon the way it was dancing on a bed of stars thinking of the words delmon had spoke am i fooling myself? mommy had to come back she

just had to in the back of my mind i somehow knew she wouldn't my eyes were soon filled with tears holding my stuffed puppy dog as tight as if he were the only thing i had i was lost in my own world my own fears hopes dreams that i had not heard delmon whispering my name for fifteen minutes now "psssst raphael" i

looked away for him not to see my tears "what is it" delmon delayed his answer not knowing if he should ask or not "why are you here" "i don't think my mother wants me anymore" i felt my heart ache after saying those words "what is an orphanage anyway" "it's a place where children with no families have to stay is that

all you had was your mother?" "yes i don't know my father only his name i don't have any grandparents or uncles and aunts it was just me and my mother but now i don't know" i began to cry so deep as if a knife had just stabbed me cried until my insides ached i felt delmon's hand on my shoulder "don't cry raphael everything

will be alright" but it wasn't from there on things only got worse. Morning came i had barely slept i felt like i have been beat up what a day this will be i found delmon was already up and out i washed and brushed my hair and returned to my room seeing delmon as if he were waiting for me "good morning delmon" "come with

me" "where are we going?" "since your my new friend i'm going to teach you afew tricks of mine" i began to feel abit excited curious as to what delmon has in mind we snuck out of the orphanage and into the streets of france "are we allowed to do this?" with a look of fear "no but i do it anyway" delmon said with a laugh

"what if we get caught?" my eyes shifted all around "we won't trust me i've never been caught are yah hungry?" after not having dinner last night or breakfast today i was abit hungry "we don't have any money delmon how are we suppose to eat?" delmon laughed hysterically and said with a wide grin on his chubby face "i have alot to teach you kid" from that day on i knew delmon was a friend for life