Sorry, I know this chapter is brief and badly written, but I had to include it someway! Chapter 8 will be better, I hope! :)
7. Leaving Home Forever
Heather was so excited she could barely contain herself. She was in her room at the care home, about to leave it (hopefully) for the last time. The small amount of personal belongings she owned where beside her on the bed, packed neatly into a small suitcase. The only thing she might miss was Hilly. Heather was sure they would've become good friends.
That instant, there was a knock on the door.
"Come in." called Heather.
Hilly entered. "When does the bus come?" she asked.
Heather was shocked. "What bus?"
"The one to CHERUB, silly!"
"They recruited you as well?"
"No, I've been there about 5 years. I'm here on a recruitment mission."
Heather couldn't believe it. Perhaps there could still be a chance for friendship between them.
"A recruitment mission? But aren't you too young to be an agent? Zara said that you had to be 10, and pass something called Basic Training."
"I'm not qualified yet, but as I've lived there for 5 years, Zara said she trusted me enough to be sent here."
"Why are you here?"
"I messed up. I was fighting a boy in the dojo and I had pinned to the floor. If I'd stopped there I would have won the point, but I laid into him. He ended up with two black eyes. He'd been teasing me for days and I'd had enough."
"Oh."
"Yep." Said Hilly. "Oh, indeed. Look! The bus is here, lets go, the sooner we leave the better."
Heather couldn't have agreed more.