Chapter 5
"What hospital were you born at?" I questioned. "Why do you want to know?" Jeffery snapped. "Jeffery!" Jenna snapped back. "Anyway, we were born in Thomas Edison Hospital. It's 3 blocks away from here, which is also near our old house. It's a big white building, has about 5 stories. You can't miss it," she explained. Ooh, with details! "Well, thank you for saving me but I'm really tired. I should go to bed," I yawned. "Good, it's late anyway," Mr. Johnson said as he looked at the clock, "we already have a room set up for you. It's upstairs next to Jenna's room." "Thank you. Good night," I said as I went upstairs.
I went to the room reserved for me; it was beautiful! The room was colored emerald green with a bed that had the same color sheets. I unpacked and whipped out my diary. This is what I wrote that night:
Dear Diary, Hi! It's me again. As you know, I ran away from home so I wouldn't have to go to an orphanage. I've come a long way since I left and I will tell you all about it. First, when I left I went to Daddy's grave to say goodbye. I needed to get somewhere so I hitchhiked with a man and he almost raped me! But I escaped him and ran to the town I was headed for, completely naked! At a house I passed there was a woman who asked me what happened. I told her the story and she got me a robe to wear. I lassoed the guy, got on the news, and now I'm staying with the woman whose name is Mrs. Johnson. She has two adopted kids whose names are Jenna and Jeffery. They were taken away from their dad, but their mom left them. And guess what? Her name is Lisa! They told me the hospital wear they were born so I'm going to check. I have to check their files. Wish me luck!
I'm out,
Lila
That night, when everyone was asleep I sneaked out of the house with black clothes and my backpack through the window next to the drainpipe. I looked and saw the hospital was in the south. I lid down and ran toward it. Once I got near to the entrance I took off my black clothes, but I had white clothes under. I stuffed them into my bag and I walked into the hospital. As I looked inside I saw the office was empty for some reason. I quickly stepped in, sat by a computer, and typed in "File of Lisa Lamarre". It came up with a picture and a lot of info. It was she all right, and it said "mother of Jenna and Jeffery." I pulled out a notepad and copied it down. Wait, it said that her family's from Haiti? Oops! The notepad fell into a coffee puddle and was soaking wet. I looked outside and a nurse was coming in the office! I quickly printed it out, shut down the computer and crawled out of the room as soon as the nurse opened the door. Once I got out, I sped back to the Johnsons. I had to hurry back to figure this out!
"What hospital were you born at?" I questioned. "Why do you want to know?" Jeffery snapped. "Jeffery!" Jenna snapped back. "Anyway, we were born in Thomas Edison Hospital. It's 3 blocks away from here, which is also near our old house. It's a big white building, has about 5 stories. You can't miss it," she explained. Ooh, with details! "Well, thank you for saving me but I'm really tired. I should go to bed," I yawned. "Good, it's late anyway," Mr. Johnson said as he looked at the clock, "we already have a room set up for you. It's upstairs next to Jenna's room." "Thank you. Good night," I said as I went upstairs.
I went to the room reserved for me; it was beautiful! The room was colored emerald green with a bed that had the same color sheets. I unpacked and whipped out my diary. This is what I wrote that night:
Dear Diary, Hi! It's me again. As you know, I ran away from home so I wouldn't have to go to an orphanage. I've come a long way since I left and I will tell you all about it. First, when I left I went to Daddy's grave to say goodbye. I needed to get somewhere so I hitchhiked with a man and he almost raped me! But I escaped him and ran to the town I was headed for, completely naked! At a house I passed there was a woman who asked me what happened. I told her the story and she got me a robe to wear. I lassoed the guy, got on the news, and now I'm staying with the woman whose name is Mrs. Johnson. She has two adopted kids whose names are Jenna and Jeffery. They were taken away from their dad, but their mom left them. And guess what? Her name is Lisa! They told me the hospital wear they were born so I'm going to check. I have to check their files. Wish me luck!
I'm out,
Lila
That night, when everyone was asleep I sneaked out of the house with black clothes and my backpack through the window next to the drainpipe. I looked and saw the hospital was in the south. I lid down and ran toward it. Once I got near to the entrance I took off my black clothes, but I had white clothes under. I stuffed them into my bag and I walked into the hospital. As I looked inside I saw the office was empty for some reason. I quickly stepped in, sat by a computer, and typed in "File of Lisa Lamarre". It came up with a picture and a lot of info. It was she all right, and it said "mother of Jenna and Jeffery." I pulled out a notepad and copied it down. Wait, it said that her family's from Haiti? Oops! The notepad fell into a coffee puddle and was soaking wet. I looked outside and a nurse was coming in the office! I quickly printed it out, shut down the computer and crawled out of the room as soon as the nurse opened the door. Once I got out, I sped back to the Johnsons. I had to hurry back to figure this out!