Ch. 2: The Big Move
Two days later I woke up got dressed and walked to work. My job was to be a waitress at a bar. When I got the job I found out that I would be getting paid $5 an hr. not $12. That made me even madder at my dad than I already was. I had a very bad day because my dad said that he wouldn't come to my job, but he did anyway. He got drunk and then got into a fight with another drunken man. About three weeks later when I was walking home I saw smoke in the air where my neighborhood was.
Me: "I wonder whose house is on fire this time, beca…"
All the sudden 5 police cars, 10 fire trucks and 6 ambulance went by.
Me: "What the bloody hell is going on. It's not like the entire neighborhood is on fire."
Some guy named Mike that lives in my neighborhood comes running up behind me.
Mike: "Hello Amber. I was by the lake over there when I saw the smoke. Then all those police cars, fire trucks and ambulance go by. Then I notice you walking by. Do you know what happened?"
Me: "No actually I really don't know."
About 3 minutes later we saw my neighbor Mrs. Norway sitting on the ground crying.
Mrs. Norway: "My family is dead, they're really dead."
Mike: "What are you talking about, was your house that was on fire this time."
Mrs. Norway: "Every house was on fire for 2 whole hours until they came to put it out. I was the only survivor. Everybody else is dead.
Me: "Are you sure that everyone is dead?"
Mrs. Norway: "Yes I started it that's why I am going to turn myself in tomorrow."
I was hoping that she would say that Felipe was still alive. So I ran as fast as I could my neighborhood. All of the police cars fire trucks and ambulance started to leave so I never had a chance to ask someone if anyone else survived the fire. But then I ran for a police officer that was just getting into his car.
Me: "Excuse me, but are there any survivors.
Police officer: "No there wasn't."
Me: "I am only 16 and now I have no place to live."
I started to cry because Felipe was dead.
Police officer: "Well sense you are not old enough to live in your own that means that you were living with your parents or guardians and now you are an orphan. I'm going to have to take you to a orphanage."
A few weeks later some people who live in America adopted me. I was scared to live in a different country. But I guess that living in the U.S.A. wouldn't be so bad. I found out that I would be living in a state called Georgia. Two days later I had finally arrived in Georgia. It was such a beautiful place so far for what I could see. Then I saw a man and a woman holding up a sign with my name on it. The sign said, "Welcome home to America Amber Ricton". The woman had brown hair, a tan like me and she had green eyes. The man had black hair, blue eyes like me and he was pale.
Me: "Why are you holding a sign up with my name on it?"
George: "Hello, you must be Amber. Well I am going to be your step-father George."
Amy: "Hello I am going to be your step-mother Amy. Jason will be back soon to drive us home."
Me: "Is Jason my step-brother?"
Jason: "No, actually I am going to be helping you get around school and drive you home because they lost their keys to their cars."
Two days later I woke up got dressed and walked to work. My job was to be a waitress at a bar. When I got the job I found out that I would be getting paid $5 an hr. not $12. That made me even madder at my dad than I already was. I had a very bad day because my dad said that he wouldn't come to my job, but he did anyway. He got drunk and then got into a fight with another drunken man. About three weeks later when I was walking home I saw smoke in the air where my neighborhood was.
Me: "I wonder whose house is on fire this time, beca…"
All the sudden 5 police cars, 10 fire trucks and 6 ambulance went by.
Me: "What the bloody hell is going on. It's not like the entire neighborhood is on fire."
Some guy named Mike that lives in my neighborhood comes running up behind me.
Mike: "Hello Amber. I was by the lake over there when I saw the smoke. Then all those police cars, fire trucks and ambulance go by. Then I notice you walking by. Do you know what happened?"
Me: "No actually I really don't know."
About 3 minutes later we saw my neighbor Mrs. Norway sitting on the ground crying.
Mrs. Norway: "My family is dead, they're really dead."
Mike: "What are you talking about, was your house that was on fire this time."
Mrs. Norway: "Every house was on fire for 2 whole hours until they came to put it out. I was the only survivor. Everybody else is dead.
Me: "Are you sure that everyone is dead?"
Mrs. Norway: "Yes I started it that's why I am going to turn myself in tomorrow."
I was hoping that she would say that Felipe was still alive. So I ran as fast as I could my neighborhood. All of the police cars fire trucks and ambulance started to leave so I never had a chance to ask someone if anyone else survived the fire. But then I ran for a police officer that was just getting into his car.
Me: "Excuse me, but are there any survivors.
Police officer: "No there wasn't."
Me: "I am only 16 and now I have no place to live."
I started to cry because Felipe was dead.
Police officer: "Well sense you are not old enough to live in your own that means that you were living with your parents or guardians and now you are an orphan. I'm going to have to take you to a orphanage."
A few weeks later some people who live in America adopted me. I was scared to live in a different country. But I guess that living in the U.S.A. wouldn't be so bad. I found out that I would be living in a state called Georgia. Two days later I had finally arrived in Georgia. It was such a beautiful place so far for what I could see. Then I saw a man and a woman holding up a sign with my name on it. The sign said, "Welcome home to America Amber Ricton". The woman had brown hair, a tan like me and she had green eyes. The man had black hair, blue eyes like me and he was pale.
Me: "Why are you holding a sign up with my name on it?"
George: "Hello, you must be Amber. Well I am going to be your step-father George."
Amy: "Hello I am going to be your step-mother Amy. Jason will be back soon to drive us home."
Me: "Is Jason my step-brother?"
Jason: "No, actually I am going to be helping you get around school and drive you home because they lost their keys to their cars."