She was scared of her father. He always yelled at her and he hit her mom and one-day she came home from kindergarten and her mom was dead and she saw her dad covered in blood
It was raining hard that night, pouring in fact, not a soul was out on the streets except for a man that was dressed in all black. The man walked down the street to the orphanage and stopped on the first step that led up to the doors. The crying sound of someone crying could be heard suddenly after the sound of lighting. The man walked slowly up the steps and to the door. He set down a small child of 5 and stood up. He stared down at the bundle for a few minutes and said something in a quiet and yet angry voice. He looked one more time down at the child as if regretting what he was about to do. Then he turned around and walked quickly down the steps and disappeared into the night, leaving the little child on the front steps crying. That was exactly 10 years ago. So long, almost to long to remember anything about that night and yet she remembered every detail, every word that the man said to the little child.
It was Friday, The last day of the week. No more school until Monday. Essence woke up and looked around the room that she shared with two other girls. She smiled a little to her self, seeing that she was the first one up. She quietly got out of bed and went out of the room and down the hall to the showers. She showered and got dressed and did her hair and walked out of the bathroom and walked outside into the fresh air. Today more people would be coming to the orphanage to find kids to adopt. She sighed and then stood up to go back inside when she bumped into someone. "Watch where you walking Essence," she heard the voice that belonged to Vera say, "You almost messed up my shoes. God you're so clumsy. No wonder you haven't been adopted yet." Essence walked on. Not caring about what she had said to her. Essence and Vera hated each other. They always had been all because a few years ago Vera got caught smoking pot in the bathroom and she thought Essence had told.
Essence kept on walking until she got to the living room where she sat down at an empty table in the back of the room and pulled a pencil and a small black book out from her pants pocket. She began to write on a clean page and stayed there for a few hours silently writing. Just as she put the book and her pencil back into her pocket a few couples walked into the room and looked around at all the kids. 'Here we go again' Thought Essence to herself as one of the couples started walking over to her. She had seen this couple here before a few times looking at kids, but they never adopted any. The couple stopped walking when they reached Essence's table. The woman smiled at her as she sat down in the chair across from Essence. She looked at her husband before speaking, "Hello Essence, I'm Lucky Deraye and this is my husband, Charles, We have been watching you for some time and we would like to adopt you." She just sat and stared at them. She looked around the room and saw Vera staring at her in envy. She smiled and turned back to the Deraye's and said, "Thank you Mrs.Deraye. I would like that very much."
Essence smiled in the direction of Vera as she got up from the table and left the room too go get her things while Mr. and Mrs. Deraye went to sign the papers that would legally make Essence a Deraye.