The darkness consumed her, and reminded Sadie of how alone she was. Then
she remembered Nick, and didn't feel so alone anymore. "He's different, so
it seems. I don't know, I want to know him" she thought to herself. She
stared at the blackened ceiling and heard the footsteps of someone coming
down the hallway. Sadie glanced at her newly replaced alarm clock. 3:17 AM.
"Who the hell would be up at this hour" she pondered to herself. The
hallway light flicked on, then immediately off. The bedroom door was pushed
open a smidge, and Sadie could see the shadow of a man. She shut her eyes
quickly and pretended to be asleep. The door was soon shut closed, she
heard the click of the door lock falling into place. A couple beds down
from her, somebody shuffled around. She peeped open her eyes and saw that
the manly figure was hovering over her now.
"Sara?" The masculine voice whispered into the darkness
"No. Sara's over there" Sadie said while pointed to the bed right next to her on the left.
"Thanks" the voice whispered and the shadow disappeared. Sadie could hear the muffled giggles of Sara and her new boyfriend. "I hate this place" Sadie muttered silently, and rolled over to shut her eyes.
Breakfast was bland. Plain. Boring. Sadie sat in utter silence as she sipped her glass of orange juice slowly. She never enjoyed orange juice, but apple juice reminded her too much of her old life. Much too much. The silence was broken by the footsteps of someone else. The person tripped over a nearby chair and went sailing through the air. The person landed by Sadie's feet. It was Nick. She laughed for the first time in a long time.
"Nick! Haha Are you ok?" Sadie asked while taking his arm and lifting him up.
"Yeah, just fucking fine" he said, embarrassed and annoyed at something ".last night sucked my ass. I'm stuck in a room with a snoring fool" He finished with a peculiar look on his face. Sadie started laughing harder and Nick took a seat across from her at the wooden tattered table.
"I lucked out. I just have nympho's in my room. You get used to the noise I suppose. It makes me jealous though" Sadie stated with a simple giggle. Nick chuckled and leaned back in his chair: eyes fixed on Sadie. They stared at each other, eye to eye, for a moment before Sadie looked away uneasily.
"So did you have a boyfriend you left behind or anything?" Nick asked interested, while still gazing at Sadie
"Well, no. I actually, uh, have never had a boyfriend. My older brother Ben and my younger but still old brother Brandon would always ward them off. God forbid the poor gent come back, then comes my father!" Sadie responded, trying to make light of their current situation. Nick laughed a little bit.
"Yeah. I was an only child."
"So what about you; a girlfriend?"
"Actually yes. We weren't going out that long. It was a budding relationship, we were together for about a week and a half. Not long at all." Nick said nonchalantly
"What was her name?" Sadie asked. Nick laughed uneasily while pondering her question.
"I uh, don't remember. She was just a piece of ass" he stated ",,,but I'm not into that anymore. I used to be such a jerk. Now I'm starting all over again." Sadie glanced at the clock on the wall behind Nick uneasily, then gave him a half-hearted warming smile of insecurity.
"Don't worry" he finished "I don't do that crap anymore. No more one night stands or orgies for me" Nick said with a laugh, obviously trying to make a joke.
"My older brother Ben was like that. I would see him run off into the woods with all kinds of girls, yet I couldn't even have a guy glance in my direction without a rock or something being hurled at them. Brandon too." Sadie remembered with a smile ".he was nuts. Even though I was a year older than him, he acted like he was the oldest. He would hide in the trees and spy on me. Whenever my friend Russ would walk me home, Brandon would drench him with a bucket of water, err lake water. That stuff gets nasty you know" She finished with a smile. Nick stared at her, content and comfortable.
"Where are you from?" Nick asked while taking a swig of his orange juice.
"Colorado" she stated. Nicks eyes widened and he let out a small chuckle.
"Why the hell are you here then? New York?"
"Well, after the accident, I didn't have anywhere to go. It was a damn cold night, November 16. The cops brought me to the station and ultimately sent me here. They said it was the best adoption agency in America. You know how the population is here. I've never been in a big city, well, besides Denver." Sadie finished and then took a drink of her own orange juice.
"Shit! Holy cow man. It's way different. I can tell you all about it, but until you experience it yourself, my words are shit." Nick said kindly. Footsteps were heard coming into the room.
"Nicholas? You've got potential parents out here. Come along, and bring a smile" The pretty and young nurse said to Nick with a flirty wink. He glanced at Sadie who gave him a cheerful thumbs up. He winked a Sadie and followed the interested nurse out of the room. Alone. Too alone. Same thing everyday-no change.
"Sara?" The masculine voice whispered into the darkness
"No. Sara's over there" Sadie said while pointed to the bed right next to her on the left.
"Thanks" the voice whispered and the shadow disappeared. Sadie could hear the muffled giggles of Sara and her new boyfriend. "I hate this place" Sadie muttered silently, and rolled over to shut her eyes.
Breakfast was bland. Plain. Boring. Sadie sat in utter silence as she sipped her glass of orange juice slowly. She never enjoyed orange juice, but apple juice reminded her too much of her old life. Much too much. The silence was broken by the footsteps of someone else. The person tripped over a nearby chair and went sailing through the air. The person landed by Sadie's feet. It was Nick. She laughed for the first time in a long time.
"Nick! Haha Are you ok?" Sadie asked while taking his arm and lifting him up.
"Yeah, just fucking fine" he said, embarrassed and annoyed at something ".last night sucked my ass. I'm stuck in a room with a snoring fool" He finished with a peculiar look on his face. Sadie started laughing harder and Nick took a seat across from her at the wooden tattered table.
"I lucked out. I just have nympho's in my room. You get used to the noise I suppose. It makes me jealous though" Sadie stated with a simple giggle. Nick chuckled and leaned back in his chair: eyes fixed on Sadie. They stared at each other, eye to eye, for a moment before Sadie looked away uneasily.
"So did you have a boyfriend you left behind or anything?" Nick asked interested, while still gazing at Sadie
"Well, no. I actually, uh, have never had a boyfriend. My older brother Ben and my younger but still old brother Brandon would always ward them off. God forbid the poor gent come back, then comes my father!" Sadie responded, trying to make light of their current situation. Nick laughed a little bit.
"Yeah. I was an only child."
"So what about you; a girlfriend?"
"Actually yes. We weren't going out that long. It was a budding relationship, we were together for about a week and a half. Not long at all." Nick said nonchalantly
"What was her name?" Sadie asked. Nick laughed uneasily while pondering her question.
"I uh, don't remember. She was just a piece of ass" he stated ",,,but I'm not into that anymore. I used to be such a jerk. Now I'm starting all over again." Sadie glanced at the clock on the wall behind Nick uneasily, then gave him a half-hearted warming smile of insecurity.
"Don't worry" he finished "I don't do that crap anymore. No more one night stands or orgies for me" Nick said with a laugh, obviously trying to make a joke.
"My older brother Ben was like that. I would see him run off into the woods with all kinds of girls, yet I couldn't even have a guy glance in my direction without a rock or something being hurled at them. Brandon too." Sadie remembered with a smile ".he was nuts. Even though I was a year older than him, he acted like he was the oldest. He would hide in the trees and spy on me. Whenever my friend Russ would walk me home, Brandon would drench him with a bucket of water, err lake water. That stuff gets nasty you know" She finished with a smile. Nick stared at her, content and comfortable.
"Where are you from?" Nick asked while taking a swig of his orange juice.
"Colorado" she stated. Nicks eyes widened and he let out a small chuckle.
"Why the hell are you here then? New York?"
"Well, after the accident, I didn't have anywhere to go. It was a damn cold night, November 16. The cops brought me to the station and ultimately sent me here. They said it was the best adoption agency in America. You know how the population is here. I've never been in a big city, well, besides Denver." Sadie finished and then took a drink of her own orange juice.
"Shit! Holy cow man. It's way different. I can tell you all about it, but until you experience it yourself, my words are shit." Nick said kindly. Footsteps were heard coming into the room.
"Nicholas? You've got potential parents out here. Come along, and bring a smile" The pretty and young nurse said to Nick with a flirty wink. He glanced at Sadie who gave him a cheerful thumbs up. He winked a Sadie and followed the interested nurse out of the room. Alone. Too alone. Same thing everyday-no change.