A few weeks went by and everything was going well but one night the Moores
went out and said they would be back soon. But they would be gone for four
days. The third day into their disappearance Mrs. Jenkins came by.
"Where are the Moores?" She asked. Ryan told her that they should be back later because they went shopping. So she said she would wait. She wound up waiting all night and most of the next day.
"Some shopping trip huh. Go pack your stuff and be ready to go." She said to the two kids. They got up and went to their room and began to pack.
"And I thought maybe this would work out." Rachel said to Ryan.
"I was hoping it would too. We might not be together next time." He said looking up at her. She didn't reply and just kept packing what little clothes and stuff they had. They then walked back out to the living room.
"Ready to tell me how long they were really gone?" Mrs. Jenkins asked. Ryan and Rachel looked at each other. Ryan shrugged.
"Four days." He sighed. Mrs. Jenkins mouth hung open in shock.
"Ok. Let's sit and wait for them to come back." She said and turned on the TV for them to watch. Although they were looking at the TV, neither of them were really watching it.
At 7 that night the Moores finally walked in to see not only Mrs. Jenkins but also the two men that were there the first time.
"Nice to see you can join us. You have been gone for four days, which means the children are coming with me and you will be brought up on charges for child endangerment." She said and stood up and Ryan and Rachel stood up each grabbing their suitcase.
"Wait....we..." Joe tried to explain.
"I don't want to hear it. You lost your chance." She said. "Come along children." She said and the two looked at the Moores both upset that this couldn't work. The Moores tried to stop them but the men held them back.
"We're sorry!" Elaine tried but to no avail they were gone and that was the last time they would see each other.
Back at the orphanage Ryan and Rachel were separated, Girls in one-wing boys in another. They didn't bother unpacking at least with their stuff in a suitcase it was least likely to be stolen. They met up again in the mess hall for dinner.
Later that night Mrs. Jenkins had come to tell Ryan that his mom had come back. She had proved to the court that she was clean and sober and had gotten rid of her boyfriend. She convinced them that she learned from her mistake and really wanted her boy back. Ryan was confused about this but he was happy she came back. Rachel on the other hand was not so happy. He was going to leave and not come back.
------------------------------ A few months later and another home. After Ryan had left she was in the orphanage for a few weeks but then was shipped off to another foster home. She could tell that Mrs. Jenkins and the staff were sick of trying find a permanent home for her but it was their job. The home she was in, the Johnson's, now wasn't all that great. It was a 2 bedroom apartment and the people had two kids of their own already a girl and a boy and both were older then her. They didn't like her too much and she wasn't quite sure why. So she kept to herself. She also figured out why they wanted a foster kid. Not only was it free money but it was slave labor as well. She had to do the chores that the other two didn't want to do as well as going to work at Mr. Johnson's business. The town junk yard. Most of the time she wondered how Ryan was doing.
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"What do you want to eat mom?" Ryan asked his mother that morning.
"Anything." She replied lazily from the couch. Ryan just nodded then looked over at his brother Trey who was blankly watching TV then went to find something. There wasn't much in the house.
When he first went back to live with his mom it was good. He had new clothes and his mom was working and there was food. But they say old habits die hard. With in two months she had gone back to using drugs and drinking. Trey was stealing to get money for his own drug habit and Ryan knew it was a matter of time before Tray got him involved too. He didn't report it to children's services about it because he didn't want to go back there even though he did wonder how Rachel was doing.
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Rachel's 14th birthday was spent working in the junkyard. No presents, no cards and no phone calls. She had gotten used to not getting anything for her birthday or holidays but it didn't hurt any less. She was going to call Ryan but she realized that she didn't have his number, if he even had a number. She was just about to take a shower when the girl, Jessica, tossed her out.
"I get the bathroom first." She said shoving Rachel out of the bathroom and closed the door.
"You stink don't you shower?" Jacob snapped. She glared at him.
"Well I would if your sister didn't push me out of the bathroom!" She yelled back. "Don't yell at me! You're just a part time nuisance here!" He said back pushing her into the wall. Her head hit the wall but she stood her ground.
"Don't touch me." She stated firmly. H looked at her and laughed.
"What are you gonna do about it?" He said and pushed her again. She pushed him back with strength that she didn't know she had. His back hit the wall on the other side of the hallway. He was stunned for a minute but then came after her. She ducked out of the way and he missed his hands hitting the wall where she was moments before.
"What the hell is going on here?" Mr. Johnson yelled.
"She is causing trouble!" Jacob said before she could say anything.
"I am not! You started it!" Rachel yelled back.
"That's enough!" Mr. Johnson yelled. "For causing trouble you are going to clean this house top to bottom tomorrow." He said looking at Rachel. She glared at him.
"I didn't do anything!" She yelled and he slapped her across the face causing her head to toss to the side. Tears threatened to fall but she wouldn't give them that satisfaction. She looked back up at Mr. Johnson definitely. This only made him angrier. He slapped her again and then pushed her to the ground. He kept hitting her. She groaned in pain. After a minute or two she heard Jacob speak.
"Dad, I think that she got the point." He sounded worried which surprised her but she was in too much pain to think straight. She passes out from the pain.
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For Ryan's 15th birthday his mom actually made him a small cake. But that was a good as it would get. The next day he found out his mom had gotten back together with AJ.
"Mom how could you be with him? After all he has put us though!" Ryan yelled at his mom. He then spoke softly. "After what he has done to me? How can you take him back?"
"Don't you talk to me like that!" She yelled back then said "We need him He brings in the money."
"Yea, we need him to beat me up and to support your drug habit." Ryan mumbled then walked out side slamming the door behind him. He saw Trey coming up the walkway. "What's going on little brother?" He said walking up to him.
"Did you know that she took AJ back?" Ryan said looking up at him.
"I hate to break it to you but they never broke up." He said like it was no big deal.
"What?" Ryan said in disbelief "But he hasn't been around, well since I came back three months ago."
"Where do you think mom goes during the day? Not to work but to go see him."
"Why didn't you tell me Trey?" Ryan asked hurt hat his brother didn't tell him.
"Would it have made a difference Ry?" He said more of a statement then a question. Ryan didn't answer. Trey walked into the house and Ryan just had to get away so he got up and started walking. He had to think and get his thoughts straight.
"Where are the Moores?" She asked. Ryan told her that they should be back later because they went shopping. So she said she would wait. She wound up waiting all night and most of the next day.
"Some shopping trip huh. Go pack your stuff and be ready to go." She said to the two kids. They got up and went to their room and began to pack.
"And I thought maybe this would work out." Rachel said to Ryan.
"I was hoping it would too. We might not be together next time." He said looking up at her. She didn't reply and just kept packing what little clothes and stuff they had. They then walked back out to the living room.
"Ready to tell me how long they were really gone?" Mrs. Jenkins asked. Ryan and Rachel looked at each other. Ryan shrugged.
"Four days." He sighed. Mrs. Jenkins mouth hung open in shock.
"Ok. Let's sit and wait for them to come back." She said and turned on the TV for them to watch. Although they were looking at the TV, neither of them were really watching it.
At 7 that night the Moores finally walked in to see not only Mrs. Jenkins but also the two men that were there the first time.
"Nice to see you can join us. You have been gone for four days, which means the children are coming with me and you will be brought up on charges for child endangerment." She said and stood up and Ryan and Rachel stood up each grabbing their suitcase.
"Wait....we..." Joe tried to explain.
"I don't want to hear it. You lost your chance." She said. "Come along children." She said and the two looked at the Moores both upset that this couldn't work. The Moores tried to stop them but the men held them back.
"We're sorry!" Elaine tried but to no avail they were gone and that was the last time they would see each other.
Back at the orphanage Ryan and Rachel were separated, Girls in one-wing boys in another. They didn't bother unpacking at least with their stuff in a suitcase it was least likely to be stolen. They met up again in the mess hall for dinner.
Later that night Mrs. Jenkins had come to tell Ryan that his mom had come back. She had proved to the court that she was clean and sober and had gotten rid of her boyfriend. She convinced them that she learned from her mistake and really wanted her boy back. Ryan was confused about this but he was happy she came back. Rachel on the other hand was not so happy. He was going to leave and not come back.
------------------------------ A few months later and another home. After Ryan had left she was in the orphanage for a few weeks but then was shipped off to another foster home. She could tell that Mrs. Jenkins and the staff were sick of trying find a permanent home for her but it was their job. The home she was in, the Johnson's, now wasn't all that great. It was a 2 bedroom apartment and the people had two kids of their own already a girl and a boy and both were older then her. They didn't like her too much and she wasn't quite sure why. So she kept to herself. She also figured out why they wanted a foster kid. Not only was it free money but it was slave labor as well. She had to do the chores that the other two didn't want to do as well as going to work at Mr. Johnson's business. The town junk yard. Most of the time she wondered how Ryan was doing.
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"What do you want to eat mom?" Ryan asked his mother that morning.
"Anything." She replied lazily from the couch. Ryan just nodded then looked over at his brother Trey who was blankly watching TV then went to find something. There wasn't much in the house.
When he first went back to live with his mom it was good. He had new clothes and his mom was working and there was food. But they say old habits die hard. With in two months she had gone back to using drugs and drinking. Trey was stealing to get money for his own drug habit and Ryan knew it was a matter of time before Tray got him involved too. He didn't report it to children's services about it because he didn't want to go back there even though he did wonder how Rachel was doing.
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Rachel's 14th birthday was spent working in the junkyard. No presents, no cards and no phone calls. She had gotten used to not getting anything for her birthday or holidays but it didn't hurt any less. She was going to call Ryan but she realized that she didn't have his number, if he even had a number. She was just about to take a shower when the girl, Jessica, tossed her out.
"I get the bathroom first." She said shoving Rachel out of the bathroom and closed the door.
"You stink don't you shower?" Jacob snapped. She glared at him.
"Well I would if your sister didn't push me out of the bathroom!" She yelled back. "Don't yell at me! You're just a part time nuisance here!" He said back pushing her into the wall. Her head hit the wall but she stood her ground.
"Don't touch me." She stated firmly. H looked at her and laughed.
"What are you gonna do about it?" He said and pushed her again. She pushed him back with strength that she didn't know she had. His back hit the wall on the other side of the hallway. He was stunned for a minute but then came after her. She ducked out of the way and he missed his hands hitting the wall where she was moments before.
"What the hell is going on here?" Mr. Johnson yelled.
"She is causing trouble!" Jacob said before she could say anything.
"I am not! You started it!" Rachel yelled back.
"That's enough!" Mr. Johnson yelled. "For causing trouble you are going to clean this house top to bottom tomorrow." He said looking at Rachel. She glared at him.
"I didn't do anything!" She yelled and he slapped her across the face causing her head to toss to the side. Tears threatened to fall but she wouldn't give them that satisfaction. She looked back up at Mr. Johnson definitely. This only made him angrier. He slapped her again and then pushed her to the ground. He kept hitting her. She groaned in pain. After a minute or two she heard Jacob speak.
"Dad, I think that she got the point." He sounded worried which surprised her but she was in too much pain to think straight. She passes out from the pain.
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For Ryan's 15th birthday his mom actually made him a small cake. But that was a good as it would get. The next day he found out his mom had gotten back together with AJ.
"Mom how could you be with him? After all he has put us though!" Ryan yelled at his mom. He then spoke softly. "After what he has done to me? How can you take him back?"
"Don't you talk to me like that!" She yelled back then said "We need him He brings in the money."
"Yea, we need him to beat me up and to support your drug habit." Ryan mumbled then walked out side slamming the door behind him. He saw Trey coming up the walkway. "What's going on little brother?" He said walking up to him.
"Did you know that she took AJ back?" Ryan said looking up at him.
"I hate to break it to you but they never broke up." He said like it was no big deal.
"What?" Ryan said in disbelief "But he hasn't been around, well since I came back three months ago."
"Where do you think mom goes during the day? Not to work but to go see him."
"Why didn't you tell me Trey?" Ryan asked hurt hat his brother didn't tell him.
"Would it have made a difference Ry?" He said more of a statement then a question. Ryan didn't answer. Trey walked into the house and Ryan just had to get away so he got up and started walking. He had to think and get his thoughts straight.