On Saturday night Peter was getting ready to leave to go home with
his new 'family'. They were keeping him until someone claimed Peter. If
nobody claimed him, he would stay permanetly. That morning Peter had met
all of the group. Danny and Mandi had 5 kids of their own and one on the
way, Peter couldn't believe they were taking him in as well.
The oldest child was Seth, he was 14 and had blonde hair that was a inch long all around his head. It was simliar to Peter's. The 10-year-old was Kayden. He looked more like his mother, with blue eyes and brown hair that was short and he wore it spiked on top.
Then there was Julie, at age 6 she acted a lot older and she carried a Barbie doll named Kelsey all around with her. The Ploof's also had a set of twins, two boys. Logan and Lucas. They were almost 4 and had blonde hair and blue eyes.
Last, but not least, was Meagan. She was 18 months old and had blonde hair and blue eyes as well. Then Mandi was 4 months pregnant.
Peter was over joyed to be going home with them. But, he made sure not to show it.
"We were thinking on taking a trip to Valley Fair soon. We thought that would be a fun way to get out together," Mandi said on the way home from the hospital.
Peter sat between Lucas and Logan's matching car-seats. Mandi was driving, it was her SUV. It was huge. The way back were two seats, where the trunk would usually be. They faced out. So, their window was the rear window and the people that sat there were seeing the cars come up behind.
Then the next row up had room for three to sit. That's where Peter was sitting. The row up after that could also sit about three. Then of course there was the two seats in the front for the driver and the passenger.
"What's that?" Peter asked.
"It's a amusement park. It has rollar coasters and the Power Tower and everything!" Kayden said from behind Peter.
"Oh." Peter said, still not really knowing what it was.
"Um... where are we?" Peter asked. He didn't know where he was, what country or city. It was like he had fallen and wasn't able to choose where he fell.
"What do you mean? What city we're in?" Danny asked, looking back at Peter.
"Yeah," Peter said.
"Right now we're in Oak Grove. We live in St. Francis. So, it's only about a 15 minute more drive till we get home," Danny said.
There was a pause, "Um... Where's that?" Peter asked.
Danny looked at Peter questionably, "It's in the state of Minnesota, the United States. Don't you know that?"
Peter was taken aback. He felt really dumb, but truely he didn't know. He could have been anywhere. He looked out the window and tried hard to relax so his face wouldn't be red anymore.
"It's okay. I was just curious. Did you live in Canada or something?" Danny asked.
"No, no. I don't know where I lived. I mean... I lived everywhere. I moved a lot." Peter explained, keeping his eyes out the window.
For the most, the rest of the car ride was silent. Lucas, Logan and Meagan had all fallen asleep and Peter felt uncomfortable.
When they pulled into a nieghboorhood, though, Peter's attention was caught. The houses were spread out some, so they had good sized yards. But the houses were huge! They looked like they were big enough for 10 bedrooms! And they all looked new. They had nice green yards and flowers planted.
"I wonder if Zack is home," Seth said from the back.
"It's still early, I was thinking of taking Peter shopping. He needs some bedding and a design for his room. Also some clothes," Mandi said.
"Fine with me, I was just going to put that trailor together," Danny said.
"I want to go for a bike ride," Julie said, "Daddy, will you take me on a bike ride?"
Danny looked back at Julie, smiling, "Okay. We can, but first I want to get some stuff done."
"Yay!" Julie shouted, making Lucas stirr.
They pulled into a drive-way. The house was enourmous. The yard was beautiful and had a big tree in the middle of the yard with a wooden swing under it. Plants and flowers were decorated all around the front porch. And another swing was on the porch, but that one was cushioned.
'They must be rich.' Peter thought.
The house was a light brown, and the window shutters [that looked like didn't even come off the house] was a dark brown. There was a bay window in the front and then about 5 other windows just in the front.
"What do you think so far?" Mandi asked as she put the car in 'park'.
"It's really nice." Peter whispered, being a bit shy since he still didn't know
The oldest child was Seth, he was 14 and had blonde hair that was a inch long all around his head. It was simliar to Peter's. The 10-year-old was Kayden. He looked more like his mother, with blue eyes and brown hair that was short and he wore it spiked on top.
Then there was Julie, at age 6 she acted a lot older and she carried a Barbie doll named Kelsey all around with her. The Ploof's also had a set of twins, two boys. Logan and Lucas. They were almost 4 and had blonde hair and blue eyes.
Last, but not least, was Meagan. She was 18 months old and had blonde hair and blue eyes as well. Then Mandi was 4 months pregnant.
Peter was over joyed to be going home with them. But, he made sure not to show it.
"We were thinking on taking a trip to Valley Fair soon. We thought that would be a fun way to get out together," Mandi said on the way home from the hospital.
Peter sat between Lucas and Logan's matching car-seats. Mandi was driving, it was her SUV. It was huge. The way back were two seats, where the trunk would usually be. They faced out. So, their window was the rear window and the people that sat there were seeing the cars come up behind.
Then the next row up had room for three to sit. That's where Peter was sitting. The row up after that could also sit about three. Then of course there was the two seats in the front for the driver and the passenger.
"What's that?" Peter asked.
"It's a amusement park. It has rollar coasters and the Power Tower and everything!" Kayden said from behind Peter.
"Oh." Peter said, still not really knowing what it was.
"Um... where are we?" Peter asked. He didn't know where he was, what country or city. It was like he had fallen and wasn't able to choose where he fell.
"What do you mean? What city we're in?" Danny asked, looking back at Peter.
"Yeah," Peter said.
"Right now we're in Oak Grove. We live in St. Francis. So, it's only about a 15 minute more drive till we get home," Danny said.
There was a pause, "Um... Where's that?" Peter asked.
Danny looked at Peter questionably, "It's in the state of Minnesota, the United States. Don't you know that?"
Peter was taken aback. He felt really dumb, but truely he didn't know. He could have been anywhere. He looked out the window and tried hard to relax so his face wouldn't be red anymore.
"It's okay. I was just curious. Did you live in Canada or something?" Danny asked.
"No, no. I don't know where I lived. I mean... I lived everywhere. I moved a lot." Peter explained, keeping his eyes out the window.
For the most, the rest of the car ride was silent. Lucas, Logan and Meagan had all fallen asleep and Peter felt uncomfortable.
When they pulled into a nieghboorhood, though, Peter's attention was caught. The houses were spread out some, so they had good sized yards. But the houses were huge! They looked like they were big enough for 10 bedrooms! And they all looked new. They had nice green yards and flowers planted.
"I wonder if Zack is home," Seth said from the back.
"It's still early, I was thinking of taking Peter shopping. He needs some bedding and a design for his room. Also some clothes," Mandi said.
"Fine with me, I was just going to put that trailor together," Danny said.
"I want to go for a bike ride," Julie said, "Daddy, will you take me on a bike ride?"
Danny looked back at Julie, smiling, "Okay. We can, but first I want to get some stuff done."
"Yay!" Julie shouted, making Lucas stirr.
They pulled into a drive-way. The house was enourmous. The yard was beautiful and had a big tree in the middle of the yard with a wooden swing under it. Plants and flowers were decorated all around the front porch. And another swing was on the porch, but that one was cushioned.
'They must be rich.' Peter thought.
The house was a light brown, and the window shutters [that looked like didn't even come off the house] was a dark brown. There was a bay window in the front and then about 5 other windows just in the front.
"What do you think so far?" Mandi asked as she put the car in 'park'.
"It's really nice." Peter whispered, being a bit shy since he still didn't know