Family chapter: 9
Josh pov
Letting the calm and silence of the church flow in I prayed. The Our Father always seemed to calm me down like no other prayer.
This church was a little church in a small town. Simple on the outside beautiful on the inside. It was not well known so I presumed I was all alone. There was a sudden scuffling. Instincts told me to look. There in the corner was a boy. Tiny, innocent and looked pretty much homeless.
He looked exactly like a Dimitriv. Aristocratic face, an Anglo- Indian look except the eyes. The boy's were a mixture of a silvery blue. A glance at them told me nothing. His whole face was masked including his eyes.
Gently I approached him.
" What's your name?" I asked
" Why would you want to know. Your just an adult. A person who I'm guessing is going to leave me sooner or later." He answered.
His face might have been guarded but the emotion in his voice he couldn't hide. Emotions that a boy his age shouldn't even know about. It was the voice of someone who has been broken and betrayed too many times. It was the voice of a person who wouldn't trust again. It was the voice one used when they had given up the will to live.
I don't know why but I felt the urge to connect with him. Is it because he felt like a long lost baby brother, that I don't think I would ever find out.
" I just need someone to talk to and I guess you need someone too." I answered after a bit of thinking.
The boy just nodded.
" Can we play twenty questions?" he asked.
I nodded, "You go first." I said patting the pew I was sitting on. He sat down next to me and our game began.
During the game I found out that his name was Michael. He was an eight year old and he ran away from home after his parents both committed suicide. Only a few weeks after one another because of financial problems. He was very athletic but loved gymnastics he even did complementary somersault answering that question.
I told him my name and my age. How my parents had died. I also enjoyed my sport and I had a masters degree in music. While we were talking he fell asleep on. my shoulder just like Bell did she was his age.
Where the hell are you Bell. Carrying him in my arms like a little baby, I put him in our car. My mind was already made up. I wanted to adopt him. I wanted to be like a big brother to him like a mentor and a protector.
Getting in the driver's seat my iPhone 4 started vibrating. This was my personal phone there was only one guess at who it was. But in this business who knows.
" Hello may I please know who is speaking." I asked just like I had been taught all those years ago by my mother.
" It's me you dimwit. Don't come looking for me this call has a virus attached to it. Just wanted to say my first assassination was a success and don't worry about me. I will come to you as soon as I can. I promise. Bye love you more than you can imagine." She ended the call and cut the phone.
Somehow that phone call put my mind at ease. It relaxed me to know that she was fine. Call me a bad guardian, but I was not going against her wishes. She would come to me as soon as she was ready.
A light tapping on my leg. It was Michael. Looking at him straight in the eyes I bent down to his level.
" Do you want to be part of a family." I asked him.
He just nodded.
My whole body felt relaxed all I needed now was to find a pretty blonde. Laughing at my thoughts ,I picked up Michael. Put him in the car and drove home.
A/N: That's all for now. Remember that updates are irregular. Thank you to all those who who reviewed, alerted, favorite and read. Bye till next time.