I certainly didn`t have courage to believe in myself. Bigger kids always teased me, beat me, and every other type of bullying. They called me "freak" because of my two tails. I never knew my parents, nor have they been here the first minute I opened my eyes. This also once was something they teased me about.
"Hey, freak! Did you get the lunch money?" A teenage blue jay asked. I had managed to scrape up a little amount from my chores at the orphanage. I didn`t want a whole scene involving me getting threatened by a bunch of teens, so I gave it to him. "Here you go." I mumbled, pulling the cash out from my bag. Once he took it, he smiled. "I can`t wait till you get out of here. Then we won't have to put up with your whining." One weasel kid grinned wider that his friend. "I bet nobody will adopt you. You`d be better off in the streets." I just kept my head down in silence, waiting for them to move on. "No wonder your parents abandoned you." He scoffed as he stalked away with his group. I had previously told the counselor, but it didn`t do much to help. "If ignoring doesn't work, call me next time so I can deal with them. Is that okay?" she asked. "Yes. Thank you."
A few days later, a couple had arrived at the orphanage. They were more focused on the babies in the nursery for a while, but stopped to view some of the kids in the playground. The husband and wife enjoyed watching everyone, but didn`t seem to notice me. I was playing with the few kids who were nice to me. "Bet you can`t catch me!" shouted Frank as he raced along the open field. I dashed over to tag him, but came to a stop after bumping into the wife. "Sorry, miss!" I apologized, but she looked me up and down curiously. My eyes widened. Would she take me? My hope didn`t last long though, the couple walked out beside the twins that were playing tag not too long ago. My day seemed to get worse as the bullies approached me after supper. "See? Nobody came to adopt you. You'll be stuck here for the rest of your life." One of the bullies snorted. "And by that, we mean until the day you die." A second bully added. Shame gripped me that I let these kids intimidate me, and a short spark of bravery replaced it. "Your probably just afraid that nobody might adopt you since you've been here a while." The first bully`s face of amusement quickly turned into rage. "What did you say, freak?" he growled. The bravery died away as I tried to give into reason. "I-I mean, you might be worried that nobody might adopt a big kid like you too easily!" The teen stepped closer until he was face to face with me. He pushed me to the ground hard, the sneering faces coming closer. "You should've done that, freak. Come on, boys! Let's show this mutant what happens when he acts smart!" The flurry of fists attacking briefly blinded me, accompanying the kicks all over my body. I shifted to get away, but the third bully pounced, pummeling me with his weight. When they were done, the leader spat next to me. "Now you will truly feel like trash!" And his gang stepped away. A metallic taste filled my mouth, and bruises covered every part of my body. Tears welled as I turned and ran through the streets, I kept running until the orphanage was out of sight. I had to get out of there, I never was meant to be here. I couldn`t take it anymore. A few blocks over led to the train station. It looked like a delivery train, heading for a place nearby, South Island. Without hesitating, I was able to sneak in the cargo. If the bullies were right about no one adopting me, I didn`t need to deal with those kind of people who judged me for who I am. I could hear the reoccurring voices in my deepest memory, two that seemingly belonged to a male and female. "Stay strong, my boy." The deep voice encouraged. "We'll always love you." Said the feminine one. Hollowness filled my heart, almost making it feel as heavy as stone. "I should've never been born. If I wasn't, my unknown family probably wouldn't tear apart. I was a mistake." I whimpered. Closing my eyes, I fell deep into sleep listening to the train take off.