Two weeks, I have been in this hellhole without sleeping in. I mean I’m sick of my roommate thinking it cute to mess with my stuff and then the workers here think they know it all. I swear it like living in prison there are so many rules and punishments if you break them. “Faye get up you have kitchen duty after breakfast and if you want a shower you better get it now since a few others are still asleep.” Mandy shouted through the door. I groaned but got up grabbing my clothes and headed to the shower. On the way I ruffled the little seven year old that woke me up hair. The foster home has ten kids not counting me, Mandy is the youngest girl the oldest being me. Jason is the youngest boy at five and the oldest is Tom at sixteen. It kind of a mutual respect between all of us kids, so no one hates anyone, but they aren’t best friends either. The younger kids usually get on well with each other since they are little. I jumped in and took a quick shower seeing as I was one of the last to get in the water only lukewarm it not cold but cold enough that I can’t stand it. I dressed in a plain black tee shirt, white skinny jeans, and white converse. I threw my hair up into a high messy bun and did my makeup of eyeliner, mascara, and little bit of lip-gloss. I ran down stairs shouting that I have work then slammed the door behind me. I knew I was going to catch hell for leaving without asking and that I didn’t clean the kitchen. I put in my headphones in jamming out to all time low as I skated to Ivy’s Records. I didn’t have to work today but I thought I would just show up anyways to waste time. “Hey girly did they find him?” was the first thing I heard when I walked thru the doors it was the same thing I been asked for the past week. “Nope not yet I don’t think they will ever find him.” I answered sighing threw my nose I realized that if they don’t I would be stuck in care for two years and two months. As much as I don’t want to be with him I don’t want to be in foster care even more. “You never know.” Ivy said sitting back down and reading her book. I hung out there until around four when Jamie came walking in with a kind of panicked look. “Hey babe there you are can I talk to you real quick.” He asked then turning to walk back outside, I followed him to the side ally on the way I stole his huge hoodie. “Hey Jamie what wrong?” I asked softly. He gave me a sad look before grabbing my hand. “Look some stuff went wrong and someone snitched so I think I’m about to go down on some real time.” I felt like I couldn’t breathe when he said that he might be going to prison. Jamie may be sweet to me but not to others and he done some really bad things in his life, so if he gets caught he getting a lot of time. I felt the tears start to fall again another person in my life might be taken from me. “Don’t cry baby, here hold this for me until I get back okay?” he took his chain with a cross off his neck and put it around mine. He stepped back to get a better look and let out a laugh at what he seen. “Looks like you’re trying to be gangster, but be careful those are real diamonds so someone might want to steal it.” He warned for my safety. “I also want you to have this just in case you need it, and seeing as I might be spending some time in the slammer I want you to have it.” He grabbed my hand and slapped three stacks of money in it. My eyes widened at how huge they were I tried to give them back knowing I couldn’t take this much money with already thirty thousand on my neck alone. “I can’t take this.” I told his desperately for him to take it back but he wouldn’t. “It a gift baby take it I have more but that doesn’t matter just make sure you call Ivy to get a hold of me when you settle down.” He gave me a hug then a small kiss on the forehead before slipping me a note and walking away. No later than ten minutes did I see the flashing lights of the cops on the move and deep down I knew Jamie wasn’t going down with a fight. I walked home slowly carrying my board I put the money and note in the big pocket of Jamie hoodie and tucking his chain inside the hoodie so I know it their but no one else dose. I walked in the front door to find Kelly with a pissed off look not I could even pretend that I care. “Where have you been?” she demanded an answer out of me with her hands on her hips. Something she should of remembered from the last time she try to tell me what to do I don’t take orders I give them. “None of your damn business so is there something you want or are you here to harass me for the fun of it.” I snapped I’m pissed that I lost my family all in two weeks and that she keeps getting on my nerves. “I came to tell you that we found your father and he should be here sometime in the next two days.” She told me then walked out the door I momentary walked in. So they found him I’ll be damned. I walked up stairs I put the unread note and money, in my backpack where I know I wouldn’t lose it. I jumped right into bed not bothering to change as soon as my head hit the pillow I was out. I woke extra early the next day so early that it was six in the morning. I jumped in the shower it was still luke warm, then did the same as yesterday but to day I’m wearing a purple shirt that said ‘not a fan of you’ in bold letters Joey got it for me last year. I paired it with black skinny jeans and vans. I put a purple bow in my hair and then did my makeup. I went down stairs and grabbed an apple before sneaking out, I texted Joey and Ash telling to get their butts up and meet me at the park. It took me ten minutes walking I could of skated but I wanted time to just think. Joey was the first to show up rubbing the sleep from his eyes fifteen minutes later Ash showed up looking like shit. “Damn what happen to you?” I asked him with a raised eyebrow. “Hangover now what did you want?” he asked mumbling. “To hang out they found my dad so I don’t know how long I will be here.” At hearing that I might be leaving Joey woke right up but Ash just got worse when Joey shout what in his ear. “Yup they found him and he should be here sometime today or early tomorrow, so I decided today is our day.” I shot them a smile, which they returned. “Okay but what are we going to do at seven in the morning.” Ash whinnied like a two year old. “We could go out to eat then hit the skate park.” Joey suggested walking away with his board. I fallowed not the one to pass up good food, and since my mom died I haven’t been eating like I should. I felt the tears try to make themselves known but I won’t let them fall. We walked to May dinner she serves the best pancakes ever the ones with chocolate and whip cream I could already taste it. We ate and joked about the stupid things we did like the time Ash pranked Joey and they started world war three. It was funny until they tried to get me let say the war ended real early, when we were done we headed to the park to just hang out and enjoy each other company. “Are you scared of meeting him?” Ash asked softly swinging on my right while Joey pushed me softly from behind. “Honesty yes, I mean I don’t know him, for all I know he could already have a perfect family and he treats me bad or he could be crazy like I’m going to kill you then fed you to others kind of crazy.” I heard Joey laugh from behind me and Ash just shook his head. “You always think the worse Faye; just don’t go to hard on him.” Joey said pushing me a little higher. “Whatever I bet I can jump farther then you Ash!” I shouted then told Joey to push me higher while Ash tried to catch up with me. When I was so high that I could almost touch the leaves in front of me I pretended to jump so Ash would, being the idiot that he is he jumped not thinking about the tree right in front of us. He jumped, stumbled, and then went face first into the tree. I know it’s mean but I wanted to see if he would really do it, I slowed my swing down then gently landing on my feet I walked over to him. “Oww fuck that hurt!” Ash shouted then moaned in pain, I started laughing at how stupid these boys can be but they’re my boys. “Dude really shouldn’t you learned your lesion by now, this is what the twelfth time she got you?” Joey asked in between laughs. Ash just flipped us off from his spot on the ground this only made us laugh harder. When we calmed down Ash sat up slowly, I tried so hard to not laugh at how swollen his face is but a giggled slipped out causing him to glare at me. “Sorry but your face looks likes it hurts.” I told him hiding my face in my hands so he couldn’t see my smile. This is what I needed, my mom wouldn’t want me to be sad that she now better and in a better place. This time I couldn’t stop the tears the fell and then kept coming. “I’m sorry Faye I didn’t mean to make you cry. How did I make her cry?” Ash asked Joey panicking while grabbing me into his arms for a hug. “You didn’t make me cry it just I want my mommy back.” I said on a sob. I felt Joey hug me from beside us it felt nice to know they cared for me when I needed it the most. “I know it hurts Faye but your mom would want to be happy not mopping around. She in a better place now that means she won’t hurt anymore.” Joey told me softly but I still can’t stop the pain that feels like my heart is being ripped out of my chest. “How did you do it how did you cope?” I asked him on a hiccup. “I had you guys and then my dad needed me so I guess the people that love me helped me, just like Ash and I are here to help you.” I gave them a small smile, Joey mom died of breast cancer two years ago I remembered I lived at his house for almost a month after she died. We all sat in a depressed silence for about five minutes until the theme song of the ice cream truck interrupted it. I jumped to my feet then pulled the boys with me to the truck. “Ugh will you guys hurry up the last one to the truck is buying me ice cream.” I laughed as Joey tripped and ended up with a mouth full of dirt. “Leave him we need to get ice cream.” I screamed at Ash griping his hand tighter, he just laughed as Joey shouted how messed up this is and kept up with me. We finally made it to the truck but there was a huge line. “You got to be kidding me, Joey it all your fault now I have to wait.” I pouted as a dirty Joey wrapped his arm around my shoulder. Ice cream is one of my addictions, well sugar really but I love ice cream. “Look sees we’re at the front before you even know it.” He smirked while ordering a vanilla cone. Ash ordered a swirl while I got a chocolate dipped cone with a big smile. “That will be seven fifty.” the ice cream dude said handing each of us our little piece of heaven I smirked as Joey paid with a playful glare. That how the rest of our day went us joking around and causing as much trouble as we could.