I have written this story in honor of a book most people have never read. The book is about a boy and a girl who are twin and their parents left them at an orphanage. They are troubled children and they trust no one but themselves. They have been in many foster homes but they have caused trouble at every one! And that is kinda what this story is about. I hope you like it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nathaniel's POV I was left alone along with my twin sister, Chrissy. We were left on an orphanage's doorstep, like all unwanted babies. Chrissy said we weren't "unwanted" as I said. She says our mother was going to pick us back up some day. But truth is, she never came around. We've been to many orphanages over the years. We lived at St. Joseph's Orphanage for seven years. We lived at St. Mary's Orphanage for Troubled Children for three years. And that's where this story takes place. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Sorry it is so short! I don't have much battery left so I wrote this! Feedback and criticism is kindly accepted.
Oh, and here is a short update! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Continued We had started causing trouble when we learned we were going to foster homes. It was all Chrissy's idea. She didn't want to go anywhere if it wasn't into my mother's arms. The first time was with the Griffons. Chrissy and I set the carpet on fire. Then one time, there were the McFearsons. We killed their cat, but on accident! Trust me, it was a total accident. So, anyway, we have gotten in trouble a lot in the past years. And that sent us to St. Mary's Orphanage for Troubled Children. It wasn't so fun there. The head person there was Cassandra. And she had some not-so-fun punishments. Cassandra was in her fifties but she looked older and we joked about it continuously. She hated us because of how bad of trouble makers we were. Every time we came back because we did something wrong, she would screech in her high raspy voice about out punishment. This is boring you, right? Well, Chrissy and I will tell our whole story, with the help of a few friends along the way. But, let's start with when we were sixteen ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Feedback and criticism is kindly accepted!
Firstly how old are these kids? If they're eighteen then by law they can't be in there? But anyways, I really like it sounds interesting!
@Apple at the time in the story they are 16 but they are older than 18 when they are narrating. Helpful?
Here is a longish update! Enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Chrissy's POV My brother's a bore. So let's start with the morning of my sixteenth birthday, December 30 of 2008. "Happy Birthday!" I heard as I woke. Nathan groaned, "What?" I opened my eyes and saw our current foster parents, Mr. and Mrs. Carson. They had a huge cake with sixteen candles on the top. I groaned and sat up. I was wearing my gown that Mrs. Carson have me. It was itchy and thin. I covered myself better with my large blankets. I looked over at Nathan. He was shirtless, as usual, and you could see his abs. His brown hair was a rat's nest! He sat up groggily and put a hand on his head. I put on a fake smile and looked at the Carson's. "Thank you guys so much!" I exclaimed with fake enthusiasm. They lit the candles. "Happy birthday, Chrissy!" they exclaimed and sat next to me. "Happy birthday, Chris," Nathan said and turned toward me. "Cover yourself up, Nathan!" I exclaimed and threw a pillow at him. I hated seeing his abs, and he knew it. He chuckled and put the pillow against his abs where I couldn't see them. Then all three of them started singing "Happy Birthday." Nathan was off key because he knew I hated it. "Nathan, get on the right key!" I exclaimed with a laugh. He got on on key and finished singing with a long and loud ending. I laughed as he said, "Make a wish, you old lady!" I closed my eyes and wished for my mother to come back and pick us up, like I did every year for my birthday. I blew out the flames and opened my eyes with a smile. "What'd you wish for?" Nathan asked. "Do you really have to ask, Nathan?" I replied. "Again? Always the same damn wish!" "Nathan!" Mrs. Carson exclaimed. "Excuse my language." I laughed at that and thanked the Carson's. They told me that I could have cake for breakfast when I was ready. I cheered and smiled. "Happy birthday, sis," Nathan said as they left. "Thank you, brother," I said. I watched him pull out something from under his bed. I gasped when I saw a beautiful sleek electric guitar. "I saw you eyeing it when we went to the mall. I thought you would like it," he said as he handed it to me. I took it and slipped the strap around my head. I started playing a tune I had come up with and it sounded beautiful sounding! "Nathan, I don't like it," I said with a frown. He looked down as I smiled. "I love it!" I squealed. I reached over the gap between our beds and hugged him. He hugged me back and I kissed his cheek. So far, it was turning out to be a pretty good birthday. All I needed to do was to cause a little trouble. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Update! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Continued Nathan got up and took a shower as I laid out his clothes. I was the organised one in our family of two. I finished setting up his shoes when he came back. "Eyes," I heard behind me. I closed my eyes and walked away from his bed. I sat on mine and covered my face and waited for him to dress. "It's okay to open your eyes now," I heard after a minute or two. I opened my eyes and I saw him standing in front of me shirtless. "Put your damn shirt on!" I exclaimed. "My pure eyes have been tainted. Now I have to wash them with bleach!" I said with sarcasm. "Oh, shut up," Nathan said and slid on his shirt. His hair looked terrible. I grabbed a brush and walked over to him. "No!" he exclaimed. He hated his hair being brushed. He would rather have his hair messy in public than neat. "Yes!" I ran at him and jumped on his back. I started brushing his hair and fixing it as I did everyday. He fidgeted like crazy! He swatted at me and I dodged him. I jumped off as I finished brushing and it seemed neat and tidy. He groaned and reached up to mess it up again. "Don't you dare, Nathaniel Greene Toms!" I exclaimed. He knew he would be in deep trouble if he messed his hair up. So he put his hand down and hung his head. I laughed and walked to the bathroom to take my shower. After I took my shower, I walked back into my room where I found it empty. I walked to my new closet and grabbed my normal outfit: my leather jacket, white t-shirt, my skinny jeans, and then I pulled on my socks. I reached under my bed and pulled out my combat boots. I slipped then on and walked to the full length mirror. I looked pretty good, just my hair was a mess. I grabbed my brush and got my curly hair as straight as I could. It was still wet so my blonde curls wouldn't be that curly until they dried. I put on a fake smile and walked out to the dining room. I wolfed down two slices of cake with some soda. Then I got up and dragged Nathan along with me as he was eating his fourth slice of cake. "Time for some fun?" he asked with an evil glint in his eye. "You know me too well!" I exclaimed. I walked outside and reached into my pocket for my secret cell phone. I dialled a familiar number and waited for a response. "Hello?" I heard. "Hey! It's Chrissy!" I replied with a smile. "I need you to pick me and Nathan up. Like now, please." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Now, I have a small announcement. I will not be here for one week because of a family reunion I have to help prepare for. I am so sorry that I am not going to update but I will when I can!
I've been working on this update for the last three for nights an early mornings for yall! Hope you enjoy! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Nathan's POV I waited on the deck as Chrissy called her boyfriend. She say's that he isn't her boyfriend, but they are way too close just to be friends, in my opinion. "'Kay! See ya soon!" Chrissy said. Then she mumbled something I couldn't hear. She fist pumped and motioned to me to come down there. I jumped off the deck and landed next to her. "What did you say to him?" I asked when I got upright. "Just hello and that we needed to be picked up. Then there was bye. That's it," Chrissy lied. She absolutely sucked at lying, mainly to me. "Uh, huh," I replied and rolled my eyes. I waited with Chrissy until Cameron came in his car. "Cameron!" Chrissy called as Cameron rolled down his window. "Shotgun!" Chrissy yelled. She ran to the car and opened the door. She slid in and I shook my head. She shut the door and I walked to the car slowly. I opened the door and slid in. "So, where we headed?" Cameron asked. "It's the old lady's choice," I teased. "Nathan, hush! I'm only sixteen!" Chrissy exclaimed. "Anyway, it's the usual." "Mall, movie, party?" Cameron asked. "Yep, but I need to plan some thing for midnight." She looked back at me. My birthday day was one day after her's and she loved to gloat about it. "I have an idea," Cameron replied and started up his car again. He drove out of the Carsons driveway and headed to the mall. He turned on the radio and our group song, Sweet Home Alabama came on. We started singing and I was off key. Chrissy yelled at me continuously saying, "Nathan, get back on key!" She was laughing as she was saying this. Finally it was over and we were laughing like crazy. We drove the rest of the way in silence, still listing to the radio. I was smiling and looking out the window while glancing at Cameron and Chrissy. No activity, but I still payed attention. Finally, Cameron parked the car and got out. I got out as Cameron opened the door for Chrissy. She smiled at him and said, "Thank you." I rolled my eyes as she got out. She linked my arm with her left and Cameron's with her right. "We're off," she said. "We're off to see the wizard," I started with a smirk. "The wonderful wizard of Oz," Cameron finished with a laugh. Chrissy laughed and started skipping. I pulled her back and told her to stop. She stuck her tongue out at me and we walked in. "I'll but you what you want, Chrissy," Cameron. "Thank you! Another birthday gift!" she giggled. She looked around and squealed when she saw Hot Topic. We walked in and separated and went to look at what we wanted to look at. I looked at Johnny the Homicidal Maniac stuff while Cameron looked at Invader Zim stuff with Chrissy. When Chrissy tapped on my shoulder, she was wearing a Gir hat and she had a small Gir bag full of Gir shirts. If you can't tell, she's obsessed with Gir. "God, girl, you just cost me a fortune!" Cameron came up behind her with a lighter wallet. Chrissy giggled and linked her arms with our's and walked out. Everyone shot her weird looks as we walked by. "Foooooood coooooouuuuuurrrrrrrrt!" I yelled around noon. Chrissy laughed like crazy and so did Cameron. We walked to the food court and sat down at a clean table. I got up and got our orders. I glanced at Chrissy and Cameron from time but I didn't see anything suspicious. Then I grabbed the tray with our food on it and walked back to the table. After we finished eating, we got up and went back to the car for a movie. We drove in silence again. We didn't talk much until we were at a party. Then we had a lot of fun. We arrived at the theatre and we looked at the new releases. "Let's watch Challenging!" Chrissy exclaimed. Cameron and I agreed. Cameron paid for our tickets and we went in the theatre. We went and watched it. It was amazing, in my opinion. After it was over, we walked out. Chrissy was very hyper now because of all the popcorn and candy and soda. "That was awesome! Can we see it again? No, let's go to a party!" Chrissy said. I could barely catch it, she was talking so fast. Now, it was time to party! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I chose Challenging in honor of Miss Anglina Jolie's birthday! HAPPY BIRTHDAY ANGLINA!
Here is a quick description of the main three characters so far: Chrissy: Long brown hair, green eyes, skinny, tall, tan Nathan: Short brown hair, blue eyes, muscular, tall, very tan, has abs Cameron: Short blonde hair, brown eyes, muscular, tallish, tan, has abs, has a sexy deep voice Also, I am going to try and get my first three readers their own characters!