Dad Or brother?

"wait so your mom left you here?" The bartender asked me sliding me a coke.

"yeah, im sorry i don't have any money" i gestured to the pop

"its on me i don't think any girl should be alone on her 16th birthday!" she exclaimed, Holding her chest for dramatic effect.

"How did you know?" i took a sip of the coke. Ugh i hate carbonation. But hell its free!

"your mama said something about it honey" she said wiping down the counter

"ohh so do you know where she had gone?" i asked wiping the condensation off of my hands.

"she left with some man but she had told me for you to call this number" She handed me a yellow sticky note. Then walked off.It had some name scribbled under a number.

402-277-6834
kelly baker

Oh great This lady said she would report mom if i was left at another bar. I took out my little slide phone and typed in the number by now I have memorised. THe call rung 3 times before she picked up.

"Hello this is kelly" her chirpy voice ringed on the other side

"Hey can you come pick me up please" i asked getting the only change i have and putting it as a tip for the nice bartender.

"Yeah where are you babes?" She asked i could hear her telling her foster kids she would be right back and for the oldest one whose name is marie to watch them.

"I am at the green eyed jack bar in louisville" I said reading off the name off of the napkin.

"Okay m on my way" i hear her car start and she hung up.

I conted the change it came out to $5.98 so i thought it was pretty good for all the change i had. I looked around at the tavern there was only me in there and the radio blaring the oldies radio channel. They are playing what i like about you, the original not the cover by 5sos not saying it is bad i love that song just i don't think this radio station plays it.

"Hello is briana still here?" i heard kelly ask the bartender. I walked out to the front doors and saw her looking at me.

"hi" i gave her a small wave, I looked over at the bartender "thank you for everything"

"Ready to go?" kelly asked opening the door for me i nodded my head and went out the door. i could hear kelly behind me giggling her keys to get the car unlocked. The town was dark and the corn fields had a kind of eerie feeling to it like someone was going to come and murder me. If someone would i don't think anyone would give a damn. I hopped in the front seat and buckled my seat belt and looked out the windshield as we drove off. We didn't head the normal way towrds my house we made our way towards Omaha.

"Wait this is the wrong way" i told kelly

"No its not i need to go and report your mother" She said looking straight forward and gripping the steering wheel tighter.

"Then what will happen to me?" i asked looking out my window

"Well you will eather get put in an orphanage or a foster home, But I am guessing that you will come to my place" she glanced at me quickly before looking back to the road.

"What's going to happen to mom?"

"Well she will probably serve a little time then have a child abuser on her record" her voice was so cold talking about mom.

"Why she never abused me" i raised me voice a little

"Yes she had and come on on lets get out" she parked the car and got her purse.

I followed her into the police station. and watched as she explained all the tme my mom left me places or got drunk or high with me in the house. The police wrote all this stuff down as he nodded as he listened to her. The both looked toward me after awhile then he said yes and kelly walked towards me.

"Hey so you will be living with me, but you luck is that you may be getting adopted by some one because we are having a family of four come tomorrow" she said kneeling down in front of me.

"So i am a orphan now?" i felt like my chest wa tightening up.

"no your a foster kid and you will be the oldest i have" she said standing up and putting her hand out for me.

"ohh but how old is Marie?" i asked getting up

"She is 11, and happy birthday" she said taking me out the door. I got in the car again and buckled in and closed my eyes a little bit and listened to the radio. The song this is gospel by panic at the disco was on and i drifted off.

I woke up when i could feel the car had stopped. i rubbed my eyes and unbuckled my seat belt and sighed.

"welcome home sleepyhead" kelly whispered

"thank you, what time is it?" i asked rubbing the sleep out of my eyes

"it is about 4 in the morning, the family will be comming at 9 so i will give you some close when you wake up so how about you now go up to the guest rom and get some rest she said letting me in the house and direction me to the hall way with the rooms.

"GoodNIght" I yawned and headded toward the last door in the hallway I took my shoes off and put them by the empty dresser. and opened the bed and climbed in. Goodbye mom

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