...Footsteps... the bad smell that wouldn't go away... my dad on the floor... my stomach hurting... there was no more food... I closed my eyes again... but I wasn't asleep...
...Someone's touching my neck... I feel it, but I don't respond because I'm too weak... I feel myself being moved...
...My eyes open again briefly... I'm being carried... I don't know by who, but I don't care... the smell is different now, still bad, but different... my eyes close again...
...Someone's gently smacking my cheek... I open my eyes again... a man with blue eyes like... Daddy? ...No, Sebastian, Daddy's dead... I close my eyes... the smacking continues...
"Hey, little one? Wake up. You're in a safe place now. This nice lady, Miss Deshi, will take care of you."
...He calls me little one, he sounds friendly... I look at him again... and nod... He gives me to Miss De- De-... oh whatever, I don't care... I want- I want Daddy... I want Daddy... my eyes close again...
I wake up to a wet spot on my pillow, I had been crying. I pull the blankets off me, which are rough and scratchy. I look down at myself and I'm wearing a blue tshirt and blue shorts. I wipe my eyes and sit up. As I look around the small rectangular room, I see that someone is staring at me.
"Hi!"
The little girl chirps loudly, and her voice irritates me. It's high pitched, and she reminds me of an annoying girl I knew once when I was in school.
"Why are you staring at me and where am I?"
"You're in the orphanage. I was staring at you because you're cute."
I roll my eyes. Great. Stupid girl thinks I'm cute. This is not what I needed today. I don't really want to talk to her. I don't know what I want to do because I'm angry and sad. My life totally sucks right now. My stomach growls, and I cringe from the pain I feel in it.
"OW!"
"Are you okay? Miss Deshi!"
The girl runs away out of the room and I curl up on the bed. A few moments later, the door opens again and someone sits on the bed with me. A lady with glasses and a round face is looking at me, rubbing my back comfortingly. She hands me a glass of water. I take it from her and she smiles at me. She has a kind face, and I wonder if my mom had a kind face. I don't remember my mom. Daddy said she loved me a lot, but she couldn't be there because the heavens called her to be there instead. I guessed Daddy was there now too, in the heavens. Suddenly, I started crying again, my tears mixing with the water in the glass.
"Are you hurt? What is your name, little boy?"
"Sebastian."
Miss Deshi looks at me with her small, dark brown eyes, filled with concern. I nod because my stomach does hurt incredibly badly, the water has made me feel a little better, but I don't tell her the real reason I'm crying.
"It is almost dinner time. I can make some food for you. Do you feel okay enough to eat something?"
I nod again, and Miss Deshi smiles at me. She takes the glass from me and helps me off the bed. I hold her hand all the way downstairs because my legs feel weak and wobbly. When we get to the dining room, Miss Deshi pulls out a chair for me and tells me to sit while she warms my dinner. I notice the annoying girl is already there and another kid, a boy who I hadn't seen yet today.
"Why does the new kid get to be served?! I had to make my own food, Miss Deshi! It's not fair!"
The girl yells and tries to throw a tantrum. Miss Deshi brings my food over to the table and hands me a fork.
"Here, Sebastian, eat slowly okay? You haven't eaten in three days, your body might react strangely if you eat too fast. Dierdre, life is not fair. Sebastian has been hurt and he is having a bad day. He was starving when he was brought here. You have been here for much longer, and you are healthy, healthy enough to make your own food."
The annoying girl, Dierdre, looks down in her lap, ashamed at her outburst. Still, she manages to mumble something under her breath, which I'm sure Miss Deshi heard anyway because I caught her rolling her eyes after Dierdre said it.
"Don't call me Dierdre. I hate that name because I hate my parents. It reminds me of them. Call me DeeDee."
"Shut up, Dierdre. Just eat your stupid food. It's going to get cold and then you're going to have to microwave it again."
"You shut up, Dmitry!"
"Children! Will you all just please, eat in peace?"
The boy's name is Dmitry, and he has a haircut that makes his hair stick up in all sorts of directions. I wonder if it's just because he doesn't care, or if he tries to get it to look like that. He doesn't seem to like Dierdre either. At least I have something in common with someone here because it looks like this is going to be my new home.
*sniff* Wipes tears away. How sad. I've been wondering what would happen to the little boy. Damn the beginning was so depressing. Sebastian starving to death and laying with his rotting dad who was beginning to smell. :( I'm glad he was found, and placed with other children. Deedee seems nice so far. I know its not a perfect place for him to be, but at least he has other children around, and food. The part where he wondered about his mother made me sad. *Cries* Great chapter!
ReplyDeleteThank you. :)
DeleteThe orphanage is the only place Sebastian could be, otherwise he would have just died in his house with his dad. After his dad died, Sebastian couldn't do anything, so he just had to stay there. He ended up eating the last of the food over about a month's time, and had been starving for three days before he was found. Sadly, yeah he has now suffered the death of both his parents much earlier than he should have.
Aww.. Poor little Sabastian.. T_T He seems like such a sweet kid and he doesn't deserve to be put through such sad things. At least someone found him though and brought him somewhere so he has a second chance. It'll be so hard for him to get over now BOTH of his parents loses.. U_U *sobs quietly in a corner*
ReplyDeleteHmm, DeeDee seemed nice at first and I liked her, but now she just comes off as a brat. XD Dmitry is a little cutie, it was funny when he put DeeDee in her place hahaha
Can't wait to find out more about little Sabastian :D
Sebastian definitely doesn't deserve any of this crap that's happening to him. Stupid end of the world doesn't spare anyone... -__- LOL. He was lucky that he didn't end up starving to death in his house. He definitely did lose his parents much earlier than he should have, and trying to deal with that at such a young age is so sad.
DeleteDeeDee is... annoying. Haha. She wants to be the center of attention, which is why she was like "I think you're cute" cause she wanted Sebastian to play with her, and then she got jealous when he got his food served to him.
Dmitry is more down to earth and less "Look at me, look at me" then DeeDee is, and he likes to tell her to fuck off. LOLL.
Well Diedre, you seemed nice... at first. But I guess it doesn't matter too much that she had a big outburst. But it is quite embarrassing. *Sighs* Sebastian, he's tough. Dmitry is cute! I love him.
ReplyDeleteI know right? Dierdre... LOL. She's a little bratty child, not malicious at least. She embarrasses herself quite often because she doesn't really have a solid basis or reason for her whining. She just whines to whine. Sebastian has been through hell, and is having to grow up much faster than normal. You're right he was tough to hang on for those three days after he ran out of food. Aww thanks! I'm excited to write more about Dmitry and the others. :)
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DeletePoor Sebastian waking up to that annoying whiney brat Deirdre. At least Ms. Deshi seems to care and be kind. I hope Sebastian in spite of his trauma makes friends. I find myself oddly liking Dmitry not knowing much about him. I hope he turns out to be a good character lol.
ReplyDeleteI think that Deirdre could be a casualty of the radiation and the world for me wouldn't end lol. Hopefully she will grow up more and not be so annoying.
LOL, Dierdre is a bratty little girl. She's still a young child so maybe she'll grow out of it... maybe... XD Miss Deshi is a religious lady who has wanted to help the community, especially now, when there is so much chaos going on and people are dying left and right. Sebastian has the chance to make friends since he's now with two other children instead of in his house all alone. Dmitry is a nice boy, he just doesn't like Dierdre's whining, he finds it unnecessary.
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It's good to know Sebastian has found a place to stay :-). At least, he'll be taken care of. And being around kids his age will be good for him too, I think.
ReplyDeleteDeeDee, that bratty little thing, hehe... Well, I didn't dislike her... that... much! LOL And Dmitry is too cute <3.
Yeah, he got lucky that random guy found him. More Sim children! LOL. o.O I'm excited to write a little more about them and Sebastian. I think it definitely is better for him that there are other kids around because it would most likely be awkward for him if he only had grownups to talk to all the time.
DeleteLOL DeeDee is a little brat, she wants to be the center of attention all the time. At least she's not vindictive, just irritating. XD I love Dmitry so much haha, and he only had one line in this chapter! :)
You had me when he was talking about his mom and dad in heaven! That was a little overwhelming, poor little boy. My mom lost her mother when she was a child and she has told me a lot about growing up without one so I can only imagine the pain of losing both.
ReplyDeleteOh, Dmitry (cute name!) seems like a little sweet heart! I don't know about DeeDee though... maybe she's just misunderstood.
Yeah, Sebastian's just... in probably one of the worst situations a kid can be in, no parents, no friends yet... :( Dmitry and DeeDee are going to be there now, at least, living with him. Thanks, haha, when I was naming Dmitry, it turned out to be a shorter version of Demetrius. I like Latin sounding names o.O
DeleteDeeDee... she wants to be the center of attention, and she's bratty. She got jealous because the "new kid" got more attention. I'm excited to write more about how the three of them interact in the orphanage.
Thanks so much for reading this and leaving me a few comments!
I'm so glad someone found him! The poor child though; lying and wasting away to nothing while being with his dad's rotting corpse. I wonder who the nice man was that found him and if we'll see him again. . .
ReplyDeleteI giggled when DeeDee told him she was staring at him because he's cute. Then I laughed out loud when Dmitry told her to shut up when she was being annoying.
Bonus points to you for being curious about the nice man who found Sebastian. Poor Sebastian ran out of food about three days before he was rescued...
DeleteLOL, DeeDee wanted to play and when a cute new boy showed up, she was happy. She didn't want to not be the center of attention at dinner, so she threw a fit, which Dmitry hates... XD
I just knew her name was Deedee or Mildred! Man, I'm good. And I like Dmitry, I hope they become friends. And is that the doctor's wife I spotted in the background, tricking? mmhhhmmmmmm......
ReplyDeleteLMAO Mildred. That makes me laugh. DeeDee, a good irritating name for an irritating little child. XD Aww yay I am happy you like Dmitry, I like him a lot too. You'll find out in the next chapter if that's doctor's wife. :)
DeletePoor Sebastian! I just want to hug on him and love him! I wonder who the guy was that found him. That's curious!
ReplyDeleteGo Ms. Deshi! Hopefully, she can give him some love (along with the other kids) and they'll be semi-normal. Still sad about his dad, though. :(
Awww, :D Sebastian would appreciate your hugs. The guy will maybe show up again in later chapters, for now he's just the mystery man doing good out in society.
DeleteMiss Deshi is very nice, she only has the kids' best interests at heart, and she'll take care of them as long as she needs to until they grow up and can fend for themselves. They'll be as normal as one can be while growing up in a harsh environment, but they'll probably have baggage of some sort, we all do. Yeah, his dad, such a nice man taken before his time. :(
Damn you making me cry again! Thank goodness that there is still good in this world and Sebastian has found a safe haven. I, for one, think Dierdre is adorable! So precocious. I think Sebastian will have his hands full with that one ;)
ReplyDeleteROFL. *hands tissue*
DeleteDierdre is happy that you like her. :)
Sebastian got lucky that the mystery man found him before he starved to death, and doubly lucky that Miss Deshi is running an orphanage. LOL, yeah we'll have to see how Sebastian and Dierdre interact after this initial meeting. XD
Poor Sebastian...At least he's going to be taken care of in this orphanage...I like Dierdre I just think she needs to be less pushy and Sebastian will come around. Demetri and Dierdre are like brother and sister...always fighting lol
ReplyDeleteYes, this orphanage is a place he will be safe and looked after. Dierdre was very curious about Sebastian because for the longest time, it's only been her and Dmitry. Sebastian has had a terrible trauma happen to him, he's only 8 and he watched his father die in front of him. He's not really ready to deal with a little girl he doesn't know, first he has to heal from his starvation, and then get used to living in the orphanage. Since it's only been Dierdre and Dmitry in the orphanage for a while, they do have a brother and sister like relationship. :D
DeleteWell...at least...he has food now. And...even though the kids are annoying maybe they won't be so bad...and Miss Deshi seems okay....*chokes* *struggling to find the positive* GAHHHHHHH I can't! He lost his freaking DAD! D:
ReplyDeleteYes, Sebastian has food, and a roof over his head. DeeDee is the only one who's really annoying, Sebastian thinks Dmitry has potential for being his friend because they have stuff in common. Miss Deshi is a kind woman, she's a little bit religious, and she has always wanted to help the community. She had been running the orphanage even before the apocalypse happened, and she knows how much her orphanage can be a light now that times have gotten difficult. Things like Child Services have come to a standstill, so Miss Deshi's orphanage is the only place for kids like Sebastian to go. I know... T_T
DeletePoor Sebastian! To be hungry on top of everything else... Add to that the annoying girl. >_<
ReplyDeleteReally good chapter!