Home for Angels

A/N: Hey everybody! This is my newest story about a group home for kids in foster care and their stories. I hope you enjoy it!

Chapter 1: Lina

Trees danced by the window as my breath created a fog. The air was crisp and cold, and there was a silence so piercing, I felt like the world could come crashing down any moment. I took a deep breath, and opened up my car door. "Lina, come on in," the car driver said, leading me to a tiny wooden door with the sign, "Home for Angels". I rolled my eyes at the cliche name, and knocked on the door. "Hello," a lady with short brown hair and soft hazel eyes said, "let me show you to your room." She opened the door where I saw a TV room. I saw three boys watching a football game with two girls. "Everyone, meet Lina. She's new here. Lina this is Harvey, Mason, Drew, Evelyn, and Piper." They waved, but continued to talk to themselves. "This way to your new room. Your roommates are Amber and another new girl coming in today, Sutton. And by the way, I'm Sarah." She said. "I run Home For Angel's". I smiled, and thanked her, and she left me to unpack my things. I had two big suitcases. I never saw this coming. Only a few days ago, my parents were killed in a drunk driving accident. I was a normal teenager, who went to parties, had a boyfriend, had the new iphone, and too many shoes to count. And I could only bring two suitcases. I started to unpack when Sarah came back in with a thin blonde girl with huge blue eyes. "Lina, this is Sutton. She's one of your roomates." Sutton stared at my two suitcases, wide open, stuffed with designer clothes and my laptop. She scoffed, and set down her small bag on her bed. "You really need that much shit?" She asked harshly, taking out only a few items of clothing, and a small stuffed bear. "Sorry," she mumbled. "I just don't have that much." She sighed and sat on her bed, playing with her thumbs when another girl walked in with a boy. "Oh. I see we have company," she said. She was tall. She was very tall and curvy. Her green eyes contrasted beautifully with her reddish brown hair. The boy, with light brown hair and hazel eyes quickly said, "Amber look your new roomies!" With a squeal. "Hi ladies, my name is Jay. This is Amber. And you are?" "Sutton," the blonde girl proclaimed. "I'm Lina," I spoke softly. "This is my side of the room, you can do whatever the fuck you want with your sides, as long as it doesn't mess up mine." Amber said, pointing to the wall covered in pictures. Sutton smiled, pulling out a stash of magazines and pictures and a pair of scissors from her bag. "Gotta make this home somehow" she said.

"Dinnertime," Sarah called from outside of our room. We all got up to go to the table. Around the table were 14 kids. 7 boys, and 7 girls. And of all ages. "How about we go around, say our name, age, how long we've been here "Sarah said "My name is Sarah, I'm 28, and I've been working here for 7 years. And today I got to meet 6 new members of the family!" She said pointing to me, Sutton, and four other kids. A man sat next to her as he proudly announced, "Hi everyone! I'm Sarah's husband Adam, and I'm 29." "I'm Amber, I'm 17, and I have been in this place for four years, so yall have to listen to me." The girl with tan skin and dark eyes said. Then, a little girl who looked about twelve piped up next, "Hi everyone! I'm Evelyn. I'm 12, and I've been here 6 months!". Next was a boy who had dark hair and dark eyes. "I'm Drew, 16, been here for two years.." Next was a girl with dark brown hair and beautiful amber eyes. "H-hi, I'm Tracey. I'm 14, and I'm new here." "Piper. 16. 2 years" a redheaded girl said sharply. A beautiful tan girl spoke up, "I'm Brooke. 15. Been here a year." 2 twin boys spoke up, "Hi! I'm Finn, and this is my twin brother Theo. We're both 9 and we're new here." Jay introduced himself, saying he was 16 and had been there for a year. A boy with blonde hair and blue eyes named Carter introduced himself, making eye contact with every girl as he told them that he was 16 and had been here for two years. A boy with dark hair, dark skin and beautiful dark eyes stood up, "My name's Harvey. I'm 17 and I've been here three years," he said emotionlessly. I stared into his beautiful dark eyes. For a few minutes we sat there, completely locked. I could hear my heart pounding in my ear, before Sutton stormed away from the table leaving Sarah stunned. "Stay here," she said to Adam who looked concerned but tried to mask it. "Whats her fuckin problem?" Amber asked. "Language Amber," Adam said. "Sarah is with Sutton, we need to leave her alone and finish our dinner." I ate up my meal quickly and had seconds, and even thirds. By the end I felt satisfied. People began to quiet themselves down when Sarah had not come back after an hour. "Okay, you guys have free time. Stay in your rooms or the living room with me." Adam said.

I decided to go back to my room. Prior to coming here I had realized that my period had not come yet, so I bought a pregnancy test. I had to see that I was over reacting. In my room I saw Sutton on the bed, bawling, and Sarah trying to comfort her. "Sorry," I said, grabbing my small pouch on the bed. "Period." I said, heading to the bathroom. I peed on the stick and waited. And waited. The waiting was pure agony. It was almost like time was laughing at me. Finally, it was time. I looked down to see two lines. I felt tears well up in my eyes. Floods roared out of my eyes, down my cheeks. I didn't even have parents. How the hell was I supposed to have a baby?

A/N: Each chapter will be from a different characters perspective. This first one was Lina's, and the next one is her roommate, Sutton.

Sneak peek: "I hated that my mom was still out there, and I was stuck here. I understand the situation we were in, but still. I wanted to be beautiful like her. And look where I am now. My father left us when I was just a baby. My mother worked as many jobs as she could. She would babysit, waitress, bartend, strip and even sell herself. Yeah, you heard me. My mother is a hooker. It's expensive paying for treatment when you're 14 year old daughter passes out from her eating disorder. "