Chapter Two

I am on my way to Hudson Adoption home with the police. The police had to be the only ones who were willing to take me out of town. Even though they are glade to see me go for all the trouble I have always caused. Every weekend I would spend at least one night in jail and each time it was for something different. The cops saw me close to where a crime was they would take me in and even if I didn't do it, which was a rareness that I wasn't in trouble. To say the drive was uncomfortable would be an understatement.

He stared at me through the rearview mirror the entire way smiling. I would put money down saying they were going to party tonight knowing that I would be out of town and never coming back. I didn't used to always cause so much trouble but some people like my real caseworker always thought I was a sweet girl that was just misunderstood.  Misunderstood, is how I've always been. When I dyed my hair black when I was six because I didn't want to be part of the group of girl who the principle liked to spend 'extra' time with. Since then my hair has been dyed black every month with me either stealing money to buy it or just straight up stealing the hair dye. That started my string of crime from age six being in the system and trying to survive.
 
My thoughts of how I ended up hated my the police hauled when we pulled up outside. I burst open the door which I shouldn't have been able to do considering I was in the back of the police car and there is safety, that gave me a dirty look from the cop. I grabbed my bag and walked up as if I owned the place. Even though I was scared out of my mind, as bad as I am the unknown has always scared me. That is why I learn everything I can about every situation. Before the police was called to bring me here, I did some research about this place. Everything I found was too good to be true. Making me uneasy about this place but never judge a book by its cover or by what others say and think.

The building was hug like it was a college campus or something. The whole neighborhood was recently redone but looked like this was once a really bad part of town in a movie or something. I look around and I think this neighborhood was part of a movie or something back in the day but has obliviously been remodel for modern day stuff.
 
The first thing you see when you walk in is a lady at a desk in the middle of an empty room. Behind her is two sets of stares on either side and if you look up you can see six floors with the stares going up to each floor in a circle.
 
"Samantha Josephina Wilson?" The lady questioned that I assume was April the lady from the phone.
 
"Yes ma'am" I said polity and the deputy rolled his eyes at me, knowing I am only polite the first week or so you know me, all depending on how much I like a certain person.

  "We have you meeting with our main case worker and we will get you started in school tomorrow. If you would bring in the rest of your things we will take them to your room for you," She said with a smile.

  "This is it," I said lifting up my only bag for her to see.

  Just as I said that a man in with a copy of my file. He looked me over and how I had the police with me. It was as if he was assessing how much trouble I was going to be and when he sighed I took that as a good sign he knew what I could do.

  "Samantha come with me," He said and I followed him to a room that led to many different offices.

  "Do you know how many times you have been arrested?" He asked

  "I don't keep track and I don't really care because half of that stuff I was nearby when it went down. Since they didn't know who did it I was taken in so they wouldn't have to say they lost them," I explained as if it was nothing and to me it was nothing.
 
"You are 13 years old and have been taken to the police station for a crime almost 300 times. If you take all the time you spent in jail it would add up to about a year of your life. We won't accept that here. Do you understand?" He said with a hard look.

  "Yes sir," I said with a smirk

  "First off the rules here are simple. You go to school, you do your homework, you do your assigned chores, you get your free time. You will have group therapy and one on one once every week. We have a morning workout that you will take part in with the ladies after school everyday. I will print up a schedule for you of what you are required to do. You will be here for six months before you are considered for adoption and then you must not continue on this path," He said with a cold hard stare.

  "I have a question about school. my family thought they enrolled me in middle school because they wanted me with my age group but I really was in high school. I just finished my freshman year. I would like to stay at my current level of school," I said

  "I know I saw that and we have some test for you to take that our freshman class just took. If you can pass them then you may continue on to be a sophomore. If not we will place you in your age group," he said

  "Okay whens the test?" I asked.

  "When we are done here. Right now I have a female co-worker coming in to talk to you," He said and in comes a woman and he leaves.

  "Hi, I am Dr. Johnson and I am going to be asking you some personal questions. Please answer honestly, I am not here to judge just making sure you are healthy and will be alright here. First off how old are you?" She asked.

  "13,"

  "Have you ever had intercourse?"

  "Yes,"

  "Have you started your period?"
 
"Yes I had my first one when I was 10 and my last one was two days ago," I said
 
"Do you smoke or drink?"

  "Yes to both. Drinking socially and smoking all the time. I started drinking when my foster mom gave me my fist taste of beer and then wine and several shoots. I started smoking at age 6 with that foster family," I explained
 
"Do you consider yourself straight, gay, or bisexual?"
 
"I consider myself single and I don't know. When I fall in love I won't care nothing about what they look like or if we are the same sex,"
 
"Right now we only have one bed open in a room with two other guys. I am sorry but you will have to room with them," She said
 
  "It alright I've always shared a room with guys," I said with a shrug and she left.
 
I walked out and saw the guy I was talking to before, he saw me and motioned for me to come. I walked over to him and he had the test pulled up on the computer.
 
"Here is a calculator and lose paper. You have 2 hours to complete all questions?"
 
"I don't need the calculator and if you leave it I will use it and it messes me up," I said and he looked shocked but took it and left.

The test was easy with six passages to read and answer questions, edit a messed up paper, answer 50 math questions, and write 3 paragraphs on one of three topics. I wrote all three topics because when I was done with the other parts and had already checked over them I had enough time to write about all three topics. By that time I still had 17 minutes to spare.
 
"Done already?" Asked April when I walked back out.
 
"Yes ma'am I am done and I was wondering where or what I needed to do now?" I asked.
 
"Everyone is just getting back from school now and we saw how little you have with you. I will be ending my shift for the day and already cleared it with everyone if you want I can take you shopping," She offered.

  "I don't have any money," I stated.

  "That's alright. I have money and your old foster family is being charged for you now having everything you need. That money will come later but for now you need something to wear that isn't a hand me down," She said with a sweet smile.
 
  I caved and we went shopping. There was a mall that I had passed on my way in that I totally missed. We went there and she spent a lot of money on me. I could now go two months without needing to wash a pair of pants, I could go another three months without needing shorts washed, I had a months worth of skirts and dresses. I could wear a different pair of shoes every day of the week. I had at least 5 shirts for every pair of pants, shirts, and skirts. She got me everything I would need for school from pens and pencils to notebooks and binders to a brand new laptop. I got jewelry to go with every outfit and make-up. She even let me get a make over.