Chapter four

I've been here three weeks now and Alex, Max and I are friends with benefits now. With my help they guys have gotten on the football team, basketball team, and have improved their times for cross country. My birthday passed two days ago and we had a great time with weed, beer, and sex. The best birthday I've had in years. The choir concert I have to part take in but can't talk to the families wanting to adopt is tonight. The dance team won it's second competition in a row which hasn't been done in years and they think we might be able to go all the way this year.

Right now I am getting  ready for the choir concert which we are suppose to dress up to represent the home along with ourselves in the best possible manner. I dress in all black with a skirt, tank top, and leather jacket while my make-up is all black as well.

"What are you doing?" Rebecca, one of the other soloist tonight, asked with attitude when she saw me.

"Just ready to get this over with. Please don't start with my look tonight for I am so not in the mood for it," I said walking away from her.

"Samantha are you sure you want to go out the first time and present this kind of look?" April asked.

"Yes, I don't wear a mask. I am real with people no matter what and I think that is what a family will see when they adopt me," I answered proudly

She nodded before walking away. The concert is starting and I have the first solo and it is the first song so while I am standing where no one can see me, Mrs. Myers introduces me, "Our newest member to our wonderful home is Sammy-Joe singing a song she choose."

I come out with a nervous smile and wave to the audience.

"I choose to sing Family Portrait by Pink," I began after that and ended with "My good friend Alex will be singing a song of his own choosing." I ran off and Alex skipped onto the stage.

"Thank you Sam that was beautiful but I got something better for you. Its called Rude by Magic," He sang and the whole choir came up.

We sang Imagine me by Kirk Franklin, Don't stop believing by Journey, The A Team by Ed Sheeran, Heres to never growing up by Avril Lavigne, Wild horses Natasha Bedingfield, and we are young by Fun. Rebecca stayed on stage to sing Fancy by Iggy Azalea and The climb by Miley Cyrus.

After her I went back up with Max "You remember me from earlier, well now Max here picked to sing Whiskey Lullaby," I started "And I needed my good friend here to sing the female part of the song," Max said and began to sing. Once the song ended I left the stage. "I got another song for you By Nickelback it's called photograph," He sang his second song.

Jessica, Rebecca's side kick, went up and sang Diamonds by Rihanna and Paper planes by MIA. "Now we will have a break," She said once she finished.

While most stayed to try and possibly get a new family, I went outside. It wasn't like I could get adopted only been here three weeks plus I can't even talk to a family or I'd be in more s**t.  While I was outside I started to sing

"You have a beautiful voice," The mother said and I just nodded.

"How long have you been here?" The dad asked.

"I've only been here three weeks but I've been in the system since I was born," I stated without emotion.

"I think its time to go back in," The mother said with a smile.

We went back inside and I barely made it back without being noticed for talking to a family. I am sure I would get some grief for talking to them.

The choir then sang What it's like by Everlast, Glory and Gore by Lorde, Mean by Taylor Swift, I like it like that hot chelle rae, let it go from frozen, Black Parade by My chemical Romance, and My songs know what you did in the dark.

Alex and Max rapped Headlights by Eminem and Fast Lane  by bad meets evil, followed by Rebecca singing Becky from the block by Becky G and Jessica  singing Gangsta by Katherine Dahlia. Jessica and Rebecca sang Halo by Beyonce and Enough of no love by Keyshia Cole.

Then Mrs. Myers came back up "Thank you all for coming tonight and you are all more than welcome to stay for another two hours. We have a meal prepared for you. Have a wonderful evening.

While everyone was getting food I went next door to the band room to get out my guitar. I played Rise N Shine By BOTDF and Savior by BVB. Again the same family came in but April was with them this time.

"Samantha did you talk to this family earlier?" April asked while trying to stay clam in front of the family.

"Yes ma'am they came up to me while I was outside getting some fresh air," I answered.

"You know you have to be here at least six months before we let you talk to families?" She confermined

"I know ma'am," I said.

"We will talk later but now you have a year before you come in contact with any potential families alone with no free time for three months. Now you are going to be in school 12 hours a day with keeping up with the dance team," She said with a cold stare daring me to argue while the family is here. I stare her down right back and like everyone else she had to look away from me.

"We are sorry," The son said as his parents followed an angry April.

"For what do you have to be sorry about? I am used to being in trouble and I don't ever see me as adoption material. Do not worry about it and I wish you and your family the best," I said putting away the guitar.

"You will find a family one day. I'd put money on it," He said with a smile and left.

I walked back to the dorms without eating but before I got there I realized I was hungry. I left the neighborhood and broke into a store for food and stole some money. Three stores later I was full and now have about $200 to my name. All that without being caught and making it back before anyone noticed.