Mated With Five Boys

"We need never be ashamed of our tears"- Charles Dickens

"Come on Mia, you can't stay out here forever! It's getting dark outside!® Rylan keeps insisting I go inside but I feel way more comfortable sitting out here on the porch step, where I don't have to meet a bunch of new people.

I don't understand why I'm so nervous about going inside, I've done this a thousand times.

But for some reason, this time just feels different.

I saw from the corner of my eye as Rylan scooted closer to me on the wooden steps we were sitting on, which made me uncomfortable.

I awkwardly cleared my throat and pulled his jacket, that I was still wearing, tighter around my body.

Personal space bud, look it up.

"Mia, just tell me what's on your mind."

He sighs out.

Even if I did know why I didn't want to go in that house, I still wouldn't have told him.

"Please, just let me help you"

He practically pleaded with me.

I glance over at him not convinced he actually cared about what I had to say, he was probably just tired of dealing with me.

But the look of genuine concern on his face somehow changed my mind.

Was I really going to do this? Was I really going to open up to Rylan? I guess I should have a little faith in him.

He did save me from becoming roadkill at the airport.

"What if they don’t like me?"

I whispered, looking down at the concrete, avoiding eye contact with him "That's it! We are going in.Stand up, Mia"

Rylan reached down and grabbing my hands forcing me to stand up.

Which I didn’t appreciate.

"I can stand up by myself, I grumbled, ripping my hands from his.Rylan just threw his hands up in the air in mock surrender.

I turned to stare at the door.

I hate being the new kid at a foster home, everyone is always so curious about you, wanting to know your whole life in one day.

I'm just not ready for all of that.

"Hey, look at me."

Rylan softly demanded.

I slowly looked up at him.

"You don't have anything to worry about here, everyone's going to love you, Mia"

His warms eyes almost convinced that what he said was true.

"And If you're not comfortable with going inside yet then okay, we won't.

Whenever you're ready Mia, even if we have to sit out here all night, so be it"

Rylan continued.

I quickly swallowed and looked away from him.

Why is he being so nice? What does he want from me? "No, just give me a minute,’ I told him.

"I think she’s coming in Ma!"

spoke a voice behind the curtain of the window by the porch.

"Shhhh she going to hear you, dummy!"

Another voice whispered.

"Wyatt, Camila! Stop spying on the poor girl"

Rylan shouted, laughing at them.

"I think I'm ready."

I decided.

I just want to get this over with.

"After you madam, lead the way"

Rylan bowed.

"You're so weird,’ I noted out loud.

"You'll learn to love it."

He winked playfully at me.

He started laughing we he saw me roll my eyes at his obvious flirting.

I took a deep breath and opened the front door.

I barely made it a foot inside when I was embraced.

The sudden action shocked me making my whole body tense up.

But when I realized the person wasn't trying to hurt me but was actually hugging me, my body relaxed slightly.

I'm not much of a hugger or even a toucher for that matter.

The overly excited girl finally pulled away but kept me in an arms distance from her.

She had long dirty blonde hair that went way past her shoulders and bright sky blue eyes.

She was very pretty.

"I'm Kina’ She said, beaming at me.

"Mia; I replied back, smiling lightly so she didn't think I was being rude.

She was very friendly, almost too friendly if you'd ask me.

I looked around the room, everywhere I looked there were already a pair of eyes already on me, which didn't help my anxiousness at all.

The once spacious room didn't feel as big anymore.

You know that one scene in Indiana Jones where they are trapped in the room filled with spikes and then suddenly the walls are to coming in on them? Well, that's how I feel right about now.

Okay, maybe that was a little over dramatic but, the point still remains.

self-conscious,

was I presume to be the

with

a huge maroon-colored rug, that covered over the dark wooden floor, and a

had a

right in front of the

when I saw framed pictures of Rose's foster kids scattered on the walls and on top of the

time I ever saw foster parents put pictures up of the kids is when they are going to adopt them or to trick social workers into believing they give a rat

a large, expensive-looking chandelier hanging from the ceiling when you first directly walk into the house, I would hate to

my eyes back down and accidentally made eye contact with Kina, who was still standing in

see a large staircase leading upstairs, it was

also a hallway behind her leading to

now was to my right, which was

of all the people, that I have yet to notice their existence, were standing in

really fancy one, with the side by side freezer and fridge and even has it's own water and ice dispenser? As I was looking around the house I couldn't shake the

so where was this feeling coming from? I gazed across the kitchen one more time, still searching for answers when my

hair that

dark brown eyes gave him

a black leather jacket

me he looked away

already knew his type, and I already knew that I needed to stay as far

long gone, I'm more focused on getting my life back together, and so far it’s not going exactly according

Wyatt, and you're

my eyes away from the gorgeous, yet tude

the bubbly blonde

strangely looked similar to Kina with the blonde hair and blue

unless it's

another boy from behind

let me have some

patting the boy on his stomach

just rolled his eyes and

"I'm Phoenix, Wyatt's boyfriend."

told me, grabbing his

boyish features, with shaggy brown

which was strange because usually, foster kids leave the system when

little sister,

remember reading in the file that Indy was the

"Hi."

waving at

and from

I'm pretty sure they were Cuban or some kind of

meet you,’ Angelo said, while Camila walked up to me and gave mea

looked over to Rylan and silently prayed for him to

there and watched,

going to be great

She told me.

just to

Being nice is exhausting.

in the kitchen

Rylan told me.

"But he's a hardass""

He explained.

antsy, I felt like a young child being scrutinized for doing something wrong and not

"I'm leaving.

the kitchen and running up the

smooth

I furrowed my brows.

"Don't worry about him; Rylan reassured me, probably noticing my

worry, I'm

Mia up to

sweet and soft

"Sure thing Ma."

She agreed.

to call her mom? I looked over at Rose to see her reaction and

How strange.

me? Camila told

and followed behind her as we went up to the second and then Passed

this is a

away from everyone else, all the other rooms on the lower levels are

She told me.

with whatever I get; I

and Wyatt's bedrooms are all on the

on the second floor, along with Phoenix, Kina,

is usually downstairs in Wyatt's room

didn't mind being away

side Axel and you are the only ones on this floor so you'll have a

She continued on.

"Axel's room is up

asked her, making sure I heard her

"Yup."

said again, nodding her

Great.

think he likes me too much;

take it personal Mia, Axel

smiled sadly at

thought I

in mind? I told

Indy and I put some clothes in the closet for you; Camila told me, pointing at the

"Thank you,"

said, suddenly

anything I'll

walking down

Finally, time to myself.

breath and opened the door to my new room and gasped, it

thing that caught my attention

in center of the room and underneath it was a bench with three light purple

window, it had bookcases built into

right of the room and saw the

bench, the lilac color went well with

a desk with a computer

left of the room was a white dresser with a tv sitting

to one of the bookcases and ran my

owner of these books is had really good taste

Stephen King

bookcase, I took out the picture of my mother and sat

don't want to leave my book out and chance anyone

stared down at the

hair was laying effortlessly over her shoulders, and her eyes held so much

feel like it's been 10

much; I whispered to

"Mia?"

knocking on

is it now? I don't really

"Come in.

I sighed out.