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.

staring at me was starting to make feel self-conscious, so

left is was I presume to be the

a massive, brown wrap around couch, with uncomfortable looking decorative

rug, that covered over the dark wooden floor,

had a large widescreen

on the wall, right in

Rose's foster kids scattered on the

saw foster parents put pictures up of the kids is when they are going to adopt them or to trick social

to see a large, expensive-looking chandelier hanging from the ceiling when you

down and accidentally made eye

a large staircase leading upstairs, it was nothing special, just

behind her leading to god knows

look now was to my right,

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

and ice dispenser? As I was looking around the house I couldn't shake the feeling of a burning gaze on

was this feeling coming from? I gazed across the kitchen

almost black hair that was

eyes gave

black leather jacket that basically screamed

saw I caught him glaring at me he looked away with a

I needed to stay as

getting my life back together, and so

Wyatt, and you're

eyes away from the gorgeous, yet tude

to the bubbly

strangely looked similar to Kina with the

unless it's

boy from behind

me have some

patting the boy on his stomach

his eyes and turned

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

grabbing his boyfriend's

features, with shaggy brown hair and

file that he was the oldest at nineteen, which was strange because usually, foster

my little

girl seated on the couch, I also remember

"Hi."

waving at

head was already spinning from the information and new faces, and from the boy in the kitchen."That's Angelo

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

me and

over to Rylan and silently prayed

there

to be great friends, I

She told me.

smile at her, just to

Being nice is exhausting.

the jackass in the kitchen

Rylan told me.

"But he's a hardass""

He explained.

felt like a young child being scrutinized for doing something wrong and not have a damn clue what

"I'm leaving.

kitchen and running up

smooth

I furrowed my brows.

about him; Rylan reassured me, probably noticing

worry, I'm

you take Mia up to

sweet and soft yet strong and assertive, which

"Sure thing Ma."

She agreed.

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

How strange.

me? Camila told

we went up to the second and then Passed the second floor and up to the

Jesus this is

else, all the other rooms on the lower

She told me.

do with whatever I

you're curious, Rose, Rylan, and Wyatt's bedrooms are

are on the second floor, along

in Wyatt's room and Kina and Indy share

I didn't mind

you are the only ones on this floor so you'll have a lot

She continued on.

what? "Axel's room is up here

sure I heard her

"Yup."

again, nodding her

Great.

don't think he likes me too much; I

take it personal Mia, Axel doesn't

smiled sadly

thought I

keep that in mind? I told

on the right, Kina, Indy and I put some clothes

"Thank you,"

said, suddenly feeling

you need anything I'll be

walking down the

Finally, time to myself.

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

my attention was the huge

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

it had bookcases built into the wall,

then looked to the right of the room and saw

the cushions on the bench, the lilac color went well

of the room was a desk with a computer and a radio sitting

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

one of the bookcases and ran my fingers

is had really good taste in

Stephen King and even John

I took out the

out and chance anyone seeing it or worse,

down

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

doesn't feel like it's been 10

you so much; I

"Mia?"

called out, knocking on the

hell is it now? I don't really want to

"Come in.

I sighed out.