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.

me was starting to make feel self-conscious, so I decided to focus on

I presume to be the

wrap around couch, with

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

a

the wall, right in front of the

saw framed pictures of Rose's foster kids

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

above me to see a large, expensive-looking chandelier hanging from the ceiling when you first directly walk into the house,

down and accidentally made eye contact with Kina, who was

large staircase leading upstairs, it was

a hallway behind her leading

other place I could look now was to my right,

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

own water and ice dispenser? As I was looking around the house I couldn't shake the feeling of a burning gaze on me and it was starting to make me uncomfortable, I scanned through the small group of people, now finally noticing their existence, trying to find the culprit of the highly intense

was looking at me with friendly smiles washed across their faces and curious looks in their eyes, so where was this feeling coming from? I gazed across the kitchen one more time, still searching for answers when my eyes landed on the person

black hair that was perfectly placed

gave him

was wearing a black leather jacket

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

I needed to stay as

getting my life back

Wyatt, and

from the

the bubbly blonde

to Kina with the blonde

flirting, unless it's with

another boy from

hush, let me have

laughed patting the boy on his

just rolled his eyes and turned to

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

me, grabbing his

had boyish features, with shaggy

was the oldest at nineteen, which was strange because usually, foster kids leave the

little sister,

pointed to a girl seated on the couch, I also remember reading in the file that Indy was the

"Hi."

said, waving

already spinning from the information and new faces, and from the boy in

they were Cuban

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

silently prayed for him to get her

course, he just stood there and watched,

going to be

She told me.

her, just to show I wasn't being

Being nice is exhausting.

jackass in the kitchen

Rylan told me.

"But he's a hardass""

He explained.

the boy in the kitchen, His deep stare made me antsy, I felt like a young child being scrutinized

"I'm leaving.

said, exiting the kitchen and running up the

voice was smooth

I furrowed my brows.

hell is his problem? "Don't worry about him; Rylan reassured

I'm not;

don't you take Mia up to her room,’ Rose

sweet and soft yet

"Sure thing Ma."

She agreed.

to call her mom? I looked over

How strange.

me? Camila

we went up to the second and then Passed

Jesus this is a

from everyone else, all the other

She told me.

 make do with whatever

in case you're curious, Rose, Rylan, and Wyatt's bedrooms are all on the

rooms are on the second floor, along with Phoenix,

downstairs in Wyatt's room and Kina and Indy

mind being away from

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

She continued on.

room is up

making sure I heard

"Yup."

said again,

Great.

he likes me too much; I

Mia, Axel

smiled sadly at

I thought

keep that in mind? I

Indy and I put some clothes in the

"Thank you,"

suddenly

you need anything I'll be

walking down the

Finally, time to myself.

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

first thing that caught my

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

had bookcases

looked to the right of the room and saw the huge bed,

bench, the lilac color went

corner of the room was a desk with a computer

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

of the bookcases and

owner of these books is had really good taste in

from J.K Rowling to Stephen King and even

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

leave my book out and chance anyone seeing

stared down

was laying effortlessly over her shoulders, and her eyes

like it's been 10

miss you so much;

"Mia?"

knocking

now? I don't

"Come in.

I sighed out.