The young boy gladly accepts the lollipop and pops it in his mouth. "thank you" he says through sucking his lollipop.
"alright, go play now, and be careful" your aunt smiles taking off her lab coat and looks at you. "hows it going sweetie?"
"the boys found a snake outside, they thought it was a worm. Then this...strange man came over and picked it up"
"he picked up a snake?" your aunt gave you a confused look.
"ya, and he played with it." you got a cold chill down your back at the thought of the man playing with the snake.
"gross...i hate snakes" your aunt shook her head, "oh, that reminds me, a man came in and wanted to set up an interview with you."
"an interview?" you gave a confused look
"he wants to adopt you sweetie" your aunt smiled. You stood there, unsure. Its been so long since somebody wanted to adopt you "he seems really nice, i'm sure it will go well, your a lovely young lady." your aunt smiles at you.
"..you sure he wants me?"
"yes, he asked for you by name actually, after viewing all the records of children here." Your quickly overwhelmed with excitement and joy.
"when is it?"
"tomorrow, in room 3C, at noon. Wear something," your aunt stops for a moment to think "something flashy"
you gave your aunt a confused look, "flashy?? like..how flashy we talking?"
your aunt lets out a sigh, "as flashy as that...ugly spotted circus dress you love so much.."
your face lights up and you squeal, there were not many options for you to dress up, left alone wear the nicest thing you own. The dress was silk, and a deep red with white poka dots on it, No it wasn't much, but you loved it, and it was the nicest thing you own. Your aunt shook her head, in utter disgust at the thought of that dress, she thought it was the ugliest thing in the world, but she knew you loved it so she never said much about it. "yes, i knew you would be excited to wear that dress"
You began to bounce up and down from excitement. "alright, alright, calm down. If you want ill spend some time with you helping you prepare. I know its been a while since you had one."
you rush up and hug your aunt, "that would be amazing please and thanks"
"i have some paperwork and thing i need to take care of, but i should be done around dinner time. So after dinner we can practice alright?" you nod and run off to find the poka dotted dress, and it was right where you left it. In the back of you closet.
"what you looking at?" James walks up to you, and you show him the dress "its nice, got an interview coming up?"
"yep, tomorrow at noon, i'm really excited" you brush it off some and put it back
"that's great! do you know who its with?" James asked as his face lights up lightly
you shake your head, "no, but it doesn't really matter i just hope they like me."
The rest of the majority of the day was spent with you and James talking. When dinner was ready you two raced off to dinning room. The table was full, and dinner was mac and cheese with hot dogs. Not much but still a great meal. Dinner was always filled with laughs and jokes. Your aunt tried to keep all the little ones still and to eat, while the older kids poked, and made fun of one another. After dinner you and your aunt spent the rest of the evening preparing for your interview tomorrow. At the end of the night, she tucked you in, and played your music box. You fell asleep listening to it every night was the only thing that could even get you to fall asleep.
The next morning you woke up early enough to take a shower with some hot water, which is something not everybody gets to enjoy due to there being so many people living in one space. The time seemed to go by slowly, but soon enough you were sitting in room 3C waiting for your interview to start.
30 minutes went by, and you slowly began to give up hope, until the door slowly opened, with a man, with red hair walking in. His eyes were a bright yellow, and that's when you realized it was Jason from yesterday.
"why hello there" Jason smiles brightly at you "long time no see" Jason chuckles and sits down
"h-hi" you were caught of guard, not expecting to see the man from yesterday.
"it's so nice to finally sit down and have a chat, this whole paperwork thing has been nothing more then bother-sum." Jason rolled his eyes, and looked back at you "however, I am sure it will be worth it" He gives you a warm smile. Unsure of what else to do, you just sit there and smile. "So tell me about yourself, do you have any hobbies?"
you nod "i enjoy reading, and sewing, i help fix some holes, and other small things in the other kids cloths, and blankets."
"ever make a toy?" Jason asks, you shake your head in response "no? well your in luck, ill show you its rather easy truth be told."
"you made toys?" you ask looking at Jason
"i am a toy maker after all" Jason gives a wicked smirk.
The two of you spent the rest of the hour talking, he would ask questions, and you would answer sometimes asking about him. Talking to Jason felt like talking to an old friend you haven't seen in a life time. At the end of the hour, you two waved good bye to one another and parted feeling content with outcome.
"how did it go?" you see your aunt walking up to you.
"i think it went really well. we seem to talk like old friends, and he seemed really nice, and it wasn't weird at all" you smile at your aunt feeling hopeful in the past hour.
"That's good, we should hear by tomorrow if he is going to go through with it or not, he asked for you by name when he was filling out the paperwork, so lets hope he stays determined" your aunt smiles back at you "its gonna be kinda lonely without you here, you know that?" your aunt starts walking back to the clinic.
"ill stop by every now and then, i'll still help out with the other kids and what not" you walk along side of your aunt
"oh yeah?
"(Y/N)!" you heard one of the volunteers calling your name, and quickly turn around. "(Y/N), he said he wants to take you home tonight." You and your aunt stood there shocked and unsure of what to say. Jason wanted to take you home tonight? he really liked you that much.."well come on, ill help you pack your things." The volunteer smiled at you and pulled you off to pack before you could even process what had just happened.
You were back in your room in moments and being rushed to pack your cloths, which didn't take to long, and all that was left was the music box. You looked at its colorful design, and smiled, quickly and safely putting the box away in your suitcase. You said your farewells and went to the main office, where Jason was waiting with a welcoming smile on his face.
"hello there, are you ready to go?" you nod smiling brightly at Jason. "well then, lets get going" Jason puts on his hat, and walks out the door with you following close behind.
When you arrive to your new house, your somewhat let down in a few ways. Rather then it looking like a warm, welcoming home, it was a toy shop. "the rooms are on the second floor, i find it easier to be closer to work"
"so...you make toys..?" you ask looking around at all the dolls
"they don't call me Jason the toy maker for nothing" Jason lets out a soft giggle, "allow me to show you to your room" Jason begins to walk up the stairs, you follow close behind distracted by all the toys everywhere. "in here" You look at Jason who is holding a door open. The walk into the room and see a bed with a fresh white bed sheets, and blankets, as well as a red and white bunny rabbit laying on the bed.
"i'll let you get settled, let me know if you need anything" Jason begins to close the door but before he does he speaks softly, "bem-vindo a casa" then shuts the door leaving you to your new life.
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