Today is the day when i was being adopted by
my foster parents. i remembered the first time
when they walked into the orphanage and looked
at me for the first time when i was sitting on the
stairs. They went into the caretaker of my
orphanage and greets him. They talk and talk but
i can’t hear what they say but I’m pretty sure
they read my files, when they walked out they
looked at me and gave me a warm smile but i
just looked at them with a blank expression.
Then the caretaker walked out after. He looked
at me with a threatening expression on his faces,
i looked down quickly.
“now adit, start packing now. You’re gonna be
adopted by them and please pack it quickly” i
nodded.
I went to my room and packed my stuff quickly
so that i didn’t upset my caretaker. I walked out
of my room only to see the caretaker there. He
warned me that if i was returned by them, he’s
gonna punish me. I nodded and he told me that
they’re waiting outside.
I saw them outside and my foster dad asked me.
“so, are you ready?” i nodded and we went into
his car.we started talking in the car
“ok so what’s your name?” he asked
“my name is adit”
“ok adit. My name is anya and this is my
husband raysha. You can call us whatever you
want” she said
“umm, can i ask you something, miss anya?”
“ask away” she said
“umm, can you tell me what are the rules in your
house?” i stuttered
She looked at me with a look i don’t understand
then her expression changed into a serious one.
“adit, hmm..m how do i explain it. There’s no
rule in our house. For us, we just want you to live
a normal life and we want share our happiness to
every kids in orphanage since my child died
during a birth”
“i’m sorry that i asked” she looked at me with a
look that i can’t tell again
The ride to his house was silent. I felt guilty that i
asked them that. We got out of the car and went
into the house. I was amazed that it was very
cleaned and it’s like seeing a castle. I walked
slowly and looked around and careful not to
touch anything. Then when i was too busy looked
around, a girl that i guessed was 2 years older
than me came up to me and hugged me.
“oh my god, you’re so cute, what’s your name?
I’m fitria and i’m 10 years old. So what–” she
was being cut off by my foster mother
“woah woah wait a minute fitria, he’s trying to
adapt with our new house. Even though he liked
it when we came in, If you rushed him too many
question, he’s gonna faint any second now” she
blushed and i began to blush a little.
“so adit, before you can looked around, let me
show you your room” she took me there and
fitria followed. I looked around and notice that
my foster father was gone but i decided to not
ask her where he was. We walked into my room.
I saw my room painted with a blue paint and they
looked at me with an expression that they’re
proud of what they done in my room and then
they looked at me with a hopeful eyes
“so do you like it” i nodded and give them a
warm smile. They looked at
“ok. you can rest now if you want. I’m gonna
take your belonging from the car and take it here”
“umm you don’t have too carry my stuff to my
room, miss anya.”
“relax, adit. I don’t mind at all and besides you
can get along with fitria now”
“thanks miss anya” then she left
We both just stand there and not saying. Then
fitria began to introduce herself to me
“ok adit, I’m gonna introduce myself. My name is
fitria and I’m 12 years old. I was adopted 6
months ago and now I’m in 7th grade. So what’s
your name?”
“umm, ok. My name is adit and I’m 10 years old.
I’m in 7th grade”
“what, you’re 7th grade?” i nodded
“wow, i got a genius brother” she hugged me.
Even though i just know her, i feel content with
her.
“so what’s your story before you went to the
orphanage?” she asked me but i answered it
hesitantly
“i-i was in a car accident b-but when i woke up in
the hospital, the doctor told me that m-my
parents and my only sister died during operation”
then i felt tears assemble in my eyes but i tried to
hold my tears to rolled down my cheeks.
“I’m sorry that i asked” then she hugged me. I
refused to cry but it took all of my will power to
prevent them from falling. She hugged me for
awhile and my foster mother came back with my
bag and then she looked at us
“awww, you guys already like each other now”
fitria stopped hugging me and released me
quickly.
“mommm, stop teasing and besides he’s my
brother forever so i must loved him” she began
to blush and i felt happy when she says those
words and i let out warm smile unconsciously.
“ok then. adit, if you’re done hugging with fitria,
you can started unpacking. meanwhile fitria and i
prepare a welcome dinner for you.” i nodded and
they left
I started unpacking and after I’m done, I’m
eating together with them. I’m the first one that
finish my dinner and i looked at the clock that
says 7 PM. I put my plate on the sink and
thanked them then left. I went to my bedroom
and began to sleep.
Dream sequence
I felt water slowly drop on my head one by one. I
opened my eyes and looked around. I saw that i
was still strapped in my seat belt of my dad’s
car. I felt hurt all over my body and saw my
sister besides me unmoving. I tried to unbuckle
myself but it won’t budge. Then i tried to
unbuckle my sister’s belt but it won’t budge too.
So i tried to wake her up but she won’t wake up
then i noticed that her chest didn’t move up and
down. i checked her pulse quickly but there’s
none. I tried to unbuckle myself again and i felt
the car moved forward a little. Then i realized
that dad’s car was on the edge of the cliff. i
realized that if i moved again, the car is gonna
toppled over and we’re all gonna die. Then i
began to have a panic attack, i tried to calmed
myself down by breath in and out. I looked at
mom and dad, they both still unconscious. Then
mom began move and i felt hope sparks in my
heart. I tried to call mom but my voice won’t
come out, i don’t know why. Mom looked at me
and unbuckle herself. she looked at me and
unbuckle me with force and i felt relieved washed
over me when my mother succeed unbuckle me.
Then my mother fell unconscious and before she
fell, she pushed me out of the car. Then because
of my mother pushed me, the car went forward
and fell. Rain started to falling and i felt tears
rolled down my cheeks and i sobbed
uncontrollably. I didn’t dare to looked down the
cliff and then there’s explosion
End of dream sequence
I felt dried tears on my cheeks and i put both
hands on my ears. I began to cry, i tried to closed
my ears with my hands but the sound of the car
exploding still rang on my ears. I don’t know how
long i cried but what i know is somebody hugged
me and i cried into her shoulder until i fell into a
dreamless sleep.
In the morning
A bright light shone through my room, i woke up
and felt content but i don’t remember what my
dreams are. i wondered why i don’t remember
my nightmare. I decide to think about that later. I
looked at the calendar in front of me. It says
24th desember and then i looked at the clock and
it says 10 AM. I remembered that today was
christmas but i guessed that this christmas is no
better than the last. I walked out of my room in
my pajama. I went to the living room and looked
that there was a christmas tree. I saw fitria and
my foster parent hanging a decoration on the
tree. I saw a gift under the tree and I can’t help
but wondering what did i get this christmas.
Fitria saw me
“hi adit, morning”
“morning”
Then my foster parents looked at me and smiled
“well, adit. You don’t have to hide your curiosity
from us, we’re practically a family now” as soon
as he said that, i blushed.
“what do you mean dad?” she began to ask him
“well, your brother here always looked at the gift
below this tree. So i figured he wanted to open it
quickly” fitria began to laugh and when i heard
that word, i began to have a flashback of the day
of the accident and i quickly sat down.
They began to look at me worriedly. I closed my
eyes and closed my ears with both of my hands
and mumbled ‘please, no’. I felt someone
hugging me and telling me ‘it’s not my fault’. I
opened my eyes and saw fitria hugged me.
Then i remembered the sensation from the
feeling i felt this morning. It was fitria.
“adit, it’s okay to cry. we’re family now. You’re
not the one to blame from the accident. I
promise you that we all gonna be together from
now on and i promised you that your genius is
gonna be put in a good use” i laughed a little and
cry a little
“awww, you guys are so cute together. Let’s take
a picture together”
Even though we just become family yesterday, i
felt like the empty hole in my heart being filled
again. We spent christmas together and i smiled
for the first time after the accident. i hope that
my family in heaven was happy to look at me
now. Being happy with my new family.
