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Nimanee Narang 1:04 “Here you are Mr. and Mrs. Simons. This is Karen and Alexis,” the orphanage manager said. I was feeling scared. I didn’t want our new parents to turn out to be bad people and do something bad to me or Alexis. Why can’t we live with Dad’s best friend and his wife, Toby and Marie? I really like them. They’re really nice. Anyway, it’s better than living with totally different strangers we don’t know about yet. “Hey, how are you girls? How old are you Karen?” Mrs. Simons asked. “Uh, I’m 16 and Alexis is 5” whispered Karen. “Excuse me, I just asked you for your age. Not for Alexis’s age too. So next time, just answer of what you’re told” snapped Mrs. Simons rudely. I was surprised. “These are going to be your new parents from now on. They’ve come here to adopt you two. Mr. and Mrs. Simons lost their son a few months ago from an accident. They both love children” said the orphanage lady as Mr. and Mrs. Simons hugged each other. “And Mrs. Simons, these two girls lost their parents from a plane crash going to LA for a business trip. They were home with their Nanny.” “Oh thank god that you two weren’t in that plane. Thank god you two are safe” cried Mr. Simons while reaching out his arms to hug both of us. I suddenly looked at the clock hung on the wall behind her. It struck 1:04 pm. My new mom and dad put their arm around Alexis and me while walking out of the orphanage. As we were driving, I saw many different beautiful houses where I thought that Mr. and Mrs. Simons lived in. Or I can say mom and dad. After passing other massive houses, we drove into a path where nobody could see what was in there. I saw a peculiar tall wooden house built so perfectly. “Here it is your new home. Don’t you like it Alexis? Karen?” laughed Mrs. Simons. Alexis and I stared at each other giving a bizarre face. Suddenly Mr. Simons stopped the car and told us both to get down from the car. As excellent daughters, we followed his instructions. “Nice house Mr. and Mrs. Simons. I really like it, especially the lake on the side. Am I right Alexis? We can go and hang out and swim by the lake” I assumed. Alexis gave me a little nod as I was grabbing her hand tightly. Since mom and dad died from the plane crash, Alexis has been very quiet and dainty. She still doesn’t believe that our parents are actually dead. “Oh dear, you can refer to us as mom and dad. We are your new parents now. And, NO, you will not go to the lake at all. You will not. It’s very dangerous!” shouted Mrs. Simons anxiously. “Karen, your mother is saying the truth. As a matter of fact, the lake is also one of the reasons why our son died a few months back. We don’t want anything to happen to both of you” Mr. Simons said. “Yeah right” I thought. I was still seizing my little sister’s hand who I love a lot. I am the one who has to take care of Alexis since I’m her older sister. And, I do not trust Mr. or Mrs. Simons who are now our new parents. To me, Mrs. Simons looks a little uncanny. I don’t even think that their son died in an accident. I think that they killed their son. “Come on children. Get in the house. I will show you the rooms and the rest of the house” Mr. Simons as in dad whispered. “In my house, you’re not allowed to use the phone and you’re not allowed to go out the house gates unless you’re being told. Karen’s room is right on top of the house. The view looks really pretty at night with all the lights beaming from the room window. Alexis will sleep with me and your dad since she is still young to be staying alone” Mrs. Simons smiled. I followed Mr. Simmons into my room where it looks really creepy to stay in alone all by myself. I felt a little worried about my little sister; Alexis. After changing my clothes I went downstairs to grab a bite to eat. It was already dinner time also. There, I saw Mr. and Mrs. Simmons already sitting down with Alexis on the dining table starting to eat. I joined them. There was chicken soup and corn for dinner. We usually ate a big steak or macaroni and cheese long ago when our REAL parents were still alive. I quietly started to eat the chicken soup. “You have to finish all the food in your plate, girls. There is no wasting food in my house” Mrs. Simmons whimpered while looking straight at me. Maybe she found out that I don’t like the food that she made for us to eat. When I finished eating, I went to Alexis and whispered something in her ear. I told her to go and have a nice sleep and that I would meet her tomorrow morning. I walked straight up to my room. The following morning I woke up and came straight down into the kitchen in my pajamas. There I saw my new mom. She was wearing a black tank top with a white mini-skirt. She was looking appealing but, I still don’t like her personality since the day I met her at the orphanage. “Hey honey. How are you this morning? Since you woke up late today, you’re not getting any breakfast. Can you wash the dishes for me? I need help from you. I haven’t washed the dishes since two nights before” Mrs. Simmons asked. “Sure” I answered as I was walking toward the sink. I saw that the whole sink was covered with water till right the top. The dished was underneath. As I was reaching in for the dishes, I felt a glass cut my arm. “AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!” I screamed as loud as I could. Tears came rushing down my eyes. Mom, dad, and, Alexis ran up straight to me to see what was going on. I lifted up my hand from the water and noticed that my hand had a long deep wound. There was blood pouring out from my arm. “Calm down, calm down” suggested Dad, “Your mom used to be a nurse so then she can help you with the wound” Mom was standing behind me. She was giving a cruel smile. As I turned around to look at her, she stopped smiling and gave me a sad look. “I’ll go and get the First-Aid box” dad cried. I turned to look at my sister. She was crying, crying real hard as if she was the one who got hurt form the glass. How could Mrs. Simmons be so cruel? I know that she was the person who made this plan. I noticed the clock. It struck 1:04 pm. Mrs. Simmons came rushing back to me with the box. She took out cotton swabs and started to wipe the blood off the wound. Then, she took a long piece of wire and started to stitch the wound. It hurt so much but I kept quiet. I didn’t want Mrs. Simmons to think that I was overacting just for the wound. Afterwards, she gave me some drink that tasted like medicine. I didn’t wake up for another 5 days. “My new mom is crazy!” I said softly. I knew that she put loads of sleeping pills in the drink she gave me a few days ago. I felt a little scared about my sister; Alexis. I was scared if Mrs. Simmons did anything to her like she did to me. I didn’t want Alexis to get hurt at all since it was now my responsibility over her. I went down and picked up the phone quietly incase both my mom or dad saw me, and dialed Toby’s number. He was one of my best friends. He would always come to me whenever I needed him. As the phone was ringing, Mrs. Simmons kicked me from my back. I fell right onto the floor. The phone went swinging and hit the frame of Mr. and Mrs. Simons and their son. I twisted and saw the time, 1:04 pm.