Adapted: Book one: Heat by Elizabeth Caroline

Author:Elizabeth Caroline [Caroline, Elizabeth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-01T22:00:00+00:00

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Wednesday morning came around quicker than expected. I proudly put my uniform on and brushed my hair back into a ponytail, pulling a few curls loose at the front which bounced gracefully around the sides of my face. I’d never done any kind of charity work, and unlike the help I’d given Wendell’s, this time I felt like I was helping people who could make a real difference. And that felt good.

“You look official,” Rachael said when I finally got downstairs.

“Thanks.” I smiled.

“You excited?”

“I don’t know if excited is the right word, but it does feel good to be helping people.” I sat down in the living room while I waited for Solomon and ran to the door as soon as I heard the car pull up outside. “See you later” I shouted as I went out of the door.

Solomon’s car was parked at the end of the driveway with Stacy and Emily sitting in the back seat, so I got in next to them, and after exchanging greetings, Solomon set off on his way.

Michael, who was sitting in the front with Solomon, gave a eulogy to the event that we were about to attend. He spoke of how much ‘The Big Project’ has helped the local orphanages in the area and how we should all be on our best behaviour today as we will be representing the organisation. I listened intently, agreeing with most of what he was saying although I couldn’t vouch for the work the organisation had done, I did agree that it was work that was more than needed and they needed the support of the local communities.

“I’m really surprised you have such a soft spot for orphans, Michael,” I said. Michael looked over at Solomon, who looked back at him and shrugged, then he turned around in his seat to face me.

“Look, I don’t tell many people this because my mom doesn’t really like to talk about it,” he said with a serious look on his face, “But she’s an orphan too. She grew up in an orphanage in Central town until she was adopted.” My mouth gaped slightly as I stared blankly at Michael and then looked over at Stacy and Emily, who obviously already knew as they weren’t reacting in any way.

“Okay,” I said, pausing between each syllable. It was a bit of a hit to realise that after knowing him for almost a year, he still saw me as an outsider.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” He said, sitting back in his seat properly “Have you told me everything about your life?”

I shrugged and looked out of the window. He has a point, I thought, I hadn’t even told Solomon a lot about my life, and he was my best friend, but then I didn’t talk as much as Michael did so it wasn’t entirely the same. While I was still deep in thought about whether or not I should be offended by Michael’s apparent neglect, Solomon announced that we had arrived.

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