II

My turn has come and I wasn't at all anxious.

To make a bad impression, I just opened the office door without knocking and closed the door without much ceremony. Instead of scolding myself with my eyes, as director Velásquez always does, she held laughter with my attitude.

The lady and the girl Vanklein were still with their short and graceful smile, while the hot man seemed totally indifferent.

- Sit dear! - said director Velásquez smiling at me pointing to the chair that was facing them, and so I did.

- Hello Ashley! - says still without looking at me, but for a role to make sure that was my name.

But as soon as you say it, it makes a face and looks at me quickly, I swear to see her get lost in my face for a few moments, in an even strange way. She turned to the director for a moment, who waved to her.

And I believe I saw for a moment the same feature on my son's face.

What is this?

She closes her eyes and faces me again and throat clearing seems to recover.

- So Ashley, I'm Katherine Vanklein and those are my children, my husband, couldn't be present unfortunately, but know that we would love a lot for, adopt a girl like you. - she says and I just think blah blah blah, said the same to the other girls.

- Well, let's start? - she questions now without removing her eyes that look at me with a certain intensity. - What do you think about having a family? - Starting with an idiot question.

- If you are talking about the family that we are here in the orphanage, I am happy to be united, like and support each other, because I have never had another family besides this one to know what it's like to have a normal family. - the indifferent answer, the director's look has become emotional and I can see the same expression in hers and daughter

- What is it? Any problems? - I ask you to see it in a type of facial trance.

- Oh, let's continue... - says kind of messy and this time looking at me as if the questions were now on my face. - Here let the students paint their hair? - what a boring questionnaire, huh!

- No. - I say it's direct.

- So you dyed your hair? - What's this strange questionnaire?!

- No, I was born that way, I don't really don't even know how I have these blue strands, but Velásquez told me it's a genetic issue. - I tell her not to ask me any more questions about my hair. But instead of being incredulous like anyone else, she just smiles seemingly excited.

- Interesting. Do you speak any other languages? - she asks.

- I speak fluent English and Greek. - I say and she has strange expressions, just like Velásquez and the girl. It seems they're excited or something, but they try to omit it or something.

- Do they teach Greek here? - she asks.

- No, I just know I know. - I answer and she's Velásquez smile looking at each other.

- It's her Velásquez! - says Mrs. Vanklein, looking discredited and smiling emotionally with Velásquez, and I'm floating here.

What did I do?

- I what? - I question confused, and she looks at me with her eyes shining.

- It's Ashley Vandunne my dear! - says shuffling my head, I don't understand anything at all, and since when have I have a nickname? And on top of that, as strange as these. What's going on?

- I'm sorry for my reading, but what is this by Ashley Vandunne? - I ask. - What's happening after all? - I question confused.

- Honey, you just got adopted by Katherine. - says director Velásquez holding my hands that were on the table. While I was trying to find the answer in her eyes.

Does Vandunne mean adopted in the language of the rich?

And wait, why am I even being adopted?

- As such, I have just been adopted and I am Ashley "Vandunne", or rather what is happening here? - I say amended.

- Honey, it's okay. - Velásquez says, caressing my hair.

And all that's in my head is confusion, what's going on?

What is the criterion for being adopted by such a family, just speaking languages? Respond badly?

- Mr Vanklein. - the security guard calls his son Vanklein, his tone of voice is thick that becomes chilling. His father informed us that everything is resolved. - the same rest and makes a sign that makes him withdraw.

- We have to go now, dear. - says Mrs Vanklein getting up.

- Wait, I don't understand anything at all, how do we need to go? I didn't even get my stuff. They have certain procedures that follow for someone's adoption. What's happening anyway! - I wonder getting up too.

- Don't worry about it, honey! - Mrs Vanklein says and I look at director Velásquez who sits positively with her head.

- I as soon as possible there, and I'll clarify everything. - he says and I just sign, after a while.

The security guard opened the door, the director Velásquez went out next with Mrs. Vanklein and they went ahead and me in the middle, trying to decode what just happened.

- Hello! My name is Amie, pleasure. - says the beautiful girl, smiling all nice to me.

- I'm Ashley, and the pleasure is mine. - I say trying not to be rude to the beautiful girl, but I'm in a moment of confusion and I don't want to know anyone's name now.

- Girls, the decision has already been made, and Ashley has been adopted. - says director Velásquez and the girls widen their eyes and then smile at me, and it seems that's where my record starts to fall. - She has to leave now for her new family, so they turn out of your sister. - she says and they all came to me, h Adopt me as a sister-in-law!

And other crazy things, and my record is saying how I'll miss you.

After saying goodbye to them, still without understanding why and how I was adopted, I did everything to get it wrong but in the end I was adopted in the strangest way possible.

It's all weird!

We got outside and the orphanage guard opened the gate, and I come across a huge car, which in the movies is said to be a limousine, he is black and wastes luxury, one of the security guards, opened the door for us.

I fare reluctantly with a hug from director Velásquez and then joined the Vanklein family inside the car.

Where I remained silent for a beautiful time, trying to fit what happened in my brains.

- Mrs. Vanklein? - I call her. - Could you answer a question? - I ask the question and she looks at me tenderly.

- Honey, call me just Katherine. - says it and your voice is so soft.

- Okay, but could you clarify the doubt? - I still wonder a little curious.

- Of course! - says I'm interested in what I had to say.

- Why me? - I ask. - Why did you adopt me? What is your interest in girls my age? What is Vandunne's? - I ask with my mind lost, crying out for answers.

- I promise I'll clarify all your doubts, my good, as soon as we arrive I'll tell you everything. - she says docile, as much as Velásquez, though, argh, I'm not enjoying it.

- Ashley, what do you like? - Amie asks me a few minutes later.

- About what? - the question.

- What kind of clothes do you like? - she questions enthusiastically.

- I'm not much of preferences, I can say everything, but I'm not very fan of skirts. I prefer pants. - I answer it.

- Don't you like skirts? - she asks you as if this were something from another world.

- No, I don't like very open things very much. - I say and she wandering slowly.

- She's similar to me. - Katherine says it's fun making me laugh and Amie turn her eyes.

Unconsciously, my gaze was at the prince of fantasies! That was closing a seemingly very important connection, because since we got in the car, until now he was talking.

And my God, he's so attractive, his way of sitting, talking, his greenish look makes me feel butterflies in my stomach.

- Ashley, this is Tyler, my brother. - Amie says, apparently I was looking too much at him.

That's when that look penetrated mine. I feel that my heart will jump out my chest.

I've seen men, yes, if they're wondering, but never in my whole life, had I seen someone like that, as attractive as him, or like the people in that family, even want to hide.

- Hello! - I greet you, and he just gives a smile of calm and beckons, returning to what he was doing.

In other words, it's totally indifferent to me.

- Well, you'll have a lot of time to get to know each other. - she says and I sign.

And I turn to the window, watching the street, and I notice that we are passing from a street full of luxurious mansions and cars.

What's going on... am I sleeping?

- So I'm going to study with you Amie? - the question turning abruptly, before my mind gets confused again.

- Yes, but not in person in college. - she says and I bow my eyebrow questioning me, and where will I study? -

- You will have private lessons. At home. - she says and I sign, not at all happy, I really wanted to take face-to-face classes and meet new people.

- Humn. - I answer it, and I play again with the bar of the dress skirt.

- We've already decorated your room. - Amie cuts the lively silence. - We did it in person, we hope you like it! - and everything gets stranger.

- Thank you, but how you memorized without even knowing who you would adopt and whether you would do it. - the question.

- We took into account the taste of the - Amie babbling and Katherine interrupted her by throwing a warning look at her. Annihilator, I would say.

- We imagine what would please a girl your age. - she says - You'll like it, you have your face. - she says smiling tenderly at me.

- Clearly, there's everything to do with you. - says it's all lively.

.

We talked excitedly, and you indifferent, barely exchanged words with us, until the limousine stops.

We're here!

The driver leaves and opens the door for us.

And looking forward, I see a mansion compared to a castle, I never saw anything like it, it was all very chic, with specific details everywhere, with a Gothic and modern style, I was sincerely dazzled I had never seen anything like that, it was an immense place, I think the place is bigger than the whole orphanage and about three blocks more. Without any exaggeration.

Oh, my God, what is all this?