Don't wait for me || TPN

*~9~*

*~Still Ray Pov~*

We moved to a small town, everything was so strange, there were so many other adults, and there were cars and so many other houses.
"Do you like this place Ray?" my mother said, laughing as she stood beside me looking out of the window.
I nodded, "Its so much better than the orphanage, so much more to explore.."
We wore other clothes than the regular boring uniform, it was great, I understood what Gilda meant a long time ago when she said she wanted to try clothes from the 'outside world'.
"You know you have to start school soon right?" She laughed.
I froze, "SCHOOL? I'LL HAVE TO SOCIALISE!"
"Oh Ray don't be so dramatic." she laughed while I sat there with a seriously angry expression which eventually turned into a small smile.
I pulled a picture out of my pocket and stared at it.
"Emma, Norman." I smiled, "I hope they're still having fun!"
"They will be, don't worry Ray."

I put it back in my pocket and stared out of the window.
"Hmh."
I then saw two children running across the street.
A tall boy, his hair was dark brown, his skin was tan and he wore a green shirt and some jeans.
He was running along the street with a smaller girl with blonde pigtails, a familiar smile and a white shirt with a pink tutu, she was also holding a bunny.
"Oh my god, Ma it's Don and Conny!" I yelled.
She walked to the window and smiled, "And so it is, go and say hello."
I opened the door and sped out of it, running across the street to catch up with them as my mother happily watched.
"DONNNNN!" I yelled, catching his attention as to where he told Conny to pause and he turned around.
I caught up to them and grinned.
Conny ran over and hugged my leg.
"Ray!" Don laughed.
"Hello Ray!" Conny giggled, looking up and me with a smile.
"Hi!"
"I'd have never expected to see you here!" He smiled.
"I can say the same for you both."
"We're so lucky! Who did you get adopted by Ray!?" Conny asked.
"I didn't get adopted, I'm still with Ma."
"CAN WE SAY HI?" she yelled, I nodded and she grabbed onto Don's hand and began dragging him as they followed behind me.

We reached my house and Isabella walked outside and sat on the step.
"MAMA ISABELLA!" Conny laughed, running and jumping into her arms.
"So it happened Eh?" I said to Don.
"What do you mean?"
"You got adopted by the same people as Conny."
He smiled and nodded, "Yeah! I did!"
then paused.
"Mother is making me go to school soon." I Sighed.
"Next week."
"WHAT?!"
"You should sign him up for my school." Don suggested, "Nevahigh."
"Will do!"
I Sighed of relief, "Atleast ill know one person."
"Yep!"

We all sat outside chatting for a while.
"Hey, Don. We should get the group back together again!" I smirked.
"That's a great idea! I already know that Gilda lives in this town! Not sure bout the others."
"Great! If there's gilda then that means we only need.." I paused.
"Emma and Norman.." He Sighed.
"What if they aren't here? I'll never get to see them again! We haven't even received one call."
Don frowned, "Have you tried calling them?"
Mother nodded, "Everytime they ignored."
Then a thought hit me and I covered my mouth, "What if the forgot about us?"
"hey don't think that Ray! they're your best friends."
I Sighed and nodded, "best not the overthink the situations, its their parents choice and not theirs."

"Hey Ray I applied to the school and they say your accepted."
"Lucky for us there's no uniform!" Don laughed.
I cheered, "FUCK YES! I DON'T HAVE TO WEAR ANYMORE BORING UNIFORMS!"
Mother, Conny and Don all laughed.

"Oh! Guys I seen Phil running around here sometimes." Conny smiled.
"You have?" Laughed Isabella.
"Yep, but rarely, like, once a month." Don smiled.
"Hey we'll have to say hi whenever he next comes around." I suggested.

"Yeah!" Don smiled, "Hey I'm excited for you to come to our school."
"Why? I hope nobody random tries to talk to me."
"Hey schools fun, and if they do try to talk to you I'll help you out."
"I bet Ray will be popular like he was at the orphanage!" Conny smiled.
"That's awful."
"Cant be that bad."
"NO, WEIRD GIRLS ARE GONNA BE CRUSHING ON ME AND I'M STILL TECHNICALLY DATING NORMAN."
"Wait what?" Gasped Don.
"Oh shit forgot I never told you."
"I'm gonna tell Gilda"
"fuck."

I saw him pull out a phone and begin messaging somebody.
"Hey you wanna see?" He said, tilting his phone towards me.
"Uh, sure."

~~~

Don: hey yall.

Gilda: Hi!

Lannion: wassup

Thoma: bonjour

Don: Ray just told me he was dating Norman!

Lannion: woahh

Gilda: YOUR WITH RAY?

Don: YEP HES COMING TO OUR SCHOOL TOO

Gilda: AYYYYYYYY

Don: AYYYYYY

Anna: that's so cool!

Don: wait hold on a second

Ray has been added to the chat

Ray: fucks up bitches?

Gilda: HELLO RAY!

Anna has added Norman to the chat

Ray: oh my god

Norman: tf am I doing here

OH TM GOD RAY!!

Ray: NORMAN!!!

Norman: DID YOU GET OUT OF THE ORPHANAGE FINALLY?

HOW?

Ray: oh uh

Thoma: HE BURNT THE FUCKING PLACE DOWN

Norman: RAY WTF

Don: HOLD ON HOW COME NONE OF YALL TOLD ME THIS

Ray: I was angry

Norman: guys we have to write ray some rules.

Ray: what why

Gilda: yeah why?

Norman: incase he gets out of control

1. don't let him near matches or gasoline.

Ray: I genuinely considered setting myself on fire ngl.

Norman: RAY NOOO

Ray: i didnt

oh fuck ma's calling me

Norman: awe

Ray: adios

~~~

I walked over to my mother smiling.
"Tell me why your so happy" she laughed.
"I GOT ADDED TO A GROUPCHAT AND ANNA ADDED NORMAN!"
"A group chat with the kids from the orphanage?"
I nodded and she smiled.