Bella Mann is a teenage girl. Bella Mann, a quiet teenage girl who doesn't like socializing. Bella Mann, a lonely teenage girl who has a hard time fitting in. Bella Mann, a non-settling teenage girl who seems to can't settle in. Bella Mann, an teena...
I stared into space while I fiddled with the cuff of my black sweater that was a bit to big for me as I sat in a booth next to Gloria inside a restaurant. We were waiting to meet my new family's mother. And I swore to myself that this would be my LAST one. Anything goes wrong with this one, I'm quitting families for good. What made me give a family another chance? Well...
I'm always around.
Families were always around. They were all around me. I couldn't never get away from them. I thought about a lot since I broke down. It really had me thinking about my future. Would I not have n family on my own because I turned to hate families? Would I be alone forever? No one to love? No one to cry to? Lonely people didn't need anyone, but they were so used to it. I just didn't want to believe I had to be alone forever. Without family, what is the world? I might even start killing families in rage just because...
The next thing you know, Superman would be coming to stop me. I couldn't have that neither. I couldn't have my own hero become my foe. What would that make me? It'll turn me into a loner for good.
A month had passed since I told Gloria to tell the family to go to hell and I started to feel really, really bad which was extremely weird, because I didn't feel bad for no family anymore. Yeah, I know families were people put together, but to me, it was just different.
"I'm very proud of you, Bella," Gloria said next to me. I jumped slightly, her voice snapping out my thoughts with a blink of my eyes and twisted my neck to look at her.
"Hm?"
She leaned in and whispered. "I'm very proud of you." I smiled nervously, snorted and continued to fiddle with the cuff of my sweater. Gloria noticed and pointed to the cuff. "Nervous?" she asked teasely.
I didn't know. Was I? I didn't know what to say to her. All I knew I was getting ready to shower when Gloria come into the room I sleep in and told me that I had time to shower and that I should hurry up and get dressed, we had a meeting to go to. And this was it. An interview with another family. I didn't know how Gloria had found out I had changed my mind and stumbled on a last chance. Did she over hear me talking with my poster? Did someone from the room I shared with over heard me and told her? Who knew.
"No," I stuttered. "I'm-I'm not nervous." I tucked my arms under the table into my lap. "I'm just..."
"Nervous. It's okay, Bella. It's fine to be nervous. I know you're not trying to be because of the situation, but just let it go. It'll be good for you."
I scoffed at her. Yeah right.
"Can I get you ladies something to drink?" A waiter asked who had came over. He was okay looking. Tall, curly brown hair, face full of freckles and a head standing on a long neck. I loved his hands though. They were long, wide and smooth.
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"Um, maybe some coffee," Gloria replied. Just then four eyes were upon me. Gloria's and the male waitress'.
"Oh, um...just a water, I guess." Gloria rose an eyebrow at me, but I shrugged her off and turnt my head to look out the window.
