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We all sat in a circle in the living room. Mr. And Mrs. Orilles sat on a white couch beside the fireplace, the two boys sat sprawled out into the couch across from me.

"Welcome to our family Awsten." I internally rolled my eyes at that phrase.

"This is Travis." the man pointed to the brown haired boy in the blue shirt. He raised his hand and smiled gently at me.

"And that's Otto." the man said pointing to the boy beside Travis. The boy just groaned in irritation.

"Otto.." the woman warned of his attitude.

"You can call us whatever you feel comfortable with. My name is Laura."

"..And my name is Daniel"  the man smiled.

"But whatever you feel comfortable with is fine. ...m'am, sir, Mrs.Laura, Mr.Daniel, Mom...Dad..." the last two words were very quiet.

"Alright, so I know you've just gotten here and we'll give you time to adjust and everything but we have some rules here."

'Shit' I think to myself

"Firstly, we eat all our meals as a family. So no skipping meals or eating elsewhere in the house."

"Second, we all have chores. Everyone is expected to do them."

"Third, grades are very important for us and we want you to do the best you can. We ask that you grades don't slip below a C. "

"Fourth, you are required to keep your room clean."

"Finally, we have church every Sunday and Laura and I go to another service on Wednesdays."

The boys on the couch stood up and left the room, followed by Mrs. Laura and Mr. Daniel. I stood up from the chair and grabbed my bag off the floor. Mrs. Laura offered to take my bag and lead me up the stairs of the house.

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