The Search for Home by Earon Lenea (sight word readers TXT) 📖

I looked at the kids that followed me, creeping forward then falling back. The newest wave was coming in, we are the forgotten ones; Stranded in places that no one can identify us. We all get brought here, in this hell hole of a school. No going off school grounds, no talking unless you are talked to, all that crap. Here we act right or you become a slave of some sort. Kitchen to laundry, to scrubbing the floor.
"Alissa!"
"Yes?" I looked up at the woman staring down at me.
"If you think, whatever it is that you’re doing, is more important than my class, then you can see your way into Mrs. Benings office!"
Astonished, I looked at my English teacher's opened mouth, and then finally able to speak again, "I'm sorry ma'am I didn’t mean to disrupt your class." I looked down as if I was ashamed, but I’m not, I didn't even know what I had done to get in trouble. It was like this all the time, we get in trouble for no reason.
With a HMPF Mrs. Anderson walked away. I looked beside me when I heard a soft chuckle. New kid of course. They never understand I always feel bad for them even though they deserve it half the time. They have to learn sooner or later, I guess.
"Alissa, office now!"
"What?!" I screeched "what did I do?!"
"You continue to ignore me as I try to teach you, you ignorant child!"
"She wasn't doing anything." Mrs. Anderson looked up at the boy next to me, raising her eye brow. She slowly made her way to the front of his desk. "Young man what is your name?
"Maycen Brays, Ma'am."
"How long have you been going here, Mr. Maycen Brays?"
"This would be my first day ma'am."
"Well Alissa can show you the way to the office because that’s were you both are heading," Mrs. Anderson smiled then walked to the front of the class, as I stood up I looked as Maycen as he just sat there looking at me.
"Come on," sighed waving at the door.
He finally stood up and followed me out the door. A few feet out the door he grabbed my arm pulling me to a stop. "What’s up with that? You didn't even stick up for yourself! She yelled at you for no reason and you just let her!"
"After you live here as long as I have, you learn just to go along with whatever it is you’re getting in trouble for."
"What do you mean? How long have you been here?"
"They found me at 2 months," I reported starting to walk again.
"2 months? Really?"
"Yes really and I haven’t left since." he was silent the rest of the walk, we finally made it to Mrs. Benings office. I pushed the door open revealing a small room with small crappy chairs. I sighed and sat down gesturing for Maycen to do the same. He hesitated, sighed, and then did the same. We sat there for 30 minutes, and then a woman stepped out of a small office, telling the two of us to go into her office. "I got a message from Mrs. Anderson saying that the two of you were disrespectful and interrupting her class. Tomorrow the two of you will work on cleaning out the basement."
"She didn’t do anything though!" Maycen said waving at me.
"Mr. Brays, we do not tolerate any kind of disturbance at this school and you will be punished for what I say suitable for your actions."
"She was just sitting there do absolutely nothing and she got in trouble!"
"Mr. Brays! Unless you want me to extend your punishment you will shut your mouth this second!" Maycen looked over at me and just shook my head at him begging him with my eyes to shut up and begging him to understand. Finally he sat back in his chair and kept his mouth shut. When Mrs. Benings finally dismissed us to our dorms Maycen didn't say anything until we were out of hearing rang of the office then he planted him in front of me and crossed his arms a crossed his chest, then just stood there looking at me. "What?" I finally asked.
"You just sit there and take all this crap from these people, WHEN YOU DIDN'T DO ANYTHING!"
"Around here everyone gets in trouble for no reason!"
"Well that’s stupid you shouldn't be in trouble!" he yelled at me.
Grabbing his hand pulling him around the corner into my dorm throwing my door shut. Whirling I looked up at him and started yelling, "You really need to learn when to keep your mouth shut! You have no idea how things work around here! We are nothing; we're trash that has been thrown away! That’s all we are and all we are ever going to be!" I stood there looking at the boy before me shaking, tears running down my eyes as I tried to catch my breath. Maycen just watched me as I tried to calm down. When I finally got control over myself I sat down on my bed, pulling my knees to my chest wrapping my arms around my knees. I looked out my window to the garden that was out back. "This is the best room you can get," I whispered "I used to just sit by the window and look out the window. It used to be so beautiful. Green vines curling their way up the walls colorful flowers placed randomly threw out the yard. Red, blue, yellow, white. In the middle there used to be a really pretty water fountain. On the top rested a magnificent Angel. Now it’s gone. All of it. That’s what they do here they take something exotic and crush it."
"Alissa?" looking up at Maycen I realized he probably thought I was crazy. Looking a way I shook myself, "I’m sorry, you got in trouble because of me."
"I don’t really care about that I care about the fact that you did nothing to get this," felt the bed dip as Maycen sat on it. We just sat there until curfew telling him of how it used to be. I would know vie been here longer then all the other kids here.

Sighing I went into the basement. I looked around and started sorting everything on the floor. After a few minutes I heard a creaking sound then a set of hands grip my hips. I shrieked spun to face whoever was behind me.... And fell, right on top of Maycen. Sitting there we just looked at each other then started laughing. I pushed myself off him looking around at all the junk as Maycen did the same. "Looks like you started without me."
"Yeah this is going to take us forever," I sighed and started to pick up again after looking around Maycen started helping me. We worked for a few hours then they dismissed us to lunch. After we ate we went back down stairs and went back to work. We worked a few more hours and I finally sat down taking a brake I leaned my back agents the wall. Soon Maycen joined me resting his head on my leg. We just sat there for a little bit. After a little bit I started running my fingers threw his hair, getting the dirt out of it. Suddenly his arms went around my waist pulling me down and pining me under him. He grinned at me then started tickling me. Pushing his shoulder I tried to get him off me but that didn't work very well. He finally stopped and we just laid there laughing I went to push him off me again but he grabbed my arms pining them above my head and just laughed at me as I tried to break free. I stopped fighting and sat there glaring at him making him laugh even harder, I couldn’t help it I started laughing with him. He let me go and climbed off of me. He stood up offering me his hand. I reached forward and grabbed it yanking him back onto the ground this time I pinned him down grinning. He looked up at me raising his eye brow. I grinned at him pressing my lips to his forehead. He wrapped his arms around me rolling us over so he was over me. He bent down kissing my jaw. I wrapped my arms around his neck pulling his mouth to mine. He froze for a second then kissed me back, hard. We went on like that for a while freezing when we heard a creak quickly we stood up and started working again. We turned and looked at Mrs. Benings. She looked around at the progress we made.
"You did well enough. Now go you will go to class tomorrow," with that she turned and walked out the door. Sighing we followed. As we walked something caught my eye. Turning I bent down and grabbed the small doll on the ground. It was beautiful. Its body was covered in a silk white dress, it had wings sticking over is shoulders. I turned to see Maycen watching me. Smiling I walked out the door taking the doll with me. I walked into my room laughing when Maycen fallowed me. I sat on my bed leaning against my pillow I held the doll in my hand. Running my hand over it I wiped the dust of her. Looking up at Maycen I grinned and he raised his eye brow out me.
"If I may ask... what is that?"
"It’s the only thing with me when the workers here found me on their front steps," running my hand over it again I smiled "her name is Anna." Maycen pushed himself off the wall coming over to the bed taking it from my hands. He ran his hand softly over it five and dress.

Leaning back against the wall of Alyssa’s room I watched as she gently turned the small bear in her hands, looking as if she was looking for something