Prologue

Bing!

I woke up with a start. I look at the blaring alarm clock and was mortified to find that it was 8:30 a.m . I was late for my classes!

I ran to the bathroom and get dressed as soon as possible. I put on an comfy hoodie and some fitting jeans, running downstairs towards the door all the while thinking about my schedule today.

"Aurie! ",the shout cut my thinking off and i swivel my head towards the source of voice to find a middle aged woman in the kitchen. The woman had brownish blue hair which were greying and sapphire blue eyes. She had wrinkles on her face in a way which suggested that she laughs a lot. She looked beautiful for her age but then again she is my mom ofcourse she would. She posses the same great genes and looks as me. People even have a habit of saying that I look just like her. Oh i didn't introduce myself, my name is Aurora Lucia Mackerel and i am 22 years old and go to a architecture university . I live alone with my mother who work at the toy store near by, i too worked at a cafe near the university to help make her meet the ends.Overall we are a normal family.

"Eat something before going. Honestly , this girl drives me nuts."said my mother with a fond shake of head. I with a sigh knowing denying her will only led to her grounding me (she is super duper strict when she want to be) went to the table where some sandwhiches with my favourite blueberry jam filling and ate fastly all the while brainstorming for excuses to my teacher.

Ah yes i can say that i saw a old lady carrying heavy things and couldn't for the love of god not help her so then i helped her to her house which was quite deep in the city but then got lost. It would work perfectly especially with how much emotional our teacher get when we help someone in need. I know i am a freaking genius.

But obviously the excuse failed as i forgot that our teacher is a lie detecting machine.

"Aurora Mackerel !I never expected you of all people to lie to me. You are one of my best students and you..... " ,let me tell you getting chewed out by your favorite teacher sucks . I steal a glance at my teacher Mr. Gavreel. He had pure golden hair framing his chiseled face and sharp jawline with a hint of softness to it and sky blue eyes. He was one of the most famous teachers with females in both staff and students having a crush on him.

Right now, he was reprimanding me for my excuse. He took a deep breath and said, "All right now go to your desk. You missed the most of the class but you arrived in time for the announcement. "

"Announcement? ", " What is he gonna tell us? ","Shut up! If you listen you will know. ",. The whispers filled the class as i too my seat. What could he be announcing.

"I will be leaving the town for personal reasons and wouldn't be able to return so I after today will no longer be your teacher." and hell broke loose.

I was walking to the cafe for my shift, still in shock about the announcement, i felt sad that my favourite teacher won't be teaching anymore. As i reached the gate of the cafe i was too deep in thought that I collided into a wall ,wait a wall doesn't wear clothes . I loked up to find my friend at cafe, Sandeep Saunders

he is half -Indian with his mother being an Indian and father an American who work in navy. He unlike me work here to just get some extra cash to spend.

"ohoi aurie what that in your mind that you didn't watch where you were going. Not like i mind beautiful women colliding into me because of my handsomeness. "

I stifled a snort at that, not that he is ugly but he is average looking but yhinks like he is a Casanova. He has reddish-brown hair and chocolate brown eyes .

As i was about to answer a blur slammed into me. On instinct i catch and hold the blur figure. As I looked at the figure it was a child no older than 6 years, he was wearing clothes if they can be called that which were several sizes bigger than him. His hair were black and greasy and he has different colured eyes with right eye being the brightest blue and left eye being darkest turquoise color. His face was covered in soot and the parts which weren't showed that he had extremely pale skin. He looked terrified and the reason came a second later.

"Hey! You thief! ", a pudgy man with a ugly face came and gripped the arm of the child so tightly that I saw the child wince, his face becoming more pale if possible. Sandeep couldn't control himself and shouted, "oi big guy what with you? why are you holding him like this? He is just a child. "

"A child. This brat stole bread from my shop often and this time i have finally caught him i will show him that stealing from me is a big no" the fatty leered at the boy with a perverted expression. Me and Sandeep looked at each other and silently communicated, something which we have became good at after years of friendship and came at a conclusion that no matter what the boy can't go with him.

"Well how about you take this 1000 dollar and leave this boy . A good deal ai",said Sandeep,I looked at him but he doesn't seem phased he even though it was all his pay for three weeks but then again he didn't need it and would usually use this money for parties and if it is saving someone then who am i to say anything .

The fatty pervert looked at the money then at the boy in deep thinking and suddenly snatched the money from Sandeep's hand and went off going on about how the little shit not try to steal from him or results won't be pretty.

After there was no sign of the pervert i bent down to the boys height and asked, " hello there little one. Don't look so scared the big bad man is gone. Now be a good boy and tell us your name and why are you here alone? Where are your parents and why did you steal?"

The boy looked at me and i felt a shiver down my spine when i looked into his eyes .Their was something their for just a second that made me feel beyond terrified. Who is this boy?

"N.n..no name. Parents no kno...o. ow. Never met th...th.. them. me 8 y..y.. years old" the boy said in a quiet whisper. I looked at him in shock, he is so small for a 8 year old not to mention the way he speaks is like it isn't long since he started speaking with how he jumbeled with his speech.

Before i could ask him more our boss,Valentina came to the entry to see what the fuss was about and when she saw a near starven child she demanded us for answers so we explained what happened .After the explanation her eyes softened and she ushered the child at the back of the cafe where the staff usually rest after shift and changes. It was lined up with lockers for us to put our things amd there were also showers for some. She took the boy in one of the showers and ordered sandeep to bring some clothes which he readily followed.She alao ordered me to take care of the front of the cafe or handle the customers while she took care of the child.

I spent the rest of my shift with my mind filled about the child . What had he gone through.?He didn't even have a name... wait he doesn't have a name what shoul we call him. Why am i thinking about what to call him, its not like we are going to live with him.

After the shift i went to to back side and saw the child sleeping on the couch Bundeled up in a warm fluffy blanket with just his face visible and i have to say that now cleaned up he looked very much cute. He has soft pale skin and his hair were fluffy without the grease weighing it down.

"Cute isn't he? "came a question frombeside me startling me. The speaker my boss looked at me.

"Well he certainly is but don't you think we should send him to the orphanage he told us that he didn't knew his parents so the best place for him would be the orphanage. "

"But that where the problem came"

"What do you mean ",i asked confused. She. took out her phone and showed me the video on it. There was a building on fire in it and under the video the text'The simmons orphanage too caught fire, cause of fire unknown ,led to death of several children. Orphanages all over the los angeles city on fire .'. I could only watch dumbly, orphanages all over city on fire,how?

I then looked at the child, where would he go? "I asked your mother and she agreed to adopt the boy",Valentina said. What!!!

"And don't go about how you can't afford it me and Sandeep have decided to contribute money for raising him its just that sandeep parents won't allow the child and i am not suited to raise him that he will go with you. Your mother agreed so behave. ", Valentina cutt off with a glare.

I just bowed my head in defeat amd looked at my soon to be brother and my lips twitched as he yawned finally waking up. Maybe it wouldn't be so bad having a little brother.

That night we made a makeshift bed for the boy on the sofa and also je is no longer boy my mom decided to name him Amadeo Caius Mackerel. The look of happiness on his face was worth everything.

That night when I was sleeping i didn't knew that how my life is going to change beyond anything and that there were people across searching for the marked one.

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