Chapter 102: Interview 2 (1/2)
Before exiting their vehicle, Cindy and Josh doubled checked that they were at the right place and sure enough the address the school had given them, was the Orphanage.
The Orphanage was a large single floor building. When the two of them entered the front gate, they were greeted with a bunch of kids between the ages of 5 and 10, who outside playing.
”Ah, it's an Adult.” One of the little girls pointed. ”Someone go call Claire, we have visitors.”
”Nice to meet you, little girl,” Josh said as he bent down to match the kid's eye level. ”Were looking for a boy named Dan, does he live here?”
”You hear to see big brother?” The girl said. ”are you going to take him away.” Suddenly the girl's smile had turned into a frown.
”No don't worry about that, we just here to ask him some questions.”
Just then tall women in her mid-twenties named Claire came out from the building.
”Come on kids play's times over. it's time for dinner let's go head inside.”
”Yay!” the kids cheered and immediately started running indoors.
Josh and Cindy had quickly explained that they had come from Tick and they were here for an interview because of Dan.
”Oh, you're in luck he literally just came back.”
Claire started to lead the way and the three of them went inside the orphanage. There were broken toys scattered everywhere and all of the equipment looked worn down.
”Sorry about the mess, I'm the only one working here at the moment.”
”Can't you get any help, that's a lot of people for one person,” Cindy said.
”Unfortunately, the government cut our public funding a long time ago. Originally, they wanted to close this place down but I was an orphan here myself. So when they needed help, I took up the mantle.”
”It can't be cheap to feed everyone, how do you get the money, what about school supplies?”
”One of the kids who used to be an orphan here regularly sends us checks, that gives us just enough to keep going.” Claire said, ”Now that I think about it, Dan and that person were really close.”
Finally, they had arrived just outside of Dan's room. Claire gave a knock before opening the door. The room was small it was just big enough to fit a desk and a single bed. Dan was currently in the middle of getting changed into his school uniform and when they opened the door, Dan had just taken his top off.
”Sorry Dan!” Claire said with her face all red and she immediately shut the door.
”I think I'm going to head off, Dan will let you know when he's ready,” Claire said as she quickly scurried away.
”Did you see the boy's body?” Cindy asked.
”I didn't know you were interested in kids.”
Cindy's cheeks started to burn.
”No! I didn't mean it in that way. For a 16-year-old his body was in prime shape. I don't know many 16-year-olds who look like that.”