Chapter 69 - 69: Orphanage I (1/2)

”Good morning. As I was informed by your president, everyone is already here. I am Mr. Timothy Benedict, the teacher assigned to escort you all to the orphanage. Please be informed, that the school has provided carriages as our service. Now, as you can see, there are 17 of us. Each carriage can hold 9 people, so we can just divide ourselves by gender.” He said, as he motioned Geoffrey that it was his turn to speak.

”Thank you, Sir Timothy. Good morning everyone. Just some announcements and reminders. Again, we will be going to an orphanage and not on a field trip. This is not simply an excursion but an outreach. The place may not be stellar, but it is their home. We will also be joining them for lunch, and we will be eating what they usually have. So, do not expect some 5-start cuisine. The children there may not be born from nobility or wealthy families, but they are human beings just like us. So please be considerate and kind when you meet them later. Now, before we leave, I would like to thank our volunteers for this year's outreach program. The volunteers, kindly stand here in front with me.”

The 6 volunteers moved to front, then Geoffrey asked them to introduce themselves.

”Good morning everyone, I am Kylo Louis, a second-year student. I'm pleased to meet you all.” Kylo introduced. Honestly, he didn't want to volunteer, but since all his friends are there and Charlton asked him to because according to him, he had nothing better to do, then there he was.

”Good morning, I am Charlton Daniel, a second-year student. I am pleased to be here and I look forward to working with everyone.” He said then gave a warm smile.

Serena noted that the girls, particularly, Isabel, and the other members of the council, started swooning. Ugh. Why did he have to be that handsome?

”Hi, I'm Joseph Adams, a senior student. I look forward to working with everyone.”

”Good morning, I'm Emily Evans, a first-year student. It is a pleasure to meet everyone here. I also wish to extend my gratefulness to the student council for letting me have the opportunity to be here and help the less unfortunate.”

”H-hi! I'm Isabel Price, first year, a-and I'm glad to meet everyone.” Isabel said as she blushed and bowed her head.

”I'm Via Gonzales, also a first year, and I look forward to working with everyone here.”

After, the members of the council members clapped their hands and briefly introduced themselves. Then, Timothy asked them to line up and move towards the waiting carriages.

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Since everyone was up early and the carriage ride was a little bumpy, no one talked during the trip. When the carriage slowed down to a halt, Serena was jolted awake.

”Wake up now sleepy head, we're here.” Via said as she smiled at Serena.

Serena smiled back seeing that they were the last ones to go down the carriage.

When she went down, she was able to observe that the orphanage was a two-story structure made with orange bricks. It was a about a third of their school's ladies' dormitory in size. Not that small but considering the fact that it's housing 84 children and the adults in charge, it should be very crowded. Neighboring the orphanage, she can see on the left was a park with a playground. And on the far right was a church, as there was no on-going mass, it was empty.

She saw welcoming them at the entrance were 8 adults, 4 female and 4 male. Then behind the door, and at the windows, she could see curious children trying to catch a glimpse of the guests.

She saw Timothy and Geoffrey approach the waiting adults and they started talking. After a while, Geoffrey asked everyone to come over and he introduced them one by one.

”Thank you everyone for volunteering to help our humble home. I am Mr. Ives Bart, the head facilitator of this orphanage. Please follow us, as we give you a short tour of the place. Then, we will introduce you all to the excited children.”