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you,” she said, standing up. She walked to
my side, appearing as if she was gliding. She placed a hand on my
shoulder. “Your key is right here. Of course it’s your choice
whether you stay or not. You can choose to believe or not believe
in Grandfather. You can choose to believe that you’re not in
danger. But believe that the three of us can help you get to where
you want to be. I know you have a future, and I know you have it in
you to do anything you set your mind to.”
    The only thing that was
going through my mind was if any of it was true. Could these people
really help me stay off of the streets after I was kicked out? I
tried to picture what my future could be if they were telling the
truth, but nothing came to mind. It was really strange. I guess I’d
never thought about what I would like to do with my life. How could
these lunatics help me? I actually believed Belladonna. Sure, I
only knew her for a few minutes, but I believed her. “I don’t even
know what I want to do,” I confessed.
    “Not everyone knows what
they want to do,” she said. “That’s something you have to figure
out on your own. It may take time, yes. But that time will be well
worth it.”
    I nodded at Belladonna.
Perhaps she was right.
    “ I’ll
never understand,” Edgar said. For the first time since I had met
him, he didn’t sound like his usual angry self. He continued. “I’ll
never understand what it feels like to be an orphan . . . to feel like ya
have no future. I know you’re not completely with us on
Grandfather’s return. Definitely know that you have lots of
questions. Figured that out on our way over
here.”
    I snickered.
    “ But if you decide to stay
here, we can answer those questions for you. We can keep you safe,
and you can see for yourself whether or not we’re
right.”
    “And more importantly,”
Belladonna said. “We can help you stay off the streets.”
    Robert wouldn’t take his
eyes off of me, waiting for an answer. It was kind of annoying.
Edgar still looked like a sad puppy. But not a cute one. Definitely
not a cute one.
    Belladonna moved away from
my side and sat back down. “This is your decision,” she said. “We
have connections and Edgar has plenty of bitcoin from his
investments. We can help you.”
    I pictured myself going
back to the orphanage. By the time I would make it back, it would
be late. Who knew what the houseladies would say or make me do. I
could try telling the houseladies where I was, but they wouldn’t
believe me. They would probably laugh at me and make me complete my
chores and homework. Then I’d go to bed, wake up, do more chores
and homework, and then go to bed again. My days would be the same
until I turned seventeen and was kicked out. I had no doubt I’d end
up on the streets. I’d probably starve or freeze to death within
the year. Many died that way. There was no way I could do
that.
    Belladonna beamed at me,
waiting for an answer. I still couldn’t believe she had been an
orphan. She knew exactly what I was going through. I had never
talked to anybody like that. I didn’t even talk to the other
orphans about it, even though they were to meet the same fate as
me.
    “Like I said,” I started
slowly, still getting my mind wrapped around things. “I don’t
really think Grandfather has returned. I don’t understand why you
guys think I’m in danger. I’m still confused as to how you know my
name. But I do know that I don’t want to go back to that
orphanage.” Belladonna nodded in satisfaction. “I don’t know if you
can actually help me, but I have to take a chance. I’ll
stay.”
    Edgar leaned over and
patted me on the shoulder. “Glad to hear it,” he said. “All
questions will get answered. You’ll learn what we’re all
about.”
    “But there’s something
else I want,” I said.
    They all went silent. “You
name it and we’ll try our best,” Belladonna said.
    “You say that you go out
on missions or something, trying to get