Few hours later, the school was closed for that day and the students headed to their various destination.
Henry decided to walk with Sia and Alex, because his house is not too far from the school and they both agreed to walk with him too.
On their way home, Sia and Henry had a conversation.
Henry started the conversation between the two of them.
The first day for you at school was great, thanks to you, we all were able to say our minds and talk back at that coward named Aryan, Henry said smiling at Sia.
You are welcome, so where do you live, Sia asked him as she smiled back to him.
At my parents house, he replied.
Okay, but it is nice chatting with you anyway, Sia muttered.
yeah, and you too, he said back to her.
Okay, who is that guy behind us, Henry asked her.
My brother, Alexander.
Okay, but why are you in the same grade as him, Henry asked her again.
Because he is my twin brother, she replied sluggishly.
Ohh, your twin brother, I never thought about that though, Henry said to her.
But why is he walking behind us.
He is mostly quiet, Sia answered.
Ohh, I see.
How old are you, Sia asked him.
Umm, I will be fifteen this year, he replied.
Gosh, you are really old, she said to him.
Am not old, am just fifteen, how old are you too, he asked her back.
I am thirteen, she replied back to him.
Ohh, that means you are in the wrong class, he said to her.
Nah, I don't believe that, Sia replied.
Well bye, see you tomorrow at school, I live here, Henry said as he waved to Sia.
Alright, bye see you tomorrow too, she said waving back at him.
Bye Alex, Henry half yelled at him to get his attention, but Alex replied quietly and he also wave back at him.
The house is gigantic, they both chorused.
I wish we live here, Sia said as they moved away to their destination.
Yeah, me too. So that we can eat a very healthy meal, Alex muttered as he sighs hopelessly.
Don't give up Alex, we would find our parents and we would eventually live like the other kids, Sia said as she patted Alex at his back.
Alex looked at Sia and said to her, what do you mean by saying I shouldn't give up. I am hopeless already Sia, and I don't think I will be able to find our parents.
we have lived all our lives in the slum, and for the past thirteen years of our lives we have been struggling to survive and here am I still living in the same slum, but you expect me to be hopeful, thinking about one parent who I know that they would have forgotten us, after abandoning us since birth, would come one day like an angel to find us and take us to a better place right, is that what you want me to be hopeful for, he half yelled at his twin sister.
You know what Sia, there is no use in being hopeful anymore, because I can't waste my precious time thinking about something that's never going to happen, we have been in that slum for our whole life and am pretty sure we are going to die like that, Alex said to Sia as he cried loudly.
No, no, no, don't said that again Alex. Am sure we will find our family one day, we will also find that boy in the picture and find our parents too. We were that little kids, our parents were holding in that picture, let's just be hopeful, okay.
We will surely find them and ask them the reason why they abandoned us in a slum and threw us away like a piece of dirt. They gave birth to us, so they should have taken the full responsibility of our well being, not abandoning us, they should know that we are also humans, not animals and we also have a bright future. You being like this, would not take us anyway, you are the man here, so you must be strong and act like a real man, not cry like a baby, Sia said to Alex as she hugged him tightly. Let just be hopeful, okay.
Alex nodded and wipe off his tears and smiled at Sia.
You are just like a mother to me and am so blessed to have you as my twin sister, Alex said as she held his sister's hand.
They were both silent as they walked home.
After some minutes Sia broke the silence between them.
We must stay clear from the principal so that we would not get caught.
You know that our next step at high school is grade 12 and I don't think we can sneak our way into college but we would live it till we get what we want, Sia said to Alex.
I hope so, Alex restored.
How did you get that picture anyway, Alex asked Sia.
I don't know, I just saw the picture lying on the pile of clothes someone left for us, she answered.
Really, but how come you never told me about that, Alex said to her.
You know I didn't want to bother you that's why I kept it from you, am sorry for keeping it from you, I should have told you, Sia replied him.
it's okay, you don't have to be sorry, he said back to her.
We will find them, am sure we will, Alex said to Sia as he pushed her forward. Let's get home quickly, we need to go and find what we will eat for dinner.
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