LAYLA'S POV
SATURDAY THE 14th June.
"Okay okay, Good morning everyone" Mr. Joseph said as he rang a bell around the room to wake everyone up.
"Yaawwwn" I stretched my body as I sat up on my bed, it's weird how exhausted I was from the trip and so where the other girls because everyone slept in today, usually we were all up and running our business before Mr. Joseph comes to the room but today we are just here sleeping, I looked around and saw some of the girls still sleeping which was really weird but I guess we were just tired and needed the rest.
"Get up and go freshen up" Mr. joseph said as he walked away again I could see his shadow moving away.
"Okay then" I said as i yawned again this time coming down from my bed "I should try to get to the bathroom do what I want, get ready and leave before the other girls come in" I said as I took my towel and every other thing i needed and quicky rused into the bathroom, I have seen rush hour before in the orphanage and I don't want to ever witness it again especially in the bathroom that can bearly contain 7 people then you want to stuff around 30 plus people in there and worst part is no one wants to wait so it just gets cramped up.
"Good morning sleeping beauty, so you finally got up?" Jasmine said as I walked into the bathroom "be quick before here gets crowded" she said as she smirked at me, she was also done and leaving the bathroom.
"Okay" I just replied as I continued to get ready, did she try to get me up? Did something happen that I know nothing off? Wow I guess I actually slept deep for the first time, normally I was fully alert incase anything happens and I get up by the sound of literally anything, someone switch on the lights I am awake, someone is whispering i am awake, but for the first time jasmine got up and left the bedroom and I didn't even feel a thing strange.
"Oh there you are, Mr. Joseph came back and he said you should see him before breakfast, at least yours" Aisha said as I walked into the room, who was she talking to? Was it me?
"Me?" I asked as I looked at her, she didn't seem like she was talking to me, besides she wasn't even looking at my direction but I am the only one that just entered the room if he was looking for someone that was already in the room wouldn't the person already know?
"Guess again genius" she said but this time staring at me, I began to walk to my bed defited, I wonder why her tone was so rude.
"Yes, it's you don't listen to her" jasmine said as she tapped my shoulder, "you seemed to be off it today, are you okay?" She asked with her voice full of concern.
"Did anything happen?" I was confused as to what was going on with her.
"Nothing too exciting but I woke you up and you didn't even flinch, that was very unlike you at all, besides you are usually up" she said.
"I must be tired" I replied as I began to get ready to see Mr. Joseph, "I wonder what he wants to tell me" I added.
"Well it could be about what the matron spoke to you about I am sure of it" she said.
"Oh that, now I remember no one came to me for the rest of the day"
"Yeah, so maybe he has made his decision " she said.
"Yeah"
"I guess so, well let me go to the dinning hall since you are not going there at the moment, and we would meet there when you are done" she said as she proceeded to stand up from my bunk and began to walk herself out of the room.
"Okay" I quicky wore my clothes as I retired my hair in a bun the same one it has been in for weeks now "haa" I sighed and began to walk out of the room towards Mr. Joseph's office.
"Knock knock " I knocked at the door, it has been long since I was here, this was where the police brought me after several days of looking for my parents and no leads.
"Yes, come in" he said as I began to turn the door knob to open the door.
"Good morning sir, you asked for me" I said as I began to walk into the office.
"Yes I did" he said as he pointed a sit for me at the far distance, there was someone he was talking to a man, that's strange this man's face looks familiar to me, like I have seen him before somewhere I just can't point out where.
"Thank you sir, I would be on my way" the man said as he stood up and shocked Mr. Joseph's hands and began to walk to the door.
"Thanks Mr yunus" Mr. Joseph said as he walked the man to the door, oh so that's where I knew him from? Isn't he the reporter from the news station? That one I saw yesterday? What is he doing here? What does he want?
"Okay, you can come closer now Layla" he said as he ushered me a sit close to him.
"Okay" I stood up and moved to the sti he was pointing.
"Well I was asked to give you this phone, I have gone through it and there is nothing bad in it, so here you go" he said as he pulled a phone from his drawer and handed it to me, he continued "normally I don't allow phones here but I was asked to give it to you for your own safety at least if not for you to call for help when you feel I danger they can use the tracker on the phone to find you" he paused for a bit, "although i would ask you to use it for only emergency purpose strictly as violation of our laws can lead to consequences and permanent collection of the phone, is that understood?" He asked
"Yes sir" I affirmed besides I don't think that would be hard to do, right?
"Also, we would do a monthly check on the phone on the 1st of each month so make sure you take the phone and give it to the matron on the 30th or 31st of each month, if the message was passed clearly you may leave" he said as he pointed at the door.
"Thank you sir" I said as I proceeded to leave his office, but that's strange though what was he discussing with the reporter?