Mariam the Stray: Part One

by Sylvia_C

The Adoption Agency

I was only 6 hours old when it all started. My mother, a scammer who would take everything she could get her hands on left me and my sister at the orphanage. My sister, Istar and I would walk around the orphanage, like two lost souls. Many of the other NeoPets made fun of use because it was strange to see me, a Wocky being related to a Aisha. "Mariam," Istar whispered to me one night when we were locked in what we called the Strangler, a place where we were punished for no reason, "When do you think we will be adopted?"

"I don't know Istar. Hopefully soon."

"What do you think they will be like?" I thought about her question because when ever we were in the Strangler I would drift off and think of a new owner.

"Well, they would be nice of course. Really smart and they would have two other NeoPets for us to play with. What do you think?" I replied with thought.

"The same as you. Too bad that our hopes don't come true just like that. I wish that mom didn't do this to us. I don't like her for that." Istar said strongly.

She burst out in tears, "What if we never are adopted and we get really sick and we die here? What if that happens?" She was really hysterically now and I would have said what I usually said (If ifs, ands, and buts were candy and nuts it would be Christmas everyday) but she was too upset and I didn't want to make her more upset.

"Don't worry Istar. Hey, look, Ms. Filangi is coming to release us!!!"

"Okay girls, out!" Ms. Filangi said sternly, "Someone is looking to adopt an Aisha and a Wocky. Hurry up!"

We stood up, groomed and went. When we got to the cages, we got in and then we saw a person named Joella1988 was there and she was looking at the both of us. She smiled and told Ms. Filangi that she wanted Istar.

"Well then you have to adopt Mariam too, because they are sisters and their mother told us to keep them together always," Ms. Filangi said nicely. Joella1988 paused for a minute or two and then said that that would be okay. I looked over and smiled at Istar and she smiled at me.

"Yes!!!" I thought to myself, "We're finally going to be adopted!!!"

To be continued...