Chapter 3: Crash Bang Crash
Sophia-la-Claire grabbed her coat and ran out the door. She ran all the way to the hospital without stopping, and tears ran though her eyes. When she got to the hospital, she bashed through the doors and into the reception. She ran to the reception lady and asked
"I got told to come immediately, please tell me what's wrong!"
"Sophia-la-Claire?" questioned the lady with a puzzled face.
"Yes," Sophia-la-Claire said shyly.
"Oh, I'm so sorry but...your mother and sister died..." said the lady as her voice trailed off. Tears shot up in Sophia-la-Claire's eyes.
"How... what... when...?" stumbled Sophia-le-Claire. She couldn't even pull herself together to say a proper sentence. "Then, where will I stay or live?" wailed Sophie-le-Claire. But before the reception lady could reply, a nurse with a clipboard came in.
"Sophia-le-Claire?" she said in a soft tone.
"Yes," Sophia-le-Claire said looking shyly at the lady.
"Please come with me," the nurse said, putting her hand out.
"Okay, where are we going?" said Sophia-la-Claire while looking around.
"We're going to find out what to do with you," she said in a more picky voice than before. The corridors were covered in creased white wallpaper and the air smelt like old medicine. Sophia-la-Claire had been to the hospital before but only when Mademoiselle Jews took her in to receive a painful injection."You will have to wait in the children's room until we can find you a place to stay at," said the nurse back in her normal soft voice. Sophia-le-Claire didn't speak. So the nurse added, "Do you have any relatives?" Sophia-le-Claire shook her head
"No, my mother didn't tell me about any relatives." The nurse sighed. As the nurse started to walk out Sophia-le-Claire said, "I know where I'm going, I'm going to an adoption centre... again," sighed Sophia-le-Claire while pulling at the hair of an old toy doll.
"Well, I never know," stuttered the nurse.
"I know you're lying, Terri," Sophia-le-Claire judged while she looked at the nurse.
"How did you know my name?" questioned Nurse Terri with piercing eyes.
"I can read your badge from here," sighed Sophia-le-Claire.
"You must have good eyes because my badge is tiny!" exclaimed Terri.
"My mother used to say I had good eyes," said Sophia-le-Claire as she got up.
"Wait here... I will be back in a minute or so," explained Nurse Terri. Sophia-le-Claire looked outside into the skinny street. She looked at the sea, how it stopped splashing against the mossy rocks and how the birds in the damp trees stopped hymning their beautifully perfect songs. Everything was idle. Sophia-le-Claire couldn't bare everything so idle, so she ran back to the yellow blow-up chair in the middle of the room and she just sat there crying, soulful tears of love, anger, hate and so many more feelings you can get! By the time Nurse Terri came back, Sophia-le-Claire was red in the face as a ripe tomato.
"Whatever is the problem, dear?" asked Nurse Terri.
"It's my life, it's had so many ups and downs," mumbled Sophia-le-Claire with her head in her knees.
"I'm sorry," said Nurse Terri with a sorrowed face.
"Why?" questioned Sophia-le-Claire, looking up at Nurse Terri.
"Well, this is probably a down for you because..." but before Nurse Terri could say any more, Sophia-le-Claire butted in.
"I'm going to an adoption centre." She looked as Nurse Terri's face changed from a slight smile to a frown like she was about to cry as well.
"Can I walk there? I know where it is," said Sophia-le-Claire.
"Oh sorry, but I'm driving you because you're going to a new adoption centre," said Nurse Terri. As Nurse Terri went to go get her car keys from the staff room, Sophia-le-Claire started to walk out of the hospital into the car park. When Nurse Terri finally got her keys and went to the car park, Sophia-le-Claire was standing at her car.
"How you know that was mine?" questioned Nurse Terri.
"Lucky guess," answered Sophia-le-Claire. "By the way, can I make one last stop?" questioned Sophia-le-Claire.
"Sure, where do you want to stop?" asked Nurse Terri.
