The Foster Parents

Eddie was sat on his own, waiting. He didn't like living here. He didn't want to go back where he came from either. When he watched TV, he saw families and they were always really smiley, eating tasty food and their houses looked nice. It was a fantasy world. He dreamed of being part of that some day. He'd never known a life like that.

Today was the day where kids met "outside people" who might want to take them home. He'd seen a programme where people went to a dog's home and sometimes went home with one. He was that dog today. He would be brought out and paraded and if he presented himself in the best light, someone might want to take him home.

"Eddie? There's someone here to see you," Tommy, the head of the home said. Eddie liked Tommy. He was always kind, never grumpy. Tommy was like one of the dads on TV.

"Hello, Eddie," a lady said. She was smiling at him. She was with a man, who was also smiling. Eddie didn't smile. He'd been here before and was wary. He was jaded for a five year old.

"My name is Amy and this is Dan." The lady, Amy, had come over to him and was sitting close but not right next to him. She smelt nice and Eddie looked at her directly. Warm, brown eyes; smiley lines. Sometimes they had lines on their face but Eddie could tell they were anger lines, like his dad's, etched by drink and impatience. This lady's though, Amy's, were softer, crinkling her eyes in a way that made them blaze with life, not anger.

He felt sad, thinking about his dad. He was glad he was away from him but he was his dad, all he'd ever known.

"Hi, Eddie," the man said and he squatted down infront of Eddie so they were face-to-face. "I'm Dan."

Eddie started to shuffle on his seat.

"You like cars?"

Eddie loved cars. He'd had some but they'd got left behind where his dad lived.

"Look."

Dan placed a yellow car in Eddie's hands.

Eddie loved yellow. He loved cars.

He lifted his head and smiled.

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I hope Eddie gets to go home with them, don't you?

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