Chapter 82 - The Rise of the Devil (2)

Eighteen Years Ago, Government Orphanage, Capital City.

Robert Hung sat in his room in the government run orphanage where he and David had been sent after their family had been executed for so called terrorism activities. The last ten years had been awful. Unlike others in the facility who were able to be placed with families for the balance of their childhood, as soon as anyone found out their family background, the carers immediately returned them to the facility. For him, after eight failed placements in two years and for David seven failed placements in the same time frame saw the government cease to attempt to place them. They had spent eight years, in adjoining rooms in the facility watching other girls and boys come and go to their new homes, craving what had been taken from him.

While the orphanage had provided him with shelter, he was glad to be leaving the facility, and looked at his packed bags. The only good thing was the staff had helped him and David find an apartment for them to share, when David was discharged from the facility in two days.

Looking around, Robert started to question himself. Was he going to be able to survive in the world? Would his background hold him back from anything? Would they be able to get access to the money in the accounts that they both secured the doc.u.ments for? What would the future bring them?

He stood up, looked around the room, making one final check to make sure he left no personal possessions there, as walking out the door will mark the change in his life. He would be an a.d.u.l.t thrust into the world, without a family except David.

As he reached the door where his bags were, the door opened in in walked David "Cousin, I wish they would have let you remain for two days so we could have left here together."

"Do not worry David, I will get the apartment ready for you, and meet you outside in two days. We will then celebrate our birthdays together there."

David moved into the room, and gave his cousin a hug, before opening one bag, and slipping the doc.u.ments and jewellery they had hidden for ten years into Robert's bags. The staff had checked the bags earlier this morning for anything they were not meant to have, and this would be the only way that they could slip these items out of the orphanage without suspicion. This would be the way that they could finance their future, given what the government had done to them.

David then picked up Robert's bags, and Robert grabbed the trolley that had his books and school materials on it, along with most of David's as well, and they made their way down to the entry where a staff member was waiting with a van to take all of Robert's possessions and most of David's to the apartment. Once they loaded everything in, Robert pulled David into a hug before letting him go and saying "I will meet you here in two days," before climbing into the van, and being driven away.

David, angrily walked back in. Here he and Robert again were separated from the only family that they had, each other, simply because the government would not be reasonable. They had taken their parents, because of lies and manipulation and now they were doing this just because of two days difference in their birthdays.

When he arrived at the apartment, the worked helped Robert carry all the boxes and bags into the two-bedroom unit, before taking him shopping to purchase food and other items. Before the worker left, he turned and handing Robert an envelope before saying "Robert, we know that this is not much, but all the staff wanted to give you and David a gift for your birthdays. We figured that cash would be appropriate, rather than anything else, as other than the small amount in your bank accounts and the lump sum that you each will receive in a few days to help you each start your new lives, you will have to support yourselves. Know this, even though you are not allowed in the facility again, if you need help over the next six months call the number there."

"Thank you" responded Robert as the worker walked out. Robert locked the door and sat there, realising that his life would now be different.

Two days later, after meeting David outside the orphanage they were driven back to the apartment by another worker and David was handed his envelop. Once the care worker left them, David turned and said, "Do they think they can buy us off?"

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