Alice's POV

I sat in the hospital room holding Mum's hand. It was July, only a month after my exams had finished. There was an accident and Mum was the victim. She was only being kept alive by machines.

I had sat there for about half an hour in silence. She had no other family apart from me so I had to make the decision: Keep Mum alive but never have her wake up again or turn off the machine. She was the only family I had, not counting my father who was never there for me.

The doctor came in after I told him to leave me alone with Mum. It was time to decide. I wiped the tear about to fall out of my eye. "Turn it off. I don't want her to suffer. It's for the best." I said. The doctor nodded and Mum slipped away.

I sat in the room facing the wall for a while. One minute I was happy and the next my whole life had changed.

Someone walked into the room. I didn't notice them at first until they coughed to get my attention. I looked over at a tall blonde woman in a grey suit. She held a clipboard in her hands and had a fake smile on her face. "Hello. Are you Alice?" She asked.

"Yes." I answered.

"Hello. I'm Mrs Parker but just call me Jill. I'm your new social worker." Brilliant. "Now, do you have any family that could look after you?" I shook my head. "What about your father?" My blood boiled at the sound of his name.

"I don't know who he is. He's never been a part of my life."

"Right. Well, we'll go through your files and look for him. For now, you will be staying in care. Now come on, lets not keep the home waiting." Didn't she know I wanted time alone? I had just lost my mum and she expected me to be fine.

I obeyed her because I didn't have the energy to argue. The sooner we got to the home, the better.

After going home and collecting some belongings, we went to the carehome. The home was smaller than I expected it to be but it would do. When I entered there were two girls standing there. Identical twin sisters. They glared as I walked past them and into the office.

The girls were ordered to lead me up to my room. It was a small room with a single bed, a desk and a wardrobe. The walls were painted white and the carpet was a nice cream. It was basic but nice. "So, who dumped you here?" The tallest girl asked. I ignored her and continued unpacking my clothes. "Are you shy or just rude?" The other sister questioned. Again, I ignored her. "What's your name?" I was beginning to get angry but I didn't want to waste my time on their stupid questions. "No wonder your parents don't want you." They left and slammed the door. I wanted to punch them badly but I didn't want to waste my time.

I stayed in my room the rest of the day. I didn't want dinner or anything to drink. I just stayed in my room looking through a photo album Mum and I had made a few months before. With tears falling, I remembered all of the good memories. Now I had to deal with two annoying girls or a possible father, where ever he was.

I had a bad night. I cried all night and eventually cried myself to sleep. Everything was about to change now.