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Rained poured upon the window of the car. The sound of the radio was all that filled the car, the air inside tense and silent. The gods had not blessed this child whatsoever, almost as if the poor thing had been completely disregarded amongst the vast earth, full of other, loved children.
The car came to a stop in front of a quaint, small house in the middle of nowhere. Where no plants grew and the rain never seemed to stop. A woman got out of the car, trying her best not to get wet as she placed a basket on the steep of the house, knocked on the door, and then stepped back inside of the car. The car seemed to be gone in a flash, because when the young nun opened the door, all that was outside was the basket, in which inside held a child.
That child grew into a beautiful young boy with soft blonde hair, with wisps of brown mixed between the strands, and piercing hazel eyes, almost golden, and soft, warm beige skin tone. The Sisters would say that he was the perfect child, that he was the best of the children amongst the children that came in. But for some, especially of those who were looking for a child, he wasn’t perfect enough. Ludus, was his name. He himself would say his name is cursed and that’s why no one wanted to keep him, but despite that he was a child, and was happy and felt free where he was. Of course, he couldn’t help but feel jealous as the years went on and his friends would get adopted. All but him.
One day, the soft spoken child, was awakened by two very excited Sisters. “Wake up, dear child, today is the day you will get to be taken home.” Sister Laura spoke quickly as she picked up his things and folded them into his bags. Sister Elizabeth chuckled as she chided him up out of bed and helped him get ready, “Now, when you leave, I need you to remember your manners, and remember to say your prayers before bed every night, God has sent you a wonderful blessing, so remember to thank him for such.”
A very confused Ludus could barely get a word out between all the excited chattering between the two women of God. He sighed loudly and then they stopped, “Okay, so, are you sure these people asked for me?”
Sister Elizabeth nodded happily, “Yes, he did. You’ll just have a father and he’ll be here to pick you up in a bit, so you need to get ready.” Ludus bubbled up inside with happiness, someone wanted him. Him for sure. That motivated the boy to pick out his hair and he got into his best clothes, not his church clothes of course. A thought scared him for a moment, “What if this man does not believe in God?” He blurted out as he was getting his shoes on.
Sister Laura sighed and shrugged as she fixed the buttons on his shirt, “That does not mean you have to stop believing in your God, or his God, or any God, okay?” She looked him in the eyes and he nodded before grabbing his two bags and making his way downstairs, very excited, and excitedly chatting with some of his friends.
Ludus froze and could barely breath as the door slowly opened. A man about six foot seven stood in the doorway. The sun beamed through the door so Ludus couldn’t get a good look at his facial features until the man shut the door. Dark eyes and a burnt brown hair adorned the man’s face, his hair was cleanly cut, but curly and nicely put into place, almost as if someone had it done for him.
A smooth voice cut through the silent room as the man looked up at him with a smile. “You must be Ludus,” He walked up to the boy. “My name is Eros, it’s nice to finally meet you, it really is, would you like to come home with me?” He asked in an almost mischeivous, childish manner. Ludus smiled and Eros picked up his bags, “Well, let’s go home then.” Ludus quickly followed him.
Outside lay a expensive looking car, it was very out of place with the background of the barren lands. Ludus was almost afraid to touch it by the looks. He heard a soft laughter behind him and Eros reached over and opened the door for him. “Come on now, the house won’t get any closer than this.”
Ludus nervously stepped in the car and the door shut, Eros helped him buckle his seat belt and he was off to his new life, and what things that would hold.