As our car drove away, all I  could do was look out the back window and wave goodbye to all that I was leaving behind.  Nothing would ever be the same.  Being taken from my parents at my age,10, was quite a tragic thing to happen.  I was being taken to an orphanage and from there I would be adopted, if I was one of the lucky ones.  My name is Adam and I was taken from my parents because they both had severe drinking and drug problems.  My parents were beginning to abuse me.  When I was alone at home one night I had a chance to call Child Services to let them know what was going on.  A representative from The Department of Child Services  came to the house with a police office to investigate and found beer bottles laying all over the house along with many illegal drugs.  When they came I had bruises all over my body from being beaten two days before.  When  Freddie, The Department of Child Services Representative, came to the door I knew it was going to be hard to leave my parents, but I knew they needed help and for my own good I needed to get out of there.  The first things Freddie said to me was that he was glad I called and that everything would be okay now that he’s here. The officer  talked to my parent for a while and gave them their court date and I was taken into the kitchen with Freddie so we could talk.

          ” So, Adam you’re a smart and courageous boy to call child service, you must not like it here,”  started Freddie.

          “No, I like it here it’s just that I can’t take it anymore my parents are always out partying or hosting parties and always getting angry at me. It’s like I don’t have parents I have been taking care of myself for as long as I can remember and I am just tired of it,” said Adam starting to tear up

          We left the room and Freddie told me it was time to say goodbye to my parents for I may never see them again, but  I was so angry I simply walked out the front door and ran into Freddie’s car.  Freddie followed and asked me if I was ready to leave I simply nodded my head  and  we left.  I knew things were going to change, but what I didn’t know was just what was in stor.e.