Ten year old Larissa had run away from the orphanage in Detroit and stowed away on a plane to New York. Then she was walking around New York, when she accidentally bumps into a boy who is a few years older than her.

"Lo siento." Larissa said softly. She speaks in Spanish when she is scared.

"It's okay." The boy says smiling. Then he continues walking.

Larissa looks back because she notices that the boy looks similar to her. The boy stops walking and looks back too. He backs up and smiles at Larissa.

"Hi I'm Luke." The boy says

"Mi nombre es Larissa." Larissa replied

"I have no clue what you just said, but I'm guessing your name is Larissa." Luke stated as Larissa nodded

Luke smiled, "Nice to meet you, Larissa."

"Y tu, Luke." Larissa said

"You kind of look like me." Luke pointed out

"Y tu me." Larissa added. She didn't like to talk much.

Luke nodded and asked, "Where are your parents?"

"Mis padres son mi casa. Yo soy caminar casa." Larissa lied. She has trust issues and is afraid Luke will call someone and she will have to go back to the orphanage.

Luke looked confused. He didn't know what she said. "Why don't you speak English?"

"Yo no habla Ingles." Larissa lied again

Luke nodded, "But you can understand people that speak English?" He didn't actually believe that Larissa didn't speak English.

"Si." Larissa replied

Luke smiled softly at Larissa, "Well it was nice meeting you, Larissa."

Larissa waved, "Adios." She walked around wondering where she would sleep later.

One week later when Luke is walking to school, he sees Larissa sleeping in an alley. Luke walks over and gently shakes her awake.

Luke says softly, "Larissa"

Larissa wakes up and flinches slightly but realizes it is just Luke. "Hola" Larissa says

"Why are you sleeping out here?" Luke asked

"Porque soy un huerfano." Larissa replied telling the truth.

Luke nodded looking confused, "Yeah sorry, I don't know what you just said."

Larissa sighs. She doesn't want to talk in English since she doesn't trust Luke enough yet.

"So why are you here?" Luke asked "Why aren't you in school?"

"Um...I...I...I'm an or...orph...orphan." Larissa stuttered softly "I...I ra...ran a...away fr...from the orph...orphanage."

Luke nodded, "Oh okay that makes sense."

Larissa nodded. She wanted a family so badly.

Luke asked, "Would you like to stay with me and my family? You can't stay on the streets. It's not safe."

Larissa thought about it for a second before nodding slowly. She hoped that this would be her forever family.

"Okay follow me." Luke said as he led the way to the penthouse.

Larissa grabbed her backpack and followed Luke. Luke walked into the penthouse with Larissa behind him. She was quiet as a mouse.

"Jessie" Luke called

Jessie walked into the living room. She says firmly, "Luke, I thought I sent you to school."

"Wait Jessie." Luke said as he stepped aside to reveal Larissa.

Jessie's face and voice softened, "Hi kiddo. I'm Jessie. What's you're name?"

"Mi nombre es Larissa." Larissa replied softly

"Nice to meet you, Larissa." Jessica said smiling

"Larissa's an orphan, Jessie." Luke stated "She ran away from the orphanage."

Jessie nodded, "How old are you, Larissa?"

"Diez anos." Larissa replied

Jessie nodded slowly, "Okay I'll show were you can sleep." Jessie said leading Larissa upstairs

-One week later-

It has been a week since Larissa came to stay with the Ross'. She is opening up slowly, but she still doesn't trust everyone. She's okay with Zuri, Luke, and Ravi, but she is wary of the others.

Jessie sat on the couch next to Larissa, "Can we talk, sweetie?"

"Si" Larissa replied nodding

"How would you feel if I adopted you?" Jessie asked

Larissa shrugged, "Yo no se."

"Do you want to be adopted, sweetheart?" Jessie asked

Larissa nodded, "Si"

"Okay so tomorrow we'll go to social services to start the adoption process." Jessie said

Larissa nodded and smiled softly, "Gracias Jessie."

Jessie smiled, "You're welcome, sweetie."

Larissa walks upstairs and saw Zuri in the hallway.

"Would you like to have a tea party with me?" Zuri asked smiling hopefully

Larissa smiled, "Sure. It would be my honor."

Then Zuri and Larissa walk into Zuri's room to have their tea party. About an hour or so later, Christina Ross enters the penthouse.

"Hello? Is anyone home?" Christina called out

Zuri, Ravi, Emma, and Luke run downstairs. Larissa is waking slowly behind Zuri.

"Mommy!" Zuri exclaims

"Mrs. Mommy!" Ravi exclaims

"Mom!" Emma and Luke exclaim

Christina hugs her kids, "Hi kids, I missed you."

"Mommy" Zuri says while pointing to Larissa, "This is Larissa."

Christina smiles at Larissa, "Hi Larissa. I'm Christina."

Larissa stays close to Luke, "Hola Christina."

Christina smiles, "Nice to meet you, Larissa."

"I was the one that found her. She was sleeping in an an alley." Luke stated

Christina nods and then asked, "Wait Larissa, what's your middle name and where are you from?"

Larissa looked confused. She stood closer to Luke, hiding a little behind him.

"What's going on, mom?" Emma asked

"When your father and I adopted Luke, he had a little sister. She was only two days old, and wasn't adoptable yet." Christina explained as all her kids nodded.

Larissa spoke softly, "Mi nombre de media es Rylie. Yo vive Detroit."

Christina gasped softly and asked, "Is it spelled R-y-l-i-e?"

Larissa looked shocked and nodded slowly. She didn't understand how Christina could possibly know how to spell her middle name.

"Luke, this is your biological little sister." Christina told Luke

Luke and Larissa looked at each other shocked. They smiled and hugged each other. Christina smiled as she watched the siblings.

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