The one

Chapter One

Hi my name is Anna I'm 15 I live with my mother and my brother. I'm going to say this now my parent abuse me so just giving a heads up. Before I start let me say that I started getting abused since I was 5 so living 10 years like this has been hard so it's shocking I'm alive, but I've stayed low so I could just get through this trap that I'm stuck in.I have made my decision. I'm running away and never going back. Tonight I'm going to jump out the window and run. Nothing can stop me I'm tried of living here and I just want all my pain to go away. I want a nice family so now I can't trust anyone. I'm not sure where I'm heading but, still I'm leaving I'd rather be homeless than live here. So while everyone is sleep I pack my stuff and as I open the window I knew that this would be the end. No more screaming. No more fighting. No more black eyes. Its gonna all be over. First I drop down my backpack, then I decide that I'm really doing this so I jump hoping nobody heard me. I look back and no one was there. So I took of running. I've never felt so free before. At that moment I didn't care what was going to happen I'm just glad I'm out of there. I ran to this bench I have no idea where I am. I know now there's really no going back, but this is my escape. I'm finally out of there. I see a guy walking down the street. He has a backpack also. He's walking towards me. I get nervous and put my head down. He asks if my seat is taken. I be polite and say no you can sit here if u like. As he sat down, he asked why am I out so late. I told him I ran away. And he said so has he and asked me would I like to join him on his trip. He said he's headed to California. I thought it be nice to have someone around I never really had friends before. I tell him I would join him and he told me we need a safer place to sleep. We walked to a abandoned house and there's a door open leading to a basement. It is pretty nice I tell him. he says thank you, I did it myself. I look around it looks like he's been alone for quiet a while I ask him how long has he been alone. He says 2 months. I feel bad for him. I told him how I knew how he felt. So finally we could talk. I ask his name, He tells me his name is Todd , Todd Paris. I told him my name is Anna, and that I don't like my last name. he told me its late so he's going to bed he shows me to a sleeping bag. He says that I can sleep there. I told him thank you so much.He said your welcome. I went in the sleeping bag Todd tells me goodnight. I say it back to him as I close my eyes and drift to sleep.