I take the long way back to my house. I feel so good. For the first time in years good things are actually happening to me. Jake is feeling better and better and Carlos and I are officially dating. I see some beautiful dandelions in a garden. I pick one and smell it. They smell wonderful. I put it in my hair. It was hard since my hair was tangled. When I was little my mom always complained about my hair. She would brush my hair and the next thing you know it was all tangled up again. I miss her so much. I wish she was here with me right now. I wipe a tear from my eye and I keep walking.
I pass by the restaurant where Carlos works. It's still open. I keep on walking. I get home. I open and window but don't go all the way in. I just sit there looking at the sky. It looks so beautiful from here. I open my locket and look at it. I miss them so much. I go back inside and close the window. I grab a suitcase from under my bed and open it. It is filled with miscellaneous items from when I was little. I kept those things for sentimental value. I dump them out and open up all my drawers. I put all my clothes in there one by one. I sneak into the kitchen and grab a whole bunch of food and put it in my suitcase. I need to be prepared for when I'm going to escape and it could be any day. I realize that I need money. I go into the bathroom. I open a cabinet and there it is. Isabel's big stash of money. I take about 500 dollars and hide it in my suitcase. I open the window again and put the suitcase behind the large tree in the front yard. "Now I am prepared" I whisper. I go back inside. I slide in under the covers of bed. Then I fall into a deep sleep.
