Please Don't Be Ashamed

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Liam's running. He's on the run. He doesn't even know why he's running. He just knows he's on the run.

He found a box on the side of the road and claimed it his. Every night, he'll look up at the night sky and wonder why this had to happen to him; and every day, he walks around and prays someone will take pity and take him in. He won't hurt anyone. He's more afraid of people and the thing deep within himself than people are afraid of him.

Sometimes, when he's bored, he'll sit at the bus stop and count how many people he sees in one sitting. Other times, he'll simply walk around, find things that were dumped on the ground and try to sell them. Unfortunately, when people are afraid of you, it becomes hard. But one person comes and looks and sees what he's found, and always buys one or two things.

Liam likes the boy. He has found it his mission to let him be saved. He's finally going to be saved and let someone take care of him.