far away

Chapter 2: PIPER

The day started off as usual as I put on my favorite pale orange shirt. It's a bit to short but oh well. And I put on my Jean shorts.

I missed the bus though because I took to long on getting ready and eating breakfast. So I had to walk to school. However, I had a weird feeling in the pit of my stomach. I looked around and there was a guy just staring at me! Weird right?

I started feeling really uncomfortable and my head with my hands close to my body. I looked around and the guy was following me! My stiff walk soon turned turned to a run and he started running too.

Finally I arrived at my school all sweaty but at least now he stopped following me.
I went to the bathroom to try and some what fix my complexion. Great! I missed the bus for no reason. Either way I would arrive at school looking like a mess.

I went to math and was thinking of what he looked like to try and get hints on why he was following me.
Suddenly I remembered him wearing a badge. It was a circle with an eagle and laurel of olive leaves surrounding an eagle.

Hmm weird, isn't that the government's symbol? I went through math and science thinking about the badge and wondering, why would some one government would want to follow me? Did I do something wrong?

I went to lunch hoping that food would calm me. I was about to eat at the benches outside when I saw the same guy staring at me through the fence!

I panicked, grabbed my food, and went to the bathroom to finish eating. Finally, lunch ended and I went to class petrified. When the day ended, which seemed to take for ever, I took the bus home this time.

When the bus dropped me off at the orphanage, I stopped at the building door to see if he was still following me. I looked and there he was! My eyes widened in horror as our eyes met and I ran I side before he could come after me.

I immediately went to my room, ignoring Olivia's dirty stare, and set my stuff down. I flipped dow. On my bed and started to journal about how crazy my day had been.

"One bright day in the middle of the night to dead men got up to fight..." I muttered under my breath.

The head mistress rang the dinner bell around 6pm. Thee other girls and I ran to the dining pavilion. I prayed the blessing and wolfed down my down with a nervous appetite.

I sat in the pavilion in silence as I continued to think about the man until the head mistress called for lights out. I still felt paranoid from the day so went to my window to look at the stars and moon.

As I looking outside I heard something. It sounded like a rustling in the bushes. I got a little freaked out but also curious. I looked a bit closer to see what had made the noise. As I squinted I saw a silhouette of a man. Could that be the same man who was following me earlier?!

I gasped in terror and fell back from my windowsill. I made sure the window was locked and closed the blinds and curtains. I scrambled to my bed and hugged my blankets.

I took a deep breath o must be seeing things, that's all I thought to myself. I finally managed to calm down and soon fall asleep.

That night I tossed and turned as I was having a bad dream, yet I couldn't seem to wake up.

I was dreaming about having all the luxuries of life and everyone leaving me and my parents being here. Sounds amazing right? Wrong, because after a bit of dreaming this, the shadow from out my window came and ripped me out of my perfect life. I was kicking and screaming but it was  no use.

He brought me to a room and left me alone with two other kids, a girl and a boy.

After that I was finally able to force myself to shoot up in my bed and scream. But then I looked around and realized this was not my bed, or my room, and last I remember, the orphanage does not rock back and forth.

It finally sunk in that I was not at the orphanage, and that I could be hundreds of miles away from the only place I could call home. Although in a small part of of me was overjoyed. After 2 years of torture from Olivia, I can finally get away from all that. And also I have always wanted to have an adventure like in the books I read

Hey don't think that's horrible, I'm just trying to look on the bright side in a horrible situation.
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I loved writing this chapter so much! I loved how even in a really scary situation, it was still funny. I really hope yall enjoyed this chapter, and stayed tuned to see what happens next and if she meets anyone (;
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