This is a re-written and hopefully better version of an old book with the same title that I wrote back in 2020.
Beatrice Ellison is a 13 year old girl who is determined to find a place where she belongs. But in order to do that she needs to find out...
After a few hours of driving with occasional bathroom breaks or to check my map, I finally drove past the welcome to Hakims sign.
I pulled up the the fist store I saw hopeful that I could get directions to a motel and get some sort of meal for Nicky an I. Once I was parked I easily shifted Nicky so he was on my hip with his head against my shoulder then I went inside. After looking around for a few minutes I grabbed a bag of chips, a box of cereal, half a gallon of milk and Nicky's favorite cookies. This should be fine for now.
"Good Afternoon, will this be all?" A woman with brown hair an a kind smile asked when I walked to checkout an I nodded. Nicky had slowly started to wake up so I gently rocked him back to sleep as I read the woman's name tag.
Joyce B.
"I was wondering, can I have the directions to the nearest motel?" I asked her and she nodded turning to write it down.
"Aren't you a bit young to be on your own?" She asked an I smiled politely.
"Our um, our parents are outside. They just sent me in to get the food and some directions," I explained and she nodded though I could tell she didn't really believe me.
"He's adorable, is he your brother?" She asked looking at Nicky who had thankfully gone back to sleep an I nodded.
"Yeah, his name's Nicky." I smiled looking down at him.
After receiving the bag of food and the directions to the Hawkins Motel I left. However when I got outside I noticed a few kids standing around my bike, admiring it.
"Excuse me, I'm sorry but I really have to go." I said to them and they all turned to look at me.
"This is your bike?!" A boy dressed in a sweater with dark brown hair asked me with wide eyes an I nodded.
"Yeah, I bought it and fixed it up myself.- I'm sorry, where are my manors? My name is Beatrice, and you are?" I asked looking around at them.
"I'm Will, and this is Mike." A boy with a bowl cut smiled as he gestured to the boy in the sweater.
"Will and Mike, and you are?" I asked the other two.
"Du-Dustin. I'm Dustin, and this is Lucas. Hi." A boy wearing a hat with curly brown hair explained with a smile. He didn't have very many teeth, which I noticed the longer he smiled at me.
"Well, nice to meet you all but like I said, I have to go." I said putting the bag of food in my backpack before getting on my bike and adjusting Nicky in my lap. Then I waved at the boys before driving away.
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"This will do." I mumbled after walking into our hotel room and gently laying Nicky on the bed.
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Then I grabbed some clothes to change into so I could take a shower.
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