Finally Free

Lori

I stare at him while his arms are wrapped around me, stopping me from falling. I say thanks and quickly walk away. I can't risk letting anyone in. Not again. He offered to take me home in his car so he wouldn't be on the bus and I could have that time to myself. Just as the bus is about to leave he jumps onto it, and looks around. The only empty seat is the one next to me. I refuse to have him sitting next to me so I get up and walk off the bus, if he was going to be here then I was not. I'm not sure at this point why I was acting like this to him. There was just something about him.

"Lori! Wait up, Lori!" I hear Jacob call.

No way. I got off the bus and gave him TWO seats, and he's following me home? I don't understand what his problem is so I just keep walking faster and faster and hope that he won't catch up to me.

"Lori stop." He says running behind me.

If there was one thing that I knew I wasn't doing, it was stopping. I won't stop because I have never talked to him before. It's a new town with new adoptive parents. He's probably going to make fun of me in some way shape or form, and I am not about to let anyone in! I huff and practically am sprinting away from him. I put my AirPods in, crank up the music loud and just walk. At one point I hear Jacob call my name again, but I don't look back. Not looking back is a must. I don't even know which way I'm going at this point. I feel a sharp tug on my wrist but I still try to walk away. I feel another one but this time it stops me. I tried so hard to go. It just wouldn't work. I just don't know what's happening anymore. All I do know is that I feel dizzy and I don't know the last time I ate. I just don't know. This time the tug on my wrist hurt. I still tried to move, I just wasn't strong enough. I have to be strong enough though. If I was strong enough to survive the crash, then I should be strong enough to go a few days without eating. I should be strong enough. I have to be strong enough. Except I'm not. With that fifth pull I completely fell over and into whoever's arms just caught me. It all just goes dark. But not in a way I don't know what I'm thinking. I know what's happening but I'm too weak to stop it. I just need to stop. The only place to escape now is sleep. So as I feel myself being picked up in strong arms, I sleep.