Under the Same Stars

My BIG Escape to the City

I woke up to the sweet sound of birds harmonizing with each other, the noises of cars passing by, the suns rays of sunshine hitting me on my back as I lie on the cold floor of Room C imagining it to be prickly grass beneath my body.

Nature is beautiful thing.

Today was the day I made my sweet escape to paradise :)

Just then as I began to think of ways to escape still keeping my eyes shut, I heard a buzz at my door.

It was John,

Now in his mid 30's, John came up to me slowly thinking I was still sleeping, he lightly tapped me on my shoulder.

"Hey, I heard what happened yesterday. You doing okay?"

I opened my eyes and noticed John had bent down on the ground to talk to me face to face.

I also noticed him holding something behind his back.

"John!"

I quickly got up and hugged him, and he gave me a reassuring hug back.

"Any BIG plans for the birthday girl this year?"

"Unfortunately no, but I did figure out something to do!"

I wasn't too sure if I should tell John about my plans to escape or make up something.

Maybe I should lay low...

"What?"

"Maybe I could move back to my room for my birthday?" I said jokingly

We both laughed, John ended his laugh with a smile, his smile was all I needed to make me feel better.

"I brought you something for your birthday week!"

"What?"

"Well, I first stopped at Starbucks down the street and bought you a Red Velvet Frapp. And then realized that's not enough! So I stopped at the store and found this"

He took a white box out of his bag that he was holding behind his back and gave it to me.

I opened it wondering what could possibly in it, keys? a ring? earrings?

It was a charm bracelet, It had my birthstone as the first charm and a snowflake another charm!

"Oh wow, John! You don't know how much this means to me! Thank you so much, for everything, I love it!! Thank you for being the father figure in my life, you've been there with me through everything. I love you John. Your like a second dad to me I am just-"

tears began to stroll down my face.

"I'm just so thankful John that you're here with me"

"Aww, Thanks Sweethart. I look at you as my daughter too, a daughter any dad could ask for."

My tears began to flow down my face all at once.

I missed moments with my dad like this one.

John wiped the tears off my face

"I gotta ask you for some advice"

I wiped the last bit of tears strolling off my face and acted serious

"Okay, shoot"

"You know Becky, the girl I've been dating for two years."

"Yeah! She's really pretty! Your lucky to have her as your girlfriend, and she's one lucky girl!!"

"Well, I think I want to ask her to marry me."

I got up from where I was sitting, aware of the chains limiting me from my movements.