RUNNING OUT OF TIME

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Blood Orange -Saint
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Mondays, the most dreadful day of the week. Oya dragged herself out of bed and thought today was going to be one of those days where she just couldn't deal. She forced herself into the the shower and stood there in the hot water half asleep. she decided today would just be a sick day. She sat in her bed started her smoke sesh and got the tea. This time she put the whole rest of it in.

Fuck it.

She ate from the snacks Jayke gave her and wrapped herself in her big hoodie and blanket. An hour later she woke up weirdly. She saw that she was in a forest in stained clothing mud all over her socks and bottom of her shirt. The blue morning hue made her eyes twitch. Her hair mixed with all types of branches and rocks twisted in her hair.

"God where am I." Her own voice echoed and birds went flying. She tried taking a step but her foot was in excruciating pain that she could almost barely feel her own body. She panted and started screaming.

"Help!" Tears of terror flooded down her face and she grimaced. She couldn't tell if she was dying or was already pronounced dead.

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Jayke hopes out his car with his usual ball in hand.

"Jayke you ready for practice tonight, all the way till eight." A boy wrapped his arm around his shoulders.

"Always you know me."

"Yeah yeah not if I'm blocking you champ."

"Sire please."

Sire spun and grabbed his balm before throwing it to him. They kept passing it to each other till they got into the halls. They throw the ball above others head but her couldn't recognize his favorite little head anywhere.

He cocked his eyebrow and looked at Anne getting her stuff. At this point he really didn't care to ask.

"Hey Anne where's Oya."

"Oya? I don't know maybe class? She looked just as confused.

"Alright she just didn't answer the morning text I sent her.

Thought Anne wanted to smile happy for her friend she looked at her phone "Me too, weird."

She looked back up at him "But not that weird she could just be sick."

He nodded "Yeah you're right, it can't be that bad."

She nodded as started making her way to her class looking back and smiling her friend finally got him.

He passed the day looking at his text wondering she would at least wake up to eat or something.

💬
Hey beautiful...

Not even left on read.

After last period he decided to take a pace around her house to see if she needed anything. About a mile away he started to rethink his idea. Maybe showing up randomly would be weird plus he wasn't introduced to her parents yet so who knew what kind of reaction would even arise to seeing them or her. He decided to go anyway.

He knocked and started clearing his voice.

A woman with beautiful frizzy hair answered her skin cocoa shade beautifully oiled and taken care of.

"Hello? Can I help you."

"Um I'm Jayke, I was looking for Oya to give her the homework.

"Oya? She wasn't at school? Not like her. Well, come on in."

He walked into the house he was already starting to familiarize with.

"Stay here I'll call her for you."

He stood at the front while she walked to the stairs.

"Oya!.. Oya!" Nothing.

"I'll be right back." She went up to her room and saw all her belongings there even her phone but, no Oya there in sight.

"Hm, weird..." She did a doodle take before closing the door for good.

She walked back down to Jayke.

"I'm sorry dear her things are here but she's not. She probably went out to buy..."

She shoes were right at the door, all of them.

"Okay or maybe not." She grabbed her phone to call her wife and started looking around the house. "Hey did Oya call you today."

They conversantes on the phone while Jayke stood there confused and worried. He also saw her shoes.

What game is she playing at?

He asked himself, it just did seem like she'd do this like run away?

He didn't really even know her and that's when it hit him. He was just getting to know her he didn't know much about her as a person. He wish he dis maybe he'd know places to look at but her mom is a start.

"Jayke right?"

"Yes."

She walked towards him.

"I would suggest you go home and give it a little time we'll try to find her ourselves but I'd love to have your number."

He nodded "Of course." He jotted it down in her phone.

"I hope you find her soon." He said before walking out.

"Thank you, get home safe. She said before closing the door.

Where the fuck are you Oya...