By chance

Chapter 3

Felicity froze. Was this her imagination? Of course it was! No one good get in her bedroom! the window was locked right? She sharply turned her head towards the window and it was open, wide open. The fear in her stomach was at a burning point. She remembered watching films about people sneaking in open windows. She new she couldn't stand here all her life, she would have to face Ablang sometime!

She instinctivley turned around. she expected to see Ablang, the man who was plotting her death. But instead there was a man who had curly ginger hair. He was very short and probably about thirty five years old. He had a kind looking face but his eyes looked sunken and tired.

"Hello Felicity... Wow! You've all grown up from the last time I saw you!"

Who are you, How did you get in my room?" Felicity had never seen this man before. What was he on about? She had never met him before?

"look I don't have much time to explain," said the short man "You might want to sit down"

"i'm good thanks, i'll stand" Said Felicity with contempt in her voice.

"i'm Woody Donkins, I'm the Man who found you when you were just a month old!"

Felicity sat down. she had always wanted to meet woody but never had! Here he was standing in front of her, yet she was too nervous to form words in her mouth. The fear in her stomach had stopped bubbling now, she just felt sick.

"I found you outside my gate, I was only young, I panicked I ran to the orphanage and dropped you off here. I regret it now, I wish I had kept you, I have always wanted a girl....."

"Why didn't you keep me?" Said feliicity staring at the floor.

"I was young, It was a hard dicis......"

Do you know how hard it has been for me in here? I've been in and out of care all my life, it's not easy you know, you had a choice! You could have kept me and I could have had a normal life. I could have had a stable loving home!"

" I was so young Felicity! You don't understand! I had my whole life infront of me! I had no option"

"oh, so why are you back?" asked Felicity.

"Look, there's a problem. There's a man who's gonna try and hurt you Felicity, His name is Ablang and he's not a very nice man. He has followers, supporters. I made a huge mistake Felicity......"

Woody's eyes filled with tears.

"i signed your life away? i'm so sorry, Your going to die Felicity. I'm so sorry."

"You did what? That makes no scence?" Woody tried to take her hands but Felicity pushed away. "What are you on about?"

"That same night, when I dropped you here, at the orphanage, I saw my mother die......... She was covered in bruises, and blood,  I was given an option by Ablang who had killed her. Either I give my life and my Mother will survive, or I give your life! I'm so sorry Felicity! I panicked!

"You selfish Bastard!" Shouted Felicity! "You selfish, cowardly BASTARD! Get out!"

"Look, Felicity! I can expl......."

"GET OUT!!!'

She opened her eyes slowly and her vision was blurred, she could make out light streaming from the open window. As her eyes adjusted to the light, she remembered the whole ""Get out Woody, you selfish bastard" incident. What had she been thinking? she felt sick again. She then realised that she  was lying on her carpet floor, she must have fallen unconscious. Quickly getting up, she looked at her clock again, it was half past ten on a sunny Saturday morning but she was to preoccupied to appreciate it. She pulled on some leggings and pulled on a top. Threw her hair back in a pony tail and placed her hand on the door handle again.  Closing her eyes she gave it a great push and found that she could open it this time around.

She made her way slowly down stairs, looking over her shoulder every other step of so. 

"Hey Felicity, you OK love?" called Maid Anne from the bottom of the stairs. "You look as white as a sheet! Whats wrong?"

She opened my mouth but no sound seemed to come out. her mouth was so dry. Felicity just nodded and ran to the kitchen.  grabbing a drink from the fridge and a slice of toast whilst she ran out the house.She knew where she was going to go. Melodies house. Melodie was a close friend.  She always gave great advise.  Felicity new that she could confide in her.

Felicity ran down 3 streets and turned a corner, too her surprise a short man with curly ginger hair was running towards her. Hoping Woody hadn't seen her she ran into a side alley. But it was too late. He followed her in.

"look I'm so sorry about last nig......."

"Go away Woody" Shouted Felicity " I don't want to talk to you" She backed further and further into the alley with a feeling of unease growing stronger with every step.

"Just let me explain......" Shouted Woody.

"You've explained enough, I don't want to hear it Woody!"

"Look, trust me, what I did was for your own good! I wasn't ready to look after a child, I couldn't look after my self!" Woody had gone bright red.

"You are so selfish, first you put me in care, and then you sold my life away, how can I ever forgive you for that?" Felicity didn't feel angry towards Woody anymore, she just felt sad. Her eyes were filling up with tears.

"I did a terrible thing, but I am prepared to put it right but I need your help."

"Yeah like i'm gonna help you!" She said sarcastically still backing further into the alley.

"Listen to me, don't go anywhere, don't speak to anyone about what has happened. just stay in the orphange, promise me?" Woody looked desperate!

"ok, I promise but....."

She hadn't  even finished her sentence when Woody had shouted good and ran off as fast as his short stubby legs could carry him.

felicity sighed, She guessed that she could no longer talk to Melonie so she slowly slumped her way back to the orphanage, up the stairs and to her room where she lay on her bed and went to sleep. What was going to happen to her?

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