The night I left the walls was supposed to be happy and joyful, and for a moment it seemed like it would go just that way. I walked down the bare grey side walk that cold windy night alone. I had nothing but a black coat, my old plush bunny, Mr.Love, a pair of jeans, worn flip flops and 34 dollars. My heart was heavy with the weight of uncertainty, would i survive this? My feet froze as I came to the realization that I would never make it alone, and my knees slowly gave way until i fell to the ground kneeling before the moon and screaming into the sky with all the might my broken soul could muster.
"Why God???!!! Why do you punish me so! What have I done?" I wailed into the night sky.
I heard my voice echo out into the the neighborhood, with no reply. No one, not even God wants me, I am dead to the world. I couldn't turn back, there was no way I could go back to the walls. The moment I left i had become an Anai, a hopeless child abandoned by God. So there I layed,on the cold asphalt.
The next morning the air was even more cold and unforgiving than it had been last night, but behind me i felt a warm body. I quickly got up from my place only to find small boy laying in the same spot i had just been laying.
"Hey!" I said reluctantly, poking the boy with my foot, " get up"
He slowly opened his eyes and looked up at me," Ouch! why did you hit me?" he said rubbing his head," You didn't even bother to ask what my name was"
I was surprised by his intelligence and as I began to gather my senses, I realized that he wasn't that small at all, "Oh, I'm sorry. My name is Esther and you are?"
"I'm Luke of 15 years, you didn't give me your years" he said still rubbing his head as he got up from the ground
"Oh, excuse me. I'm Esther of 14 years" I was pretty surprised about this overly formal greeting. I was beginning to get curious about who he was, and why he was on the street with me. "why are you out here"I asked, scanning his rather expensive attire.
"Well its a long story but, im from Haven"
Haven? I thought. I had never heard of this place. "Whats Haven?" I asked him.
"Haven is the opposite of Omini. The people that live there are rich and Godly, but me imma rule breaker. I wasn't even supposed to live there, ya know" he said leaning against the side of a building.
"What do you mean you weren't supposed to be there? you were born there, that's where your parents are right?" i was getting really curious. I had never heard about any of these things and maybe i could get him to tell me more information.
"Oh well-" he started, but then he broke out into a sprint down the road.
I looked the other way to see what he was running from. The Gate Keepers... I had seen them before, but never so angry. They were after him in full uniform, I had always thought that they were sorcerers of some sort. They wore deep red cloaks that swallowed their faces within the depths of the hood, and in one arm they held a black illuminated scythe. Usually when you see them it meant someone was about to die, so I let Luke go. I thought i might have a friend for once but I guess I cant even have that.
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Later that night I was walking looking for anyone to take me in. But just I was about to give up, and go to the Reapers, a strange car appeared. An uneasy feeling came over me so I began to walk a little faster; however, it didn't take long for me to realize that the car was indeed following me. I stopped walking and i could see the car pull up next to me and roll the window down out of the corner of my eye.
"Hay, Girl," the man said, "You got anywhere to stay?"
I was to afraid to look at him, and i was to shy to speak. i said nothing.
"Listen here," he was obviously getting impatient," I stopped because I run a home for lost kids and teens and just wanna offer you love...a home...and friends. What more could you want?"
The word "Love" was enough to draw my attention and i turned my head and looked him in the eye. "Love?..." I said quietly
"Yes...more than you can bare.." he said with a devious smile.
Is this what i had been looking for? Had God decided to have pity on me? I would finally have a home. No longer would i be tortured day in and day out by people that i didnt even know. I had decided that I was ready, ready to start a New Life.
