...Saving Me...

Chapter 5: The Boy On The Bus To Nowhere

(Before Asher)

I tugged at my sleeves as I thought long and hard what on earth would be my next move...

Go back 'home'?

Stay here in my aunt's back yard?

What should I do?

Would they worry about me?

Do they even care?

Of course not... They never truly did.

My aunt was stuck with me for years...

I intruded on so many people's family lives...

I am the crazy odd ball of the Michel family...

My best friend that never left my side, sadly and finally did.

I sit on railroad tracks to relieve stress...

My boyfriend cheated on me with my foster sister...

That did it. That broke me, I had such a heavy load of problems to balance that one more thing like that made the pile tumble down on me. Burying me under a load of depression and hurt.

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I found myself climbing into the bus. I didn't know were to... And I didn't think of the results of 'technically running away.'

All I knew, was that I wasn't far enough away from the place I call home.

I searched for an empty seat, This bus was pretty packed with people. There were only two seats that were empty.
One had a fat, hairy, and stinky man. I glanced over at the other empty seat and saw him.

A guy, probably in his young adult years, starting at me with a welcoming look on his face.

I didn't have to consider who to sit with,
But I did look over at the stinky, hairy man just to see him wiggling his fingers at me.

The look on his face was disturbing. So I made my way to the young man. I sat near the window hoping the scenery would distract me from my dark thoughts. My nose started to run as I fought back a few tears. I blinked them away but sniffed in the process...

I heard the young man ask me if I was okay, I thought about ignoring him, but he did let me sit by him, and he welcomed me a sweet smile. I almost said, 'Yes' but I decided not to say a word to him, because if I did I probably would burst out crying in front of him... So I nodded instead.

Its not because somewhere along the line I was told not to talk to strangers... But probably because I now feel like I cant trust anyone...

____________(Read: Two Long Journeys Home)

I must say, I thought life would only get worse from that moment onwards. But it didn't, I soon found that someone as random as a caring stranger could make the best kind of impact on my life.

Asher did, he turned my frowns upside down. Becoming a true friend to me, and turning my 'running away' into an adventure I could never forget.

As brief as our time together was, We found love through the darkest times of our lives, while helping each other find our ways back home.

He certainly was a miracle... One that I will always cherish.

~ Cleo's Past and Present