Crystal Clear

Chapter 5

"It's Crystal, but don't you dare to ever call me that!"

'How could I say that! Argh.. Crystal Focus!' Crystal thinks, while walking further 'I hope he understands he has to be quiet if someone would ever ask about me!'

' Crystal you can't leave behind any more hints about where you went! You are on your own now!' When she realises that, she becomes sad, because she starts to picture all the memories one by one in her head. Beautiful memories...

Stop thinking! You better find a place where you can sleep at night. Come on Crystal you can do this! You always were a smart kid, smarter than the rest of your class you said to your mom. Prove it!

The wind is getting harder and colder when she walks up a hill. There must be water somewhere near. And yes, there at the other side of the hill, there is the recreationlake.

Wait... the recreation lake? Crystal walked all the way to there?! Sure no one is ever going to look for her here. If there is someone who is looking for her.

Crystal begins roaming around the lake, she always loved it here as a child. It is a long time ago since she has been here...

Beautiful memories...

Swimming with her friends or her nephew Jay. Ow how she loved that! He was a very fast swimmer and she never could keep up with him, but she tried...

Grabbing his ankles, pushing him under water, confusing him by diving... yes those were some good times.

She loved to hire one of those little, cute boats too. Then she would just go in circles around the lake untill she hadn't much more energy to row and then lay back and appreciate the sun on her bare skin.

Her mom and dad would always lay on the right side of the lake on their beach towels and when she came back they'll treat her with icecream, one of the most delicious icecreams in the world from 'grandICE'.

She missed the times with her parents, seeing them being happy... Times she didn't had to worry about if she would be treated well or that she would at least get proper food.

Long time ago... long time ago...

After walking a while Crystal stopped in front of a shabby hut. A wooden hut where waterequipments used to be borrowed.

Beachballs, snorkels, wate... Did you hear that? I heared something! Crystal doesn't seem like she did...

No wait! Crystal don't go inside!...