Life of a Street Kid ☑️

Chapter 4

The next thing I knew it was morning. The sun was shinning in my face brightly from where I slept. A sliver of light came through the old door's cracks. The suns rays of light blinded me for a moment. I had to blink to see straight. I sat up in my blankets and looked over to my bed.

Blue- William stirred in his sleep. Quickly I scrambled out of my blankets and searched the ground. My eyes glanced at every space taking in what I saw. My hat had been pushed to the side of me while I had slept. I crawled over to it and put it on. My hair was pushed back under it like before. 

Before William could see me I busied myself by folding my blanket. I might have let him in my house but he was still a stranger. For all I knew he could be dangerous. I had no idea what he could do. He could swipe my food behind my back and run out before I had any idea. That was not something I wanted.

I got up off the ground. My body ached, my legs wanted to let me fall and rest all day, my arms didn't want to move, and my head was pounding so loudly I thought that William would be able to hear it. I needed to be strong. At least act strong.

 If William was dangerous I needed for him to think I was strong because if he didn't he could use it against me. As once as people believe that they can use you they tend to take advantage of you. They will stab you in the back and make a run for it, not bothering to look back. They will  use you then throw you aside like a used rag.

William yawned and moved about in the bed. He seemed content and satisfied with his night's sleep. Then he sat up and looked around the room. As he looked around his face changed from being peaceful and trusting to scared and concerned. He kept looking back and forth taking everything in. Something clicked inside his head that must have said get out because he wrestled out of his blankets with pain in his eyes, got his feet to the opening, and scrambled for the door.

I had the advantage of being by the door so quickly but calmly I stepped in front of it. My body blocked the exit. William didn't seem to focus on me but at the door behind me. Then he took a quick look around.

"You're not going to be able to get out of here. There is only one way out and I'm not going to let you go through it. You might as well take a seat," I informed him. All he did was look around the room once more before he took a seat at the table. He wouldn't look at me just stared at his hands.

"What do you want from me? I have nothing. Not a single cent to my name. Can't you just let me go?" he looked up from his hand once to see my reaction. I just kept on a neutral look.

"One, I don't want anything from you. Two, I can tell that your not from around here and that you don't have any money. A simpleton could deduce that. And three, just so you know I was not the one who beat you. That was three guys. I was the one who saved your sorry ass. You could at least give me some kind of thank you. Some sort of appreciation." I turned my back slightly to him, closed my eyes, and put my most annoyed look on my face: which wasn't very hard to do. From the corner of my eye I looked at him.

William looked up from his hands. His eyes analyzed every inch of me. Everything from my feet to my face. At my face he stopped and stared. I shifted from his piercing blue eyes. Slowly his judging eyes became wide with realization. He had finally recognized me. Quickly his face turned into an apology.

I looked at his face carefully making a judgment of my own. His expressions were true and sincere. His eyes never faltered and he seemed truly sorry. Either he was a really good actor or he truly didn't mean to judge me so harshly. He didn't look like a bad guy but I've known looks to be deceiving. Something told me he was okay. My gut feeling was not usually wrong. I had to trust it.

"Do you want some bread to eat? It's fresh from the bakery." I tried to speak friendly not suspicious.

William shook his head once then stared back at his hands. Maybe he stared at the rope marks on his wrist I wasn't sure.