Runaway Baby.

Okay , so today I spent all my evening watching The Curious Case of Benjamin Button . Yeah , that movie with Brad Pitt . It was a great movie and after only about thirty minutes into the movie, I was hooked ... and I had an idea . I couldn't keep this one locked up in my brain so here I am ! This is not like the movie so don't go all like: ' Oh gawd , is this going to be like the movie -sigh of pain- . No , it isn't . Enough with me jibber-jabbering . ENJOY :D

Runaway Baby:

16 years ago ...

She was wailing like crazy in my arms. She was wrapped in a light wool blanket and nothing else. Most babies would be put in diapers immediately but this one wasn't. Shame and disgust washed over upon me as I realized what a terrible person I was. I'm holding my newborn baby in the freezing cold winter and she's nude in this light wool blanket. If she only knew what I was out here for. Most mothers are still in their hospital beds crying of sheer joy over the birth of their newborn child. But I'm not like most mothers. In fact, I'm too young to be a mother. If it weren't for my careless behavior, I wouldn't have gotten myself into this mess. And I sure wouldn't be taking the life of an innocent baby that hasn't even spent a whole day on this earth.

I breathed nervously as I walked towards the docks with this baby girl wrapped into my arms. I glanced at her as we simutaneously gazed into each others eyes and the crying finally stopped. It was like she took that chance to realize that I was her mother and she belongs to me forever. I then realized what a pretty face this baby has. Her beautiful brown eyes bore into mine as she wrapped one of her teeny tiny hands around my pointer finger. I smiled weakly at her and immediately withdrew my gaze. This is no time for adoring. All I have to do is throw the baby in the water and run away. With that, I can start my life all over again and forget about this nonsense.

I was still on the boardwalk and the docks finally came to view. It was scary to be here all alone in the dark with no one but a newborn baby near the water. I quickened my pace and finally approached the docks. The water was swaying lightly as the wind made a 'whoosh' sound which made the water hit against the boats hard. Okay, all I have to do is count to five and release, I thought to myself as I ran the lines over and over again in my head. 

Count to five and release

Count to five and release

Count to five and release

I mouthed the words repeatedly. I reached the edge of the dock near the deep black water and slowly leaned over. What a terrible person I was. Throwing a baby into the deep dark water and fleeing the scene. I felt guilty but I knew I had to do this. It would be good not only for me, but for the baby too. I knew that this was the right thing to do. I stepped back half a step and rocked the baby in my arms lightly and then I rocked it harder and harder swaying it in my arms forward then backwards ready for impact. I closed my eyes and the only sound I could hear was the sound of the crashing waves and the sounds of the baby.

"One, two, three-" I started saying to myself like I rehearsed.

"Hey! What are you doing there Miss?!" An unfamiliar voice interrupted my duty. 

I shot my eyes opened and turned around only to see a woman perched along the boardwalk near the docks. I shrieked and set the pretty little baby on the hard wood of the docks and looked around hurriedly side to side. Where can I possibly go? The woman was now running towards me with worry plastered on her gorgeous face.

The water.

It was the only place that I could go. I had no choice. I stepped backwards and ran with all my force and power headed for the water. As I jumped off the tip of the dock and splashed into the freezing winter water, all I could remember was the last glance I got to get of my baby.

**** Stranger's POV ****

I hurriedly ran with all my might towards the oval shaped blanket laying helplessly near the tip of the dock. The blanket was crying uncontrolably as I finally reached it. This wasn't just a blanket. This indeed, was a baby. I bent down as I scooped the screaming baby into my arms rocking it back in front in my frozen arms. Was that woman going to throw this innocent baby into the water? 

"Hello!" I hollered out loud. "Where are you, I have your baby!!!" I was totally stupid. How can I expect that a girl that just jumped into the cold winter water would suddenly appear and greet me saying: "Hi, thanks for holding my baby while I took a quick swim!" 

I'm twenty years old and I know nothing about babies. But looking at this baby's cute, innocent face; I couldn't let he or she go. I quickly slipped the blanket at her knees to check if it was a boy or girl and quickly slipped it back in place. A girl. How delightful. I breathed over the baby girl making my best attempt to keep it warm. I could only imagine how this baby is managing to survive. I can't even adjust to this cold myself! 

Back at my car, I found an old handwoven picnic basket and put the quiet baby into it as delicately as possible. I carried to picnic basket to the passenger seat and left it there while I headed to the driver's seat. I started my car and sped away quickly headed for my house. 

"What should I name you girl," I questioned as I stopped at a traffic light. "Do you like the name ... Zoe," I asked hopefully.

Silence.

"What about ... Anna?" 

Silence.

"Khloe?"

Silence.

"Wow you sure are a picky one," I joked stepping on the pedal since the light finally turned green. "What about ..." I took some time to think turning onto the next street. "Bella. I like the name Bella. It suits your beautiful face," I smiled joyfully.

The baby girl made a cute estatic baby noise.

"Hello, Bella I'm Natalia Hanks and I'm your new mother. It's a pleasure to meet you."

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