Just A Girl Named River

Reality

I stay in the tub for what seems like forever and my fingers are wrinkling up. I know I should probably get out and get dressed. But I really don't want to. I toss the idea around of staying in there even longer or getting out for a bit longer. I decided to get out. I step out of the tub and find a towel for my hair and when I pick it up it's warm. What? Heated towels too. How can I be so lucky? I wrap up into a towel and walk over to the mirror. I can see the dried tear marks on my face. My whole life has been a lie. And now I'm here starting over from the horrible life I have been living and have no idea what is true or not. I grab the robe I found in the closet and walk back to my bedroom.

I look to the desk where the letter was left. I walked back over to it and picked it up to find another letter and a credit card. How did I miss this? I also remembered the stuff in my bra that I needed to get out and figure out where to put it till I could go to the bank. I scan the bedroom and find that the nightstand next to the bed has a drawer. I figure this will work for the night and I would need to get a safe or lockbox for the important documents. I stick my credit card, money and the driver's license from my bra into the stand, along with the credit card I just found on the desk.

I decide to wait to read the letter because I cannot take any more unexpected news. I walk over and grab my backpack and take out my laptop and plug it in and set it on the desk. It needs time to charge. I turn and walk out of my room to a very quiet living space. I walked over to the bar and look to see what is in it needing some water and not finding any in there. I go back to where Cain said the kitchen was and walk in the conference looking dining room and see pizza sitting there. Oh, I totally forgot I was getting pizza. Next to the pizza was a bottle of water. I look at for a minute wondering how someone put it there and who had been in here.

Note to self, ask Cain about this later. Do I need to worry about someone just coming in here, this is kind of scary?

I sit down to eat and while I was eating I remember I haven't put on any clothes and I am still in the robe I found in in the bathroom. I surely hope no one comes while I'm sitting here half naked that won't be a very good impression to give them. I decide to grab the food and head back to my bedroom just in case. I mean someone did bring in food.

That made me take a quick peak into the kitchen to see if someone was still in there. Nope, but its tiny compared to the rest of the hotel room. I take a quick scan of the rest of the hotel room minus the two bedrooms that are off limits and didn't see anything out of place. So I take my food and head to my room.

I open the door and hear my phone going off. I run to pick it up.

"Hello," I say into it without even seeing who was calling.

"River, where are you?"

Great just who I didn't want to talk too. "Mom, I can't talk right now." I sat my pizza down and go to hang up the phone.

"Wait! River, did Roman take you? I need you. Help me."

Roman, who is Roman and why would he take me. This is the first time I have ever heard my mom say help me with that sacred sound in her voice.

"Mom, I'm not in Michigan anymore." I hear a click on her side of the phone.

I stare at the deadline of the phone wondering what the heck just happened. I can't pull my eyes off the phone to pull myself together.

Who is this Roman guy?

When I snap back to reality I notice all kinds of text messages. I scarf down my food and read my messages.

Text 1: River where are you and how come you're not messaging me back.

Text 2: I hope you safely arrived to Vegas. Girl I miss you. You haven't texted me back in like foreverrrr. You said you would stay in touch with me. I miss you. Love you <3 AnnaB