When my limbs started obeying the commands of my brain, and I had wiped the cruddy gunk out of the corner of my eyes, I managed to drag my limp body back off the ground and onto the couch . It was surprisingly cushy and warm, due to my incessant writhing in my sleep, but I forced myself to stay upright and survey my surroundings instead of fall back asleep. Although the night before I had wanted nothing more than to disappear myself away, I was almost relieved to find that I hadn't reappeared in yet another terrestrial setting. I scanned the living room for any disturbances. There wasn't much to see that i hadn't already scrutinized to the very last detail. The same front door was locked, the same dark hallway stood empty and lonely, and the same flat screen was anchored in front of the same cluttered coffee table. But amidst the used tissues and red Solo cups strewn across the table top, I almost missed the tiny note scribbled hastily on a piece of notebook paper that read
"Dear Lindsey or Lindsy or Lyndzy, I hope you know that I am taking a great risk of keeping a random hobo child around my unwatched house, because for all I know you could be a freakin murder tank.. BUT, since I'm a nice person, I'll let you have some cereal. Soy milk is in the fridge (I have trouble with lactose, okay?) But don't touch anything else please, I don't want to get your cooties on it. I'll be home around noon. Cordially, Mikah"
My immediate thought was "Cordially... he really used 'Cordially'..?"
I reread the note probably fifteen times before it sunk in that sooner or later I'd actually have to get up and physically put the cereal in my mouth to fill my stomach and not just day dream about it. So, slowly but surely, I commanded my legs to move toward the dinky kitchen that Mikah so humbly offered to meet my needs.
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That's All
Teen FictionIt all started when I woke up. A strange place, a strange man, but how did I get here? Who am I? Who is my friend and who can I trust? Can I rely on anyone? The only thing I know for sure is I am Lindsay, and that's all.