Let Me Go

Emilys story

Emily Papperdail

The sky was so blue when I awoke. And the air seemed so fresh. But something wasn't right. A feeling inside me shook and was afraid but I couldn't tell why.

I stood up from the bed and looked at my phone to check the time. 11:30, January 21st, 2013.

Shit! I thought my bestfriends 14 birthday today! The party starts at 12:30. I need to get her a present. I ran to the shower and jumped in. As I washed my hair I thought, I wished I was 14. My birthday wasn't for another month.

I then let my hair air dry, put on some makeup, and of course clothing, and ran down the stairs putting on some shoes and grabbing some of my mothers money.

We lived very close to a mall so mom, would let me walk there. "Where are you going?" Asked my mother. "I need to go to the mall, it's Baileys, birthday today and I still have not gotten her a present." I said talking at the speed of light.

"Okay honey but it is super cold out so wear a jacket" she said walking over to me slipping on my jacket. "Thanks mom" I said with a smile, giving her a kiss on the cheek. I then bolted out the front door.

I soon ran out of breath. When I looked up I didn't know where I was. I must have just taken a wrong turn, I thought.   Just as I took one step, a red old dusty car slid up a little. I then started to walk faster and the car followed.

The feeling I had got this morning grew strong and heavy telling me to run. I'm not going to fight against that feeling so I did. I ran so fast the way I had came. But no matter how fast I ran the car would catch up.

As soon as I get to the mall there will be people around me that can save me if that person is trying to hurt me.

I then found the way I had come but, the car was so close to me. I had to do something. When I saw the chance I ran down a small ally. A car could not fit in it.

I followed the ally which I knew would lead me to the mall. When I got there the car was not in sight. I walked into the mall it wasn't busy at all. In fact maybe 5 people were in it shopping.

I was about to take a step forward when I felt a hand go over my mouth and my legs slip of the floor. I fell and hit my head, hard. The wind was knocked out of me and I couldn't talk. I couldn't scream. And he took me out of the mall. Tears streamed down my eyes. Why was this happening to me? I thought.

The feeling inside me, the bad one screamed with terror like it knew this would happen. He shoved my head first into the trunk. But I put my hands on the side so he couldn't push me down. Then he kicked my hands on the side so my head fell in. Then the rest of my body was pushed in. The trunk closed.

I Mind you this was all in a little back ally of the mall where the stores take out their trash. No one could see me.

I yelled and screamed then kicked. I kicked the top of the trunk and it would not budge. I kicked so hard that I spilled and accidentally kicked the side where the tail lights were. I saw a little crack of the sky. But I couldn't fit threw that.

A signal! I could wave outside the back I mean I can hear other cars driving past us. I kicked for 10 minutes and almost felt like giving up when I took a deep breath and thought of my mother.

A urge filled my body and I kick as hard as I could then the tail light popped out. I screamed out side the little hole. "Help me please!" Then I stuck my hand out and waved a panic wave.

After 10 minutes of doing so we stopped. And I herd a voice of a woman. "I can see you! I have called 911".

Soon the sound of police cars followed us and I still waved out the back. Our car started to go fast. I couldn't see what happened but our car finally stopped. The trunk opened and I saw a police man. I hugged him. "Thank you for saving my life" I said. "Don't thank me, thank her" said the officer.

I then saw the woman who called 911 for me. I ran up to her crying giving her a huge hug.

" Tyler Vandoll, your under arrest for kidnapping" I herd the officer say. I looked at the man and he looked back at me. I will get you he mouthed with his lips. But I wasn't scared. He would be going away for a long time.

That is Emily Papperdails story of how she got away. Some say smart others say lucky.