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I woke up to a slammed door. I look up to see a man in a suit. I got up and slid my bag on my back. I slowly backed up to the ledge. I look down, then back to the man.
'Woah don't jump. You don't want to die today don't you? Step away from the edge please. Tell me your name and we can talk this out.' The man said. Through out this I kept a fear and afraid face on. Act this through you can do this. I pep talked myself.
"M-my n-name is t-he runaway." I jumped off the ledge and landed rolling on the ground. I took a deep breath. I got a deep breath and ran through the crowded side walks of New York. I found a park bench and sat down. I looked down at the bruised knuckles from punching I have down. I watch the pond of ducks swimming around. Until that is I see a little girl on the ground with bigger kids bullying her based on her parents. I walk up to the group.
"What are you kids doing to her?" I asked in a sickly sweet voice.
'Nothing we are just asking if she needs a help up that's all."
What I'm guessing the leader of the group said.
'Hmm really? To me it sounds like bullying, and do you know what makes me tick the most?'
I said questioning. They shook their heads no.
'When you bully or hurt someone else. So this is what you are going to do. You are going to apologize sincerely and never bother her again. Or you don't do that and be hunted by me each and every single day until you are just hanging onto your life with the dread that you did not help anyone that you only helped killed them with words and or physical means. So what is your choice?' I asked the group.
They all had horror in their eyes but the leader of the group thinks that I may be bluffing.
"Ha you are just trying to scare us. And you can do that to us considering that can be harassment." She said.
'And what are you doing now to the girl here?' I said pointing to the girl on the ground. 'I can send you to jail for months on end wearing orange jumpsuits being little slaves to older adults in your cell.' I said with all seriousness.
"We are sorry for our behavior. We'll not be bothering you anymore." "Come on let's go before our leader makes her haunt us till we die." Said a girl in the group. The whole group left without the leader that by my guess lead the attack. She just walked off in another direction from her group. I sat down by the girl looking up.
'Did you know my parents drunk everyday all day? Well they did they would hurt me to the point of blacking out. I will miss so many days of school because I would be knocked out and locked in my room. I ran away from my home when police came to question my absence at school. If the police left and I was still there I would surely be dead right now. So my name is now runaway. What's yours?' I asked.
"Sophie. My dad died when I was a mere toddler. Since then my mum drank and abused me. " the little girl said.
Well I must go. But promise me this. Tell an adult like a police officer. And go to a foster home okay. You still have a chance of being adopted. As I am too old for anyone to really wanted. Okay?' I told her. She nodded her head. I got up 'I got to go before I am found by my abusers but remember what I said. Good bye Sophie.' And with that I ran away into the dark alleys and to the fire escapes. For I am the runaway.

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