Julie ran. She had no idea where she was going. Her body slipped into autopilot, just running. All she could think about was how disappointed her friends had looked. She had let them down.
Finally, she stopped running. She looked around, and then gasped when she saw where she was. She stood in a little grove of willow trees. Engraved on one of the trees, were five simple words.
As Long As We're Together
Julie slowly walked toward the engraved willow. She reached out and traced the words. "As long as we're together,"she whispered. "Everything will be okay."
She remembered the day those words had been written. She was seven years old, and she was there with her mother.
"Mommy," she had asked, looking up at her mother with wide eyes.
"Yes, love?" her mother had responded.
"What's wrong with Daddy?" she had asked.
The young woman had sighed and ran her hands through her daughter's tangled brown hair. "Your father loves you very much," she'd started. Her hand had automatically went to the fresh bruise on her cheek. "We just had a disagreement, that's all. I just need to be away from him for a little."
"Okay," little Julie had smiled.
Her mother had risen to her feet and picked up a pointed rock. She'd engraved something onto a tall willow tree. "This will be our special spot, alright love," she had whispered.
"Okay," Julie had whispered back.
"Everything will be okay, as long as we're together," her mother had smiled. Julie had grinned back and yawned. She'd crawled over to her mother and fallen asleep on her lap.
Now, nearly eight years later, Julie stood in the same grove of willow trees, wishing she could talk to her mother. She walked over to another tree. Lying in front of the tree was a large, round stone. Scratched on the surface of the stone were the words:
Eliza Evans Age 29 Died June 14, 1894
Lying beside it was a locket necklace. Julie stood in front of the grave her nine-year-old self had constructed for her mother. She picked up the locket and flipped it open. Inside was a faded black-and-white photograph of her and her mother. Julie blinked back her tears and set the locket down.
"I miss you," she whispered.
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Hidden ( A Newsies Fan Fiction)
FanfictionCompleted!!! Julie Spear is a 15 year old girl who has spent most of her life hiding. She hid her emotions deep inside of her. When she escapes the refuge where she was living,(being held captive, more like) she becomes a Newsie. She pretends to be...
