He was eating his ramen noodles
Calmly, and at peace
When he looked up and saw
Something through the mirror
Or rather, someone
A girl he saw around
Here and there
Not everyday
But she was familiar
And she was also stealing
She was stuffing things
Into her black backpack
He left his food
And walked over to her
Just as she reached for another item
He caught her wrist
And snatched her backpack
She was too stunned to react
He walked over to the cashier
And payed for all her items
She walked out of the store
Angrily and annoyed
Then he followed her out
After he paid for her things
And now it was her turn
To snatch the backpack
She walked away
Without even a 'thank you'
But he didn't really care
He just stared at her
He continued looking at her back
She reminded him
Of his past self
The next time they saw each other
They were both hanging out
Next to the train tracks
And he recalled a memory
A long time ago
He and his friend tagged
Spray painting whatever they wanted
Wherever they wanted
He realized that the girl
Had begun to follow him
Why?
He didn't know
And then one night
He decided to go back
To his old ways
That night, he tagged a bus station
She just watched him
Maybe proud to see his true colors
But of course
They were caught
He told her to run
And he followed closely behind
They ran down the block
Into an alley
But he knew they couldn't escape
So instead
He told the girl to hide
And he took all the blame
He stepped out of the alley
With his bag of spray cans
He dropped the bag
Letting the cans fall out
The lights shined on him
And he lifted his hands
Up in the air
...a criminal
His punishment...
•~•~•~•
Not my own story.
Just written in my own words.
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