Runaway Thoughts

Emerald

It's been a nightmare out here, running from the danger every turn I take. Once I almost got caught taking a piece of food from some random person. That person I took it from was a cop, I sprinted towards the closest alleyway. Once I heard a story, it was if you were feeling lost inside or out go to an alleyway. Ask the woman with a baby blue blanket to tell you a story, she'll show you the way.

When I got to the alleyway, nobody was there and there was no way out. Walls surrounded me, leading me to no escape. When the officer rounded the corner I froze. " Hey what are you doing out here all alone little girl?" He questioned with a dangerous glint in his eyes.

" No....nothing y.... you need to worry a.... about." I tried to say confidently, but kept stuttering instead.

I eyed the man cautiously, he pulled out a small tablet from his front pocket and started searching it. I think he may have found what he was looking for because he looked right at me again. " Well well well. What do we have here? A miss Emerald right? We have been looking for you for a week now." He indicated.

"Wow I didn't know someone could state the obvious so much." I talked, trying to distract him while I looked for an escape plan. I took in my surroundings, closely this time. Bingo, found the perfect spot to leave. There is a hole in the wall next to me, big enough to where I could get in, but too small for the big bozo over next to me to get in. " Wait a minute is that a dollar bill over there." Dollar bills are very rare here, after the war most got demolished, but some were only just recognizable.

He looked away toward the roads and saw nothing, while I made a run for it, well it was really a crawl but you get the picture. I knew that by the time the officer looked back towards me, there would be nothing there.