In your Arms

Prologue

Amity's eyes were swollen from crying. She'd been crying the whole night due to another fight with her father.

Once or twice she had heard her mother knock in her bedroom door and called out her name but she hesitated to let her in. She wanted to be alone. She was tired of arguing.

She looked at her bedside clock. It's almost 4am. She'd been crying for hours and it made her thirsty. Amity decided to step out of her room to grab a glass of water. She walked slowly, making sure no one would hear her. She went to the kitchen, opened the fridge and had a glass of water. On her way back to her room she passed their living room area wherein the walls are filled with frames with her family pictures on it. She stared but on one picture. The shot was taken during their vacation in Paris two years ago. She's sitting beside Andrei, her older brother, in a coffee shop. Her brother had his arm around her and her head resting on his left shoulder, both of them had wide smiles on their faces.

"Andrei.." She whispered and tears flowed again in her cheeks. "I miss you.." She held her necklace, it's pendant were angel's wings. Andrei gave it to her as a gift on her 21st birthday.

This necklace would take you anywhere you want because of its wings.. And it suits you because you've always been my little angel.. She remembered him telling her while he placed it in her neck.

"This necklace would take me anywhere I want.." She whispered. A sudden idea struck her mind. Yes, maybe it wasn't a bad idea.

She looked at the picture of her and her brother and smiled while she wiped away her tears.

"Thanks, brother. For giving me a wonderful idea." She then went hastily on her room.

Once inside she took one of her backpacks and stuffed some of her clothes in it. Most of the clothes she'll bring are just pants and plain shirts. Once finished she quickly changed her pajamas with black pants and her favorite David Bowie shirt. She's put on her red high cut Chuck Taylor shoes and went out of her room.

She silently walked outside her room towards their front door. She passed her parents' bedroom as she did so. She stood in front of it for awhile, her sorry eyes stared on the door.

"Dad, mom, I never wanted to break your hearts but I have to do this.. This is what I've always wanted and you're not keeping it away from me.. I love you both, and I'm sorry.." A single tear fell from her cheek as she touched her parents' bedroom door.

You have to leave now, before you change your mind. she heard her thoughts say to her.

She took a deep breath. Turned towards the front door and walked out. She smelled the air outside.

This is it, there's no coming back.

She took one last glance at her home that she'll soon be leaving, then took a step forward and left.