Our Escape

Meeting the boy

But there was one problem...

His smile was fake... it was a medium to hide all the sadness of his life, he was so young, he looked 8 or 10yrs old...seriously, I just realized that I was so dumb during my young age. Well obviously I wasn't smart enough to hide my feelings, it doesn't really matter because I for sure didn't care what emotions I just expressed and what people will think about...

I knew that I was getting late for school but that boy had some aura which attracted me towards him, which made me confront him. I just stood in front of him and smiled, I can't help it, how can I not smile after seeing such a cute boy! and of course that boy looked confused but then he very quickly got over it and smiled back and then asked me if I wanted to to buy flowers or not, he looked at me hopefully and of course I couldn't say no to such an innocent child so I bought flowers from him, the moment I handed him money the contentment on his face was clearly evident...

Well let's just simply state that I really am not that of a sweet, innocent daddy's girl, I am very straightforward and the bitter truth which escapes from my mouth is not all that good, so ya I am not used to make someone happy very easily but with this boy I felt something new, I felt satisfied after making him happy.

I was just holding myself from asking nosy questions, I didn't want to scare him but I needed answers, I needed the reasons as to why was he working at such a young age.

I opened and closed my mouth multiple times, I was trying to make the most sensible sentence which will not scare him off, the eyebrows of the boy clearly exhibited confusion and finally he asked what was wrong and if I was okay or not, of course I should have expected such response from him after all I looked like a moron as I was opening and closing my mouth like a fish, then at last I stopped overthinking and politely asked why was he selling flowers on a road at such a young age, my question caught him off guard and obviously he wasn't expecting me to ask personal questions to him after acting like a moron.

At first, I couldn't really comprehend the expression on his face after all he was good at hiding but then I saw panic on his face, I could sense that he felt Déjà vu.
I don't know why I could sense that or maybe I was hallucinating, well that was something which will get confirmed only when he tells himself and I wasn't really expecting that anytime soon...

Suddenly, he started screaming some words which obviously I couldn't understand, it was like a foreign language to me, he was pulling his hair in frustration, he was sweating, his eyes were bloodshot.
I couldn't comprehend what was happening, I couldn't help feeling guilty after all it was because of my question only which made him so angry and frustrated.

I was very scared but I gathered all the courage and slowly went near him and kept my one hand on his shoulder and the other was stroking his hair. At first he was reluctant but then later he slowly calmed down and that's when he realized what just happened and kept on apologizing, of course I wasn't angry on him, there was no need of him to say sorry but I was damn confused!

I was confused because of his actions and then I asked him the question which running in my mind, I kept my hand on his hand and slowly asked, "Do you get anxiety attacks?"
The boy simply nodded. Well I had my suspicion but when it got confirmed it really turned out to be shocking for me after all children usually don't get anxiety attacks and well it is quite scientific as children are always involved playing, eating, studying and sleeping, they don't have anything to worry about, but I guess everyone isn't that blessed, everyone isn't that carefree...

The boy was far more mature as compared to his age, he was dealing with anxiety attacks! , let's just simply state that anxiety attacks aren't the best experience a person can have and it can be really devastating and tiring. For the first time in my life I felt helpless and imbecile, I din't know how to help this boy, he seemed to be so lonely...

I took a deep breath and then asked, "Will u please let me help you? I assure you that you can trust me, please give me a shot, I know it's not easy for you to trust me but at least let me give you a treat ?, please don't say no".

The boy was dumbstruck. Maybe he didn't expect a person to help him and of course if I was in his place then definitely I would have declined some stranger's help but much to my surprise he quietly nodded, well that was an achievement for me after all I just convinced a complicated young boy who gets anxiety attacks.

I just bunked my school, it's not my first time but ya, for the first time it was for a good cause...

The journey till my place was uncomfortably serene, I didn't know how to initiate conversation with such a sensitive boy. Finally I asked, "Umm...Do you like ice creams? should I get one for you?"
The boy smiled sadly and then simply nodded. As we were making our way to an ice cream parlor I realized that I didn't even know his name and I didn't even think of asking him, well at that moment it was second time in a day that I felt like a moron, then finally I asked, "By the way, what is your name? I know I should have asked you long time back but it simply slipped from my mind, sorry! " The boy told, "No-no , it's fine, no need to say sorry and my name is Sam, what is your name?"

"My name is Macy", said I . After that we both made our way to my place, though I don't like these wedding systems and all but I am thankful to god as because of this stupid wedding only, my mom wasn't at home which really helped me in this situation. Though it wouldn't have been bad if my mom was at home but let's just say it would have been weird and I didn't know how she would have reacted.

As I made my way towards the porch of my place I observed that Sam looked extremely sad and tense as he was watching my neighbor's family celebrating their son's birthday.

Well it was pretty obvious that he had some family issues but seeing him in such a vulnerable condition made me really despondent.

Half-heartedly Sam made his way towards the entrance of my house when he was about to step in he said, "Thank you for helping me, for trusting me enough to let me stay awhile at your place and to not loose hope in me, it really means a lot".

His eyes were again blood-shot, he looked in so much of pain, he was trying to mask his sadness again with his beautiful and mesmerizing smile.

"Sometimes it is good to let it go, you know, sometimes you need to cry it over, it doesn't make you weak, rather it shows that you have been strong for a long time, trust me you will feel a lot better"

Well I know that my words were a quite dramatic and rather deep and obviously inspired by some quotes but I guess it made an impact on Sam, slowly tears escaped from his eyes and he started crying. After some time he took a deep breath and then stopped. Thank god!, he looked so much better.

I wanted to ask questions, questions that would be really hard for Sam to reply but I need to know him, I need to know everything about him so that I can help him, anxiety attacks aren't easy, they are really devastating to tackle and not everyone is able to tolerate them and make their way out from it but I can't ask the questions right now, not after he had a break down, not after he had an anxiety attack, so finally I decided that I will ask him questions later.

" So, do you want to have a harry potter marathon?"

Sam smiled and then said, "I guess it will work for now but my first preference will be some marvel movie"

" Oh!, how can I neglect marvel, of course we are watching Infinity War!"

A/N

HEY GUYS!

Here's the new chapter, I hope you all like it. I just wanted to clarify that as I have written the story in first person narration so some people got confused and thought that it was a story of mine but let me tell you all, this story is from Macy's point of view, it is pure fiction but ya , some things are inspired from my real life like Macy's love towards marvel movies and all ,and guys , if you all have any Questions regarding any word or anything about the story then please ask me, I would be really happy to answer!

And !!!!!! I know that Infinity War has not released but I just wanted to include that because I really like the trailer so ya please don't get offended!

That's it for now, and guys let me now what you think would be the reason for Sam's vulnerability and his situation in the comments section, and please share a cover photo for the story,I would really appreciate the help,you all can send it on personal chat too.

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