Vanished

leaving home

Ariana's POV

I waited until it got dark before I decided to leave, everyone was asleep when I took off. The place wasn't my idea of a home since it was involved with drugs and my mom was dating the guy who was in charge of it all...which was why I decided to leave before something happened to me. Several days had passed since I left that place and I found myself sitting outside an apartment building, I was about to head into the alley across the street when I bumped into someone that was around my age, I begun walking away from him when I felt him grab my arm and pulled me toward him...

Riley: hey are you okay?

Ariana: yeah I'm fine, can you let my arm go please?

Riley: sorry...do you need a place to stay? cause you look tired

Ariana: no I'm okay really, I don't want to be a burden on you

Riley: I won't take no for an answer so come on...

I followed him inside as we walked up towards his apartment, which was very nice and huge for someone who lived alone...

Ariana: you have a nice home

Riley: thank you, I will show you where the bathroom is so you can get cleaned up, I don't have anything for you to wear after you are finished but you can wear my shirt if you want to and I will order something and have it delivered here, that room there isn't being used but you can sleep there tonight.

Ariana: thanks but why are you helping me? You just met me not even an hour ago.

Riley: well why not? You look like you need help and I hate seeing someone struggling with anything, I know what it's like being in a bad situation...

Ariana: you're sweet for doing this for me, thank you...

Riley: you're welcome. What's your name? I'm Riley Hayes

Ariana: it's nice to meet you Riley Hayes, I'm Ariana Williams

I watched as he walked over to a closet and grabbed a shirt before walking back over to me and handing me the shirt. I gently took it from him and walked into the bathroom then got the water ready before I removed the clothes that I was wearing, I looked at the scar that was on my arm which was caused by the incident that happened a few days before I left that horrible place, it was because of an argument I had with my mom I said something that she didn't like which made her slap me hard enough that caused me to hit a glass table and cut my arm deep enough which made a scar after the cut healed, I was suddenly brought out of my thoughts when I heard Riley knocking and telling me that the food was here after I just stepped out of the shower, I felt better after I finished cleaning my body and washing my hair. I gently dried off with the towel and put on the shirt that he gave to me before I wrapped the towel around my hair so it would dry than walked out of the bathroom and seen Riley placing the food on the counter so we could eat.