Easy Life And The Hard Life

Chapter 1

LIAM POV 

EDITED

I woke up to the sound of sirens blasting all around me . I startled awake . I saw that my shorts had rips and cuts in it . My shirt was dirty to the max . The steps I was sleeping on were hard concrete. My back had burn marks from sleeping like that all night . I looked around quickly to see if police have found me . Well its not like I'm running from them for a reason they just scare me . I don't want to be caught and put an an orphanage . I got up and looked around .

safe and its clear .

I grinned to myself and st reached my  aching back and bones . Suddenly I heard a inhuman noise and that noise cane from my stomach letting me know its time to eat . I sigh and I realize .

I have no food tummy ..

My stomach growled once more before I decided to block it out and ignore it . I put on my stolen DC shoes with black and green colors on it on . I don't steal very often but when I do I make sure its with good Intentions . If I didn't have these shoes I would be barefoot . Working as a janitor for Macdonadls doesn't pay for much . I got out my broken almost dead wallet .

$9.00 that's it .

Not even enough for a dam break fest

I walked down the cracked side walks of California . I was born and raised here .. well the time that I had parents . For the longest time my parents didn't want kids but the didn't want to get an abortion or what ever girls can do and they had me . For 10 years I was beaten and put down because they didn't like me ... or I was doing something to annoy them .

" Good morning boy." Mrs . Doe said with a soft yet firm tone . I have known her since I was 5 she knows the story but she can't take me in unless I'm certified to help her around her house . And in which I'm not . Her chocolate eyes smile and brighten when I walk on to her porch . I have fixed and helped her in many ways anyway . I have fixed this porch twice and cats and dogs always run underneath to get away from the animal catchers . I don't Blame them . I have been running for 6 years . and I haven't really gone to school . I haven't had the money to enroll my self .

" Hello .. how are you today Mrs.Doe?"I asked nicely . she smiled and patted the seat next to her and I gladly joined her . The only reason I stay in this area is for Mrs.Doe .. her kids never come to visit which is rude . And she lives all by her self .Her white hair wasn't scary intact it was always in a side braid . Which made her pretty . She wasn't. scary old person who would upside you in the head with a cane . She would more like hug you . In her time she told me she was a Model for some type of store . Her house was nice . A two bed room and a kitchen dining room and a sitting room . Ut was nice . Better than what I ever and will have .

" I'm fine Liam .. and you ?"

" Could be worse .. I'm fine . What are you planning today?" I asked . She thought for a moment . I love Mrs.Doe as if she were my grandmother . NOT being rude but she isn't exactly young ..but the age where you just want them to tell you stories about their life and how everything use to be and how it changed to being what it is now . I always enjoyed listening .

" I was thinking of gardening .. what do you say liam ?" she asked me . I smiled and nodded . I would never refuse a offer to make money or help her .She deserves it .

" Where are the flowers ?" I asked looking on the porch for the flowers.

" At the store you have to go buy them and with ever money is left buy something for your self ." she said kindly .I smiled and hugged her .

" Ya know which flower store right ?" she said handing me a $50 dollar bill .I widened my eyes .

" Take it and pay for the flowers and buy something for your self ." I thanked her many times before I left . I walked down the street with a smile on my face ignoring the questoinable stares from strangers on the street . Not caring what they think about me .

Until I saw something that breaks my heart every time .

The high schools lacrosse team .

I have watched so many of their games . And I fell in love with the sport and everything about it . I snuck in one night and tried shooting .

59 mph is my launching . I felt so proud of myself that night but I had to leave becuase a lacrosse player was coming. So I left and watched their games.