A world outside my window

Taking Risks

I get up. Walk down the stairs and plan to go up stairs to see if my dream was just a dream or what my mom said just silly. I'm tired of not knowing. I'm tired of so many unanswered questions. I'm tired of doing the same each day. Of being scared of my mom. I'm bigger then I was when I was 8. I know there is something outside the walls. I must be old enough to look past the blanket by now.

             ~flash back~

I went up stairs to use the bathroom. My mom was gone. I decided to wonder around. I went to my moms bed room in there was a white blanket on the wall light was coming out of it. I climb across her bed on my knees the light felt warm safe. I grab the blanket. Just when I'm about to pull it back I'm suddenly in the air my mom had picked me up. "Mom what's behind the blanket."

"You are not old enough to know."

"Why can't I know I'm 8 I'm a big kid."

" No your not your still a baby."

"But mom."

"Never say but to me."

"Yes mother."

"Now you must promise me you will never go by blankets on the walls."

"But....."

"I just said no buts."

" Yes mother sorry I promise never to go by blankets on the wall again"

"And stay downstairs only come up once a day for now on."

"Ok mother."

"Now give me a hug."

She put me down and we hugged. She then walked me to the stairs to the basement. I looked back to her room. Then began downstairs.

         ~flash back over~  

I must be old enough now I'm twice as old I'll ask her right now and if she says no I'll run and pull one of the blankets down. She will be mad if I do that. What if there is nothing out there what if there is something out there she will never let me out with her blessing. I should bring stuff with me I grab my sleeping bag and put my clothes in it I also put my banana in there who knows when I'll be able to eat after that. I pick my sleeping bag up and swing it over my shoulder. Should I do this. What if mothers right and I just get in trouble for what I did. No there has to be more then this. There has to be. I begin up the stairs when I get to the top I look behind me I'm leaving this room hopefully for ever I love this room I feel safe here all my workout equipment in the left Conner and my computer in the right conner the washroom door right by my workout area and the laundry room go or right by it.

"Good bye."

I open the door. I do not see my mom anywhere in sight

I call out "Mom where are you." No answer comes back I then notice the blanket on the wall just like my dream. I walk to it this time I brace my self for what I may or may not see. I pull the blanket off the wall revealing the world I saw in my dream the green on the ground the blue above it the yellow cycle in the sky that lighted the whole area.

"What the hell are you doing Tom what if Kyle came up here and saw you."

I turned around and mother gasp.

"So this is what has been behind the blanket all these years?"

"Kyle go back downstairs before someone sees you."

"No mother I am going past these walls and you can't stop me."

" Please Kyle don't."

" Your begging won't work mom."

She ran at me I expected to have to push her away but she hugged me.

"Kyle I love you so much I feared this day would come where you pull the blanket off and reveal the window and I know I can't stop you but please be careful and visit me if you can."

I feel her tears on my shoulder.

"Why would you hide me from the beautiful outside"

"Because it may look beautiful but it is a dangerous place evening more for you."

"Why is it more dangerous for me."

She looked at me with eyes that looked concerned.

"Duck !" She pushes me to the ground. Right when we touch the ground the window breaks. "Run get out of here now I'll hold them off for as long as I can go to the kitchen pull off the rug there will be a little door go in there and crawl there will be an exit your be just fine just lay low and don't trust anyone and don't come back no matter what don't ever come back NOW GO!!!!"

"I can't leave you."

"Yes you can now go." She kisses me on the forehead. I get to the kitchen and find the door when I'm about to jump in I hear my mom scream. I was about to run back to help when the skinny man enter the back door and yelled at me "Go Now!"I go but I wanted to help so bad I hear the door shut. I can't go back I have to go forward it is a to small of a space I can't evening turn around if I wanted to all I can do is go forward .