Leaving Home

Joesph

my journey starts here in 'The City of Angels'. Los Angeles. And as far as i know, my dad is living life back in his home town Dallas, Texas. I plan on making a stop in Pheonix, i have some relatives there and they could help me with my adventure of a lifetime. The first thing i do, is catch a cab and make him drive me down to the bus station. He puts his hand out the window and i give high five and walk away. I have better things to waste my money on then a smelly taxi driver. 

I get in the bus and pay the driver, there are no seats so I stand. at the first stop only one person gets of and three more come on it looks like it'll be awhile before I get to sit. at the second stop three more people get on and four get off. "Hey."  says a shaddy looking guy across from me "What?" I snap. "Oh the kitten's got a bite." he taunts. "what do you want?" I growl. " come and sit dear" he says patting his lap. "ew no you sick freak" i spit then walk away and stand somewhere else. why the call it 'The City of Angles' it beyond me.  The driver turns on the radio and my favourite songs starts to play. I begin humming it and then end up actually singing out loud. When the song is finished, i stop singing and just stand. I look around and everyone is staring at me. "um do you guys want something?" I ask. One woman starts to clap then everyone else joins in and people start giving me dollars and things like that. "what... whats this about?" I ask. the same creepy man from earlier turns around. "honey, They love your voice. Just take the tips and don't throw a fit. YOUR A STAR GIRL! SHINE!" He says then turns back to face the front. I Look around and smile. The bus comes to a stop and i get off the bus. I wave goodbye to everyone and look for a restaurant. I find a small cafe about a block or two from where I'm standing and head towards it. Once i get inside the cafe, i regret it. the place is a dump! there's holes and cracks in the walls, flies buzzing around and it smells like something died in here. I Look on the counter to see if any of the muffins are still good and only one out of five seem to be. I ring the service bell, and an old darker skinned woman comes hobbling out of the kitchen.. "Whattya want?" the old lady spits. "um... Just this muffin and a peach juice please... preferably not expired." i reply. The lady wraps up my muffin and grabs a peach juice from the fridge. "That will be $3 dollars please" says the lady. What a rip off i think to myself, then pull out 3 dollars from my pocket and give it to the woman. "uh bye!" i say as politely as i can then run out the door and breath in the fresh air. that was was the most disgusting thing I've ever seen. I sat on the side walk and started to eat. The peach juice was pretty  small so I finished it fast and I started to eat the muffin but... I found a finger nail in it so I stopped. I sat there for awhile and then a dude droped a dollar in my juice bottle, I took offence but kept the coin. I hop on another bus that takes me to the end of east LA, then get out and start trying to find a hotel, I walk up to an old lady

"Excuse me ma'am." I say timidly. she turns me and smiles then start talking to me in Spanish?... maybe Mexican?... "I'm sorry, I don't speak Spanish," I say taking a leap of faith that it is Spanish. but she just keeps on talking. apparently she dosen't speak English "I'm sorry I say." and start walking away "So sorry." I walk up to a younger man like around 25 years. I tap him on the shoulder "Do you speak english?"  he turns around. "As a matter of fact I do sweet hart." It's the creep from my fist bus ride! "Ugh it's you." I say with disgust "What's your problem with me any way?" he asks cocking an eyebrow "For one thing you tried to get me to sit on you lap, and for another..." "I'm Mexican." he smiles "No!" I shout at him, it feels like the whole street has stopped to stare at us. "That is absolutely not it." I say more quietly "I just don't usually trust random dudes I meet no buses." we stare at one another for awhile then I say "Do you know some wear cheep I could sleep tonight?" "You could sleep with me." I fold my arms narrow my eyes and give him my, what the hell his wrong with you? look "Um.. on that came out wrong!" he says smiling "I meant you could sleep at my place, I run an In just down the street, it's nothing fancy but it's clean."  after that restaurant clean sounded amazing "Hmm, how much for the night."

"four you Senorita free. I am Joesph you may call me Joe if you like. fallow me." he starts to walk down the sidewalk and I begin to fallow

"You better not try anything." I say in a baby like voice, and he begins to laugh.