749km Away From Home

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Several hours had passed and I was still crouched in the corner of a dark alley, cold & shivering.

The rains never ceased, neither did the thunder or lightening and the electricity still hadn't been fixed because there was no sign of light anywhere....
At first I'd hear cars rushing by on the main road making water splatter and splash but after a while there was none.

Everyone must have been home with their family comforting each other in their warm homes and cozy beds.
That thought made my heart long to be with my family again and sitting through what seemed like a little storm only put me one step closer to that...
So as I sat there, my head pounding, foot lancing and my body cramping up, I let that thought warm my soul.

Unfortunately though, that didn't put a lid on my paranoia.

Every crackle of thunder made me nearly jump right out of my skin and every little sound I heard filled with my heart with fear.
My only weapon was the piece of mirror I still clutched tightly in my right hand.

My mind was involuntarily flooded with Siva.

She seemed so pure, but she was so damaged....

She deserved to get out with me, she deserved that normal life she wanted.
I couldn't unhear her body thudding down the stairs.
I couldn't forget her eyes that were full of life, going cold in a matter of seconds.
I had literally witnessed the murder of the only two people who were trying to help me.

I saw with my own eyes, their soul leave their bodies.

Remembering both her and Antonio, twisted the knife that had been sunken in my gut.

I was so sad but more angry and I promised myself I'd get them both the justice they deserve.

When the rains finally eased, a couple minutes went by and the street lights came on one by one lighting up the dark night.
I didn't know what time it was but it must've been pretty late.

The roads were dead. Not a car in sight.

With that in mind and the fact that I wanted to be even farther away from the place I was held captive before it was daylight, I got up and started walking but with every sound making me feel like someone was behind me, pretty soon I was running.

My left hand clutching my towel so it won't fall and the peice of mirror in the next.

I ran until my chest burned and my legs felt like they were gonna give up, then i'd stop, catch my breath and run again.

The moon had disappeared and little rays of sunlight had started peaking through the sky.

I assumed it must've been maybe 5 in the morning.
I was on my knees trying to catch my breath when bright lights shone on my face, coming closer and closer and the moment I needed my feet the most, they seized up on me.

"Imagine escaping that hellhole only to get run over.", I thought.

I sheiled my face with my arm and waited for the worst and just as I thought i was about to be a goner I heard a long screech and the car stopped.
The harsh light shining directly in my eyes.

"Que demanios?!" I heard a man shout... Instantly I remembered every awful man that raped me and fear shot through me.

"No please!!" , I cried as I used my elbows to pulled my body away from him.

I couldn't bare to be the victim of another man...

"Oye, estas bien?" he asked in a more calm voice approaching me.

I cried and kept trying to get away.... I couldn't let the empathy in his voice fool me, I knew what all men wanted, what they wanted to do to me...
Still trying to get away I heard the door open again and footsteps quickly approaching, this time I heard a female voice, "Oh Dios mio"

I turned around immediately. I looked at her as she's stared at me concerned and shocked, holding her chest, eyes wide and mouth open.

"Please help me" I cried to her.

"Éspanonal?" She asked looking at me and I shook my head no.

"Oh my...oh my ..... Let me help you" she said then proceeded to reach down to hold my hand, instictively I flinched at her touch.

"Hey, it's okay... I'm not gonna hurt you." ,She reassured me sweetly.

I looked into her eyes and I believed her. I nodded and reached out and took her hand.

"Randy, come help me" ,she shouted.

"No" I yelled and yanked my hand away.

"Okay okay. Just me then." ,She said. She put my hands around her shoulders and helped me get up and took me to the car .

"Police or hospital?" she asked eager to help.

I stared at her.... "Phone... I need, I neeed to call my fa, family..." ,I stuttered as tears ran down my face... She sympathetically looked at me , reached over to the front seat and handed me her phone.

"Go ahead" she encouraged me.

My hand trembled as I dialed my mom's number.
I felt my body flood with emotions as the phone rang.

"Hello??" I heard her say on the other end.
My eyes fluttered shut and I choked up as tears sprung from my eyes and I lost my ability to speak...
Her voice alone took away every pain I felt. My heart mended itself right there and then in that moment.

I finally croaked out.... "Mm, mooom" there was silence on both ends and then she burst out in tears.

Her cries tore my soul apart.
I couldn't imagine what it was like to be in her shoes but on my end I was overcome with longing.

I cried my heart out as she did the same, neither of us could say anything.

"What's going on" I heard my dad say and again and my heart almost exploded.

"Hello?" He said, undoubtedly confused by my mom's crying .

My throat felt sore.

"Daddy...." I cried.

Silence.

"Oh my....oh....." He cried. "My baby....Bee" he finally said. And it was those words that pushed me over the edge.I wanted to scream... I wanted to scream and release my frustration and hurt and anger.

In that moment, I wasn't an object men could just use.

I was my daddy's baby again and it felt so good.

It warmed every ounce of my cold and wet body. It ignited my soul ...

I couldn't wait for the moment I felt both my mom's and dad's comforting arms wrapped around me.

The only place in this cruel world that I was truly safe.

I closed my eyes. "Daddy....." I said once more as I heard them both hysterical on the other end.

"Please...... come get me, they.... they took me" ,I pleaded.

"Tell me, tell me exactly where yo-" and his voice was faded out under the sound of screeching tires and blinding lights.

BANG.

My head hit something hard and my eyesight started flickering.

The car had flipped and I was laying on the floor, bloody.

My towel barely covering my naked body, my head pounding, and all I heard was a whiring noise in my ear.

My eyes started closing as I stared at my bloodied right hand still clutching the peice of mirror and then finally they closed, but not before catching a glimpse of polished shoes approaching....