lungs

part 96

joey

I wiped my forehead to get the sweat off as I was out of breath. I sat down from walking so long to take a break

I looked at my phone and went to my location, I saw that I was in Pennsylvania.

People walked by and looked down as I went through my phone. It's just me and my back pack, nothing else. It's been lonely without Anna but I'm managing.

I dont think my mom did anything about me leaving. I search up my name every day and nothing comes up. I've been gone for almost three weeks and no one seems to care.

I looked up at the sun that was beaming down on me. I put my hand over my forehead and closed one eye as I looked up at it.

I opened up my back pack and got out my sign. I have to hold it up because I need money to save up for an apartment.

I didnt have a hat and the sun was so hot today. It was melting me slowly as I sat here alone.

I sat there against a building and watched people walk by me. Some looked at me but mostly others didnt. I didnt know what it was like to be homeless until now. Eventually I wont be like this, I hope.

Im starting to grow a little beard so people usually wont think I'm 17. I cant image someone being younger than me and have to go through what I'm going through.

I had my legs spread out but pulled up so my arms could rest against them as I held my sign. I put my head down between my legs and closed my eyes.

After 20 minutes of sitting here with no luck, I decided to get up and move. I put my head back up and picked up my bag to put my sign back in.

I stood back up and swung my back pack around my back. Before I was about to walk I heard someone talking, perhaps to me.

"Excuse me, sir!" I hear a female voice say behind me. I turn around and noticed that I couldnt see her face due to the sun in my eyes.

I squinted my eyes and titled my head. "Yes?" I asked her. She sounded around my age. She was short and had dirty blond hair.

"I have some money..." she trailed off as if she realized something. "Joey?" She says with a startled tone in her voice.

"What?" I asked her.

She turned me around and got in front of me so I could get a better look at her. My jaw parted apart as I realized who it was.

"Mckenna?"

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Sorry that it's so short. A lot of you guys were asking to do Joey's POV ever since he left so here it is!

Sorry for the cliff hanger, I updated 3 times in one day lol