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The Escape

     I lived in a government home near Times Square. Every time I move, I would try to find a job, which was hard since I always moved, and make as much money as possible. So far, my life’s saving so far added up to $20,000 dollars. I lived with a government “mother”. For some reason, at eleven o’ clock at night everyday, no matter what state I’m in, the doors and windows lock automatically and unlock at 7 o’ clock in the morning automatically. The only window that was allowed unlocked was the small window in the upstairs bathroom. Random phone calls from the government and FBI would ask me question. Once, in Chicago, when I didn’t answer, ten agents arrived at my front door in less than ten minutes.

     So, I took advantage of the unlocked window. I waited until they called me one more time. Then, I pretended to sleep as “mother” in this government home came in to say goodnight. I packed all my belongings and food into a large book bag and went down towards the bathroom silently when I heard mother snoring through the wall.  I slipped through the bathroom window with ease since I was skinny enough. I was free!

     I flagged down a taxi and had him drive to the farthest hotel from here. He mentioned the Dragon Hotel and I paid him $23 since it was so far away. I took my book bag and toke a good look at this hotel. The yellow painting was peeling off the walls and everything looked worn out. There was an overfilled dumpster with bags of garbage in it. An old man with a shipped tooth was whistling a tune that sounded vaguely like “London Bridge is Falling Down”. This is not what I expected.

    I walked into the building cautiously, not meeting anyone’s eye. Turns out, the inside is nothing like the outside. Everything was new and shiny, almost like King Midas turned everything into metal. Green chairs made a circle with a table sitting in the middle. I assumed this was the waiting room. I walked up to the Manager and asked where I can rent a room. He turned around with a smile and led me to his wooden desk. I worked through the paperwork, which toke forever! Finally, when everything was filled out, he gave me a key labeled B9 and led me to the elevator. The elevator opened with a ding and I stepped inside. The elevator looked like a mirror house. Three mirrors made up the left, right, and middle sides of the elevator. I was able to see the back of my head! I pressed on the number 9 and the elevator closed itself. All of the sudden, the white lights flickered and got suddenly replaced by red lights!