Runaway

08

" How would this affect me "quit being selfish you fat bitch he caught you now go before you do anything wrong . " I say in my head Zachry's eyes piercing mine still so soft and sweet .Zachary looked back and let me go thinking he heard his name . Although the pain hit me just then from my side . I felt my heart shattered into a million bits and pieces , my phone broke the silence with a text . I wished it had been someone else , but it wasn't it was his . "Hey it's Zachary but you can just call me Zach ." He messaged " For one how did you get my number , and two call me Mary ." I type back replying to his text . "Okay Mary meet me at the Water Tower tonight ." Zach tells me I smile at the screen and for a brief moment I felt happiness . This kid didn't know me for being "the Runaway Girl," or as a fool . He saw me for me without the thick fog around me. Later that night I climbed through the old battered window the coldness of the night nipped at my nose . I ran a few miles then stopped for a brief moment to catch my breath . I could see each pant in the air , therefore after that I walked fast the rest of the three blocks . I saw him standing at the top of the pale green water tower . Zach saw me eventually , "damn this kid is slow," I chuckle loud enough only us two can hear. He gives me a slight playful punch on the arm . We look out towards the distance he turns to me and asks the one question I had been dreading , hoping he wouldn't ask "Do you miss her?" Those words stung like ice cold yet so harmful . "Who?" I ask trying to play dumb to avoid the question. "Your Mother of course," He says with a serious look plastered onto his face. "Always , I watched her die but she held my hand until her pulse went cold . She loved me so much , only if she really knew how much I love her ." I say Zach's rough thumb caresses my right cheek wiping away a tear I didn't know had fallen. I never looked him in the eye because that's what would break me until I'm no more . I let out a slight cough Zach wrapped his jacket around my arms . I gave him a lonely look signaling thank you . I hoped that the tension between us would rise .However that night it never did , that night we sat on the water tower watching the cars go by . I don't know why I trusted him so easily that night , he could of been a serial killer , or a rapist , he could of been anything and I went to meet him no one knew where I was . But I knew deep inside that he had been a good person . "Zach take me home , " I whisper my head on his shoulder his jacket draped across my shoulders . We sat like that for lord knows how long , "Mary lets go," He whispers back Zach held my hand all the way home he helped me through the window .

After the long night we had to wake up early again the couple was back with their family . I saw a lady not to tall not to short with fair skin and strawberry blonde ringlets . A man attached to her hip tall a shaggy haircut brown hair , and bright blue eyes . The air around them smelled like crisp green apples . My mouth watered gently my tongue licked my lips . "All girls 14 to 16 please come down to the adoption room , " Echoed throughout the orphanage that was the day I thought I might have a chance to get adopted . My hope high although my self esteem and confidence lowered each time another child went in . Gender roles were not visible here no one came in ever asking for a specific gender . Normally it had always been an age , been that way forever . Sadly I wanted to cry when I get brought back . I always go through the same mindset. Am I not good enough? Is it because I am not like them ? ".