I don't even remember what stressed me out enough to make me run away that time. but it was a beautiful summer day and I once again like everyday was barefooted. Walking barefoot around town was dangerous though. there's all sorts of stuff in the grass and sidewalk that you can get in your feet. Worse of the stuff was burrs. Now you probably don't know what a burr is. But they're these little sticky green ball plants that hurt like hell when you get them stuck in your feet. I first discovered them just the November before when we went to visit our Aunt Carol. we went to go see the ocean but everything was too cold to swim or anyting. and I got a whole bunch of the burrs in my socks so I had to take my whole socks off. I was wearing a yellow sailor hat. I kept getting the burrs stuck in my feet. And my grandma would have to pull them out and I would cry because they hurt when you pull them out. I hated it so much. We visited her again during Christmas. Everything was dead. But at least so were the burrs. Good. I would play around the woods in my yellow sailor hat. And even though I knew the burrs were dead still avoid stepping on them. I hate burrs so much. Thankfully I was sure we had left the burrs behind when we left my aunt's house. Or at least I thought for sure.
Anyway it was a beautiful day for running away. I was there barefooted and I knew the perfect way to get nice and far away from my parents. This time I was going to take a city bus. I wait patiently for the bus to arrive. The bus driver eyes me as I climb on barefooted.
"Honey where are your shoes?" She asked me.
"Don't got any." I replied.
"Honey you need to pay to ride this bus." She said.
"I need money to ride this bus?? but I really need to get on!!!" I panicked.
The bus driver looked at my sweet innocent face. She smiled.
"I will let you ride this time but next time you're going to have to pay." She said, gently.
I happily climb aboard and take a seat right next to the window. I watch the world go by me as we ride off. I needed to get on a bus that would take me good and far away. I wondered where the bus would take me.........
