A Life Worth Living

Chapter 1

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Chapter 1

"Hey! Come back here! You have to pay for that!"

Fat chance.

"Girl in the sun dress! Get back over here, THIEF!"

I'm not stealing, I'm borrowing.

"Someone call the cops! I've been robbed!"

It's just a couple apples you old fart.

"Shit! Come back!"

With that the old man running the fruit stand at the outdoor market got lost in the crowd. I swerve through all the people that are chatting and walking outside, enjoying the warm weather. I hate it. being outside makes me feel sick. The sun beating down on me makes me feel dizzy. But, I have gotten more used to it.

It has been almost a week since I escaped the hospital. On that first day, I got about a mile before I passed out behind some building.It is horrible, waking up not knowing where you are or what you are going to do.

I live in Iowa. But Luca lives in California. My goal is to get there by a few weeks. I know that if I were driving, it would only take a day or two, but I don't have a car. Not to mention I can't drive. Right now I am in the middle of Nebraska. You are wondering how I have gotten anywhere without a car right? Well, alot of walking, biking, and jumping in the back of pick-up trucks at gas stations. I dont get very far when i am biking or walking because I feel sick pretty quickly, so I try to catch alot of rides.  

Right now, I am trying to find a bit of food to eat. You may remember that I took a bunch of money from my mother the day I escaped. Well, when I woke up on the second day, all my money was gone. That would be why I am taking small things like apples from people. I have been just barely scraping by like this. But I am alive, which I won't be for long, so I dont really care. 

I take a large bite of my apple, wondering through the crowds. i need a hat really badly, the sun is really wearing me out.

There! A hat stand. I see a cute white floppy hat. I casually walk over and check out the price. Fifteen dollars. That's good. I only take things that are less than twenty dollars. I look around and see no one paying attention. I look at the shop owner to see that she is talking to another costumer. I quickly slip the hat off the display stand. I rip off the tag and slip the hat on my head. That's better.

The trick to this is to blend in. If you run, you will surely get noticed in this crowd of people walking lesurely. Suddenly, the shop owner looks up and notices me.

"Hey!"

I slip further away.

"Come back here!"

The people in the crowd swallow me up as I walk with them.

"Hey!!"

With that, I'm gone.

I need to get going soon. I can only take from one place for so long before I get caught.. Hopefully I can catch a car going pretty far this time. So far, I have only found cars going to close places.

".....California....I'll hurry... Delivery....."

I swivel my head to the direction I heard that. I look to see a man in his thirties walking by. He is on the phone, walking quickly to the parking lot. This may be a one time opportunity. I follow him quickly, trying to look normal.

"Yeah, i will be there in time," he says. "Don't worry, I will be there tomorrow. Yeah. Fine, California. Yes I know how to get there!"

The man pulls out a set of car keys and walks up to a pick-up truck. Wow, lucky! I wait for him to unlock his car and get in. When the car starts up, i quickly dash at the back and hop in. I crouch down so he doesn't see me. We back up and drive out of the parking lot. When we get about a mile away, I inspect what is in the back of the truck. It seems to be what looks like music equiptment: speakers, microphones, amps, etc.

I dont really care that much about what's in the truck as long as we get to California. I lay down in the back and close my eyes. I lay my new hat over my face and close my eyes. This is gonna be a long ride. Thinking of Luca, I drift off to sleep.

So what do you think of Ava's new lifestyle? Well, she is staying posative, so that's good! Thank's for reading! Comment, Vote, Fan! <3