Changing Directions

"So I ran," I said. "You weren't afraid?" he asked. "Sadly no, but I should have been," I told him looking towards his house. "And you've never looked back?" he was clearly amazed by me or something. I answered with the honest truth, "No... not until now." His mom was on the porch reading a book, his dad mowing grass, his brother and sister playing hide and seek, and I got so mad. The life I always wanted but never had was right there and I could not believe someone actually had it.

Audra has ran from her past for a long time. A really long time. Leaving at age thirteen from her mother and father that were strung out and would never care. She never wanted to leave but DHR just showed up one day and that was it, the things that are bound to happen always do. House to house, family to family, punishment to punishment; no one ever seemed to care for poor Audra Belle Glory.