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𝐀𝐓𝐋𝐀𝐍𝐓𝐀, 𝐆𝐄𝐎𝐑𝐆𝐈𝐀. 𝐎𝐂𝐓𝐎𝐁𝐄𝐑 18, 2018.
montay aye wya
spanky 💗. sis you good?
vee girl where tf you at? you too mf old to be leaving this fucking house and making my mama blood pressure rise like this. getcho ass back tf here.
brook 💕. why did you leave 😢😢🥺🥺🥺💔
since i was able to receive the text messages, i guess sherry turned my phone back on. i swiped the notifications away and went to my settings, turning off all location services. i knew i was playing a dangerous game by running away cause i had nowhere to go. i didn't care at the moment though, i needed to get away.
i looked at the time on my phone seeing it was 8:42. i felt like i had been walking in circles and i needed to charge my phone. i walked into a restaurant, which was popeyes, and sat at a random booth.
after plugging my phone up, i looked around the restaurant. there weren't too many people here but it wasn't empty either. i put my hood over my head, making sure my hair was covered just in case anybody was riding past the restaurant looking for me.
after 15 minutes of just sitting there, a woman walked up to me. "hey i noticed you've been sitting here for a while. is there anything i can help you with?"
considering the fact that i had no money, i shook my head. "no thank you." i gave her a small smile and she nodded before walking away. i laid my head down on my arms and stared out the window.
"nova?" i heard a familiar voice ask. i looked up and saw kye, the boy that spanky had introduced me to. my heart was beating out my chest so i didn't say anything. "why you here? spanky just shot me a text and said he was looking for you. you want me to drop you of-"
"no!" i said, louder than intended. "please don't take me back there." my eyes clouded with tears.
"you good?" he put his food on the table and sat across from me. "wassup?"
"i don't wanna be taken back to that house. please don't take me back." i cried while playing with my necklace. "please." i begged.
"aight i won't. what's goin' on? spanky did sum to you that he ain't telling me about?" he asked with concern all over his face.
it had been 3 months since we met so he knew i was a foster child by then.
i shook my head. "spanky would never do anything to hurt me."
"you hungry?" he asked.
"no." i lied. i didn't like to take things from people, even if it was being offered.
"whatchu wanna eat?" he asked, as if he knew i was lying.
"nothing." i mumbled, wiping my face.
"za'nova."
"kaiser."
"stop being stubborn, i told you i gotchu whenever and i meant it." he said.
i sighed, giving in. "you could just order me anything, i'm grateful for whatever."
"aight." he stood up and walked over to the counter to place my order before coming back to sit down. "so what's yo' next move?"
"i didn't plan this out. i just left." i shrugged.
"you got somewhere to stay at?" he asked and i shook my head. "wanna come to my house til you get everything situated?"
"i don't wanna be a burden on you." i shook my head again. "it's okay, i'll find somewhere to go."
"you won't be a burden if i'm the one inviting you over." he chuckled. "you gotta stop being so stubborn."
"i'm not stubborn. i grew up being told i was a burden to people who's lives i never asked to be a part of. it made me change my view on stuff." i looked down, playing with my fingers.
"you not a burden." he said.
"do you mind taking me to a hotel?" i asked him.
"aight." he said before they called him to go get my food. he came back and handed me my food before picking up his own, "you ready?"
"yea." i grabbed my phone and stuff and we walked out the restaurant.
after getting settled in the car, he began to drive to the nearest hotel. "my offer still stands nova."
"okay." i said. "i'll have to think about it."
"aight. how long you plan on being gone?" he asked, using one hand on the steering wheel and the other hand to eat.
"i don't plan on going back." i sighed. "i don't even know why i did this. what if the people from the state find me and take me back? what am i gonna do then?"
"technically you grown so yeen even under her care no more. the only reason you was still there was because you didn't have anywhere else to go for the time being, right?"
"mhm." i nodded, playing with my necklace.
"i can help you get on your feet." he said.
"no thanks." i said.
"why not?"
"everytime i allow somebody to do something for me it always backfires. they get mad at me then throw back in my face how i wouldn't have this and that if it wasn't for them." i explained. "so no thanks."
"i'm not like that nova. everybody not the same, you gotta think about that. it's actually good people out here ma."
"that's what they all say." i mumbled.
"ima getchu from acting like this lil bit." he laughed. "just wait."
