my one true king

chapter 2

Sage

Jessica stayed true to her word we are on the edge of this town called Branson "I asked are we still in the state of Missouri?" We are darling but you about thirty minutes to the state like of Nebraska wow I can't believe I'm that far from my home town" where your home town? Springfield. Wow you really got far from home, well thank you for getting me to a town, when I get to where I'm going I send you a letter letting you know I'm safe, ok girly, take care.

I got more into the town and I was looking for a place that has a phones I look behind to where I came out of the woods to see of Jessica still there but she was gone she going back where she be safe and alone in her tiny house, I seen a country store I walked in a asked a worker " is there a pay phone anywhere I can use I only need to make one phone call? He said pay phones we haven't had one of those for 15 years, you know its the 21 century we all have cell phones, I said I know but I currently don't have one and I thought since this is a small town you might still have one, he said "I tell you what you said you only need to make one phone call? I let you use mine really thank you, he handed me his phone I dialed the number and a guy answered and said Mr. Robertson "who am I speaking to? Hello this is sage Houston, my dad is josh Houston, I was giving your number, my dad said you know what do to do, miss. Houston does that mean your mom and dad are dead? They are sir and he said you will take care of me and I don't where your life but I'm in danger they people that hurt my family are after me and I need to get to where you to be safe. I understand me and your dad are very good best friends and your dad knows me better than anybody else he did say you will be us if anything happens, I live in Australia with my wife and two kids, wow you live pretty far for my dad to know yeah well he once lived here, and when he was old enough he said he needs to find the women of his life and somehow he ended in the states and met your mother and for that he was thankful he got be with love his even after death so be coming here to a home that is a history home for you, where are currently I'm in Brandon Missouri in a country store using someone phone to get ahold of you, ok since you are at a store I'm going to send money to you and I want you to find a place to stay a couple days and I will bring a friend of mine to come and get you because I know you don't a passport or anything and people that for you be looking in flights database for your name don't worry you be here. Thank you sure so much my dad be happy you gonna help me, no problem girly now get some rest and I contact you from this number in a couple days to inform that my friend has made it to you, good day, and he hung up, I liked for the guy to give him his phone back I found him at another aisle, I said hello sir here your phone, thank you ma'am for giving it back to me, well I'm not a stealer I know it was your phone, he said ma'am I don't mean it like that, " did you get everything settled by your phone call? for now, he asked why for now? My uncle in Australia has transferred me money so he transferring it here but I don't know how to get money that transferred, and I have to find a place to stay until he gets me, " when is he coming to get you? In a couple days, he said I call him back off your phone in a couple days to let me know he made it here to get me? So thank you again for letting me use your phone but I really need to get this other stuff taking care of so be ok until he gets me, I be back in a couple days, " will you be working here that day to use your phone again it's just to call that one number again, ma'am I tell you what you can stay with me until your uncle comes because I know you are lost and confused, you don't have to do that! I insist to help a lady out, you know I been raised right by my mother, well that good, I'm thankful you being nice to help me but I don't want you to get in trouble for helping me, why would I be in trouble? You know with your mom and dad, you don't have to worry about them, I live alone, "and plus you said it only be a couple days right? Yes, well ok then it settled let me help you get your money and when I get off work we head to my house ok, sure ok, he took me up to customer service and said hey Rachel, her uncle transferred her money and ask for my help to help her get it, she never done that before, ok ma'am what's your name? Sage Houston, ok what is your uncle name that sending you money, he didn't give me his first name but when he answered he said Mr. Robertson, well you got lucky there is a transfer by a guy name Robertson for sage, can you give me your ID or driver license to confirm you are the person that money being transferred to, listen I am the right person but something bad happen and I don't have my ID right now so please this guy knows that my uncle he listen to the conversation he knows that I am the person, Kyle is that true, yes Rachel it is that why I helped her come here and told you I sent her here to help her get her money because she never done it before, she said ok I do this once but if you ever come back here to get money you better have a ID because I'm not losing my job not going by protocol, got ma'am, yes ma'am and believe you won't see me again, well your uncle has transferred five hundred bucks, aren't you lucky to have a rich family, well I don't know about that but he is the only family I have left so he just helping me in a time if need for a few days, she counted five hundred dollars to me and said have a good day, and when Kyle went back to the aisle he was at when I gave him his phone I said "what do I do until you are done? He ask why five hundred dollars because he told me to pay someone that will let me stay with them on low key til he gets me and money to get some food, he said well that nice of your uncle but I'm letting you stay being nice but I got food but if there anything you like you can get that until I'm done ok Kyle thank you, he said and what your name, sage, well safe you welcome, carry on I find you when I'm done, and I grabbed a cart and went around store just looking and when I find something I like or want I put in a cart, 40 minutes later I checked out my stuff it was only 80 dollars so I don't do bad of blowing all my money in one hour I took my cart to the book aisle and I grabbed a book called meet me in the middle it looks new and I decide to read it until Kyle done, two hours later I got half way through the book when Kyle hey sage found yah, ready to go, yeah I am just let me put this book back, he asked why do you want to put the book back it looks like you like it, you just got money, can you not buy it did you spend it all, no it's not that I was just binding time til you where done and I didn't want you think I seem boring reading a book while I'm staying with you, you won't bother me reading come on get the book and let's go I'm starving, I bought the book it was 10 dollar I don't know why books cost so much but at least I had the money to get it right now, and Kyle helped me put my items I got in the store in his truck and we got in a his music immediately turned on when he started his truck and it was on k- love, good choice I say cause I'm a Christian to he said sorry you can turn it or turn it down if you don't like it, I said it perfect I loved his channel, really I'm a Christian guy and it hard to find a girl that believes what I do in this age, well I'm 100% Christian so I like this channel, and he smiled and we rolled the windows down because it a nice summer night and we drove into a more crowded town and he pulled into a restaurant called gray's pizza, and said it late I'm hungry I'm sure you hungry let get some good food, that nice he said this is a family restaurant my aunt owns it and today half off I come in here every Thursday, so dig in it's buffet night, and we walked in he hugged his aunt name Juliana and she said who is this young lady here you brought tonight, a friend I'm helping out for a couple days, well that nice Kyle, " what's your name ma'am, sage, well that a beautiful name what would you guys want to drink I said cherry coke, he said same she said table six is open I will bring your drink in a second and enjoy, we sat down at table six nd his aunt came with our drinks and said one at a time at buffet table cause its a busy night, that fine thank you Juliana, love you, love you to Kyle, go eat, he said you can go first I'm patient, and I said ok I went up to the buffet table and this place is loaded and I'm so hungry, I got me, steak l, Mac and cheese, mash potatoes, two slices of ham and pineapple pizza and potatoes salad, I got back to the table he said looks good you can go ahead and eat it take me about that long to fill my plate up, he came back a few minutes later with his plate full and we ate and talked and laughed and I'm glad I ran into him at the store because he is very nice and I'm thankful he is willing to help me and we drove to his house it was a one bedroom apartment, he said I got some spare clothes in bottom drawer to wear for pajamas, I sleep the couch, you don't have to do that this is your house I can take the couch for a couple days trust me, he said ok well I let you change will I set the couch up, thank you for helping me you a very nice guy, no problem and I got changed when I went to the living room to the couch he had the couch made and said well good night, I ask is your doors locked they are you safe, goodnight and he closed his door and left me in the dark and I slowly fell asleep.