Hello, my name is anika

19. Vendeville

Hi, Riley!

I did it. I'm never going back there. Never.

So what do we do next?

I have nowhere to go, nowhere to turn to. Except you.

Thanks. That's really nice of you to do especially on such short notice. I can't thank you enough.

Hi Mr. Vendeville.

So... what should we do?

I don't know. I have no idea what "sleepover stuff" is.

Well, playing Monopoly was hilarious. Let's do that again.

Yes, with charades. Starting now.

I want to show you something.

These are all my letters, mostly to my mom, and the more recent ones... the more recent ones are for both of them.

Yeah, there are a lot of them. I've been writing them ever since I was little. Some of them aren't even dated. It's almost like a diary, some of these letters are from moments I don't even remember.

Thanks.

Yeah, sure, let's do that.

that was really cool. Night.

I never thought freedom was so... well, free. Being alone, without anyone you depend on, with nowhere to turn, the world is your oyster. It's so liberating.

What will become of me after today?

Now, I don't care. Because I have a wonderful friend and I'm out of my aunt's clutches.

I'm safe. I'm free.

I'm home.