Chapter 1: Morris

'Morris,

I don't know if you'll be mad at this, me, or what when you find this. I don't understand you, so I can't assume anything. I just wanted to let you know I never want you to look for me after this, or even hear of you again. If you see me act as if you don't know me. I don't know if you know or even care, but you hurt me so much.

Good-bye,

Layana Riggs'

After signing her name Layana folded the paper and on the front in her near cursive wrote 'Morris'. Looking around she lifted her bag and left the letter where he, his brother, or uncle would see it, and left the room not looking back. She had been in Manhattan not even a week when she ran out of food and Morris and Oscar found her weak and sleeping in the park. Normally they would have left her but something of kindness, perhaps, came over Morris that resulted in him taking her in.