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Lani's POV:
You lean against the wall, slowly slumping down. You're dehydrated and hungry. It's dark and you can feel yourself slowly inching in and out of consciousness. You need water quick. Your
stomach hurts and feels empty. You look back and try to think how you ended up here. From foster home to foster home you ran away from your last foster home when you were 12.
Raped and abused you finally had enough and left. Now you're here struggling and stumbling through the streets hanging on for dear life. You see a car at a stoplight just ahead. You tell
yourself that if you can just make it to that car you will be alright. Maybe they will have some water. You walk as fast as you can. Fear of the car leaving hits you and you start running.
You reach the car out of breath and delirious. You knock on the window. They roll it down. You feel like you're are about to vomit. But you fight against it and take all the strength that you
got to ask "Excuse me, do you have any water?" Finally you can close your eyes and drift away into darkness.
Scott's POV:
"Dude we are lost!" Your younger brother Luke says sitting next to you. No we are not you say back. Then where are we he says. Maybe we should turn around your youngest brother
Adam says. No its fine I know it's up here somewhere. You were sure of it. The three of you were hungry and were looking for a restaurant. You must have made a wrong turn or
something because you indeed were lost but you weren't about to admit that to your brothers, especially not with Luke so agitated. "Look", you said as you rolled to a stoplight. There's
someone walking this way maybe we can ask her for directions. Dude she looks like a mass murder are you serious Luke said. That can't be safe. The girl makes it to your car, and just as
you are about to roll down your window, she knocks on it. You roll it down. "Excuse me," she says. "Do you have any water?" Sure you say. Luke grabs the water from the back. He gave
you a look. Where did she go? Adam asked. You looked up and she was gone. You got out off the car. To your amazement and shock you found the girl on the ground convulsing. Adam
call 911 you yell. The ambulance came and you guys went to the hospital. Are you family the nurse asked you when you got there. She's our sister she ran away you lied. Luke and Adam
looked at you. Okay you can go and see her the nurse said. You walked into her room and you were surprised to find out how peaceful she looked just lying there. She looked like she has
been through a lot. "Dude she's hot!" Luke said. You went over to her and touched her hand. She started to move and her eyes fluttered open. They locked in on you. "Can I have some
water? She said. You called the nurse and she came in and gave her some water. She then went back to sleep.
Lani's POV:
You woke to bright lights. Your head was spinning; it felt like you deliberately slammed your head into a brick wall. You felt someone touch your hand. You forced your eyes open. And saw
the same guy who was in the car. "Can I have some water? He called the nurse and she got you some water. You went back to sleep afterwards. It was so nice to be able to sleep. You
felt better already. You wish you could stay in the hospital forever. Then you wouldn't have to go back to the streets. You were scared. What were you going to do? If you go back you
would just be in the same situation. You kept your eyes closed for fear of being released. You felt a hand grab yours; that same hand caressed your face. It was then that you decided it
be best if you opened your eyes. You opened your eyes and saw that same guy who you vaguely remember seeing earlier. "Can I get some water please?" you said hoarsely. Your voice
was sore form not using it for so long. Again he called the nurse and she brought you some water. "I'm hungry", you told her. I will be back with some food she said. You then turned back
to the guy; it was then that you realized that there were two other men in the room. A boy who looked about your age was staring at you intensely. Whats your name?
You asked the guy. My name is Scott. These are my brothers Luke and Adam. Thank you, you told them. Thank you so much. It was nothing he said. I'm sure you would have done the
same thing for me.
You smiled. "Maybe," you said. They all laughed. "What's your name?" the one called Luke asked you. My name is Laylani. Mostly everybody calls me Lani. How long have you been on the
streets? Geez you thought to yourself, this one gets straight to the point. Ugh you didn't really want to go into it. But I guess since they did save your life. "Maybe we can ask her that
later when she's better" Scott said. He seemed to know what you were thinking. "No it's okay", you said "for four years". "You've been on the streets since you were ten?" Luke asked
you appalled. "No", you said since I was twelve. I'm sixteen "Oh!" they all said in unison. It dawned on you that you must have lost a lot of weight and looked younger than you actually
were. "So do you have a place to stay?" Scott asked you. Umm no you responded. "Well, you can stay with us. Our parents won't mind. Oh no, I can't you said. Really thank you but I
can't. Well where else are you going to stay then he asked you. I mean you can't go back out on the streets. I wouldn't forgive myself for letting that happen to you. Please he pleaded
with you. It would make me feel a lot better. I mean you're the same age as Adam, what if it was him. I would want someone to be kind enough to help him out he said. Okay you said. I
mean what did I have to lose?