Evelyn

I just went with it. I peeked outside the car window and the thought of moving to Georgia didn't make me feel any kind of emotion. It's not the worse thing that happened. What really set me off was the fact that I was never going to see both of my parents living in the same house ever again. My mother was the one to pack her luggage and move out of the house and she decided to drag me along with her.

"You're going to make so many good memories here Evelyn. I promise!" My mother said, trying to make me smile just a bit.

She felt bad for the changes that were happening in my life at the moment. Since the divorce she was a big mess, getting everything organised, finding a job, finding a new place to call home.

The car finally stopped in the driveway of house surrounded by an army of trees, something I wasn't used to seeing being s city girl and all. Looking up at our new shelter, my hand shielding my eyes from the rays of sunlight, the house must've been the prettiest one in the whole city back in the day but now the colors were all faded and the whole place was covered with fallen leaves.

"Here we are! Home sweet home!" My mom shouted with a bright grin on her face. She grabbed a box from the car and walked inside the house.

A breeze flew by making my hair move in the wind and the sound of dancing branches and the birds chanting filled my ears. Maybe it wasn't going to be so bad after all.

It didn't take too long to get settled. Now what had been on my mind was school. All night I kept tossing and turning in my new bed just thinking about it. As a 15 year old girl, lets just say that it's hard making new friends, it's even worse when you're the new kid that suddenly appears in the middle of the year.

My mom decided to drive me to school for my first day and goes in with me to meet the principal. Everyone in the hallways stared at me, making it harder to not trip on my own feet even though i kept my eyes on them the whole time. My mom waves me goodbye and the principal guides me to my classroom. Lucky for me, the class was filled with people.

"Good morning everyone! Today we have a new addition to the class! This is Evelyn Jones! Let's all welcome her with open arms!" Said the teacher with a smile she seemed to wear far too much.

I take a seat at the back of the room. I had a feeling this was not going to be easy.

The moment the bell rang at the end of the day, everyone started running towards the exits leaving the hallways filled. The only thing that remained was the echoes of my footsteps.

Tears started filling my eyes the moment i pushed open the door to be exposed by the Georgia sun. Today everyone kept staring but no one seemed to care. Like i thought, everyone already had their friends, they didn't need more. So there i was all day alone and confused about everything around me.

I couldn't see anything, all I heard was chatter and yelling around me and suddenly I started running home through the woods.

I threw my heavy backpack to the ground with a thud and fell to the ground next to it, my body trembling. I felt like crying my eyes out but they only shed one tear. So I closed my eyes and breathed. But my breath was taken away the minute i peeked at my surroundings. The trees were tall like the skyscrapers and casted beautiful shadows on the earth beneath my feet. I took a few steps into a clearing and found a shimmering lake and tall grass that tickled my ankles the more i moved. And the flowers were showing every color that lied in a crayola box. I've never been surrounded by so much life. Since the day i was born, all i saw were walls of concrete and breathed polluted air. With my lungs being filled by pure oxygen, i felt better already. I decided to get back up on my feet to get a better look. It was so beautiful. I decided to lie down and close my eyes once more, not being able to leave.

I was getting worried when the sun wasn't shinning as bright. I had woken up with a jump, realising i had fallen asleep by accident. I got up and started walking. I was going home but realised that I might not know it what direction it might be. I increased my speed when the sun was really starting to abandon me and all i could hear were sounds that i didn't really recognise. I started to run when i tripped on a branch and fell forwards and onto the cold ground, scraping my knees and bruising my palms. My breath was uneven and my thoughts were starting to blur. The crack of branches around me starttled me and frightened me, not knowing who or what was there. I got right back up and was about to continue to run when a hand grabs my shoulder. My reflexes made me turn and kick the person on the knee which made his hand get off from me and cover his knee as he grunted in pain.

"Sun of a bitch! Why would you do that?!" The guy said through clenched teeth.

"Well why would you scare me like that?!" I said taking a few steps away from the stranger. He didn't answer my question.

After a moment of silence he only grunted and was about to walk away when I stopped him. "Hey, wait. I'm really sorry. I didn't mean to hurt you."

"Yeah whatever." He spat out and continued to walk in the opposite direction i was going in.

The only problem is, I was lost. So I did the only thing i could think of. "Hey wait a minute! Where are you going?" The guy either didn't hear me or ignored me.

"I need your help okay?!" He shouted and made him finally stop and turn around to face me, his blue eyes looking into mine.

"I'm kind of lost." I said sheepishly.

The guy huffed in frustration and with his hand waved me to follow him. It only took about five minutes until approaching a wooden house and a wooden shed next to it that had both doors wide open revealing bottles of moonshine. At that moment I wondered why in the world would I have followed this stranger. The lights coming from the house windows gave me the chance to see who i was following in more detail.

The guy was about my age and had dirty brown hair and wore jeans that were torn here and there and a flannel shirt with the sleeves ripped off. Suddenly a raspy voice shouted from inside became louder and louder.

"Daryl?! Where the hell are ya?"

The man stepped outside onto the porch and when he saw me he grinned and even chuckled a bit.

"I didn't know you was one to chase them girlies too, brother! You got a nice one don't ya!" He crossed his arms on his chest and his grin grew wider, which made my insides twist in disgust.

"I found her in the woods, she got lost Merle now shut up!" Shouted Daryl to his brother which only made him seem happier.

Daryl was making his way to a blue truck and told me to get in. Normally i wouldn't have but i didn't really have the time to think about my options. I simply nodded and got in. He turned the key which brought the truck to life and before i could change my mind, the truck was backing out of the driveway.

I told him where i lived and he knew exactly where to go. It took about fifteen minutes to finally recognise my house. I quickly thanked him and stepped out of the vehicle and slammed the door shut.

I open the door and find a note on the kitchen counter. "Got the night shift! I can't wait to hear about your day. Good night sweetie I love you!"

Never did I ever tell her what had exactly happened that day.