Chapter 1: Escaping this Life.
Everything happened at once, I couldn't take any of the accusations anymore. I had to find a way out. So I did. I got up and took off. I had finally reached my breaking point. To me it was now or never. The only thing I took with me was my money and my oh so trusty bike. No one knew I was leaving that day, even I didn't know I was going to leave. Maybe I should back track, and tell you more about my life so that you'll better understand me and my choices.
I grew up in a small town most of my life. I grew up in Lost Springs, Wyoming. It's one of the smallest populations you can get. One family lives there…and that's mine. Hard to believe that we're the only family in this town? Well we are, so get over it. Or should I say we were, but I left for a better life somewhere else.
After all of my friends that lived in a nearby town had moved away, I had nothing left to keep me there. I had no family as far as I was concerned. They didn't want me anyway, so I'm sure they don't care that I removed myself from their screwed up life. I was always under pressure. I'd hear nothing but yelling if I made any mistakes, even if they weren't my fault, and I had followed my instructions flawlessly. It seemed like everything that went wrong was pinned on me. It got to the point that I was waiting for the weather to be blamed on me. I could hear it now.
"Nevaeh! Look at what you've done! It's raining and it's all your fault!" mother would yell.
"But mother I can't control the weather!"
"You ungrateful liar! How dare you speak to me in such a tone!" She would reply back to me.
It was one of those types of arguments that lead to me leaving without a word. The day stared out slightly normal for the most part. I woke up, and they started yelling at me for no reason. Yeah, just another normal day in my life. Only this time they made the worse mistake of all. They talked bad about the few people I cherish.
That for me was the last straw. I was done I couldn't take any more of their crap. So I grabbed the money I had saved up and got out of Dodge. I rode my bike as far away as I could. At the time I had no destination in mind. Walking by one of the TV stores in a nearby town I heard something that made me extremely happy. There was an airport in this town that was having a school trip. To where, I didn't care at that point. All I knew was that I'd found my way out. I'd found my exit, and I took it.
I hopped on the plane with all of the other students. I chose the first open seat I could find and sat down. I had no idea where I was going, or if I'd ever come back. At that point I didn't care. I was finally free like an eagle, and I planned on flying away, literally.
I closed my eyes to rest for a short time. In reality it must have been quite a few hours, because the next thing I remember hearing is the intercom.
"Passengers please buckle your seatbelts. We are now descending into the wonderful city of Verona, Italy." Then it went into an explanation of the city.
"Verona is known for the story of Romeo and Juliet. It contains the third largest Roman Arena in Italy. There is also a good medieval center, Roman remains, and an interesting castle complex. Now I welcome you to Verona!"
I was surprised. Not only had I gotten away from everything, I was in Italy! I couldn't wait to exit the plane. I just knew I had a wonderful adventure waiting ahead for me. This would be my new life. But I never would have been expecting what would happen when I got off the plane.