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After school finished and mother decided she had enough of me for the day I went to my room and locked the door. I started pulling out things that I could wear tonight. It had to be something that would make me blend in, I couldn't risk getting noticed. I pulled out some jeans and decided that some were to light and would make me pop. I put those away and decided to just keep a pair of dark washed jeans. Most of my shirts were light and very worn out so I pulled out a black lace sweater. I held them up together in front of the mirror when I heard a knock on the door. I jumped and threw the clothes under my pillow, tucking them there safely before I made any move to go to the door. But when I did my mother looked furious.
"You snuck out," it wasn't a question but a statement with such poison dripping from it I didn't dare fight back. I sighed and looked down at my mixed matched socks. How did she find out? I locked the front door when I got back and I made sure my clothes…oh fuck! Mother had to come into my room when I was taking a test in English to get my dirty clothes. She probably saw, smelt, and felt the sweater I wore last night. I groaned inwardly, mentally smacking myself for such a dumb mistake.
"You had a little play time at the beach," she glared daggers at me when she threw the destroyed sweater on the floor. I blinked away tears and looked up at her.
"You grounded," she told me and slammed the door behind her. To bad she didn't hear me say that I was already trapped in this house for the rest of my life so what difference did it make? I pulled the clothes from my pillow and set them gently at the end of the bed. Did I dare go out again and risk her catching me again? I would be ten times more careful this time. I'd spray my clothes down and wash away all excitement from my features. I'd fool her just like my father did the night he raped her.
I sat in my room impatiently waiting for midnight to come. I'd tap my foot on the hard wood floors and I'd bit my nails. I waited for mother to come back in and figure out my plan but she didn't. I heard her move around the house but never come anywhere near my bedroom. But when midnight finally came I jumped up and slid my window open carefully. I saw no lights on in the house so I jumped down and landed in the mud. I took off in my torn up converse feeling a nice breeze whip my sweater behind me. The moonlight lit my path again and before I knew it I was at the beach watching people from a distance. Everyone was laughing around the fire and having such a good time that I was about to turn around instead of ruining it. Until I heard a voice from behind me, I didn't even hear anyone come up.
"Hey," I jumped hearing a girl's voice, the same voice as last night. I turned around holding my breath. The girl was absolutely stunning. She had chopped up black hair and her brown eyes shined with fire inside of them. She was as tall as me and had a tribal tattoo on her arm. She was wearing black jeans and a light blue tank top. I was tanner then her but her skin was close.
"Hi," I finally let out and greedily sucked in the air in front of me. The girl's eyes got wide and her mouth dropped. I bit my lip and shifted from side to side. Did I say the wrong thing?
"Um, why don't you come get something to eat?" The girl finally said with a weak voice. I nodded and followed her to the table that was set up a little ways from the bon fire. I picked up a hamburger and started chewing it feeling the meat warm my tummy up. The girl piled her plate high and handed me a coke. I smiled in thanks and followed her to a table. I got many strange looks but none of them beat the girl's.
"My name is Leah Clearwater," she told me with a shy grin. Leah that was a nice name and fit her well.
"My name is Ramona Dodson," I told her as I picked at the bread hiding my hamburger.
"I've never seen you around," she told me as I shifted to pull my legs under me. I sighed and bit my tongue before I told her anything. Instead I just shrugged and took another bit.
"Do you really want to hear the stories?" She asked with such a depressed look in her eyes. I shook my head knowing the only reason I came was to see people other then mother. She smiled and sat up straighter.
"Great,," she told me as she picked up her plate to throw away. I did the same and followed her down a road I never been.