Beforehand
"Take this and remember me!" Sean said handing the little girl his most prized possession, his pocketknife.
"I can't, you love this thing." She protested.
"Take it, I want you to keep it." He grabbed her hand and put the knife in it closing her palm over it with his hand. He patted her strawberry blond curls and kissed her forehead.
"I gotta go now. You wait for me, I'll be back for ya."
"Promise?" she asked.
"Promise. I swear I will. I'm gonna get you out of this hell hole, but I have to go now. I'll get you out soon."
"Bye seaney" Sean turned to leave, but stopped at the door listening to the little girl sobbing into her pillow. One day he'll come back for her, but not until he had a good place for them to stay.
"I luv ya kid." He whispered, then reluctantly, he left.
SIX YEARS LATER!
"I'm getting out of here even if it means my life." Blaze said as she tied her strawberry blond hair back.
"But you can't! Where will you go." Replied Sasha.
"I don't know, I'll find some place, just as long as it's not here."
"He will come, ya know. I know he will. He promised." Sasha persisted.
Blaze frowned hurt, remembering her old friend. Sasha was the only one who knows about Sean. Sasha had arrived shortly after Sean had left and she became good friends. But she couldn't replace Sean. No one could.
"NO he won't believe me. I've been waiting for what seems like a lifetime and I haven't seen him once. I haven't heard from him either. It's like he disappeared... .. . like he's forgotten about me." Blaze said the last part quietly to herself. She pulled the bag full of clothes shut.
"Five years. I know it seems long but.. .. ... But what if he does come, what then? What do I tell him?"
"Tell him I said thanks, but he didn't have to bother. Then tell him to go back to the scum hole he crawled out of!" She said angrily.
"BLAZE!! You don't mean that!" Sasha's eyes widened.
"Yes I do. Every word of it. If he could turn his back on me once, it won't be too hard for him to do it again." Blaze grabbed her hat and shoved a toothpick in her mouth.
"But what if it isn't his fault? What if he's hurt or even dead?"
"That's not likely. If anyone could take care of hisself, it's Sean. Besides he could have at least sent a messenger or sumthin." Blaze pulled her flannel over her white tank and turned to sasha. "You gonna come with me or not? If you are hurry cause I'm leaving in five." She watched her pal scramble back to her bed and start gathering clothes.
"ya know you don't have to come if you dont want to." Blaze informed her friend.
Sasha snorted "I aint letting you do this alone, sides I dont wanna face Sean if he does come back."
"Aww he'll get over it." I tried to reassure her or was it me I was assuring.
"Whatever you say Blaze"
The two girls looked over everything making sure they didn't forget anything.
"Goodbye misery" Blaze said.
Then they walked out.