Who Am I?

by RomitriSevione

Running down a long, winding road I held on tightly to my bag. I turned down the alley and carried on running. A rush of adrenalin throughout my body was the only thing keeping me moving. My arms are aching, my legs are aching and I feel like I'm about to collapse. Hugh...hugh...hugh...I finally managed to catch my breath after running for 20 minuets straight. I have nowhere to go.

2. The Hostel

"Hello, my name is Chlo Ryan. I was wondering if there's a spare room." The woman at the front desk of the hostel looked up at me as I started speaking. "Yes there is. But first you have to fill in this form." She handed me a clipboard with a piece of paper on it. I went and sat in one of the chairs near the desk and began to fill the form in.

Name : Chlo Ryan

Age : 16 years old

DOB : 14th September

Are you still in education? : Yes

If 'yes' where do you attend? : Richmond High School

Do you work? : I'm looking for a job

"There you go." I said handing the woman back the form. "Well there's just the matter of payment to discus then. It's a £50 deposit and £25 a week. Will that be okay?" I nodded handing her the money. Looking at the page she said, "Chlo Ryan let me show you to your room. Oh and by the way, you'll be having a roommate." She stood up and I followed her down the long corridor. The woman stopped at the room labelled '296'. She opened the door and I went inside. There was a girl sitting on one of the two beds. "This is Amy Boils, she'll be your roommate while you're with us. Amy this is Chlo Ryan." As the women turned to leave she handed me a key. "Do NOT lose it. If you do you will be paying a £10 fine along with another £10 for a new one." Then she was gone. I looked around the room. Along with the two beds there are two wardrobes, one each, and two bedside tables with draw. Other than that, the room was empty. "Hi. I'm Amy." I shook Amy's hand. "Chlo." Amy looked at me puzzled. "I recognize you. You're the new girl at Richmond High School. We have science together." I smiled and said, "Yeah." We stood there in silence for about a minute before Amy sat back down on her bed. "You can have that bed." She said pointing at the one next to hers. "So how come you're here in a hostel?" I looked at the ground. "If you don't mind I'd really rather not talk about it." "Sorry. I always do that. Rush in asking personal questions." "It's fine." I lied trying to make her feel better. "You can unpack if you want." I completely forgot. I had nothing to unpack other than school books. I sat on my bed. "I have nothing to unpack." Amy tucked her long, blonde hair behind her ear. "Oh. Well, we could go shopping if you like." I smiled. "I'd love to." "Great." Amy said putting her magazine away.