Chapter 56

That night everything changed. I remember the cold.

When he started his routine taking me to the candy store and the burger place, I think he decided that this time we should go to the movies; since the last time I had vomited all over the car and he slapped me so hard that I fell asleep for awhile, and I told mommy on him, she told him that if he hit me again on my face that the dress up lady would find out and take me away.

So this time he took me to see The Little Mermaid.

When Arial was singing for Ursula to take her voice the fat yucky man was touching me. I couldn't see when he started to take my jeans down my legs, he was kneeling in front of me and his big head was in the way. I was so angry because I was enjoying the movie that I slapped his check to move him so that I could see.

He looked in to my eyes frighten and before I knew it, he turned gray. I covered my face and kicked my feet afraid that he would hurt me again because I had slapped him, but my feet hit his stomach and before I knew it he was a pile of dust.

I took the bags of candy and the popcorn and soda and moved to another seat closer to the exit.

After the movie I walked around the street. It was getting colder and I didn't know where I was.

I felt a shiver run down my back and I raised the hood on my pink coat. I put my hands through the loops of the bags of candy and tucked my hands inside my pockets to keep them warm.

I started walking towards the parking lot, when I found the black car I opened the unlocked door and sat in the back seat. I lay there frightened thinking that the yucky man would come and find me.

But he never did. I tried to sleep but everytime I closed my eyes I felt warm breath over me and I would wake with a start and cry frightened.

I stayed there for days, -I think, then a police officer found me, I was tired and hungry and very very thirsty, I thought for sure mommy would be mad that I hadn't gotten home. But I never saw her again.

They took me to the hospital and feed me really good food, I even got to watch cartoons and lay in bed all day, and it was cool.

The only thing I missed was the neighbor lady. I think her name was Charlotte.