Lost

I was found in an abounded train, taken by him, kept there for years.

I know nothing about my real family, not even where I came from.
I've been moving from foster home to foster home but they didn't have any use for me again. so they through me out at the age of 5
"hi I'm .. Lost".

It started in the small town on confidence avenue, 11 years ago.
I was just a small child when I was put on a lonely train where very few people passed and told never to move until someone came to find me.

Many people passed and I just hopped that finally someone was coming to get me. It had been almost a month and I was running out of food that was given to me. I was getting frustrated and tired, I smelt horrible so I decided to make a move. I ran and ran until I came upon a small cottage near the road side. There was an old lady sitting on the porch in a rocking chair knitting with her kitten on her lap. You could hear ever

-creek-

in the floors.
I walked over nervously.

me: "um hello.. um.."

She starred at me while I tried to gather my words, I was so scared I ran off and never looked back.

Hours passed and it was hopeless.. What would I even tell them...

"hi I'm lost and ... I'm lost"

"hi could I take a bathe in your house for a moment please"

"I was put on the train..."

I kept walking until I found an old bridge where I could sleep for a few nights. I laid a cardboard box flat and tried to sleep. The water was dripping every few seconds

-drip.....

drip...

drip-

I twisted and turned until I finally fell asleep and got used to all the noises around me.

Night had passed and it was morning, I was a woken by ants running all over my face. Since I had no food I had to venture out into the cold morning air. As I was walking I stumbled upon an old supermarket. I picked up a stick and walked in slowly. Rats ran from all directions, roaches, mosquitos, they filled the isles. I searched for anything edible that wasn't rotten or touched by the rats roaming the floors. finally I found something.

"ew beans"

I took a few tins and walked out. I started my journey back to the old bridge where I could eat. The food was probably expired and I would be puking for days!. I got bored after I ate so I walked back to the train. The night was falling and I had to move faster. I could hear cats meowing and small insects flying around.

I noticed someone was following me so I started running; running for my life! I breathed heavily as I ran, I could feel my heart pounding through my chest. Hearing the big stomps of the person's feet made me nervous.

-oof!-

I went plunging to the ground face down. I rolled under the train as he passed.

"that was close"

I thought. I waited a few minutes until the noise stopped. And climbed back into the train.

As I climbed in I realized that I had been badly hurt. There were bruises all over my knees and arms and my face started to hurt. I couldn't do anything about it now.

The night creatures crawled and crooked noisily. It was so frustrating staying there but it was the only place I had along with the bridge.

I sat up and thought is this really my life now; am I going to be running around like some homeless person.
I haven't even bathed in days! I took a while to look out..
Lights were flashing and people were out celebrating. Even though I was tired and hurt, I decided to check it out.
I went down carefully hoping no one would see me or smell my stench. The people dressed in all different colored clothes and danced around jamming to the music. They filled the tables with food and I thought this was my chance. I held my small bag and ran down to the table grabbed some food and ran as fast I could, never looking back.

Walking back to the train I filled my mouth with food.

"wow these are soo good!"

My stomach was so full by the time I reach back to the train. So I laid out my cardboard box and fell asleep.

Few hours past and it was morning all over again. A strange young man stopped, looked me straight from the face down and said

"yes its you!".