Hide And Seek

The Arms Of Home

Two Days Later:

"How You Been Feeling ?"Mason Asked I Told Him I Seen Better Days Going Out The Gate I Told Lucas I Had After School Studies With A Friend That
Was A Lie Just To Be Alone For
Awhile"Were You Heading ?"He
Asked Beside Me"Just Around,I'll
See You Tomorrow At School"I
Waved To Him Going To The Other Side Of The Gates Making Sure No One I Knew I Was Here .

I Took The Opposite Direction Taking A Walk Getting Into A Taxi Telling Him To Take Me To The Address He Said It Was Going To Coast Quite Alot I
Opened My Bag Handing Him Four Hundred Dollars"That Enough ?"
He Looked At The Money Then Me
"That's Too Much"He Said With A
Small Laugh"It's Fine For The
Troubles"I Handed It To Him

He Drove For Twenty Minutes Into
He Spoke"So How Does A Kid Like You Get That Kind Of Money ?"He Asked"I Sell Snacks At School"I Said Looking Out The Window"What Grade You
In ?"He Asked"9th Grade Sir"I Said
And He Was Impressed I Said I
Jumped A Grade.

"Can I Ask What You Doing Here Alone On The Upper Side Of The City ?,New York Is Dangerous To Be Out Alone
Epically A Kid"He Said "I'm Seeing An Old Friend"I Said And He Nodded And Drove Again It Took A Long Time But
I Didn't Mind I Liked The Car Rides It Was Calming

I Made Sure Both My Phones We're
Off So I Couldn't Be Traced If Andy Found Out I Was Here Alone"Were
Here,Would You Like Me To Wait ?"
He Asked I Told Him That Would
Mean Alot I Got Out The Car Standing Infront Of The House.

I Held My Bag Strap Tight Slowly Walking Up The Small Steps To House Ringing The Door Bell Hearing The Sound Of People Laughing"Coming"
I Heard A Woman Yell I Jumped From The Yelling The Door Opened Seeing The Women Just Stare At Me

"Hi,This May Be Weird And I'm Sorry To Take Up Your Time But-"I Said And Stopped Talking When She Spoke
"Marcus?"She Said Softly"H..How
Did You Know My Name ?"She
Cried Slightly"This Won't Take Long Ms.Havelock"I Said And Opened
My Bag"Come In"She Said Opening
Her Door .

"I'm Not Allowed To Come Inside
Can We Just Talk Here ?"I Asked
And She Nodded She Had Pretty
Brown Eyes And Beautiful Long
Wavy Hair We Sat Down On
The Porch I Took The Pen And
Paper Out Getting One Of My
Books As A Holder For The Paper

"I Need You To Sign This Please"I Handed It To Her And She Looked
Through It"You Want Me To Terminate Your Fath-"I Cut Her Off"He's Not My Father The Less You Know The Better"I
Said And She Looked Through All The Pages.

"That's All For Me To Sign This ?"She Said I Nod Telling Her No One Will Know Her Location That I Wasn't
Even Here"Okay,I'll Do It Who Do I
Give Parental Rights Too?"She
Asked Still Looking At Me

"My Father,Andy Stewart Cragen"I Said And She Gave Me This Deep
Look Then Slowly Signed It"Does
Lucas Know Your Here ?"She Asked
I Told Her Not To Tell Anyone I
Was Even Here And No One Will
Know Were She Lives"Thank
You For Your Time Sorry To
Bother You Ms.Havelock".

I Put Everything Away About
To Walk Away She Held My Hand
"Wait I...I Ju-st Wanna"She Said
Chocking On Her Breath"I Know
And I Don't Blame You,It's Okay Ms.Havelock"I Said And Smiled
Small To Her Walking Back Inside
The Taxi