Finding Them // sequel to Endgame AU

•Chapter One•

*TRIGGER WARNING*

Maya

I sit at the dinner table pushing my food around my plate. Michael and I were placed into an orphanage after father had been put into jail and mother was still missing.

I just couldn't believe it.

It all seemed so- real.

I feel a tear fall down my cheek and I quickly wipe it away. Michael places a hand on my shoulder. "It's okay." He whispers.

But he's wrong.

It's not okay.

I was just told that the past couple months were all a lie. A pigment of my imagination.

A dream.

Riley and the others might not even exist. How was I supposed to live knowing this.

I pushed away from the table and ran up to my room. I didn't stop when I heard Mr. Morgan, one of the orphanage staff yell my name. I slammed the door and ran into the bathroom and slide against the wall, grabbing a blade from the sink cupboard. I didn't know what to do, so I did the only thing I knew how. I traced my skin with the blade and let out a low whimper before sinking it into my skin. Closing my eyes at the feel. I didn't realize I missed this feeling. The feeling of blood seeping from your skin... All your problems flooding away. Blood stained my pants and the floor but I didn't care. I cut until I started feeling dizzy. I washed up and changed pants.

I walk out of the bathroom and flop down onto my bed and cry.

I let it all out.

All the frustration.

All the sadness.

And all the confusion.

Everything.

I cried and cried until I couldn't cry anymore. I could barely see out of my eyes. I hear a knock on the door and in walks a little girl holding a stuffed bear. She closes the door and sits on the edge of my bed.

"Are you okay?" She asks, placing a hand on mine. She looks up at my face and gasps. I must look pretty bad. Another face pops into the door frame and in walks a girl with curly brown hair and soft brown skin.

Wait.

She frowns when she sees me. "Renee. This girl was crying. I could hear her from next door. She's been crying for a long time." The little girl tells the girl in the door way who appears to be my age. She looks awfully familiar...

She walks over and frowns even more.

"I- m-must l-l-look p-pretty b-bad." I say through many hiccups. I'm surprised she even heard what I said. She extends a hand and we walk into the bathroom. I flinch as I see my face. It's so puffy from crying. My eyes are blood shot and puffy and red.

She washes my face and has the little girl bring me tea. Wow. She's really nice.

*

I learned that Renee is here because she ran away from home. Her parents didn't support her at all after she told them she was gay and started to abuse her. It was verbal at first, but quickly escalated into physical abuse.

The little girl who never mentioned her name was here because she never met her parents. That made me very sad. I explained to them why I was here. I even told them about the coma.

"I had this like- dream I guess. And I met so many people and it was amazing." I say as I tell them about the coma in the hospital. "But it seemed real. Too real. It was like as if it was happening in present day." I sigh.

"That's crazy." The little girl says, wide eyed. I nod frowning. "Why don't you look for them?" She asks. Renee and I laugh. "They might not even exist." I respond.

Renee's phone rings.

"Hold on a second, it's my- um- friend Carla." I gasp and cover my mouth as I finally realize where I know her from- where I know them from. She hangs up the phone after a bit.

"I got to go, but I hope you find the people you met in the dream. I could help you if you'd like. Also feel free to text me whenever." She wrote down her number, then leaves. I turn to the little girl. She smiles.

"See! I told you! Also, it shouldn't be that hard finding the rest of them." She says sticking out her tongue. Emphasis on 'that'.

I was confused by what she meant but smiled anyways.

I had hope.

Woah.

A sequel?

Seriously?

Anyways, I hope you liked the first chapter of Finding Them!

<3