Fragile Little Mate

Chapter Two (2)

Leo and I slyly passed patients and residents that worked here

"What if we get caught?"I had asked Leo as I ducked my head when a nurse walked by in a rush he looked at me and smiled

"I do this everyday its no way we will get caught"he assured me I smiled and kept following him and his military moves

I'm surprised I didn't fall on my butt or face at that

Leo slid between a brick space and I followed behind him

"And may I present the beautiful outside"Leo says in a French accent making me smile he slowly opened a huge gray metal door and sunshine quickly hit me I gasped from the heat; so radiant I stepped out and felt the sun stream on me it felt so wonderful to feel it again since in no telling how long I've felt it Leo took my hand in his and guided me more out I smiled as my eyes hit the tall trees I immediately took off running and was climbing up the tree with Leo behind me laughing and trying to catch up with me I climbed more up then finally stopped to sit on a soft arm branch Leo had joined me a minute later I smiled out seeing all the beauty

"Beautiful huh"Leo lowly said I looked at him and nodded my mind then started thinking

why is Leo here he seem normal- not even one bruise sat on him, though I couldn't see underneath I wanted to ask him but didn't want to offend or make him remember why he's even here

"Leo"I blurted out he looked at me with his soft gray eyes and waited I looked down and hesitated

"Uh... why"I stopped and quickly said the rest

"Why are you here?"his eyes turned from soft to teary

great Riley! I could have punched myself

"I'm sorry I shouldn't have asked"I said quickly he shook his head

"No, no uh it's ok"he looked at me reassuringly so I just waited he didn't look up until I took his hand in mine to just let it rip even if it was hard

"My father kept raping my little sister and I couldn't take it I tried handling it but couldn't so I started doing drugs always was drinking but that didn't help my sister out he did it every single day I finally couldn't take anymore I shot him and Lisa my little sister seen it I left for two days and when I came home I found my sister dead right beside my step mom I didn't even know what happened next I just remembered waking up here"

neither of us spoke for a minute I tried comforting him but he denied it- I was hurt but didn't show it

"No-one knows where my mom is and I've been in here for three years" I just did realize he said Lisa was dead with his step mom not his mom, mom I felt even worse I shouldn't have asked

"We should be going back it's almost lunch time" I just agreed and we left with no words spoken.

"Hey guys"I greeted everyone after getting my tray of mac & cheese, old hamburger and some fruit with no drink well water

"Hey you"Leo winked I blushed and looked down at my fruit and after looking up I had Katie, Stacey, Greg and Rory looking back to back at me and Leo

"Um ok....anyway since you guys ditched us earlier today guess what we found out"Stacey beamed proudly

"Riley your leaving in two days!"Katie quickly said I dropped my plastic fork and fruit cup, Leo's eyes snapped up quickly

"What?"we both said everyone nodded

"See look look"Stacey pulled out some files and I seen my name I grabbed it and read through it quickly

Fully name: Riley Isabel Anderson