Loving Woods

Chapter .1

There wasn't a particular moment where everything changed, I never made a choice that had a drastic impact on anything really.

"When mum died the world didn't come to a stop like most people talk about , instead my mind was smothering in what now's.

My dad has been out of the picture ever since he walked out on us. We didn't know our grandparents , It was just me and Him and that's how it was going to have to stay because we aren't going into Forster care.

After she died things changed not all at once but it happened . With our friends, stranger , people at school . We were now known as the ' poor orphans ' and not who we were.

Do you know how demeaning that is , the moment you need people to be secure in your life they either thread lightly around you like broken glass or run away because it's to hard on them .People whispered about us.

My brother got angry as neighbours who we never really knew dropped food to our door and apologised.

For what I really don't know , it wasn't like they killed her , Cancer did a fine job all by itself with that one or maybe they were sorry because all they could do was drop off food instead of helping us ,but they were sorry for us all the same and that was the last thing we wanted.

So we left , packed our bags with everything we wanted . Stuffed it all into the back of the cheap car mum bought me for my sixteenth and left." I explain looking in they eyes of the now tearful apartment lady who asks way to many questions.

"Oh Doll , you poor things , look I really shouldn't but let me grab a few things I can help" she says while I lean on her counter top nodding my head.

" Thanks Cindy , Its just really hard you know and we need somewhere to stay " I say reading a letter on the counter.

" no problem , now how old are you again " she asks searching the cabinets.

" 17 and my brothers 15 " I say as she returns with a stack of papers.

" okay , I need to change a couple things round but sign here and here and we should be all set I'll cover the rest" She says handing me a pen.

"Rents $200 a week not including power and water but I understand your position how bout we settle it $200 for everything " she says smiling at me as I hand over the papers with a fake name.

" oh one more thing " I say talking the key from her " can we sign you down as our legal guardian for school , we still want an education "

" oh yeah here " she says handing me paper with her contact details , we settle the last few details.

I turn to Brain my brother leaning on the wall and we walk out the office towards our new apartment 2-c.

" why did you tell her so much " Brain asks as we grab some bags from the car.

" I didn't she doesn't know our names , where we're from , she thinks mum died of cancer which we both know she didn't and the cars stolen" I say pulling the suitcase out and locking the car.

" true , you really made it sound like we lived in the perfect town Bon " he says

" in our own twisted way we did , until she got sick . Here we can try make it even better " I say turning to unlock the door.

" yeah like you partying our staying our all night will change , we can try all we like , but people are looking for us , child services, your boss ,  Mike ..." he starts

" STOP IT " I shout " were not talking about him , never again , we're here and everything's going to be better here. I'm going to get a proper job and everything not like before  " I say before going inside.

We walk into our new home and look around ,nothing special a small kitchen with open living room which has a large obnoxious orange couch , two small bed rooms and a bathroom with no bath.

" home sweet home " Brian mumbles walking into the closest room .

" we have stuff to do tomorrow, go to sleep " I call out walking past his room into my own.

I drop my bags at the end of the bed and open the window airing the place out .

Sitting in the bed I listen to the noise from outside, closeting my eyes. I take a minuet to relax , we're not on the run any more four months of sleeping in the car and now we're here.

I grab my handbag and empty it out. I put our passports and birth certificate on top of the wardrobe before grabbing scissors from my toiletries bag and sitting back down.

I pull out mums now maxed out credit cards and cut them in half before grabbing my own bank card and slicing it.

We're officially livening off cash.Counting what's left there's a total of $3242 left after I pay this months rent. I put it back and throw the purse under the bed.

This is it , this is the moment everything changes.