La Petite Mort (The Little Death)

Part 1

"Leah!! Get the hell up, we have people coming to see you and the other children." Ms Anders screams at me as she rips the covers off my bed.

I'm the oldest kid in 'The Anders Home For The Unwanted', A great name I know, anyways Ms Anders thinks just cuz I'm the oldest that she can treat me like shit, well today is the day I'm leaving for good. Yup, I'm running away.

"Leah!!! Now!" I jump up and tug on my leggings (the only thing I own that don't have holes) and a worn-out blue jumper and my converse, I pull my mid length soft black hair up into a ponytail and run down the stairs. "I'm here, Ms Anders," I say as I stumble down the stairs "Good, five minutes tel people are here to look at all of you, so get into a line!" Ms Anders yells at us.

Next thing I know people are coming into the tiny room, a lady maybe in her mid twenty's walked up to a small girl who had only been here for a couple of days, (I think her name is Lilly) the lady looks her up and down and just keep walking down the line, she stops at me "I'll take her." The lady looks me up and down.

"What is your name, Miss?" The lady asks me politely

"Um, Leah," I mumble I look behind the lady, and see Ms Anders looking at me in shock as she shuffles over to me "Oh Willow, you don't want this one, she is a troublemaker." Ms Anders looks at Willow and tries to shove her down the line to the younger kids but Willow just slaps her hand away, "I said I want Leah," She looks down at Ms Anders "Leah, honey go get your stuff please." I run upstairs.

I start to shove my stuff into my bag next thing I hear someone coming up the stairs, I look up and see a boy maybe a little older than me, he has dusty blonde hair that comes to right to his chin, he has on a red leather jacket, black shirt and jeans and soft green eyes.

"Hey," He gives me a small smile,

"My mom told me to come to help you pack, but look like you have that covered." He looks around the room that I called home for 4 years I shared it with three other girls all my stuff was already packed (cuz I was going to run away) I look back up at the boy,

"Yup I have only a little bit of stuff, here." I toss him my duffel bag he catches it easy, "This it?" He questioned, "Nope I have my backpack." I say as I throw it over my shoulder as I push past him, "Come on let's go!" I yell over my shoulder as I run down the stairs.

"Not so fast Missy!" Ms Anders yells after me, I skid to a stop, I turn around I see the boy stop at the bottom of the stairs he looks at me and starts to go over to Ms Anders but I stop him with a hand on his arm, "I got this."

I walk over to Ms Ander, "You, Ms Anders, are a piece of shit and I hope that you rot in hell!" I yell as I walk away I grab the boy's arm "Oh ya, Ms Anders," She looks at me with shock on her face, "You are a coward." I say as I flip her off.

"Come on...hold on what is your name?" I question as I look at the boy.

"Mine is Ashton and yours is?" He looks back at me "Taleah, But most people call me, Leah."
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I walk out of the building to see a blue car with Willow sitting on the hood I look back at Ashton.

"Hold up, she is your mom?" I ask looking at Willow than at Ashton.

"Yes, I had him when I was 15, not much older than you Leah," Willow says looking at me. "Come on let's go home, OK?" Ashton walks over and opens the car door for me, "Thank you." I mumble as I get in the car I buckle my seatbelt and lay my head against the window and close my eyes and next thing I know we are at my new home I look up at the house it is a big white house it has a big green yard.

"Leah, come on let go in," Willow says softly. "Ash is already inside, let's go you look sleepy." She walks up to the house and I follow.

" Your room is the one next to Ashton's, and your school uniform is on your bed and I'm ordering supper," Willow said as she walks into the kitchen.