The Lost Boy

2009-07-29T21:34:00.000+08:00

Today, I could no longer take all the beatings and insults my mother threw at me, and I decided to run away from home. I secretly devised a plan while my mother was in the toilet. It was all very simple. When my abusive mother came back from the shopping mall full of shopping bags, I yelled and charged towards her, my hands in front of me. She panicked, and I rammed straight into her. She lost her balance and fell, and I landed on her. But the shopping bags cushioned my fall, and in seconds, I jumped back up and ran out of the door. She screamed at me, and yealled at me to come back, but I continued running.

I must have ran for about 15 mins, and I stopped at a playground. I met the neighbourhood children there, and started playing with them. For around 3 hours, I was running around, jumping up and down, and crawling about. ' It was worth the run.' I thought to myself, thinking of the great escape earlier. As the sky grew darker, and started to rain, I rushed to the nearest place for shelter.

I walked into a bar, and that was when 3 men noticed me. They walked over to me and asked me,' Are you lost?' I looked around the area, but I could not make anything out of it. I nodded my head. Then men looked at me and said,' Come over here.' They brought me to a sofa, and brought me a hot chocolate. I was delighted and happliy gulped the drink down. Little did I know, that they had called the police, and not before long, the police arrived and brought me home.I was disappointed with myself, as I wanted to run away for a longer time before returning. Back at home, I had gotten a beating, and I was banned from stepping out of the house.

I was unhappy, and I wanted to sneak out again. But, I had to make sure I was prepared for the escape, by packing all the essential items before leaving. ' When that time comes, you will never see me again.' I thought to myself, smiling.

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The Lost Boy