‘
‘Fine. I guess you won’t do anything to me. I just ran away from my
apartment. ‘
‘You have an apartment? Cool! All I have is this old dump that looks
like it’s been deserted for about ten years. ‘
‘Believe me, I wish I had that. Anyway, my parents were just having
another argument. ‘
‘Mine do that heaps too. ‘
‘Don’t all parents? Anyway, I bet yours don’t fight like this. Dad
hit mom with a chair and then she shot him in the arm. Then my dad tried to
pull me down and I told them to stop fighting, so my mom aimed the gun at
me, so course, I ran away. Not the first time though. I’m used to this. ‘
‘Where do you go? ‘
‘Well, I found this old dumpster in this alleyway. It’s never used
so I just sleep there. ‘
‘Don’t you get hungry, or cold? ‘
‘Nah, it’s almost better than at home! I steal food and stuff. ‘ She
whispered. ‘Right… well you win. but I don’t have a hundred bucks. I got a
quarter. ‘
‘Meh, good enough. ‘ She shrugged. She took Fry’s coin and shoved it
in her empty pocket. They sat in silence for a few minutes. Then Fry broke
the silence. ‘Soooo… how old are you? Where you from and stuff? ‘
‘Um, I’m fourteen. Come from Wisconsin. ‘
‘Wisconsin? That’s days away! how did you get to New York? Do you
come here often? ‘
‘No, this is the first time. I hitch hiked in this truck. That
dumpster I told you about is back home. I don’t know where i’ll sleep
tonight. I guess I can just walk round. ‘
‘No way! It’s freezing out! …to be continued!