His Newest Obsession

n care of, it had always been me taking ca

ing up in a hospital with stitches, scars and pity

ng a white overall and a metal thing hanging over her neck, shooed the other people

the strange wo

now see the empty room clearly, I was lying on a soft

ble next to the bed and two c

ay

r, but my memories and th

thing, I didn't even kno

is trying to talk

kin, her grey hair was tied in a low bun, and wrin

t dry and it hurt. She must have noticed cause ther

k the water an

you can call me Sarah", she smiled patiently

oment, Where am I? What happened?

was the first thing th

hough this woman seemed n

d scribbled on the clipbo

She checked me over, asked questions and scribbled on h

my name is Maya and som

he banging in my head and

etie, I'll be back t

room and young me was l

g through my head. It felt like tiny ne

eople and what seemed like the scene of a terrible accident ap

own at me with panic on her beautiful features. A man with sandy blonde hair and hazel eyes

y! Da

y! Da

the nice doctor from earlier, tears dripping down my chu

ealize the other two people st

shirts with a name bo

OOD ORPHAN

s as they gazed at me expectantly.

are here to take you somewhere

d alarm, Who are these people?, Did mummy sen

take the banging in my head anymore. I felt my eyes roll t

a" "

yaa

e source of the interruption. I was so lost in my thoughts as

best friend; her long brown hair was pulled up in a high ponytail

ed out,

looked over m

she asked as she

ing flashbacks of that day at

rry lines appeared on her forehead and sid

ace was filled with plain and used canvases hung on different easel

would love to ha

paint, I couldn't thank her

e sensitive topic and instead cho

sted my head on her right shoulder with my ey

, they brought me peace,

d to that awful day 15 years

n involved in a terrible accident tha

und me wrapped in the arms of my mother's co

my little body couldn't handle the injuries

and only memory I had of my childhood as I co

anage home which was supposed to be a safe

and bullied 'cause of

no parents and n

t truly cared for m

orphanage home and all I could l

melanin skin my love, don't ever let them

f Sarah. She truly was an

I was already a fo

wed anybody to bring me down, that l

h of Doctor Sarah shook me to

of breas

almost as if yo

t of the letter sent to me by

was gone! My

n, and kept weeping till I succumbed

one in this

obody liked me or wanted to be f

taff till I saved enough money to run away from th

to but I knew I could not continue l

me fend for herself on the d