Finding love

I watch as my mother bleeds out on to grass. Her red hair sticks to her face, covering her green eyes that stay open staring at the sky.

I lean down beside her. They’re was a hole in her chest from the bullet that took her from me only 5 minutes ago. A man with a black hoodie on ran in the house. He pulled my mother by her hair, dragging her outside and shooting her right in the chest While I watched from my window to afraid to walk outside and help.

Tears fill my eyes as I pull her eyelids closed. I grab the rose she had put in my hair and lay it on her chest.

“I love you mom” I kiss her forehead and stand. My pink and sparkling birthday dress covered in mud, blood, and tears.

This is not the birthday I was hoping for. I wipe my tears away with my hands that are covered in blood then walk to my room to pack my bags. There is no way I want to be here when my father returns. He’ll probably say that I was the one to shoot her.

The air is getting colder as the sun goes down. I walk through the streets of Ander in my dress. No one bats an eye at me with my bloody dress.

Crime isn’t rare here. If your not rich people dont care about you or what you do. Taking someone’s life is seen as another way to steal.

I walk in to the cafe and see Blare running up. She hugs me so tight I can’t breathe. “Happy birthday Hannah!” She yells but everyone is to busy to care. Her blonde curly hair is pulled in a bun on top of her head with two strands framing her freckled face.

“I thought you were going to spend the day with your mom?” She says sitting down on the booth by the window that we always use. “They came and..” I couldn’t finish my words before blare was pulling me in for a hug. “Im so sorry Hannah” she says. i pull away and wipe the tears that we’re trying to leave. “It’s fine I knew it would probably happen eventually” I say.

We’re the richest family in this part of the town so it was only a matter of time before… “Blare, your supposed to be working!” Blares mom yells from behind the counter. Blare rolls her eyes and stands “Ill talk to you after I finish working” I nod and she walks off to a table to take someone’s order.

“May I sit here miss?” a boy with a black hoodie covering his face asks while sitting down. “Excuse me you cant just—.” He pulls back his hood just enough to wear I can see his face. “Sorry” he says. His blonde hair is sticking out of his hood and his blue eyes sparkle when the light touches them. “Your pri…” he pulls his finger up to his lips telling me not to say anything. “I don’t want everyone to know im here” he says.

“Okay” I say standing to leave but he grabs my hand and pulls me back down on to the bench. “What was that for?” I say raising my voice. He looks around to make sure no one saw. “I need your help” he says, I notice the dark circles under his eyes, it looks like he hasn’t slept in days.

I nod my head and he sighs in relief before saying “your mother used to work at the palace, correct” I nod my head not able to speak. Im not really one of those girls to have a crush on the prince because he’s, well a prince. Ive never even considered the prince as cute unlike Blare who has pictures of him hanging up in her room.

But now that Im seeing him in person, I cant help but notice how handsome he really is. “My mother is sick and” he coughs before continuing “she’s wanting to see your mom. She remembers them being friends and misses her”. I nod my head and he smiles “so you can tell her?” His eyes hopefull. I open my mouth to say I will but then I realize “I—can’t. Shes” I look down and try to hold back my tears.

“Oh Im sorry to bother you” he sighs and stands. I watch as he walks out of the store with his head down.

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