Chapter 1
Me and my mom were taking a trip to California. I was so excited. I did not know much about the trip. I had no clue on what was about to happen. Me and my mom had all ways been close since it was just me and her. My dad had died before I was born. Me and my mom lived in a small house that was not very clean. My mom worked 5 jobs to keep us alive. My name is el. I was 9 at the time. I did not know much about the big bad world I lived in. My mom said she needed to go to the bathroom. She was gone for a while like 2 hours or so. I was still sitting there thinking she would come back like she always did, but not this time
