Abandoned
Ever since I got diagnosed with cancer 7 months ago, my world turned upside down. I just felt so alone. Coughing up blood and none able to do anything to help me sucked. I'm in so much pain I can barely use the bathroom by myself. Mom and dad argue a lot. My baby brother crying all the time
What did I do to deserve this? I needed to take a walk. I sneak out my house and start walking. I can't help but feel somebody's watching me. Or following me. I've felt like this a lot. It started about a year ago right before my diagnosis. I brush it off as nothing and continue to walk towards the abandoned part of town. Not completely abandoned. Families that can t afford to move away from this part of town still live here.
I continue to walk as the sun goes down. Children playing outside and laughing and chasing each other. I remember when I had the energy to do that. I need to rest, so I walk into an abandoned building. I walk up the stairs and I sit down next to a pile of debris. I took a deep breath and relaxed for a bit. It started to get darker outside, so I turned my phone flashlight on. I looked around. The debris was set up strategically and there were melted candles around it.
My white girl senses were tingling so I decide to take a look. And I don't see a homeless man sleep. I see a rotted corpse. Dried blood everywhere. I scream and call 9-1-1. I run outside the building, trying to catch my breath. Tears flowing down my face. I can't believe this is happening.
As help arrived, I was sitting in a ball, still crying my eyes out. A policeman was talking to me. I tried to answer his questions the best I could. "I just found it there." Was all I could say. As my mom ran up to me, sobbing, she hugged me. I pushed her away. I use all my energy running away from the corpse. I just want to go home.
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