I hear crying mixed with the heavy drops of rain coming from outside our heart shaped window. I look at my sister, her face shows guilt, although deeper I see fear. I look at the cracked mirror; my face looked like a crystal, frozen in time. “You shouldn’t be here!?” She yells. I look our room, and I notice a piece of glass, and once I looked harder I noticed the red spots splattered on it, and the simular shaped hole inside my body…

I stared out into the open, suitcase in my hand. Inside the house I now stood in front of was the person I’ve loved the most. I had to leave, I needed to leave. I kept reassuring my self but nothing stopped me from feeling the amount of guilt. I sighed and opened the door. It was later now, tears streaming down my face, I had to do it, I had to. Nothing good came for me here. I was waiting for the train, time seemed so slow. The train I was to board came, I picked up my belongings. I heard a yell. “Wait!” I looked behind me and saw her. The one I’ve loved the most. “Please don’t leave yet!” I stared at her, she ran up and kissed me. “Without saying the right goodbye” She hugged me. I looked at her and gave her one last kiss before I left. “Of course my love ”. The train moves slow, I sat in the window seat feeling guilt. I was not happy there, I had to leave, but I let out a sigh of disbelief and started to cry at the way the blue birds sing.

The ground was shaking, the earth roaring; I looked beyond to find the cause and saw a beast, taller than the skyscrapers it just destroyed with just a flick . I tried to find anyone and anything that could get me out of this mess. I sprinted as fast as my legs could take me. Just beyond I could see people doing the same thing. Things were on fire, people were on the ground, too stunned to move. Behind me I could hear the monster, calling out to its prey. I started to cry, nobody was coming, it was already too late to save those still here. I saw shelter, it came with an underground basement, I knew that because minutes before my Family and I were visiting this place; Before the monster showed up and destroyed what little I had. I ran inside; ran downstairs and waited.

My cap flew off my head. I spun around and saw three bullies holding my hat escaping. I rolled my eyes. “Can humanity have any dignity for once!?”. I glared and sat on a bus bench closest to me. On this bench sat an old man; he had to be older than 60. He seemed to be staring out into nothing. If he wasn’t breathing I would have assumed he was dead. He chuckled “What’s so funny old man?” I stared, today was not the day to be laughed at, especially by a man older than the Mona Lisa itself. I sat down and grabbed my phone out and scrolled on Tik Tok. There was no point in getting my hat back, plus I couldn’t miss the bus. I looked back at the old man who seemed to be staring at the house across the street. With nothing better to do I asked “what brings you here” in my most polite voice. He stared back at me surprised. “Im coming back from visiting an old friend”. I pulled out my phone, still an hour until the bus comes. “Why did those kids steal your hat?” I looked at him, offended. I mumbled “it doesn’t matter.” He chuckled again. “You know I was once like you” I looked at him “How?”. “You can’t let them get to you”. Why was this man I have never met giving me a pep talk? “Just be kind little one”, with that he got up and left, leaving me with a smile. I was dumbfounded. He left behind a coin, gold and shiny; “kindness” wad printed in capital letters. I picked it up, “wait you left your..” He was gone. I smiled, placed the coin in my pocket, and went home.

Many years later, the same bench but different, tired with age. How old was I? “Chuckles” old. Many Years past since I met the old man, he had probably moved on, although I stay here. I stare at nothing and am startled when I hear an angry voice “Are you kidding me!?” It was coming from a girl. Probably my age when I last sat here. I fumbled with the same coin in my pocket, smiling, knowing exactly what to do.