“Multiple New Beginnings”

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She had to leave now or she wouldn’t live to see the next day. At first, it was only a playful push that stunned her a bit, but it turned into blue bruises and red hand prints she couldn’t cover up with all the concealer in the world. Her friends were no help, because she never told them about her problem. “Well, I guess they can’t really help.” she thought to herself while she packed up all her belongings in the duffel bags she owned. “I finished,” she said while she fell back on the bed that used to be her home. Now, it had become her horror, a place where anything but sleeping happened. She rose from the bed, and grabbed her bags and put them in her red Ford F-100. Once, she finished putting the bags in the bed of her truck, she took in one long inhale of the salty air and the waves crashing. She hated this city with every ounce in her being. She never felt comfortable in Virginia Beach. The vibe of the city and her personality clashed and she just had to get out. She finally got into her truck and checked the gas gauge: full. She slid her “road trips” CD in the player and pressed play. The song “For Beginners” by M. Ward came on, and she chuckled to herself about the irony of the song and the way her life was going. She was beginning a new life somewhere else, where she would in fact be a, beginner. She started the engine and was off to wherever her truck took her. Haidee had passed through state after boring state and none had appealed to her. Kentucky, Tennessee, and Arkansas were a bit to Southern for her taste, so she kept on trucking. She stopped in Oklahoma to get gas in her tank, find a nice diner to eat breakfast in, and just to take a break from the constant driving. After filling up the gas tank, Haidee searched for... ... middle of paper ... ...t the question for about 60 seconds before she replied with a definitive, “Yes.” A couple hours later, Haidee was walking out the front of the tattoo shop. Not only was she excited about starting her new life here, she already made a friend in her tattoo artist. Jake was kind, empathetic, and hilarious. Not to mention, extremely attractive. As she drove back to her home, she thought about her new life. She had changed herself completely, but she was embracing the change. She felt safe for the first time in months and felt like no one could stop her. Right before she went to sleep, she walked around the house touching every object in her condo. She memorized the way it felt, whether it was smooth or rough, whether it was wet or dry or even sticky. Just as she was crawling, she felt the the plastic wrap around her arm and that was the last thing she did that night.

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