Annabell’s World

Leaving Home

On  a windy and wet October day  Annabell was cold, very cold. She was fed up with dull days, partes and jeans. She desired tropical heat, satin and an adventurous journey. She finally couldn’t take it anymore, and ran out of the house with just the clothes on her back.

Now here she was, out on the road, all alone, only eighteen years old, no money, and no prospects! Craning back to see if a car was coming, she automatically stuck out her thumb when a big limo zoomed by. Brake lights!!!! It’s stopping!!!! The big white auto came to a stop about two hundred yards down the road and slowly backed up to where Annabell was standing. The passenger side opened. Without any speaking, Annabell  hopped in, sinking down in the deep leather bucket seat. She cautiously looked over at the driver and was relieved to see it was a middle aged man in a business suit with a name Mr DayDreamer on it. "Hello I’m Annabell, thanks for picking me up." They rode along in silence for the next ten minutes until the man asked her, "Where are you headed to, Annabell?" "I don’t really know," she replied, "a better place." "You got quite a trip in front of you missy," the stranger intoned, "where are you coming from?" Annabell really didn’t want to answer all these questions, but she continued on, "From grey world." "Well, I can take you as far as you want, but then I will ask you for something," he said. The girl didn’t answer, she just leaned back in the seat and soon was sawing logs. She didn’t know how much time had gone by when a gentle shake of her shoulder brought her back to life. "We’ll stop here and get something to eat," said Mr DayDreamer, "you look like you could use a bite!" "That’s okay," Annabell replied, "I’ll just wait here if it’s all right with you?" "Honey," he said gently, "it’s on me, now come on and let’s eat!!!" She was famished, and this good Samaritan was making her an offer she couldn’t refuse, so she hopped out of the car and joined  for suppe.

To be continued…