I sneak in through the back door, and stealthily walk through my house, reaching the safe. I put in the code. 10-46-8... I take about 4,000 dollars out, and make a run for it.
Before I can make it out the door, a small, soft hand grabs me. "Big sis, where are you going?" My little sister, Ana, asks me. "Oh, um... I'm just going out to buy some... Snacks, yeah." I kneel down so that I'm at her height. I hug her tightly, and kiss her forehead. "I love you so much." I quickly leave the house, hearing my father come down the stairs.
I come back to Sage's room to find her gone. She must've woken up... I hop back into bed, but it feels oddly cool. I sit on the edge of the bed and look around, noticing some papers coming out from under the bed. I grab them to straighten them out, but I see one with a poem written on lined paper that sticks out from the rest. It reads:
Forever broken...
Forever Lost...
We will be together.
No matter the cost.
Parts of the paper are a bit smudged, like they had gotten wet at some point... Wow, my absence really did affect Sage... now I feel even worse...
I stow the papers back under the bed and lie down for a while staring at the ceiling.
Gritting my teeth, I sit up and get into a wheelchair.
I unhook all of the painkillers and other things. The pain hits me cool and clear, jolting me back into reality.
"Okay, time to get out of here."