Tai was still mad at me, a week has passed and I am surprised that I haven't gotten in detention yet. No one talked to me, all I did was just stay in my room and I didn't have a chance to get out of it. I was just drawing and writing in my diary for the past days. The owner of the adoption center would always check on me and remind me that my birthday is coming up so I will be able to move out soon and get a job. My birthday was just in 2 weeks, I couldn't wait that long. I just imagined how happy everyone would be when they announced that I have to move out. I lived 12 years in this place, I really wanted to get out. I started packing my things but they told me not to because I might get adopted but I already lost hope in getting adopted. People would be coming tomorrow and that would be my last chance to get adopted. After that, I would just have no parents. I really hoped that I would at least find my dad and get revenge on my mom. I didn't care about love anymore, it was just dumb at this point. I finally decided to step out of my room.  It seemed like everything changed since I was gone, more kids started to enter the adoption center. 

"Look who finally decided to come out of their room." 

"Why wouldn't I come out? I wouldn't want to be stuck there forever."

"Oh no, did Rapunzel come out of her room without her mother noticing...? Oh wait, she doesn't have a mother because her mother abused her and left her in an adoption center."

I paused in fear, how did she find out that my mom abused me? Who told her? At that point I realized that Tai looked at my diary and told the others about my past. I started to cry and everyone was laughing at me and teasing me. "Oh and she also has a death date, don't cry yourself to death now darling." I just went back to my room because I didn't know what else to do. I hoped Tai felt bad for me and he realized what he did was wrong. He is acting like I could pick my family and pick my medical concerns. I wanted to find out what my death date really was, that was my greatest wish. I heard someone knock on my room door. I quickly grabbed my diary and went to hide. I saw Tai walking into my room. What does he want from me? "Hello, are you there?" I didn't answer and I was wondering why he wanted to see me after he told the other kids about my past. I got up and stood firm so that he could see me. We just looked at each other for a while.

"What do you want."

"I wanted to say I'm sorry, I know I shouldn't have told the others about your past. I know how hard it is to deal with abuses parents so I am asking if you would like to be friends again."

"Why would I want to be friends with someone who goes through my things and tells others about it. I can't trust you again Tai, you only had 1 chance and you wasted it."

"I know that just let me redeem myself I swear I'll be better."

"Goodbye Tai, I'm done talking to you."

"Wait just give me a chance!" 

I ignored him and continued to read my book. Something happened at this point. He sat on the bed next to me and kissed me. I pushed him off.

"WTF??"

"I didn't mean to I'm so sorry, I just wanted to get your attention."

"YOU ALREADY DID ENOUGH JUST GET OUT!"

He walked out of the room. I did not feel bad for him 1 tiny bit and this time I want to be the one who makes my own decisions and control my own life without someone being there telling me what to do and to not do. I am done with it. My mom always used to say to me it's either she walks over me or others walk over me. I would always say I would rather her walk over me because I was scared of other people. Now I realized that no one can walk over me or rule my life. When I was thinking of myself running my own life I felt like running away. I packed all my stuff up and decided to leave this horrible place. I realized that I had only felt much worse about myself when I went to the adoption center. I walked to the front door and everyone was staring at me.

"Where are you going?"

"Where I belong."

I ran so fast and Tai chased after me. The owners of the adoption center started screaming for me to come back but I ran so fast that I didn't see anyone behind me anymore. I wanted them to know that I started a new life without them and I finally felt free for once in a life time. I ran for hours and took some breaks too. "Are you lost...?" A woman said to me. I shook my head no hoping that she wouldn't send me to a adoption center. Hours flew by and I didn't know what else to say but I'm lost.

It was so cold and I couldn't see any person around me. I found a small coffee shop and I saw something that made me start crying. Erica was right there. Erica dropped the sponge she had inside her hand and she looked at me.

"It's me, Yuri."

"Yuri... OMG GIRL IT'S BEEN SO LONG!"

"I know!"

I started wiping the tears off my face and I hugged Erica so tight. Her mother was staring at me in a mad way.

"What brings you here, it's been 2 years. I'm sorry for not adopting you."

"It's ok, I finally got to move out anyways."

I started to not like her mother. It seemed like she hated me. Erica told her mom if it was fine if I stayed with them for a while and her mom said yes but she didn't seem happy about it. It was getting late at night and everyone was sleeping. I just couldn't fall asleep, I kept thinking about Tai.

I just sat down. I held back some tears in my eyes and I wish I had a regular life with a mom and a dad. I thought of how life would been better if I was actually a boy, the son my mom always wanted. Erica came up to me.

"Are you alright?"

"Yes, I'm just wondering where my dad could be and if I can find him again."

"Maybe you could one day. I will help."

"Really? Thank you!"

I went to the guest room and closed my eyes. I heard footsteps approaching my room. I started to get scared so I put the covers over my head. "What are you hiding for?"A voice said to me. It was Erica's mother. Her voice sounded so familiar but I wasn't sure if she was actually the one I thought she was. I didn't answer her and I just took the covers off of my head. She walked out of the room. I was still scared that she would kill me or something. I knew I heard that voice before then I realized something at that moment. Did she just sound like... my mom?