Dont force destiny - Part 2

Hey everyone!

Here is an other part for the story, hope you enjoy! Also I changed it from her view into all knowing, so hope you dont mind. Just easier to tell the story this way!

The first thing Ramona did was to search a newspaper. When she found one in the trash she looked at the date and noticed it was only couple of weeks old. She sat down on the piece of fence and opened the paper not knowing what to expect.

Luckily for her she had walked far enough, the newspaper didnt have a thing about her. Or maybe her mom hadnt put anything up in the first place... She didnt want to think that, surely she mustve.

After searching the newspaper completely she went to the city. It was risky, but since there was no article about her, she wasnt scared. She walked into a library, since she thought this is where all the kids would hang out after school.

Sadly there wasnt any who were even close to her age, but after thinking for a  moment she figured it was Sunday. She walked up the stairs and found a bookcase and searched a cooking book.

She started to read the book and looked up couple of easy recipes. She had always eaten already prepared food, so she had no idea how to cook.

After a while, she noticed someone walk up the stairs as well. Her heart started to beat a little bit faster, and she decided it wasnt safe to stay in a same place for longer. Luckily her plot was so far away from others she should be safe there...

She put the book back in the bookcase, and sighed. If she had a librarycard she could have borrowed the book, but she was too afraid to make one. Then people would know she was in town and would know her name.

Before leaving she decided to use the librarys bathroom. As she opened the door and sat down she started to wonder how she would survive.

After using the bathroom she walked up to a park that wasnt far from the library. The place was beautiful! But something else caught her eye.

The sign said community garden, which obviously meant she wouldnt have to worry about getting food! This was a perfect place to steal some of it. Though the townspeople might get suspicious, so she decided to steal as much as she could at once.

With a smile she took a lot of apples. She had decided to put up her own garden with the supplys she stole from here. Then she wouldnt have to steal her food.

As Ramona was focused on getting as much as she could in her backbag, she didnt notice it was night. She had always been a little bit afraid of the dark, even as a kid. But she looked up to the sky and saw millions of tiny little stars sparkle in the sky and she smiled a bit.

Suddenly she felt a little bit of tired and realised all of the excitement for one day had made her tired. She decided she had enough of food for now and left.

Near her house she saw a bird and tried to make friends with it.

Unfortunately the bird didnt like the idea and bit her. She yelled at the bird angrily. The worry about surviving was really taking the toll on her!

She looked at the tiny little candles and lit them. Good thing she had a lighter with her. She sighed and started to get ready for bed.

She closed her eyes and felt a tear fall from her eye. It was cold and the sofa smelled terrible. The worry about surviving was a huge burden, and the worst part was she still was afraid of being foumd. She also was afraid of blowing out the candles, since she was terrified already. And if it was completely dark...

Unfortunately the bad sleeping place didnt let her sleep for long. She decided to try the water. Good thing it was summer, otherwise she would have frozen in the cold waters!

She washed herself as well as she could and wasnt even afraid to use the ocean as her bathroom.

Then she pulled out a fishing rod that had been laying around on the beach. With a little bit of fixing it worked perfectly and she decided to try it on the water. With baits she was sure she could find a good place to get couple of fishes!

Then she decided that now that she had food from different sources, she had to find a way to sleep a bit better. So she walked around near her plot and found some stones she could sell to a collector.

After selling some of the stuff she walked back into her plot and ate a little bit. The fruits and vegetables kept the hunger away only for a little while. She hoped she could break into houses to steal a little bit better food, but she was too scared.

Luckily the stones she had found got her enough money to buy a new sleeping bag. The shopkeeper she bought it from gave her a dirty look, but she didnt care. She had to be careful with what shops she uses.

Then she decided to sleep for a bit, since her nightsleep had been so short. Unfortunately it started to rain, but she didnt mind it. She had always prefered rain to sun.

She woke up in the middle of the night and started to put up her garden.

And went to play in the ocean. She wasnt worried about surviving anymore, she knew she would. She was a warrior after all! And she wasnt far from being an adult, so that would make things a lot easier.

Morning sun came up quickly as she was wondering around again, searching for seeds and rocks.

After finding a couple she went to fish and she got so many fishes! She decided to save them until she had a little bit more to sell to the shop, since she was certain they would accept her vegetables and other things.

She didnt want to bring too much attention to her, so that also made her hesitant to go to the city.

One night she got up from her sleeping bag and felt terrible. She mustve gotten ill which was surprising since it was middle summer.

Maybe it was the freezing cold night water? She didnt care, she loved swimming and it was her only way of getting clean.

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Zayne realised he had been walking way too far from his house. Ah well, he could always get a taxi when returning back, he thought to himself.

He felt angry at how his parents thought they could still tell him what to do. He was an adult not a little teen. A smile creeped on his face as he thought of running away. He didnt want to make his parents upset, so the smile went away as quickly as it had come.

He looked to the ocean and sighed. He had always been rebellious, which his parents hated." Why cant you be a good kid, like everyone else? Your embarrasing us!" his dads words echoed in his head. Only cause he loved horses!!!

He felt horrible for being so mean to his parents, but he wanted to live his own life. He wanted to ride a horse. And the funny part was, he had never been riding his entire life! But he had seen a lot of horses, since his parents had a huge network of friends.

He walked up to the old Clarksons plot and realised the beachhouse had been torn down. He sighed and wondered if someone would buy the plot at some point. The plot was pretty expensive, but it was right next to a beach. He looked at the old lighthouse and had a funny thought emerge. Maybe he could buy it and start up a stable?

Suddenly he heard a cough and he turned around startled. He saw light coming from behind the bushes.

And then he realised that there was someone there! He wanted to see better, it was probably just some homeless bum.

He saw that it was indeed someone who looked like homeless. But it was a she and she looked young. The girl mustve heard his footsteps, since she rose and turned around." What do you want?" she asked with a quiet voice. She must be ill, Zayne thought to himself." I was just having a walk. Why are you here?" Zayne asked.

The girl seemed scared as she lifted her other eyebrow and then growled:" Its none of your business, get out of here." 

"What? You live here?" Zayne asked confused and looked around. It did look like she did." What the hell does it look like. I know who you are, and I will not come back with you!" she almost screamed and seemed to lose her voice.

As the mornin sun started to rise, he walked up to the girl and looked her in the eyes." I dont know what are you talking about. But I would like to know where your parents are." he said and looked worried." Its none of your business." she answered and looked away.

"Im not here to spy on you if you think that. Youve ran away from your parents, havent you?" Zayne figured it out and looked at the girl." Like I said, even if I had its none of your business. And for your information, I only have a mom and someone who calls himself my stepdad." the girl answered and looked extremely angry. 

"How long have you been away from home?" Zayne asked, but instead of getting an answer the girl turned away and didnt answer." Im not here to spy on you, I already said! Im not going to run up to the police and tell you your here. Im just curious!" Zayne said and now he started to get annoyed. What an annoying little girl she was!

"Even if you arent, Im not going to tell you a thing." the girl answered and her voice was almost completely gone. Zayne felt bad for getting angry at the poor girl and lifted his had to stroke her face. Surprised from his action, the girl looked at him with eyes wide open.

"Come sit down with me." Zayne asked and they sat down on the log." I actually admire you." he then continued."What do you mean?" the girl asked and coughed loudly." Youve gotten enough strenght to run away from your parents ofcourse! Thats something Ive only managed to dream of!" Zayne said and smiled." I didnt have a choice." she answered.

"I can tell that you dont want to talk about it." Zayne said as the girl turned away again. She only nodded and looked at her feet." Why do you want to run away?" she asked." My parents have always said Im worthless for them and that I embarras them." Zayne answered with a smile." Why? Thats a horrible thing to say to a child." she mumbled."Im not a child, Im 24." Zayne said angrily." Then what is that hairstyle?" girl asked and giggled.

"Its my style." Zayne answered sounding bit hurt." Im only joking. Im 17." girl said." Well then, you shouldnt be calling anyone a kid!" Zayne laughed." Why are your parents disappointed in you?" girl asked. She is curious one, but I guess it wont harm me to talk with her, Zayne thought to himself." They wanted me to continue their family company. But I didnt want to." Zayne answered. The girl looked at him confused. Her eyes are gorgeous..

"What do you want to be then?" the girl asked." Im not going to say, your going to laugh." Zayne said." No Im not. Im 17 not 7." girl said sounding annoyed again." Fine, little girl. I want to be jockey. There I said it, go ahead and laugh." Zayne said." Im not going to laugh. I love animals myself." girl said." Oh. Well I guess your more an adult than I thought." Zayne said and looked at her.

"Whats your name?" Zayne asked." Why do you want to know that?" she asked, suspicious again." Im just curious. I want to be your friend." Zayne said, confused of his courage. He wasnt lieing, the girl was pretty, funny and intelligent, but he also felt bad for her. Life hadnt been treating her good." Its Ramona." she said after being quiet for a while. Zayne smiled and looked away." What is it?" Ramona asked.

"Its a pretty name for a pretty girl." he said."Oh your kidding with me. So your now cheesy aswell?" she giggled." Its the truth. Im Zayne." Zayne said and looked annoyed."Nice to meet you." Ramona said with a smile. She had started to like this man, but she knew the age was a huge problem between them... Would it matter? Did she have anything to lose anyway?

They sat silently and stared at the sea." Do you like swimming?" Ramona asked, just to break the awkward silence between them." Yeah, Ive been taking swimming lessons since a kid. I dont take them anymore, but I do go swimming often." Zayne answered."I love swimming. Thats why I decided to stay on this plot." Ramona said quietly.

"Where are you originally from?" Zayne dared to ask." None of your business. I think its time you left." Ramona said quietly. Zayne stood up and looked at her." Your seriously ill, I cant just leave you here." Zayne said. This girls mood were like rollercoaster!

She walked off without saying a word. Zayne looked at her back and smiled. Even if she couldnt decide if she was happy or sad, he still liked her. He walked up to her and grapped her hand.

"Listen I honestly think you should leave!" she said and pulled her hand away. Zayne looked at her confused." I wont leave you, Ramona. I want to be your friend. And I want to help you." Zayne said and smiled. Ramona turned around and refused to look at him again.

"Come on, Ramona. Dont be angry with me. I only want to help." Zayne said and quietly smelled her hair. Even if she didnt have any products, she smelled amazing!" I dont need your help. As you can tell, Ive survived without help fine." Ramona answered, and prayed in her head that Zayne wouldnt leave. She hadnt had anyone to talk to for such a long time. And even if she was a loner she didnt want to be completely alone...

"Im going to help you, wanted it or not. So, are you going to cooperate with me or not?" Zayne asked and smiled at the back of her head. She walked off, but Zayne followed right after her.

He took her hand and turned her around. Zayne opened his mouth to say something, but closed it as soon as. Ramona was crieing and refused to look at him."You were pretty alone, werent you." Zayne whispered. Ramona bursted in tears and without hesitation wrapped her arms around Zayne.

She cried for a long time and all of that time Zayne held her. The sun burned their backs, since it had creeped up in the sky without either of them noticing. "Ill always be here, Ramona. Ill promise you now. Even if we just met, I feel like I was destined to walk here." Zayne whispered and she squeezed him harder." I need to go now. But Ill be back later tonight." Zayne then said and smiled at her.

Then he turned around and walked off. Ramona stood there for a long time watching as he disappeared into the distance.

Then she took of her jeans and went into her sleeping bag. She stayed up for quite some time, since she was worried. What if Zayne would go and get the police? Then she would have to return home and face her mother and Malcolm... Or worse, what if Zayne would never come back? Ramona smiled to herself, when she realised her priorities.

She slept for quite some time, and when she finally got up from her bed, she had no idea what the time was. She yawned and stretched when she heard a gasp from behind her.

"Zayne! Turn around!" Ramona growled. She took her jeans from the sofa and put them on, as smiled to herself. Her heart was beating so fast! " I brought you something." Zayne said quietly. When Ramona had her jeans back on, Zayne walked up to his car with her and took out a bed." I thought you might want this. Also I dont think that cooker you have is very safe for you. So I brought you this." Zayne said and took out a little fireplace.

As soon as the objects were in her little "house" she lighted the fireplace and felt the warmth from it. She smiled at Zayne who was sitting on the other side of the fireplace."I Also thought you might want this." he said and gave some medicine and a waterbottle." Thanks." Ramona mumbled and took the medicine immediatly. The fever had gotten her really weak even if she hadnt showed it before.

She looked at how Zayne rose and started to make her bed." We need to get you some shelter." Zayne said and sat back down on the rock he had been sitting on." I dont need any, I love the outside air at night." Ramona answered with a quiet voice." I can already tell from your voice that sleeping outside like this isnt doing good for you." Zayne said and smiled a little.

Ramona turned to look at the fire." What are you thinking about?" Zayne asked." Nothing. I think this fire will keep me warm enough." Ramona said and looked at him. She blushed deeply, as she saw Zayne staring at her." For now." he then said.

"Im gonna come by tomorrow again." Zayne said." Thatd be nice." she mumbled."What did you say?" Zayne asked and his eyebrow rose a bit." Nothing. See you tomorrow then." Ramona said and smiled at him. He smiled back.

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There you go :D Sorry if some of the pictures were a bit dark and if the pictures didnt really fit with the text. Still practicing!

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