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Stolen Moment

Stolen Moment

Author:gravyana

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YA&Teenfiction;

Introduction
She's Midori Maraian Selvañez,The commoner.She is an orphan living at Kyuutta Village,a place where a lot of beggars lived.And obviously, she is a half filipina and a half Japanese girl.Ever since, she never knew anything about her parents or relatives.She was raised by a villager old man who's completely homeless. Stealing foods is what makes their stomach full. Her life is absolutely a mess,and it became more miserable when the old man died due to stealing. However, no matter how miserable her life is,she can still manage to enter school having a full scholarship.She is intelligent and the most beautiful girl in the village,but no man ever passed her standard. Her life isn't that ordinary, and the old man knows that.There is a lot of mistery in her life that remain untold. There's a lot of questions needed an answer.And she is the answer,yet she never knew. The girl grown up having nothing but herself,is her story will end up having no one can stay?and if there's the one,who would be it?How it would become possible if what she Only have was a STOLEN MOMENT.
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Chapter

" Jet in the sky, brruuhhh it's too high"

I put down again my hands that was raised as if it's reaching the jet.

I follow it with my sights, 'what a beautiful view'.The sky is so brilliant with its blue color, and the clouds splits into two by the jet's moves.

'So majestic! I promise that one day, I'll have my own jet and I will fly to the sky,free like an Eagle'.

I encouraged myself.Only if I were like a bird, I will surely soar in the sky,non-stop.Oh I wish,I also have wings,a huge one with beautiful feathers,and lastly, an Eagle's eyes that would complete my life of being a bird. Nah!but in real life,I guess,I am more like a noisy parrot.

"Heeyyyy!! Raia! Why are you still standing there,com'n,there're police heading here!"

Someone interrupted me from my reverie,I stopped thinking and look at my friend who is currently waiting for me to react.Eww,He is chasing his breath while tiredness and worrying were plastered on his face.He's even look like a beggar with his sweats and dirty face and body, there's a mudd over his clothes .What a pity pals.

I've heard the sounds of the serine's car from somewhere in the place rapidly coming to us.Oh no this is bad, ruuuuunnnnn!!.

"Sh*t,come'n!come'n!"

He grabbed my hands and we run fast as we can.We ran towards the norrow street.

The police's car did not made it to enter the narrow place like this, thus,they got out from their cars and started following us inside.

When we realized that the police is almost behind us,we decided to part our ways.

Run here ,run there.Turn right ,Turn left.I never stop running although I am now chasing my breath, I am also wet due to my sweats. Too late when I realized that I'm almost out of ways.I stop running for a while and look at my surroundings.I can't go there,there's only one path left and I can't go there because I know that the police was already there waiting for me,they thought that I'll go there for I have no choice.

And I can't also go back to the path where I came from.For sure,there is also a police there.

I stare at the big wall in front of me.It was designed with a horrible graffiti.

'What a mess" I thought.

I've heard a whistle from the police, and my heart start pounding so fast.

"Okaaayy!!calm down Raia! You can do this, right!"

I forcedly told my self.I am now cramming and my sweats dripping even more.

"You've no choice,Raia!"

I've decided to climb up to the wall.I don't mind the fear covering my whole body, my knees are even trembling. However, I have to escape those police men. Well honestly, it wasn't knew to me. Ever since, I was a kid, my life has always been chased by the police.

I even experienced detention, I even slept together with the crook inside the jail. At my young age,I've been through a lot of things and difficulties in life,especially when my foster parent died.

Through the help my adrenaline,I made it up here, lucky one.

I saw a police coming so I,again ,run fast through the galvanized roof of the the houses here in the village.

This is the kyuutta village, the place where I lived. It's not so big and the people that lives here are belong to a lower class sector. It was a chaotic place, but all that lives in here were like a family or relatives.They help each other, they bond together although the place has a lot of drunkards,beggars, smokers, and theif.

But, even our village was like that,the worst of the worst as they said. We do not committ to any crimes,like killing, rape, harassment, bullying and etc. well ,excluding the stealing.But,stealing within our village is the most impossible thing that will ever happen.We don't steal each others property,and aside from that,we have nothing useful to steal.Everything in here were a product of stealing, so how could we steal an stolen things.

When I already assured that I completely escaped the police men, I stopped running.

I wiped my sweats in my forehead as I took a deep sigh. I am still at the roof so I sit down.To where I am is somehow high,yet,the view is beautiful and relaxing. I wonder why did the police stopped chasing me,I mean, not that I wanted to be chased,but duhh, It's hilarious you know, they can accomplish their job if they want too,but look, they let me escape them.

In my sudden thoughts,I remember my friend.'wait'Speaking of friend....

"I wonder where is he,right now.That boy,I wish he didn't catched up by the police.It would be a big trouble, if ever"

I lay myself down and put both of my hands at the back of my head. I am now facing the sky.I don't have to worry much about my friend,I know he can escape the police,and aside from that, I'm too tired and too lazy to offer him a hand.

I don't mind myself getting burn from the sun light. All I care was,me,not getting enough sleep from the past few days.And yeah, I feel sleepy and I couldn't help it.

"Just,5 minutes" I murmured.

I feel the sun rays touching my skin. I'm not white and not even black, what I have was my morena skin that's why I don't worry much about my looks. I don't even know how to use make up.It irritates my skin plus I don't have money to buy one.My lips isn't that pale so I don't have to put tints or lipstick at all,it's not even attractive.

"HEYYYY!!!Raia! You're there, I've been looking for you, you hard headed kiddo! GET DOWN HERE!MY GUDNESS,YOU'RE RUINING OUR ROOF!!!."

I was about to close my eyes when I hear a loud voice shouting my name.

"Oh no, this is the real trouble"

I forced myself to get up and face the woman who's the real owner of this roof. I felt so dizzy.Oh,Gudness!my body is so exhausted,and I think any moment now,I will collapse. I remembered,I haven't eat since breakfast,yet.And it's already afternoon now.

"Raia!!!"She shouted again.

"Ye-yeah, wait!I'm coming." I stand up and immediately walk towards the edge of the roof to where I am going to jump.I saw Aunt Ame down there with her mad looks. I don't know what's with this woman.She's seems so problematic and stressed in life.I took a deep sigh.I know this is a huge trouble, brace yourself Raia.

"Here,use this stair--"

I didn't listen to her and I already jumped off before she even finish uttering her words.

"Aaww,it hurts"I said in a low tone.

My butt landed first on the ground, and it's definitely painful.

"WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU THINKING IDIOT!WHY DID YOU JUMPED-BLAH BLAH BLAH....."

I cover both my ears to avoid listening to her rants.

She's Sermoning me again instead of encouraging me to stand up first from falling and fix myself.She was so loud as if she has speaker in her mouth, well I guess, she've eaten microphone for breakfast or maybe, just maybe, she's just practicing her voice to achieve her dream range. But above all what had have happened this day, listening to her voice is the most embarrassing.

"Yahh,Aunt Ame,stop Shouting.I can hear you,I ain't deaf" i argued.

I stood up and checked my skin if there's wounds. Thankfully I didn't got one...

"AAAWWW! What the!Auntie?!! That hurts you know"

I said when she touches my right cheeks.

"There!there is the wounds, moron.Ain't deaf!ain't deaf.yes you're not a deaf but you are a super duper ultramega hardheaded woman. Look at yourself! Is that even the look of a teenager?my goddess face!you're eighteen now but you didn't even change even just a little bit!!--"

"STTOOPP"

"What?"

"Auntie,can I eat first before I deal with your second round of sermon?I'm starving"

I smile sweetly to her,to get her permission. She just look at me with annoyance plastered on her face.She took a deep breathe as a sign of surrender.

"Fine!Come in the to ---"

"Okay,Thank you"

I didn't waited for her to finish her lines, I immediately run to their house. Yeah, it's kinda disrespectful but, whatever, I'm hungry now.

"Oh you're here now?."

I said when I saw my friend,finally eating at their wooden table.

"Yeah, obviously Raia!"He replied with the food in his mouth. He's eating aggressively.

"Thank God, you've managed to escaped the police men without my help"

I joined him on the table and start eating too,We do not use utensils here,and we just eat with our hands,An improper way of eating,they've called it.But anyway,it doesn't matter to me at all.

I forgot to introduced this guy next to me,well, it's my bad that I often forgotten such unimportant things.By the way,His name was Rod,the only son of Aunt Ame.We've been friends since we were a kid up until now.He's my only friend in this town,but I am not his only friend.I'm no friendly at all,and I don't socialize with people so much. I always prefer loneliness since I was alone the whole time. Having no real family,having unknown parents, having nothing but myself, yeah that was the great loneliness I ever had.

"What's with that face again huh?"

He asked,pointing my expressionless but gorgeous face.

"What?"I also asked while chewing.

"Tell me,when am I going to see the smile in your lips again?I'll wait for it,but I hope it won't be long.you know I'm impatient."

I don't know if he's just joking around or what.I'm not in the mood to deal with him.

"You should wait for the shooting star to come and wish for it to happen."

I hissed with the coldness in my voice. No one ever seen me smiling since my foster parent died. I don't know what's wrong but I don't feel like smiling.I don't have energy to show a little or maybe I was used to it and remains at the reason that I have nothing to smile for. It was so pathetic and I know somehow frustrating,but yeah,I think,it became my saying in life.I HAVE NOTHING TO SMILE FOR.Well,let's just leave it there, like that.

He didn't say any word after what i've said.He let me eat peacefully for he knew that I hate interruptions when eating.I can feel his eyes are on me.But i never mind that,Maybe he is just trying to read me.

A deep sigh from him told me that he given up reading me.

"Savage."

He almost murmured.I know,it wasn't easy for him to deal with my Coldness and Vacuously everyday,He was used to always see me smiling and laughing.Always an optimistic,cheerfull and sweet.But,it's so difficult to be the same as before, especially when a certain situations with the worst scenario gives you a lot of reason to change.