The escape

It's been five years since the incident that shattered and almost took my life. Five years of learning and unlearning, five years of constant toture and nightmare. You must be wondering what am talking about right?

"Jane! Jane!! Jane!!! Wake up" Cassie said almost whispering. Cassie is Jane's best friend, they've known each other almost all their lives. Twelve years to be exact, Jane just turned 16 and Cassie is 10 months older.

They both met at the orphanage they currently live in, today they had both plan on escaping the orphanage. They are tired of life here, apart from the food that's never enough. And the rag they wear called clothes, not like they are complaining or something. 

They are really grateful to these people that have taken of them all their lives but, they really want more.

They want a better life, they want to go to school. Experience and enjoy life but, the orphanage won't let them leave. Unless someone comes and adopts them, or marry them off.

Now it's time to escape but, Jane won't wake up. ' What a bad sleeper ' Cassie thought.

"Jane wake up for God's sake, it's already 2am. It's times to go, don't you want to leave this place?" 

"Allow me sleep a little more, will you? Just leave me alone." Jane said with her eyes half closed, she really is a bad sleeper.

Cassie pulled Jane ears so bad that she almost passed out.

"Ouch ouch alright fine, I will get up." Jane said 

"Better for you, now hurry up wear your slippers and let's leave." Cassie said.

"Ain't we going to take anything?" Jane asked.

"No you dummy, we can't take anything if not they will realize we are gone before we can even run far. Now just hurry up," Cassie said.

"Alright I'm done, let's go." Jane said.

The girls sneak past the other girls in the room, they are almost twenty in each room.

Cassie had stolen one of the gate key duplicate yesterday, when no one was looking. How she had managed to do that? Jane still wondered.

They successfully got past everything. Not like they were any security of sort, except old grumpy mr jack. But, he must be sleeping soundly by now. 

Not like anyone would have thought two teenage girls would try to run away, so why stay awake? 

"Cassie are you sure we should do this?" Jane said from behind 

"Don't tell me you are scared," Cassie said and Jane nodded looking horrified. 

"Jane we are doing this, and there's no turning back. Don't worry we will be fine, I promise" Cassie said, takes Jane's hands and squeezes it 

"Alright ready? here goes." cassie asked.

"Alright let go."

Cassie opened the gate, and the two girls rushed out. Cassie locked the gate, and threw the keys back into the compound. Now there's really no turning back, the two girls looked at each other and left. 

They had no idea where they were heading to but, they have saved enough from the little errands they run at the community service every year. 

Whenever some rich folks comes around the orphanage, and gives them items some always give them money.

Well Jane is always lucky with that one you cannot just resist her charm, she's just too sweet. Which makes everyone wonder why she was never adopted.

And of course the money, Cassie always sneak into her pockets. She's a wild one,

even though the money won't last more than a month. 

They plan on finding a job by then, they can pick up their pieces going forward.

Everywhere was still dark but, they had to leave. 

They have no phone or any means of communication, not like they had anyone to communicate with. But Cassie has a torch, she's always ready.

She put it on, and they used it in navigating their way.

"Cassie, what's the plan?" Jane asked 

"Well I don't really have a plan but, we just have to keep walking till we are sure we walked far enough. Then we can find a place to rest okay? Just follow me."  Cassie said.

"Yes madam," Jane said, they continued walking for about 2 hours. 

"Cassie I'm tired" Jane said, with her hands on her knees 

"I am too, but we have to keep going." Cassie said panting.

"Okay but, just a little bit more. What's the time?" Jane asked.

"It's two minutes past four, once it's 4:30 am we will stop okay?" Cassie said and, Jane nodded. 

"Ouch ouch!!" Jane wailed in pain, Cassie stopped in her track and looked back.

"Jane what is it?" she quickly ran over to her, and saw her bleeding on the foot.

"It really hurts ouch! ouch! ahh! ahh! " she continues shouting as tears flowed down her cheeek, she got cut by a broken bottle. 

"Sorry Jane now what do we do? We have to find a place to hide, come on Jane hop on my back." Cassie said, carried Jane on her back.

And in about fifteen minutes, they found a spot. It was an alley and there was nobody in view.

Cassie laid Jane on her back, she tore her skirt and used it in wrapping the wound to stop the bleeding.

"Jane stay right here I will be back, I need to find some medicine so you don't grow a fever." Cassie said. 

"No Cassie, you can't leave me here. There's nobody here, I'm scared." Jane said.

"I won't take long I promise, just don't move. I will be right back" Cassie said assuring her.

"Alright" Jane nodded.

"Please Cassie, come back." she said.

"I will, I promise and I won't take long." with that Cassie left.