The Girl

The Officer

The air is cold as she stands on her corner, as she does every day, but today feels different.  She glances around and sees a car heading towards her.  The window rolls down, she is told to get in and as usual she points the man in the direction of her building.  When the reach the building and are heading in the man does something different.  He pulls her back to him with her hands behind her back and snaps something cold to her wrists. 

“You are under arrest for soliciting an undercover police officer.” He finished reciting her rights and puts her back in the car.  She stares out the window as they head to the police station.  Once there she is placed in a room where the officer tries to ask her questions. 

“What is your name? How old are you?  Why aren’t you in school? Where are your parents?”  His only answer is silence.  “You will be locked up for a long time if you don’t answer me.”  She continued to just stare at him and not answer.  He had no choice but to put her in the cell.  He made sure she was by herself. 

The girl felt like she should keep what she knew to herself, because the two people she should have been able to trust had abandoned her.  Her mother left without ever looking back or trying to take her along, and her father, his betrayal wasn’t worth thinking about.  She stared at the wall in the cell for a long time until she laid on the cot and slowly drifted off to sleep.

I look at the man beside me.  He is older now then when I first met him.  His hair is still dark brown with dark brown eyes. His skin is still smooth with an olive complexion. We have been together for several years how and are making dinner.  I feel the warmth of his body as her hugs me from behind as I stand at the stove waiting for the spaghetti to finish cooking. 

He is a police officer and and 8 years older then me.  Once the food is finished and we sit down to eat, he tells me about his day.  It is so much more exciting then mine was as I just cleaned the house and did laundry.  One day I hope we have children together.

She wakes up to the sound of the door being opened. Looking up she sees the officer who arrested her, she gives him a confused look.  “Where are you taking me now.”

“ We have located your mother, it turns out you were reported missing five and a half years ago Miss Briana.”

“Oh! Um I really don’t want to go with her.”  The girl hangs her head and follows him out.  What could her mother want with her after abandoning her all those years ago, this was not going to end well.

“I’m sorry but you are still underage and you have to be with someone.  Just give it a chance, it can’t be that bad.  Please if you ever need help do not hesitate to call me.  Here is my number in case you need it, but please don’t go back to the streets.”

“ I will keep that in mind.”  With that she went to her mother and followed her to what was to become a fresh start to her life.