ACHES [Wattys Winner 2015]

My Hope 17

KIT'S POV

I drive fast,

Tears hazing my sight,

But I have to be strong,

I have to put up a fight,

For the one girl,

Who is my world.

Why did I let this happen?

Is running non stop,

Through my conscience,

But I force myself to focus on the road,

I have to be safe,

To keep her safe.

I reach at the address,

It is a house with lawn,

But the gate is locked.

I dread,

Is Hope inside?

Is she tied?

Did he hurt her?

I shriek her name,

From the highest shrill of my voice,

I shriek her name,

Crying. 

Madly, I shriek her name.

What would I do now?

I try her phone,

My heart is almost losing it's beat,

It is ringing but my world doesn't pick up.

So, It is crumbling,

The voice in my head,

Again saying,

It is your mistake.

It is your mistake.

Then a middle aged woman peeps from the door besides.

She says,

"Oh! the poor girl was taken to a hospital near by,

Just minutes ago,

She hit her head somehow."

My grounds shudder,

I would not leave him be,

If he was the one behind this.

I will kill him if need be.

As the anger subsides, the pain takes over,

I am shaking, trembling, falling apart.

Telling myself,

It is my doing.

It is my doing.

I toil my keys,

Then rush to make sure,

That my life is all right.