Escape

The next day the doctors informed the officers about Amelthia's consciousness so they could record her statement.

The nurse came into Amelthia's room to check on her and inform her about the officers coming.

"Good morning Amelthia! I am going to change your IV to a new one. The officers are going to be here in a little while to record your statement ok??"

Amelthia snapped her head at Emma.

"What statement??"

"They want to know why were you there on the road in such a terrible condition. Maybe they would be able to help you."

Emma answered her question after looking at her confused expression.

"No!" Amelthia jolted up and disagreed with the thought.

The nurse got worried as to why she is disagreeing with help,

"Huh?? But why?? Don't you want the police to help you??"

"uh..uh..because..."

Amelthia stuttered as she tried to look for an excuse.

Emma looked at her keenly but just then the doc came in.

"Hey, Amelthia! How are you feeling today??"

The doc asked her passing a smile and in a soft voice.

"Doc I am fine so please let me go.." Amelthia said with a pleading tone.

The doctor's eyebrows furrow in confusion.

"But why dear you still need to rest..!"

Amelthia didn't give up and kept on pleading,

"Just... discharge me! I am old enough that I can take care of myself so let me go please!!"

The Doc ignored her not wanting to create an argument,

"We will observe your condition for the next 24 hrs before you can go."

I should better run from here they are going to trap me here forever....I can't give a statement..never.

Amelthia thinks as the doc checks her and leaves the room.

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The officers came to the hospital for recording Amelthia's statement.

"Hey! We are here for Amelthia's statement recording.."

The nurse nodded and lead them to Amelthia's room.

But to their wonder as the nurse opened the door, the room was empty. The blanket on the floor, the IV tube hanging and the liquid tipping on the white tiled floor make a pool making it clear that Amelthia ran away a long time ago.

The nurse panicked and ran out of the room to ask the receptionist if they know where did Amelthia go. The officers felt the emergency and followed the nurse to the reception.

" Linta! check the CCTV where did Amelthia go."

Linta was new there so she didn't about the coming and going patients.

"Amelthia who??!"

The nurse tried to explain to her, she wanted Linta to find Amelthia quickly.

" The 22 yr old girl who was admitted yesterday, the officers brought her here."

" Oh ok wait a minute. I will check."

Linta started checking the footage.

The nurse stood there tapping her feet in nervousness.

"What's the matter, nurse??"

The officers asked curiously.

The nurse tried to remember the things she said..

" She ran away, she didn't want to give any statement."

" Then you should have informed us about this, it wasn't a special case that it wasn't important to record her statement." The officer snapped with a slight hint of anger in his eyes.

The nurse felt guilty and bad about all of the situation.

"We are sorry officer!"

"We are leaving. Thank you" Officers bowed and then left with madness in them.

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Amelthia walked on the road in a hospital gown and a hood over it and hospital slippers on her feet. She wore the hood cap so no one could see her face. As people would walk past her they would murmur.

why is she in hospital clothes!!??

Is she a hospital runaway??

Her gownn showss shee musthave runn from a hospital.

She looks so miserable.

Amelthia did her best to ignore all the people talking around her. She sped walk straight getting far and far from the hospital.

She walked for hours until she got tired and went to a nearby place to sit.

But as soon as she went to sit on the bench in front of a cafe to sit a waiter came running towards her.

"Hey hey!! Don't you sit there? Go away."

Amelthia jolted stand back and looked at him.

"God these filthy dirty people ."

He murmured in his breath as he dusted the bench.

"But-"

Amelthia gave up and started to walk away.

She took deep breaths and released heavy sighs as she walked for another 30 minutes.

She stopped by a park and saw kids playing around and people talking, laughing, and walking around, men doing exercises.

She decided to sit on the bench in the park.

As she entered the park the beautiful scent of colorful flowers hit her nose. She took a deep breath taking in the beautiful aroma around her. She looked around to see a big garden with flowers on its boundaries, some swings on one side of the garden, and little kids around 5 yrs playing and giggling around. She smiled at the view and walked to a bench in the corner and sat there.

She looked at the blue sky and a tear left her eye.

wh-y!?? why m-e??

Her thoughts got interrupted by the grumbling of her stomach. And as a reflex, her hand moved to her stomach. She looked around.

I don't even have money.... well.. it's better to die from hunger than by getting killed.

she thought as she tried not to think about food. But people eating in front of her made her more hungry so she decided to leave the park.

She walked out of the park head lowered hood on her head and her hands in the pockets of the hood.

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Amelthia walked for hours and it was getting dark. Hour by hour as the darkness spread, her fear about getting caught grew more.

She was walking on a busy pathway, but the people around looking at her frightened her. And that fear leads her to speedwalk again. She sped a walk which turned into running. She ran and ran and ended up bumping into someone and falling on the pathway.

"Oh, I am sorry. I didn't see you coming."

The voice seemed of some man rather a gentleman. His voice was calm and soft.

He leaned down offering his hand for her to get up.

Amelthia look up meeting his blue doe eyes forgetting about the reason why was she running. She examined his face, Black hair, perfect eyes filled with softness and charm, sharp jawline-

Her thoughts once again got interrupted as the man waved his hand in front of Amelthia's face.

"um..hello??"

Amelthia snapped out of her thoughts.

"Oh-h... "

Amelthia took her hand and stood up still looking into his eyes.

As Amelthia's face got visible to him he examined her whole state from head to toe.

"um... are u okay miss??"

he asked hesitantly not to interfere in her business.

Amelthia flinched back.

"y-yeah."

Amelthia said still trying to examine his face clearly in the night and the moonlight coming from the full moon.

" You don't look fine though."

The man said with a little concern dripping from his tone.

" N-no I-I am ok-y."

Amelthia said still protesting.

And they both stood there looking at each other with a relaxing feel inside them.