the Number five volume twenty four

The claw moved left when my hand moved left on the joystick, Elizabeth was guiding me as I played the machine." Left!,right!, back!,fourth!, press the button now!,' I panicked and mashed the button. The claw slowly eased itself down above the stuffed Lion, the Lion was hovering over the rest of the stuffed prizes. The prize was in the area where it was behind the open door that read "win", I reached inside and grabbed the stuffed animal. The stuffed animal was made for Elizabeth, somebody who was with a pure heart, I knew that she wanted it because while I was handing it to her she was shaking. Her eyes got big after I gave the toy to her,people around us started chattering." He must have forced her on this date, poor thing doing this against her will', I quickly ran away from Elizabeth. Ran into a thing called photo shoot, all I could do is get away from her so that the rumors couldn't bring her down. The curtain was being slowly pulled apart, the hands on the curtain were the same who grabbed the stuffed animal.Elizabeth sat down inside the booth with me,her voice was as gentle as a daisy being planted against my ear." Hey Marcus what people say don't bother me', the reflection in the mirror was night and day between her world and mine. A loud clap happened in that booth, Elizabeth reached inside her bag. She pulled out items that I've never seen before, "how about we change that scary face into a welcoming one?'. I took a long look into the reflection in front of us, my left eye was the color of water. The other was the same as eternal darkness,above my left eye were acid marks on my face. The other side had claw marks that followed down my torso,Elizabeth dipped a pad into a weird dipping item that was the same color as her. The pad was so gentle as if a feather was flocking over my face, moments went by heart and started to ache.I quickly placed both hands over my chest, I wasn't nervous but happy at the good moments can overlap the bad ones. The way she applied in some areas was chilling to me,after an hour she put the pad down. She stood up blocking the mirror her words were like an announcement ," here is the New Marcus!'. Elizabeth took one step away from me so I could see the after math, as I took a look in the reflection the years of pain was hidden with a beautiful disguise. In the booth that was the moment when I realized that my life was worth more than a number, or a trail or an experiment. She took both of her hands on my cheeks," see with and without those scars you are still a beautiful soul that is more afraid of people hurting others than the people hurting him". I realized after those words left her mouth that I can live for myself not for others, she got in front of the curtains." Now!, let's go have some fun without any worries", we made haste to a game called ice hockey. She gave me the basics of the game, she reached under and grabbed a black puck. The force behind the puck slammed into the opening that I was supposed to protect. A loud "ah!' went off after the puck landed below me, I reached down to retrieve it and grabbed the puck with the same energy as a kid would. I slammed it on the table and it started to float away from the original spot, I slammed the puck with a little bit of force it bounced around the table and it went back into my goal. The sound went off signifying that someone had scored. I placed the mallet on the table and shouted out, " now we're even!'. Elizabeth busted out laughing, I stood there confused as to the reasoning of her laughter. "Why are you laughing?, she turned away pointing her left index at the score. The score was 0-2 in favor of Elizabeth,I realized that I had scored in my own goal, moments like these in this world make the events beforehand making their sacrifice worth it. The game lasted thirty minutes, game after game the pain of the past slowly faded away. As I made my way towards the exit with Elizabeth clinging to my arm, there was a girl with the same Heights I was going through time holding onto five. I took a quick glance up to see where I was heading,that's when I realized that he was gone, the hope was gone but not lost. I landed smack down behind an old brick building. I eased my way around to get an understanding of this place and this new world. I creeped around the corner of the house. I saw a bunch of kids playing in the front yard smiling from cheek to cheek. A woman came from the front of the house wearing some raggedy clothes, "come on kids it's time for dinner, we are having warm water and rice for dinner. After those words left her mouth my stomach acted on its growling in hunger, before I got closer to them l a shadow blocked out the sun that was In Front of me. The shadow spoke to me but not in a threatening way, more of a concerning way, " hello sweetheart. If you want to play with them you can. We don't judge where you come from. Every kid deserves a place they can call home". Her face was met with an expression I had never seen before,something they called a smile. She kneeled down to my level and met my gaze. Her eyes were filled with sorrow but not for her well being but for the others that they were taking care of. She pulled me up to my feet and wrapped both of her arms around me, her body's warmth told me that I was no longer in danger. Her body was pushing me towards the others, this place is so much different than the other one. In this one these kids were smiling because they were having fun, not because they were told too to look good for the other in the box score. We got within fifty meters of the other kids. There is a woman with the same clothing as the one who is guiding me towards the kids. A little girl rushed over to me with a dirty red dress on, " hey!You must be new, my name is Jain, what is your name?, How old are you?". height and skin tone as the one who saved me.