CHAPTER 1

Hey, my name is Kevin. I am 15 years old. I don't got to school because I'm homeless. My Mom left me in an alley when I was seven. I still remember that day like it was yesterday. I've had to kill mice, rats, and birds for food. Sometimes, I've even had to steal food from stores just to eat. I take baths in streams that I can find. I have no friends and no help.

One day when it was dark outside, a couple of police officers recognized me from grocery store video cameras. They told me to stop but I didn't listen. If they caught me I might have to go to prison. So, I just kept on taking sharp turns until they lost me. It wasn't that hard to lose them. They had to have been 30 years older than me. I ended up at some food store that I've never seen in my life. It felt like I didn't belong there or something. So, I decided that I would have to figure out why.

When I walked in, I didn't recognize anything. Everything was yellow and red and by the menu there was a huge "M". There was a really freaky Clown that was walking around the store. When I decided that there was nothing wrong with the store I started walking out, but the same police officers that were chasing me were about to walk through the front door! I started running for the bathroom. The cops saw me and started chasing me again. I locked the door and climbed out the window. I started running for the alley. I didn't care if they followed me, let them. That just means I will keep on running until I'm safe.

SUBMITTED BY NICK, 6-T