Regina’s Diary
Dear Diary,
Sorry I haven’t written in a long while.
I had a lot going on before I got settled somewhere safe.
It took me almost six months, but I’m living in Phoenix now.
Met some wonderful people, who I lied to about my name and where I came from.
I said I ran away from one of those polygamist cults, and they believed me.
I know lying is bad, but I can’t be Regina Karen Morton anymore.
With their help, I am now Regi Martin. They helped me to get a new social security number and a job at a grocery store, and a cheap room to rent.
I changed my hair, too. I dyed it black and cut it to shoulder length.
It’s cute. It’s the new me. I think I have a knack for doing hair.
Maybe beauty school is in my future, after I get my GED, and I’m working on that now.
I’m safe for now, Diary. My body has healed, yet I’m still always looking over my shoulder.
God, I miss my parents. I wonder if they ever looked for me, Diary.
But I tell myself that it doesn’t matter anymore.
Did Krew and Decker ever look for me? Did they really care about me?
I hope they are happy together. I know from what Maya told me the last time I talked to her, that they were caught by the cops, but they are okay now.
That was all she said before my cheap, pay-by-the-minute cellphone cut out and stopped working.
I managed to save enough money to get another phone.
I called Maya to give her my new number, and ask about my parents, and Krew and Decker.
She never answered my calls and messages.
I know she’s busy with school. It’s our her senior year.
And I know there’s a lot of things happening, but she hasn’t returned any of my calls or texts in almost six months. I don’t know why she’s ignoring me.
I couldn’t call Krew and Decker, even though I wanted to.
Truth is, I was too scared to tell them—Krew especially.
They would blame and hate me, just like Teke he said.
God! Why did I even write his ugly name in here?
It doesn’t matter anymore. I’m on my own and free.
Anyway, I have to go to work. I’ll try to write more. But I can’t make any promises.
Regi