Weightless and Forgotten

I told one person and they leaked the news to everyone as I sprinted to my car I could feel my phone vibrating in my pocket. Although no one was behind me it felt like I was being chased. I had this one opportunity to fly and it felt as though every sound from my phone was another person appearing behind me grabbing at my back and trying to keep me from taking off.

I never dreamed of running away or abandoning everyone. Maybe this is the person I've always been. I don't think the money is changing me, but rather, it's making me louder. It took away my fear. Because the very moment I got it, my brain told me to run and my heart told me to fly. I answered my best friend's call and screamed " You never could keep a secret. So I'm leaving you behind." then I hung up. "I answered my sister's call and could hear the excitement in her voice and my screaming nephews in the background asking where I was and if could they speak to me. "Where are you? It sounds like you're running. Are you on you're way here?" She asked.

"I don't know where I'm going, but I feel like I'm flying," I replied.

She laughed, You don't have wings and you're not weightless. So come back down to earth. Where are you?"

I jumped on the hood of my car and took a quick look at the neighborhood. It was all I'd ever known. I had only been rich for 4 minutes and I already knew, this was the last time I would see this place.

I looked at my phone while I panted from all the running. I was still in disbelief. As the sweat dripped down onto my iPhone, I looked at my sister's name across my phone. She was my closest sibling. We were inseparable, not because of the things we had in common, shared interests, favorite shows, or a sibling bond. But because she was the only one who would put up with me. But when I didn't do exactly as I was told she never batted an eye reminding me that no one wanted me. Our parents kicked me out at 14, my 4 others sisters wanted nothing to do with me and my twin brother joined the military the moment he could. We always said, "Wherever we both are is home. "

He was stationed in Japan and all I could think about was running to find him and sharing everything with the only person to ever tell me they loved me.

In my one moment of clarity, I almost forgot about my sister who was now shouting my name.

"Tyler! Tyler." She shouted.

"Rebecca, I'm going to see if what you and Dad said is true," I said.

"If what is true?"

"If I just disappeared I'd be forgotten in a week."

I heard her begin to shout my name, but before she could finish, I hung up. I switched my phone to "Do not disturb", jumped in my Pontiac, and sped up the highway.