A 200-word mini story for school

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   Victoria was tall, with sharp cheekbones and hard curves. She had a small stomach, and hardly looked like a healthy woman at all. In her large yellow shopping bag her baby boy slept soundly, hidden so no one would suspect he was there.
     One word echoed in her head: Run. Run. Run. She must get away from him, she must take Eli and hide from the terrible man her husband has become. She tried to quicken her pace, walking steadily, her other two bags bouncing at her side. Thump, thump, thump. Hopefully no one would spot her out through the crowd.   She could think no more as tears burned her pale, sunken cheeks as the thought of what she must do enveloped her anew. She walked until her long, thin legs stopped at the New York Orphans Home. She reached down and peeked at her baby boy sadly.
            “I love you Eli,” She whispered, a sob catching her throat. He whimpered softly, but remained sleeping. She put a small note on the blanket he was wrapped in. “I love you, baby,” She kissed his little button nose one last time, rang the doorbell, and disappeared in the darkness.

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