I ran. 

And ran.

I don't remember how long

Or where I was going

But I remembered what Ummi told me once

She said if I ever had to run

To run like nothing else in my life mattered

Not her

Not Abba

Not even 

My own

Thoughts

So I forgot them 

And I ran

And I didn't stop

Not until I had ran into a building

Left with the door ajar

And I went up

And up

And I went somewhere small

And cozy

And warm

And I fell asleep

Adrenaline still rushing through me

Making me pant in my sleep

Forcing me to curl in on myself

Scared of the world around me