Anya quietly got out of bed and slipped out of the room she shared with Katie. She left the Palm Woods and began to make her way to the only place in the world that she could find with her eyes closed. Once she got there, she made a beeline for the two gravestones that she was looking for and sat down on the ground in front of them. Anya lovingly cleaned off a year's worth of dirt and grime from the stones until she could read what was written on them.

"Hi, Mama," Anya began, "Hi, Daddy. How are you? Well, I'm sure you're great, and for once I am, too. This past year...well, it's been different and more wonderful than any other year I've told you about. I ran away from Wayne and Gertrude and this boy, Kendall, found me. He protected me from them, well, until Wayne hit me with his car. But that's not his fault; I kind of let Wayne hit me on purpose. If I didn't he would have hit Kendall and Kendall would have died. Anyway, I'm ok now so it doesn't matter." Anya could feel the first cools drops of a rain storm fall on her face.

"Actually, I'm better than ok. Wayne and Gertrude are in jail and now I live with Kendall and his friends and family in this place called the Palm Woods. They're all so nice over there...I'm almost never scared anymore.

"Kendall's mother is really nice. She's in charge of Kendall, his three friends, his sister, and now me, and she does a really good job of it. She's always there if you need anything and she's just so nice. It's hard to believe I was actually scared of her when I first met her." Anya wiped a few oncoming tears out of her eyes. "And his sister, she's nice, too. I share a room with her now. She's kind of...grown up for her age, but she's the best roommate I could ask for.

"And his friends...they're unlike any people that I've ever met. With Kendall, they make up a band called 'Big Time Rush.' They're crazy and they're always getting into trouble, but they're so...so loyal to each other. They would drop everything at a moment's notice to help each other." Anya's voice grew quieter. "I wish I had friends like that."

Anya stared at the tombstones for a moment before resuming. "Even everybody else that lives at the Palm Woods is really nice. Except for the manager, he's kind of cranky and strict. There's this one girl, Camille, who's really good friends with Kendall and his friends. She's really really nice. She's an actress and she's always auditioning for things. She's a little strange, but strange in a good way." The rain began to fall harder.

"And there are these other girls. There are three of them and their names are all 'Jennifer.' They're really nice to me, too, but they care too much about clothes and makeup and hair so Kendall likes to keep me away from them."

Anya saw something move out of the corner of her eye. She looked up and saw Kendall standing at the edge of the cemetery, holding an umbrella. She waved and then turned back to the tombstones.

"There are so many people that live at the Palm Woods that I could spend all day telling you about them, but I have to get back. I love you both and I miss you and I wish that you were here with me, but you don't have to worry about me anymore. I'm finally safe."

Author's Note: The End. But not really, because I have a lot in store for Anya. I'm not sure if I'm still going to do the 100 theme challenge, though. If not, then the sequel will be next. When I decide which I'm doing, I'll write it on my profile, so check back often.

Oh, and did I mention I still need ideas for the sequel?

Anyways, until my next posting, ttfn

Ta ta for now