Zuniqa

Chapter One

That was it. She had decided to leave home. It wasn't an easy decision for her to make, Zuniqa loved her parents. But that was the thing, they weren't her parents and all she desired to know was who her real family was. That question that had been constantly nagging her mind throughout her childhood needed to be answered and the only way that was going to happen is if she got out into the world and started looking for herself. Answers weren't just going to fall out of the sky and that's why she had made up her mind to go.
'But you don't even know where to start! Please think about this! You can't just go!' Pleaded her mother Felicity with tears welling up in her eyes.
'I may... I might have some leads... I think so... I've got to have family out there.' Zuniqa answered. 'I just have to know. I have to at least try to find out.'
'But you have us Zuni. You know how much we love you.' Her father Armeus sighed. 'But I suppose you were always that sort... always so desperate to explore...'
'That's right dad, and if I don't go now...' Zuniqa started before she was interrupted by her mothers distressed tone.
'But Zuniqa, we don't even have anything to give you! How will you survive? How will you even keep contact with us? What if you just forget all about us?'
'Your mother is right, we're a family of very little means Zuni. We can't give you anything to set you off and we can't just send you on some jorney with nothing.' Agreed Armeus.
Zuniqa sighed as she took a step back. She looked at her parents. She looked around at their small, shack-like home. Her mother was now clutched onto her father's shoulder, tears gliding slowly down her face.
'Mum... dad...' Zuniqa said quietly before pausing. 'Well... I call you that but...' She paused again. Felicity winced, dreading what was to come next. 'You've both always been honest about this with me and I appreciate that.' Zuniqa said as she walked over to the widow and leaned on the sill. She gazed outside while her parents remained stood behind her. 'You must  have known this would happen one day...'
'But Zuniqa you're only seventeen.'
'I know dad... but please... I know that it's stupid and dangerous but I have to. I just have to do this... it's... it'd be... I just need to know...' Zuniqa turned back to her parents. 'And who knows. Maybe this way I'll be able to make our family's fortune. I could go out and I could work, somewhere profitable, not like here. I could send the money back and then we'll all finally be able to make it out of this place!'