Naked Days

Zoey always wondered why she disliked clothes. She barely remembers the day she arrived at the orphanage, but she remembers the constant scolding from the teachers each time they caught her naked. It didn’t matter if she was walking from the showers without covering herself with a towel, playing with other children in the mud to avoid getting her clothes dirty and simply attending dinner without wearing a thing, the people in charge of the institution would always tell her it was wrong. She didn’t understand why it was a bad thing; she never felt the need to cover herself, Zoey just liked being in her birthday suit.

Today it was Zoey’s 9th birthday, and she already had decided on a wish. Though instead of waiting for a miracle or hoping magic would accomplish it, she was doing it herself. Waiting until midnight and making sure everyone had fallen asleep, the girl carefully walked out of the bedroom where she lived with other girls. The brunette sneaked out to the entrance with her backpack, which had a doll, food and her favorite book, and pulled out a note she had written for the staff. She thanked them for everything and let them know she was leaving to live the life she wanted to have. Tears fell over the piece of paper, but Zoey knew this was the first step to a new life and stood up, leaving firmly on her choice. By the time the staff noticed Zoey’s absence, they found a pair of shoes along her clothes in the entrance.

Zoey didn’t believe it at first, but she somehow had walked outside naked for hours. The orphanage was located far in the woods, so there was no one around to notice her lack of clothes. She was getting ready to live her life without clothes when she reached….