BRIIING

   Wha? Time? 7:30... Holy shit! 7:30! I'm going to be late!

My name is Brent Brieres, today is my 16th birthday I guess, I should explain a bit about myself, I'm what, 5'9 medium build brown/blond hair, nothing to look at. I'm not what's special about this story anyway. In my hometown of Seiris at the age of 16 we get our first Pokemon. But to be honest, I don't think that I'm ready. See, when I was 5 years old my father left my family to go on an adventure with his Pokemon, and he never came back. Since I was 10 years old, I vowed to never touch a Pokemon. But I think that is all going to change. In Seiris, our Pokemon are our livelyhood. We use them to help with housework, to explore, basicly everything! In Sieris if you don't have a Pokemon, then chances are your going to wind up a hobo, or dead. The thing is, I'm afraid of Pokemon. I never went near them, and  I don't think I even want to. But I need to face my fears, because once I have this pokemon, I'm leaving my hometown to look for my dad. I haven't told my mother yet, but I'm leaving irregardless.

   My alarm clock wakes me up at the same time, every day. 6:45, when I wake up I get dressed and go downstairs to cook breakfast for my family. Then I clean the house help my brothers and sisters get dressed and cleaned up, and then I leave the house to go shopping, or to do other errands that need running. Basicaly I AM the man of the house. I know it may sound selfish, but I need to leave. I'm constantly being smothered by my family. I have no free time for myself, so once I get this pokemon I'm leaving, and I'm not coming back. Enough with the introduction let's get this show on the road!

   BRIIING

I jump up, yes! the day is finally here! Today is my 16th birthday! Finally! I get out of my bed swiftly and stretch. Alright, it's a new day. Time to get my plan started. I get dressed and throw a bunch of clothes into my backpack, I need to get packed! I grab some food from my closet, grab a pair of running shoes, and then my collapsable bike, which I had to save up my pocket money for 5 months to get. And I'm ready. I look around my room for the last time. This is it, I'm finally leaving. I look on my nightstand and see the letter that I wrote explaining what I had done:

Mom,

If your reading this then obviously you are looking for me, and you must know that I am gone. I left this morning to go get a Pokemon, and, I'm not coming back mom. I need to go do something for me, for the first time in my life, I have to do something for myself. I'm leaving to go find dad. I don't know if he is even still out here, or if he is even alive, but until I find that out I wont stop searching. I can't. I'm sorry that I'm leaving you like this, and I know it will be difficult. But I need to leave mom. I'm sorry, I love you.

Blake

I put the note on my bed, open my window, and climb out. I land on the ground and immediatly crouch. I would hate for my plan to be ruined at this stage. I unzip my backpack and pull out my bike. I set it up and pedal off at full speed. Within minutes Seiris is in the distance, just a small sprawl of lights. I pull a map out of my pocket and look for the town I'm going to, Gorlia City, where Professor Moss lives, he is the man I need to see about getting a Pokemon. I fold the map away and put it back in my backpack, if I pedal quickly I can get to Gorlia withing a few hours, I look back at Seiris one last time, and begin my journey.