Directions: Read the story then answer the questions below.



[b]"The Runaway"[/b]



My name is Uma.



I was 17 when I ran away from home for good .



I stole $45 from my Dad’s drawer one morning.



He had already left for work.



I stuffed some clothes in my backpack.



I headed for the bus station.



I caught the first bus that came in.



It did not matter to me where I was going.



It just mattered that I was leaving.



I ended up in Springfield, Massachusetts.



I got here around sunset.



My first night here I was scared.



I was alone.



I slept behind an old store so no one would see me.



It was December. I was so cold.



Today, I am still in Springfield. I am 28-years-old. I have a kid who is 11.



I wipe tables at a restaurant. The food is not so good. The people who eat there are not so nice.



I think about my dad sometimes.



“Do I have a grandma?” my kid asks.



“No,” I say.



“Do I have a grandpa?” he asks.



“Not to speak of,” I say. That is when I think of my dad.



I think about what he is doing.



I think about if he misses me or not.



I don’t miss him much at all.



But it’s nice to feel like someone misses you.



What does [i]for good[/i] mean in this story?