Run Away

Ever felt like running away? Well running away is exactly what Jacob, Scarlett, Troy and Maddison did. They ran away on the last day of school. Why you ask. Because they were tired of living in a small town were everyone hated them. Also they wanted to explore a bit more, get to see a new side of America. They lived in Maryland. A small state that basically had nothing. They wanted to go somewhere that has, everything. They planned to drive to California. Yes, they are going to drive 42 hours (possibly more) in a truck with 4 people. You say it sounds hard, but they say it sounds possible. This is there story.

Troy's P.O.V
Today is the last day of school. I made it. I made it threw all the bullies, all the stupid tests, exams, and the mean old teachers. I made it!!! I run home with the biggest smile on my face knowing that the last day of school isn't the only good thing happening today. I unlocked the door and ran up to my room. I got my duffle bag out from my closet and set it on my bed. I texted my friend, Jacob that I was ready for our life long adventure. I see him outside my house so I opened my window and threw my bag so it was now on the side of the house so my mom won't see. We didn't tell any of our moms that were running away. That's the whole point. Running away is something that you do out of courage and honestly no thought. You run away for a reason, not to just get out the house for a couple of days. Some people run away because there tired of being in the house all day. Maybe there life is better off somewhere no one knows you and you can just start over. To not forget your mistakes, but to put them in a folder titled 'Past' and move on. I got my book bag and put some soda, chips and cookies incase we get hungry before our first stop. "Mom! I'm going out with Jacob and the girls!" I yelled out. "Ok! Be safe!" She yelled back. Didn't know I would say this but, I'm going to miss my mom and my siblings. My dad is off in the army, so I already miss him enough. I have 2 little sisters and 1 big brother. My 2 sisters, Abigail and Leah, are twins and going to be in 1st grade. My brother, Jackson is one of the best athletes I have ever known (personally)! He is caption of his schools football team. He's in college. He goes to The University of Maryland. As I walk over to get my bag I look at my house one last time and get in the back seat of Jacob's truck. "You ready?" Jacob said looking back at me. I grin and said "Ready as ever!"

Scarlett's P.O.V
After school Madison came over my house because her bag was there. Her dad checks her room. Why? To prevent her from this. Running away from home and possibly never coming back. Her mom died a couple years back in a car accident. Ever since then, Madison had been a wreak. She got into gangs, kicked out of school, and almost went to jail. She's much better but living with just her dad and little brother can be tough for her. My mom and dad are at work and my older sister, Katherine is with her tutor. I put the last of my clothes in my bag and got some money from my piggy bank. "How much did you save?" Madison asked. I counted. "Only 20 bucks. How about you? "I saved up $4 and stole 50" I laughed. "You didn't have to steal you know! Who you get- I mean steal it from?" "I went over Matthew's house the other day and saw it in his book bag, so I just took it" I laughed more. Matthew had a crush on Madison since 2nd grade! I grab a bag of pretzel chips and donuts for our ride. When I see Jacob's car, I start to shake a bit. I want to do this, 100%, but I just don't want to miss anyone. Like I know it's summer but it's my family I might miss. I love my mom and my sister but the reason I'm running away with my best friends is because these are the people that really care about me. The kids at school would pick on my and call me 'Rich Girl' and 'Daddy's favorite' just because I live in a big house with only 4 people living in it. It sounds like I'm 'The Rich Girl' but I'm not. I'm as normal as ever. People label you, the second they look at you. The first day of school I wore a pink dress with a bow on the side. A boy came up to me and said "This is school, not a ball princess". Everyone laughed. All I could do is cry to the bathroom. I hated being the center of attention, and hate it even more when people laugh at me. When I walked home that day I thought to my self. 'Why do people care what I wear? I can wear what I want to wear! If I want to look like Cinderella, then so be it!'. But when I was getting ready for bed, all that confidence went away. I looked on Instagram as I was brushing my teeth. There was a picture of me from today, running to the bathroom. I couldn't bare to read the caption. I shut my phone off and cried myself to sleep. I didn't want to be people's label. I didn't want to be the princess. I wanted to be Scarlett. "Relax" Madison whispers in ear, noticing that I'm a little nervous. "Everything will be alright. We won't let anything happen to you". When Madison said those words, I knew I was safe. it's like having 2 amazing dorky brothers and one silly, crazy sister. These guys are my family, and always will be.

Madison's P.O.V
I put my stuff into the trunk and hop in the back with Troy. "Hey Troy" I said as I take the Dr. Pepper can from his hands. Troy comes from a long line of athletes, preferably football athletes. But Troy wants to play Baseball. He's good at football and all but, he says swinging a bat is better then getting tackled to the ground. Troy is a fragile boy. I didn't bother to pack much, cause I really don't have much. All my life I basically took care of myself. I never really needed any help when I was little, I always thought I could manage myself. My mom died almost 5 years ago in a car accident. I never handed death before, and for it to be my mom, it was just awful. I always think about her, no matter what. My mom ran away with me one day when I was 9. I didn't really know what was going on so I just went with it. We slept in a car for 3 months until my dad found us. When we got home, my mom told me, "If you ever feel like you need a brake from the little world your living, run away to a new world. Don't be afraid to run for what you want. Think about it and just run to it! Don't look back, just run! And when you get there, embraces it. Live your new little world to the fullest, and when it gets old or doesn't feel new, run again". What she said always stuck to me, and that's why I'm running away now. I have lived in Maryland for 16 years and it never really gave me any good. My dad is super protective of my brother and I, and I can see why. Before I left I told my brother that one day he'll do the same thing when he's 16. He'll run away from his little world and explore. School is another reason why I'm running away. The people there really didn't care about your feelings. All they cared about was that there making themselves happy or look tough. I got bullied when I was in school. They would call me names like 'Sycophant' or 'Freak' and worst of all, 'Retarded'. I really don't know why they called me these names. They don't know what happened in my life. The more I ignored, the more they called me names. I couldn't get threw them and it really made it harder. I didn't know how to make them stop, or shut them out. All school year, I went threw that, and I told myself that I wouldn't have to go threw that anymore. I told myself that I'm going to run away, and never come back. I'm glad that I get to go on this adventure with 3 of my best friends. They mean the world to me. "Ok everyone here we go!" Jacob said pulling out of the drive way. This is it. This is me getting out of my little world. "Oh! And try not to trash the car please! We're going to be in this car for a long time and I don't feel like cleaning it out" Jacob said. "Yes sir!" I said and everyone laughed. This is it. Goodbye little world. See you......never!

Jacob's P.O.V
"Can you at least turn the radio on??" Scarlett said turning the radio on as a One Direction song came on. "Ugggg!" Everyone groaned. "Please no! If I'm going to be in a car with this girl for 2 days please no Wrong Direction!" Madison pleaded. "MAYBE ITS THE WAY SHE WALKED!!! STRAIGHT INTO MY HEART AND STOLE IT!!!!" Troy and Madison was back there begging her to shut up as I sat there laughing at Scarlett singing what they call, The Best Song Ever. This is me. Driving to a place that I have only dreamed about with my best friends. I knew Troy the longest. We met in 3rd grade. Then I met Scarlett in 7th grade and Madison in 8th. We all got bullied, and for the most random things. I got bullied because of my race. I'm half and half so kids would call me things like 'Oreo'. I never liked being called Oreo, but one thing I did like was getting Oreos from everyone at lunch. I tried to laugh it off whenever someone called me Oreo but that really didn't help. The bullying got to the point where the kids followed me home and beat me up. All I could think is 'What did I do to you!?' 'I never called you ANY names!'. I would cry myself to sleep almost every night. Then I realized that not only me, but my friends are also getting bullied. Then on the 10th of February, I made a plan. A plan to escape from this town, this state. I told everyone to save up as much money as possible until this day. I told them that by June 10th, forget every mistake that you ever made. Forget every name a bully called you. Forget everything thing that happened in Maryland, because we're going to run away, together. I knew that it would be hard but so far we're doing good! We're driving away from every thing that didn't matter to us. We're driving away from everything that didn't make us the happiest person. We're driving away from our old, crappy lives and to a new life that we are going to live to the fullest. I'm going to leave the past in the past and focus on the present. I told myself that I'm not going to live life with regrets. I'm going to live life full of positive thoughts. Never going to tell myself that "I should've done this" or "Remember when you didn't do this" because I'm going to take every opportunity that comes my way. When I get older, I'm going to remember 3 important dates. February 10th 2015, June 10th 2015 and my birthday. February 10th is the day I came up with the best plan that ever popped in my head. June 10th is when I made that idea come to life. You can do anything you want. All you have to do is work to it, and work hard. Don't make life full of regrets, you don't want to let yourself down. This is the day that my life changes, forever.