When Death opens the door

Chapter 2: Am I crazy?

Bella's P.O.V.

It had over a week since I heard the voice that could end my pain and suffering. He told me that I couldn't tell a soul. All I could say was a name. Ponyboy. I don't know what it means. Is that who will end my suffering. I hope I get to meet whoever this is. I can't wait. I quit talking and my parents yelled at me. "Talk to us gosh dangit!" My dad would scream. I didn't want to. My grades were good in school and I was going to go for track. I don't need to talk as long as my grades are up. The voice said he would allow me to cry and whimper whenever I wanted to so I took advantage of this. Whenever mom or dad hit me I would whimper and let the tears fall. I was always done with my homework before 4 and I was bored. I re-read all my books and did puzzles. I am sooooo bored. Being quiet is soo hard. I want to just go to my parents and say "I made a deal with the devil I think", but I don't dare. For one reason I don't know what my parents will do to me and secondly I don't know what the voice will do to me. I was doing a puzzle one day and happened to hear someone walk in. I had a really bad ear infection when I was a baby and somehow I think it made my hearing better. I tuned in on the conversation. "So she's not talking." A voice said. "Exactly." My mom said. "What's wrong with her." My dad asked. "Well when It's been said that children can grow mute." The other person said. "Well she has said one thing this whole time." My mom said. "What's that?" the other person asked. "Ponyboy." My mom said. Great the secrets out. "She's crazy I think." My dad said. "Well we'll put her in a nut house and we can find out by how she behaves." the other person said. No. I can't go to a nut house! I grabbed a few bags and planned my escape. The person left and my parents went outside. I packed all the things necessary. I packed enough clothes to last for a while and tons of other things. I know I didn't forget my stuffed dog. I wrote a letter to my best friend Grace. I wrote telling her I was running away cuz my parents thought I was crazy. I grabbed my things and snuck out my window. I ran to Grace's and ran around to her room. I saw the window was open and I threw the letter on her floor. I took off running. I saw a train and jumped on it. I didn't know where I was going, but if it's far away from here I was okay with it. One thought kept running through my head though. She's crazy I think. The words my dad said. I couldn't help, but believe him. I started to cry, but quit when the train stopped. How long had it been. I looked at a watch I had brought. It was 7 in the morning. I left at 7 last night. Amazing how fast time can fly when your bawling your eyes out. I jumped of the train and walked down the streets. I found a park and laid down on it. I guess I fell asleep cuz when I woke up there was a boy standing in front of me. "Are you okay?" He asked. I stared at him. I sat up and kept staring. "Hello?" he said waving his hand in front of me. Did he think I was stupid or something? I remembered what my parents said about me and I burst into tears. The boy's face went surprised. He put his hands on my shoulders. "Hey. Calm down. It's okay." he said pulling me into a hug. I held him and he picked me up. I cried into this boys' shoulder. "Ponyboy!" I screamed through my tears. I felt the boy tense. I let go of him and he dropped me on accident. "What did you say?" He asked. I stared at him through my tears. "What did you say!?" he asked yelling this time. I heard my dad's voice in his. I panicked. I grabbed my stuff and started to run. He chased after me and tackled me. I hit my head hard. I looked up at him with hazy eyes. His face was apologitic. "Oh my gosh. I'm sorry." He said. "Ponyboy." I whispered before it all went black.