The one

Chapter Two

Todd wakes me up in the morning. I ask him "what time is it?" he told me "Its 7:00, but no time I waste someone told the cops we're here they can't catch us." I said with fright "What do we do?!" As he packs his bag with some cans and bottled water, he tells me that "We need to find a new place to sleep at night." I pack the sleeping bag in my backpack as he points to the door we hear sirens. I'm more freaked out then ever but Todd looks calm. "He must have done this millions of times." I think to myself. Now we are running cops slam the car doors, I'm scared we're far from where we started. I'm crying, I'm terrified I have no idea what's going to happen. Todd walks over to me and puts his hand on my shoulder and tells me, "Everything's going to be ok, I'm not going to let anything happen to you. I promise." He hugs me, and I stop crying I feel much better now. Knowing that someone cares and that I might be safe. We haven't found a place yet and it's getting late and we've been talking a lot I found out that, his dad died when he was young and his mom was a drug addict. I feel bad for him, he told me that he was only 6 when he ran away. He didn't want to see his mother die when his father already did. We have quiet a lot in common. Todd stops and puts his stuff down, I ask him "Why are we stopping?" Todd said, "We are going to sleep here tonight no one will find us I swear." We lay out the sleeping bags, He takes his shirt off. Im thinking that he is cute, I'm blushing trying not to look as much as I want to. He puts his sleeping bag right next to mine. He told me that if we are closer then we are warmer and safer. I tell him goodnight. He's asleep but I can't sleep theres to much on my mind. Like about how we are sleeping behind a old gas station. How we are super close friends. How I might have a crush on Todd. I try to get this all off my mind, I decide that if I look up it would help me get my mind off things. Im falling asleep, but this isn't a dream. It's dark, it looks like..... my room. Someone opens the door, I'm terrified. Its my mom she comes in, I'm hiding in my closet. She's yelling, "WHERE ARE YOU BITCH?!" "IM GOING TO FIND YOU, CAN'T HIDE FOREVER!" She opens the closet door. Im in the corner, she moves the clothing on top of me. She's picking me up as Im screaming for help , I'm crying. She drags me to the bathroom, she's getting ready to hit me. I wake up and start crying. That was a flashback. Todd hears me and wakes up asks me "What's wrong?!" I tell him about the terrible nightmare I had. He's hugging me and tells me, "You're going to be ok, I'm here for you." He kisses me on the forehead. This time I'm not sleeping alone he cuddles me. Im in his arms I feel much better now I don't go back to sleep but at least I feel safe.