In The Blink Of An Eye

Road To Nowhere

Phil... let's get back to him. Well, once he saw me running after Richy the way I did, he left. I mean, what could I have expected. He had just kissed me for the first time ever, and I ran after another man. I was there, all alone and in shock. I still couldn't believe what had just happened. As shocked as I was about Phil, I could have somewhat seen that one coming, but what happened with Richy? I couldn't have seen coming even in my wildest dreams. We were friends!!! I understand he never liked Phil, but his reaction to seeing Phil kiss me was something that I never saw coming. I hadn't even realized I was still standing outside my house, I go back in before someone thinks I have completely lost my mind standing all alone outside crying.

Once I get back in the house, I go straight up to my room. What should I do? Should I try to call them? Should I just ignore it and let it all pass on its own? I didn't know what to do! I reach for my phone and see a text message from Lilly. "Hey honey, I just wanted to check up on you and see how you are feeling?"

I didn't want to ignore her text, but I really was not in the mood to talk to anybody right now, especially not to her. Not after what just happened. OMG, HOW WAS I GOING TO TELL JAKE ABOUT THIS??? He is going to think I wanted this. He is going to think that I did something to give Richy and Phil the wrong idea. While Jake was in jail fighting for his life and freedom, I was here making a bigger mess out of everything.

I look at the clock, and it's barely seven. I didn't want to be there in this house. I didn't want to sit here and think about everything that my life had come to. I get up, go to my closet, and find the most comfortable thing I can put on. I felt like the jeans and shirt I had on now were making it even harder for me to breathe. I get dressed, grab my car keys, and go! I didn't know where I was going. All I knew was that I didn't want to be here. I get into my car and start driving with no destination in mind. I didn't even know the streets in Duskwood yet, and I was about to head somewhere. I really had no idea about it. At this point, I didn't even care!

I turn the radio onto the rock station and just drive, as far from here as possible. I don't normally listen to rock. It's not my go to music when I am in the mood, however now I just wanted to scream along with the music on top of my lungs with my windows rolled down as I disappear away from this town. Running away from my problems wasn't a solution, but it was the only thing that made any sense at the time. Jake was gone. My best friends would all hate me once they found out what happened. Richy was already mad, and I ended up pushing Phil away as well. My life was a mess!!!

With everything going on, the fear of driving all alone in the dark with a psycho on the loose was the least of my worries. It's crazy how far you can go when you have nowhere to go. I just kept driving as it was getting darker by the minute. I didn't want to stop, but how far was the gas in my tank going to get me? The last thing I wanted now was to get stranded in the middle of nowhere. I see a sign that says Erstonia, in fifty miles. I didn't even know where the hell Erstonia was, but it wasn't Duskwood, so it would have to do.

As I kept getting closer, I realized that this city was something Duskwood was definitely not. BIG AND SO LIT UP. I felt like I was transferred into another dimension. I was used to big cities, I've lived in one my whole life before coming to Duskwood, but this was even crazier than your usual big city. There were city lights and neon signs EVERYWHERE. Imagine like New York City, but smaller. I saw bars, restaurants, clubs, hotels, and shopping centers, and this was exactly where I wanted to be.

As I drive around in a completely unfamiliar city, I come up to a motel that catches my attention. Even when I was far from Duskwood, it seemed to follow me. Get this... "Red Raven Mote,l" I mean, come on from all the places I could have seen. This is the one that catches my attention. I park my car and walk up to the front entrance. Right there in the lobby was a big painting of a red raven on the wall. It was huge. It covered almost the entire middle section of the wall, and at least it was eye-catching. I'll give them that. As I was looking at the painting, I heard a male voice say;