Chapter 10

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I pace back in forth in my small little room. How did I get myself in the situation? I'm only twelve yet I'm running for my life from the government? Maybe I should just turn myself in.

I call for Ortega. He will know what to do. once he arrives, I explain my situation. He says, "You can't leave now. It's too late for that. They'll kill you and test you. you have no idea what your getting into."
"Yes, I do," I say beginning to be angry with him. I walk out if the room. I take this any longer. I'm tired I'm hungry and I'm homesick. What? Am I supposed to run my whole life? No one is going to protect me. I have nothing. My home, my family, my friends, even my life is long gone.

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