Short stories (Dumb things I did)

Running away to Toronto

Firstly let me just say that I'm 15 years old, I'm a teenager and I do crazy things, although with this...well this was over the top. 

On Sunday, April 16 2022 I was planning to run away from home. 

I live in a small village outside of Cambridge, ON. With me being 15 I don't have my licence yet, and that's an issue when you want to run away. 

I called my friends telling them what I was doing, some of them said that I was crazy, I mean running away to Toronto? Come on I must have been drunk thinking this through. 

My best friend Lana wanted to tag along when I told her my plan, she's my ride or die. 

We planned everything out on Sunday night over the phone. 

The plan was simple, I sneak out of my house around 11PM to meet up with my friend (We're going to call him Jack because I don't know if he wants me to say his name or not). 

Then I go over to his house for an hour or two (Jack has a car by the way, making this whole plan come to life).

After that, around 2:35AM Jack and I leave his house and drive to Kitchener to pick up Lana, we would arrive at her house at 3AM.  

She jumps into the back of the car and we drive to the bus station to get on the ION bus to Toronto.

The plan was so simple, what could go wrong? Nothing right? Ha, so we thought. 

On Saturday, Easter day I got 40 dollars from my Grandma that I was going to use for the bus ride. I already packed my bag and I was ready to go. 

I packed...

3 tops 

3 pants

A blanket 

2 waters, and 2 apples for the road. 

My chrome book, with the charger as well as my phone charger. 

I brought 140 dollars as well. 

The thing is Lana was only going for a day, but for me I was staying there. She didn't know that. 

It was finally 11PM. 

I wrote a note to my parents that I was running away to London, ON so they'll look there instead of Toronto. 

I left it on the stove in my Grandma's house (Because she lives with my mom). 

Jack called me saying that he's outside my house. 

I grabbed my bag and put on my shoes and ran outside my grandma's back door of her house. 

I jumped into Jack's car and he drove away, I powered off my phone all the way just in case the police could track it. 

Jack kept asking me why I'm planning on doing this to myself, I couldn't give him an answer. 

He said that he cares for me and that he worries which is really sweet, honestly. Not too many people do. 

We got to his house and I opened up a little about the reasons for leaving, even if they were dumb reasons, I still trusted him enough to tell him. 

Now i'm not going to give any details on the reasons, but...

1-I was the reason that my brother tried to kill himself. 

2-I'm the troubled kid in the family always getting suspended at school, i'm on my last strike. 

3-I want to find my birth dad. If he's still alive. 

Dumb reasons I know. 

We went into his guest room...and well lets just say we had a little "Fun" in there if you know what I mean. 

I fell asleep. 

It was finally 2:35AM and we left to pick up Lana. 

We got to her house and I started spam calling her, no answer. I tried again. No answer. I tried again and again and again, still no fucking answer. 

She can sleep through anything!!! 

And when I say anything I mean anything. 

After waiting about 10 minutes we gave up. I didn't want to get on the bus alone, I guess I was afraid. I don't know why. 

Jack drove me back home, and I felt bad for wasting half a tank of gas on me so I paid him back for it. I still feel bad... 

I walked the rest of the way home just in case my mom saw me getting out of a car, because that would not be good. 

Lana called me when I was walking. She didn't hear her alarm, really I had no idea. 

She felt so bad, but it was ok. 

I walked inside to find my grandma up, and my mom crying as well as my brother...I felt bad. 

It was 4 in the morning and they all stayed up looking for me and trying to get a hold of me. 

197 missed calls, 59 voice mails and 61 texts. 

For a whole hour I had the biggest talk with my parents. I just wanted to go to bed. 

I didn't get grounded which was amazing. 

I went to bed at 5AM that night and didn't walk up until 4:25 the next morning...well in the afternoon. 

Lana and I still want to make this plan work, but we NEED a better plan this time. 

We need more time to plan it out instead of the day before...wish us luck for the next time. ;)