Goner

Chapter Four~ Wrong Move

"I'll think about it, come back in the morning and I'll give you the final answer. Now leave before you give people to suspicion." He said as he started to walk back up the stairs. He went back into the hotel room. "What was that all about?"

Tyler asked with a confused look on his face. "Adria showed up with her dad, she was asking me to have us stay with her and her dad," Nial said. "You told her no right?" Layne said with anger on his face. "I told her to come back in the morning and we will decide from there," Nial said as he sat down on the chair. "Why the fuck didn't you just tell her no, we can't take the risk of getting fucking caught dude!" Layne said.

"She said that he would keep us safe, it might be our only option, I don't feel like running forever," Nial said. "Are you fucking insane, he could go to the police and say something!" Layne said as he started to pace around the room. "Look we could go with him for a while until we figure out a plan?" Nial said as he stood up and touched Layne's shoulders to cool him down. "I know this is a lot right now, but it is an idea for now. You don't have to make a decision right now, you have the night to sleep on it. We will all decide together in the morning." Nial said. "Fine, we'll talk in the morning." Layne said as he started to calm down."

"Now we should get cleaned up and get some shut-eye," Nial said as he walked into the bathroom to take a shower. Nial shut the door behind himself and got undressed. He looked at himself in the mirror. Where the fuck did I go wrong? Why can't I remember what happened before this? I remember Layne and Tyler, but everything before that I can't remember. Where did I go wrong to where I ended up in that stupid psychiatric facility? He turned on the shower and got in.

15 minutes later...
Nial got out of the shower and got freshened up. He opened the door and the boys were watching the news. "The psychiatric hospital is still on the lookout for these runaway people. If you see them or suspect that you've seen them, please call the police." The news anchor said as their faces crossed the screen. "Where did we go so wrong." Said Nial as he sat down. "Look we'll figure out a way out of this." Said Tyler as he got down to Nial's level. "I know that you can't remember how you got there, and neither do we. But all we can do is keep moving forward. Think of the next step, think of what is best for us." Tyler said. "What you need to do right now is to breathe and calm yourself."
Nial starts to focus on his breathing and starts to slowly breathe. "Thanks, man. I think we should all hit the sack pretty soon." He said as he got up and walked towards a bed to sleep on. "I'm going to take a shower and then I'll do the same." Said Tyler as he started to walk towards the bathroom. "Layne you should probably do the same. It's been a long day and we haven't showered in who only knows how long." Tyler said. "Yeah, you're right," Layne said as he started to choose some clothes to wear after his shower. "I'll stay awake until you two get done." Said Nial. Nial grabs the remote from the nightstand and changes the channel.

As the minutes pass Nial sits there watching the tv as he tries to remember what happened before this. "Dude, what's on your mind?" Layne said noticing the puzzled look on Nial's face. "I'm trying to remember what happened before all of this." He said with a doleful look on his face. "Hey look, none of us remember what happened before we showed up at the wreck of a psychiatric facility. Trying to remember the past is just going to put more stress on your mind. Just try to think of the present and in time the memories will come back." Layne said as he sat down next to him.

"You're right. I just don't know what to do. Do we trust Adria and go with her and her father and have a chance at a new life or do we stay on the run being scared of what to come?" Nial said. "I don't know yet, but we will figure that out in the morning. Right now what you need to worry about is getting some rest. I'll wait for Tyler to get done with his shower and then I'll take my shower and we can all get some rest. The door will be dead bolted and locked so we don't have to worry about anymore catching us off guard in our sleep ok?" Layne said. "Ok, let me know if you need anything or hear anything ok?" Nial said as he rolled over to fall asleep. "I will," Layne said as he turned off the tv and sits back down in the chair.

That poor boy always worries for everyone but never thinks about himself... Layne thought as he watched Nial as he fell asleep. About 10 minutes later Tyler walked out of the bathroom. "Shhhh, please make sure you're quiet, I finally got Nial to get some sleep," Layne whispered as he stood up quietly. "You go ahead and start to get some sleep. I should be back out in a little bit." Layne said as he started walking to the bathroom. "Ok goodnight," Tyler said as he laid down. About 20 minutes later Layne gets done with his shower and gets ready for bed.

     I should sneak out for a quick smoke... Layne opened the backpack quietly and grabbed the cigarettes out of the bag and walked outside and sat on the curb in the parking lot. He then lit his cigarette a started to smoke it. What should we do? Should we trust Adria's father to keep our secret safe and go with them, or should we stay in the run and risk getting caught??? So much is going on that I feel like I don't have time to take a breather... He sighed at the thought of all of the stuff happening around him. How did we even get in this mess? What did we do so wrong that made our parents put us in the worst place possible a fucking psychiatric facility???  Layne finished his cigarette and deadbolted the door and went to sleep.

     The Next Morning...

     Tyler was the first one to wake up and noticed that the boys were still asleep. He quietly grabbed the cigarettes out of the bag and walked downstairs to get some breakfast. He scanned around at the selections of food, there was so much to choose from. "Are you looking for something specific?" One of the staff ladies asked. "Oh sorry!!!?! I was trying to decide what to eat." He said startled by him not being aware that she was behind him. "Oh sorry, I didn't mean to startle you. I would say that our cinnamon bagels with cream cheese are my favorite thing to eat for breakfast here. Most mornings I don't have enough time to eat breakfast before I leave for my shift. So I secretly smuggle a bagel away from the batch that was freshly made and graze on it throughout the morning." She said with a smile.

"Oh thank you for the suggestion, I'll try it." He said as he walked over to the bagels and grabbed one for himself. "Do I know you from somewhere you look familiar?" She said with a mystified look on her face. "No, I'm not from around here. Goodbye!" He said as he scurried back to the hotel room. He hurried up and slammed the door shut. It startled the boys awake. "Woah what the hell is going on!!!?!" Nial said as he went into a fight or flight response. "It's just me, the lady downstairs scared me so I ran back upstairs before she could figure out who I was." He said frantically. Layne sat up. "What do you mean before she figured out who you were? What happened?"

Tyler started pacing back and forth as he told the boys what happened. Layne then stood up and walked over to Tyler to help calm him down. "Look just breathe and calm down so that we can think about this rationally ok?" Tyler then sat down and started eating his bagel. "Look I'll go downstairs and see if anything looks off, I'll see if anything looks out of the ordinary. If the coast seems clear then we can stay. But if it looks like the odds are not in our favor be ready to pack up and be ready to run ok?" Layne said as he quickly put on his shoes. "Got it," Nial said as he got up and started to get around if they had to go with plan B.

Layne walked downstairs and started scanning around the dining area. He then locked eyes with a woman who was distraught and on the phone. Shit... He thought as he bolted back up the stairs and barged the door open and slammed it shut. "We've got to go now!" He yelled as he started shoving shit into the bag. They rapidly packed up their stuff and violently opened the door. "What the fuck is going on!" Adria said frightened. "We have to leave now, a lady recognized Tyler from the news and is calling the police!" Layne said as they darted down the hallway. "Quickly get in my car, my dad can get us far away from here!" Adria said. Layne looked back at the boys and followed Adria to her dad's car. They stuffed everything in the car and whipped the car out of the parking lot.