the run away

                                       CHAPTER 1 : HOW IT ALL STARTED

i woke up in my bed. it was 4:30 and i had school tomorrow. it was hard for me to get a good night sleep especially without my meds. i had been without theme for a very long time now. we couldn't afford them with my moms drug addiction. in fact i barley ever saw my mom. I'm usually home alone. i cook my own dinner and wake my self up for school. when my mom did show up she was messed up and usually had her boyfriend with her. she always had a boyfriend because she did not like to be alone. but her carelessness had lossed her a great deal of them. the one she had now was ok his name was Ron. he was not the kind to care for kids. actually every time i saw him he would barley talk to me and always give me a look like (why the fuck do u have to be here). well i better be getting to bed. 

the next day

well i got up a half hour late this morning. that means i had to hurry get dressed so that i wouldn't miss the bus if i missed another day of school i would have a phone call home and if no one answers the phone theyll start to get suspicious. i cant have that i will never live in a foster home. never will i live in one of those places.

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while on the bus i sat next to a very pretty girl named sarah. she was the not so popular hot type. i had went out with her before but it dident work out. i sad hi as i sat next to her. she nodded her head in response. with that the conversation ended. when i got off the bus i headed to the princibles office to ask him if i couled get one of my classes changed. as soon as i stepped a foot into the office but it was so crowded i walked strait back out. but before i got the chance to get away mr bullington the vice prencible called my name. as i turned arouned i rolled my eyes in hatred... he gave geture to enter his office. i knew that is wasent going to be good because i was late the last couple of days. i sat in the chair that i uasuly do while he got into my recored. man its the end for me i thought. he asked me why i had been late the last couple of days. i said it was because i had gotten up late. he said that he wouled have to call home and talk to my mother or father. i asked him if i couled just serve a detention and be done with it he said no and that i was excused from his office.

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at lunch i sat next to my best frend max. max had been difrent this year than he was the last. he was more cocky and selfcentered. he also knew that i wanted his girlfrend and that gave him an advantage on me. as i ate my lunch i heared someone say a remark about me. of course i reacted. (hey what did you just say about me)? i said that your a loser and that you dont belong here now move it. i wasent going to let anyone talk behind my back or say somthing like that to me. (hey if you wanna go we can go right now right here). alright but not here after this we go to the bathroom. (ok) i added as i walked away to clean off my tray. after lunch i gathered some frends to watch the fight and headed for the bathroom. adrenaline raging inside me i walked in. he was in the back corner waiting for me with some of his buddy's. i took my jacket off and waited for the bell that started class to ring. after a few minutes or so it did and then every body started rooting for us to start. he started it by pushing me and i swung. it conected with the side of his face. mad and undertaken he swung back hitting me near the same place. after that we heared the door opened and we stopped. it was mr vooga. his classroom was right next to the bathroom a kid probly heared it and reported it. he made us all stay in the bathroom till he got back. when he got back he told us all to get out and form a line. he asked what was going on in there. we all just said that we were using the restroom. intill one little tattle tale told and pointed me and him out. the principal came over and took us too two separate tables. he came back a momment later with a piece of paper and pencil for both of us and said wright down everything that happened he said to be specific with it too. after that he called me and the boy i had got in a fight with into his office to talk to us. then he got some of the people who were wachting the fight. a while later he called me into his office for the thired time today. he said that i have a three day suspension from school and that he was calling my parents now to tell them. i asked him if he couled do it later when im not here. he said no because the only reaon he was doing it was so i couled explain myself to her in front of him. he dialed her numbered that had been the same for ever 537-3247. there was no answer. he asked me that how come everytime he calls there was no answer. i said that shes uasaly at work till late at night. ok he said i trust you. he said that he wouled call later tonight but if there was no answer he wouled have a investagation done.

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getting off the school bus i was terrified to go home i did not want to see if he had called yet or worse there were police there waiting to take me away. the thought of it gave my the chills. as i aproched my house and noticed there were no police i had a feeling of relife. but then the chills came back as soon as i though of him still calling tonight. i walked in the house pt my book bag down and headed for the kitchen. although my mom wasent there she had left me the food stamp card so that i couled get food. my sister had died three years ago of a horrible cancer. thats when my mom started using. after i got a snack i went to my bedroom to play some playstation two. my mom had got it for me for my 7th birthday. it had been six years since then though. and i play the same games over and over again.

**** two hours later ****

i must have past out or somthing. i got up to look at the clock. it was 7:39. i went towards the phone afraid to look at the scrren to see if there were any missed messages. but i had to i had to see if he had called yet. slowley moving closer and closer to the phone i started to see the screen. to my luck there were no messages. but as soon as i wlked away i heared the phone ring. i turned arouned hoping it was my mom calling to check in on me. what was i kidding the only time she did that was to asked me if i had money she couled borrow. witch i dont no why because i couldent get a job i was to young. well i went up to the phone. unsuprisingly it was the school. i thought about anwsering it and pretending i was my mom but after a second of thinking i thought it wouled just make matters worse. so i let it ring and ring till it finaly stopped. i knew then that it was over.

                                                                      chapter two

i panicked at the thought of it happening especialy so fast. i mean it wasent my fought that my mom wasent here to look after me. i couldent tell her to stay here so that i dont get taken away. i mean i fine her all by myself anyway why not just leave me be and see how it goes. but they wouldent do that it was to much of a risk for them to take. i passed out the action had been so overwhelming that i couldent handle it. i woke up late around like 10:00. i decided that i wasent going to school any time soon so i just went to the kitchen to get something to eat. i found that two men were in there and they were raviging throug my cabnets eating everything that they couled find. as soon as they saw me they stopped what they were doing and looked towards me. terrified at the robber sight i ran to my bedroom and locked the door. i grabbed the knife that i always kept under my bed for times like this. i couled hear them coming closer. the man knocked. (why wouled a robber be knocking at the door)? its a trick i told myself. there just trying to lure me out so they can kill me. but yet he knocked again this time louder and with the words (open the door so we can explain). explain... explain what that they were going to kill me. before i couled say anything they bustded the door open. immidiatly i acted. holding the knife out i answered (stay back i no how to use this). wait a minute there buddy we aint here to hurt ya were just here to escort ya. the other one laughed. i asked (and were will that be)? the orphanage of cousre youngin you dont have noone to be takin care of you. pack your things up we leave in a hour. (im not going with you guys ) i acted quikly holding on to the knife even tighter. kid you better put that knife down before you get yourself into serious trouble. (im not doing nothing intill you guys leave my house). i knew i was taking a huge risk talking back like that but i wasent going to that place without a fight. alright kid you asked for this. with one big swing i was out. i dont remember much about that day exept the part i just told you. 

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i woke up in a bed that felt like it was as hard as a rock.

           Author speaking,
I started writing this book about 4 years ago I was only 13 at the time and I started it without finishing it. I've decided that I'm going to finish it now as a young adult about to turn 18. Comments would be appreciated and anyone with advice should speak up it would really help me out!

                      Chapter 3
~New beginning
I woke up on a hard bed feeling very uncomfortable. Caught of guard to not waking up in my house I quickly sat up to look around. I saw other people around the same age as me sleeping in beds just as uncomfortable looking as mine! Curious and anxious I stoop up out of bed making sure not to wake anyone up without finding out a little more of what's going on. I saw a door opened with light shining in from the other side. I warily walk towards it when I get to the edge of the doorway and turn my head to look out (hey what are u doing out of bed kid get back in there wake up time is and a hour) a man in a police uniform said.