Teen runaways

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Liv pov:

All emotions leave my body as a wait for a response to the text, could this finally be the day?

Mason: I am SO in :)

Relief floods through me, at least I have one person behind me.

Nova: get me out of this shithole, NOW

Jamie: we'll I'm fucked either way so fuck it!

Jake: so what's the plan, revolution leader?

I chuckle at the comment and I already know the plan because I have been dreaming about this moment for years.

Liv: well first everyone pack a bag or something and get into running clothes and what are you guys' thoughts on hijacking cars?

Let's just say if we are going out, we are doing it in style.

Jack: I'm the master! Done it since I could walk.

This day is just getting better and better and I think of somewhere to meet and think of the perfect place.

Liv: great! Let's all meet under the train tracks next to the skate park, aight?

I get a chorus of replies as I make my way to the bedroom door. I heard someone leave a couple of minutes ago but I'm just hoping I'm not going to get caught.

I turn the knob without a second thought and look around to see her boyfriend passed out on the lounge, I quietly creep my way to the front door.

"What are you doing?" The boyfriend asks groggily, and surprisingly not angrily either.

"Ummm...going for a walk?" I say in a questioning tone and with a sheepish smile, I can only lie well to cops.

"With a bag full of shit?" He asks suspiciously to which I only respond with a small nod, he laughs at me.

"I never really wanted you to be here so I don't really care but you are still a kid, don't get yourself killed kid" he says while adjusting his body back down on the lounge and a smirk creeps on my face.

"Well if you don't want me to be here....could you try and hold off my foster mother from reporting me missing for as long as possible?" I ask in an unsure tone, it will be easier to run that way.

He scoffs but replies, "fine kid, now get lost" he then lays back down and closes his eyes to which I finally walk out of the door.

The wind tugs at my face but it's still the warm time of year just before summer hits. I place my earbuds back in and start my treck to the skatepark with a skip in my step.

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Jamie eventually shows, being the first one but she is covered in sweat and tears trail her face. "Holy shit, are you ok?" I say rushing over to her and cupping her face in my hands.

She laughs numbly which makes me nervous, "my so called mother just basically said I tried to end it because I wanted attention and that I was throwing my life away, I was running before you even texted us" my heart falls and I instantly pull her into a tight hug.

"I understand it wasn't for attention Jamie, you were going through a really fucking tough time and for them to just invalidate your feelings is really shitty" I start and she cries a bit more but I never let go of her.

I pull out slightly so we are looking at each other, I look into her tear filled eyes, "I love you and you are my girl, alright?" I say and she nods and we laugh walking under the rail way and sitting on the floor.

Jake eventually jogs over, "holy shit I just ran for my fucking life" he says earning two confused looks.

"I stole some food infront of what I didn't know were cops and yea, kinda got like....chased?" He says nervously while rubbing the back of his neck.

"Jake! I wanted to wait as long as we could to not get any police involved in this! We already have them on our tail before we even started!" I nag to which him and Jamie chuckle.

I join and I see Nova walking sadly over to us, "nova, are you good?" I ask nervously, she isn't one to open up much.

"Yea just my mum, the usual" she says as she reaches the group and I gesture for her to come sit next to me so I have a hand around Jamie and one around Nova.

"It's going to be ok Nova, we have your back" I whisper in her ear and she nods and we float into normal conversation before Mason makes his way to us.

"Finally, what took you so long?" Jake asks and Mason chuckles, "my foster mother is fucking crazy that's what"

"I can join you on that one buddy" I reply and we chuckle together, an excited silence starts within the group and they all look at me.

"Alright then" I say while standing up and to the front of the group.

"Game plan: Jake hijacks a car in this neighbourhood because it's shitty and the police won't take it too seriously and then we take the back way out of this town to the next and I scouted out some places for us to crash" I say and all their faces fall.

"That's it? That's the whole plan?" Mason asks and I nod confidently, he scoffs in disbelief.

"Don't know about you guys but that sounds good to me!" Jake says enthusiastically and I dap him up instantly.

"Yeah that's because it's either run away or get caught by the cops for you" Jamie retorts but Jake isn't effected by it and just shrugs at her.

"Come on! What else do we need? We have each other, a car and no reason to keep living like we are!" I convince them and no one says anything.

"Fuck it! Let's do this!" Nova says and stands next to Jake and I, I dap her up as well.

"I don't want to stay in the foster system" Mason says and stands next to the team, only leaving Jamie.

"Come on Jamie, you literally have nothing to lose" I say in a comforting way and hoping I didn't offend her.

She gives me a sly smile and takes my hand that I held out, "that's my girl!" I say and we all start walking to find the perfect car.

It's finally happening.

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