Adalaine's POV
" I guess you could say I'm a little bit of trouble" I said leaning over the open car window. "If I give you a ride, could I end up in jail" he asks half jokingly." Nope" I say." Then get in." he answers and leans over to open the door.
I quickly hop in and feel the relief of finally being off my feet.
" Really though, what did happen?" he asks eyeing the dress as he restarts the car." It's a long story" I say studying his face. "Ok it's fine, you don't have to tell me" he smiles and fixes his vision on the road.
As we come to a turn on the road, I turn back on my phone and hand it to him for directions. "What about you, why are you out on a oneway road at midnight" I question looking over at his dark silhouette. "Unlike you, I'll answer" he replies. I roll my eyes and return to looking ahead at the mountain in front of me.
"My older sister is pregnant and due in a month and she just now tells me that the father abandoned her and the baby. I mean, he's a total dickhead. So anyways, now I'm staying with her for a while to help her with everything" He says keeping his eyes on the road. " He does sound like a dickhead" I reply.
For a little while down the road its quiet. " I'm Harry by the way" he says sticking out his hand as we stop at a stop sign." Adaline" I take his hand in mine.
For the rest of the trip we ask back and forth questions to each other. We mostly talk about his sister and her baby.
" When's your birthday?" Harry asks." November 19th" I say watching his hands on the the wheel." When's yours" I ask." February 1st" he says pulling up I front of the college.
" I can't tell you thank you enough" I say as I open the door." Adaline, it's fine" he laughs." You said thank you the whole way here" he finishes. I smile and stand up out of his car.
"Oh and happy birthday if we don't see each other by then" he says. I shut the door and lean over the window again." what makes you think we will see each other again" I say question, smirking slightly. He smiles and shrugs as I stand up off his car and drives away. I wave him off as his car disappears.
I turn on my heels and begin walking toward the college dorms, trying to stop thinking about his voice.
I finally reach his dorm,109, and knock on his dorm. I hear Logan's heavy footsteps as he opens the door.
Logan and I go far back. I think the first time we met was on the first day of high school , we were both scared shitless. We have our first class together and every since then, we have always had each other's back. As that year ended, Logan and I were probably the best off, I like to say we had the best high school experience.
" What happened to you!" he whispers at me mad pulls me inside. " Logan don't freak out about what I'm going to say" I say back.
He gives me a questioning look but nods." I may or not have been dating a guy for 6 months that I didn't tell you about and he may of been a part of a huge drug dealing business and gotten me into by signing my name on a contract and now people are trying to hunt me down and kill me because I disowned the company and tried to get out of the business.... and I may still love the guy who may cost me my life." I say as fast as I can.
Just saying it all at once makes my whole body start to shake. I've only been this scared before one other time.....when I joined the company. Logan quickly grabs my hand and shows me to a seat.
" Adaline" he says running a hand through his brown hair." I don't even know where to begin" he sighs looking up at me.
"I'm not asking you to hide me, I just had no where to go and I was- am scared, I'm so sorry, I can go whenever you need me to. I should have planed something and not have just shown-" he cut me off." I'm glad you can't here and I'll help you but your not safe here. We have security cameras and it's right near the city" he replies in a worried tone.
"I'll leave in 3 days, that should be enough time to do change and find a place to hide" I say.
"Here, go to bed, you had a rough night" he says pulling open the covers on his bed and hands me a pair of shorts and a shirt." That's one thing you could call it" I mumble, change out of the dress and slide into his bed. Logan slips onto the couch and pulls a blanket over himself. Not long after that my eyes give in to the heavy stress weighing my eyelids shut.
I gasp and wake up suddenly while I price of paper floats to the ground. I slowly shift me legs over the side of the bed and grab the paper.
"Addie,
I have classes this morning but I'll be home around 2:00. Do whatever just please don't leave the dorm. please be safe
love, Loggie.
ps, your feet looked cold"
I smile at his nickname and place the paper on the bed and force myself to stand up. I feel socks on my feet as I walk on the wooden floors and roll my eyes at this idiot.
I made my way to the kitchen and I couldn't manage to even look at food, I felt sick just waking around. I'm finally free, I mean, I escaped, I got away... but I just can feel a rope around my neck pulling me back.
I need a plan. I know they are coming to find me, and I know what they are capable of. I have to find Shay and I know that I need someone to help us hide.
I quickly grab a piece of paper and begin the list of everything I need.
- natural looking red hair dye
- cash
- wardrobe
-trusted contacts
-shelter
-protection
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-Shay
-strength
I need to change my look, I need clothes because I can't live in that dress, I need people who I can contact in case of emergency, a place to hide, to protect me from them, Shay, and the strength not to give into him again.
I leave the list on the table and walk into the bathroom to wash off my face and brush my teeth. I flip on the bathroom light and look at myself in the reflection. I just stare ahead and I'm scared. I'm so terrified that I break down. The distorted girl in front of me fades into a blur as I lean over the counter to support myself from falling onto the floor. " I don't want it" I say in a whisper.
" I didn't want any of it" I say louder still whipping my eyes.
I flip off the bathroom light, and I flinch. I'm scared of my own shadow, add bravery to the list.
