The Five Runaways

Chapter 11 Heart to heart

As i walked up to the beach, Diego was sitting on a dock with his hands in his lap and looking down in the water with his feet in the water. His shoes were next to him. He ran his fingers through his pitch black hair and he sighed.

I walked up and sat next to him and looked at him. "you okay Diego?" I was looking at him concerned and worried for him. He shook his head as a tear drop fell. I wrapped both of my arms around his neck hugging him tightly. He then wrapped his arms around my waist hugging me. His face was in my shoulder. I hugged him tightly. "tell me what's wrong.." I said looking at him. He then let go slowly and looked at the water.

"I'm scared.  i don't know why i wanted to go back. I missed my sister a lot. I don't know it's confusing" he said shaking his head. "why are you scared?" i said curious. He took a deep breath, And it was silent for a bit before he spoke again. "i got sent to a death penalty." His voice got low when he said that. he was clearly scared. I looked at him confused. "you? what? how?!" I was looking at him.

"We ran out of food, you know. So i went to the store. I then stole some food for me and my sister because my parents man. they didn't feed us all that great. So the guy tackled me. I fought back. Clocked him right in the nose and the fuzz came after me. I got sent to the Justice Enforcement Facility. Jail basically. So When i was in there. They told me i had a death penalty i was terrified.. I did not know what to think. all i knew in that moment was. I'm going to die. i watched my older brother die right in front of me when i was around eight, He did the exact same thing I did. We were starving and my brother ran home out of breath with food and some money he stole, and he had fear in his eyes. Some people ran in and shot him right Infront of me."

As i heard him tell me this my stomach dropped. I felt so bad from him. I wish i could just help him.

He continued "I escaped during free time. That is why i have so many scars on my arms. And i ran. I ran as far as i could run I snuck on a boat and went to the UK. I was here for a bit. But i regretted it so much of running away and i wanted to check on my sister. i just decided to go back I met Lewis he was running away. his dad beats him. So i let him come with me and i met two girls and here we are today." He looked at me.

I was looking at him. "I'm so sorry. You didn't deserve that. you were just hungry and need of food." I said with my arm around his shoulders comforting the best i can because i never had somebody comfort me. I hugged him again tightly. He returned the hug.

He then cried into my shoulder as all of his memories flew through him like an electric shock. I rubbed his back softly and kept hugging him. I kissed his cheek and pulled away slowly looked at him. "It's okay to be okay. You have me, Brianna, Bryon and Lewis. We will help you get you to see your sister." I said with my hand on his cheek smiling. He held my hand that was in my lap and smiled at me. We were holding eye contact for a while. I saw him lean in a bit.

till we heard people talking that were workers. We both looked back. "We should get going." Diego said and got up and we both walked back to town where Brianna, Byron, Lewis were.