On the Run: Escape to Explore

CHAPTER - 5 Uncertainty

Before we could change our minds, we decided to pack our bags and other things while our parents were not at home.

I took out my traveling suitcase from the top shelf my father's almirah. As I was putting the case down, something in the almirah suddenly fell. A photo frame.

I reached out for it and almost cried after looking at it. It was our family photo from when I was 4 years old. My brother was not present in it, of course, for he was born four and a half years later. But to think of how I'll be missing all of them was just crazy.

I shook my head and cleared it up. It was not like we didn't care about each other but it felt suffocating at times. I needed space and exposure as I was in hibernation for last 2 years and I clearly didn't want another such year.

I went to my room to gather everything I needed. This was the first time in my life that I was packing alone. Usually, my mom would help me pack my things as I would forget to keep half of the things to remember it only after we were already on our way. Just the thought brought a smile to my gloomy face.

I made some sandwiches and kept them in the refrigerator. It was 5 p.m. already and my parents would soon return.

I called Sana anxiously, "Hey, you won't back off, right?"

"I don't know, I have this really weird feeling inside me right now. I don't even know what I'm doing at this point," she spoke, her voice trembling.

"See, I know we both are scared right now but for once and all, we have to do this because it's now or never," I convinced her even though my state was not any better.

"Then...I guess we are really going for it. Don't you dare back off. I have my whole f*cking bag packed," she warned me.

We agreed to set off after midnight as we already discussed, and catch a bus to South Caba.

South Caba, basically a slum area which is overpopulated, is an easy place to be in hiding. Still, we are not planning to stay there all the time. Our plan is to be there for a few days and see how things work out for us.

I, then, did the only thing I could do at the moment, wait. Wait for my parents and brother to be back at home.