The Unhidden

Chapter 11

I go to classes and get stopped by Mikey "Caroliena how are you?"
I just shake my head and go to the lunch room and sit down with my bestfriend. He's going on about how his parents are being so mean and unfair to him and his brother and sister. I start to cry because I'll never have that again, I won't be able to fight with my mom about the most stupidest things. I won't be able to fight with my dad about the new boy in my life, I stand up abruptly and Chris looks at me stunned "Carr, what's wrong?"
"Chris you won't understand how I feel right now!" I tell him with tears going down my face.
"Make me understand Carr, please?" He looks in my eyes with tears running down my face.
"You don't know how lucky you are to have parents to fight with, I will never have that. You constantly saying how your parents are ruining your life. How your mom and dad are in your business 24/7..." I take a breath and cry harder "Chris I wish everyday I could have that. I will never see my parents faces again, only in my dreams where I see everything that has happened during that one unfaithful night. I will never get to be like you with two parents to argue with."
"Carr..." I interrupt him.
"You don't know how lucky you are." I leave it at that and run out of the lunch room crying. I run to my locker and grab my books and everything I need, as I am walking to the office to sign myself out I run into Wilkins.
"Caroliena, hi what are you doing" he looks into my eyes and sees that I've been crying "Carr what's been going on?"
"Wilkins nothing I just can't be here right now. My... I just can't think right now. I just need to leave."
"Do you want me to take you home or anything?"
"Wilkins, the last place I want to be is in that house. I'll be fine."
"Do you want to talk later? I can make time."
"Chad, I'm ok. no worries ok."
"Ok let me sign you out ok?" I nod my head and we walk to the office, he signs me out and I leave. Little does he know I'm running away to Ohio. My Grams and Gramps live their and they know I'm coming. They paid for my bus ticket and are expecting their little girl. I call them from a phone booth "Grams hi, it's Caroliena."
"Hi Liena, my beautiful girl are you ready? Is school out?"
"Yes to I'm ready and school is still in I don't have a last class. I have to run to my house and grab my clothes and money."
"Liena, you don't need any of that all you need to bring is yourself. Gramps and I will take care of you. But you have to tell everyone where you're going."
"Grams, they'll keep me here and I won't be able to go. We talked about this, but I'll better be getting off the phone, I'll see you soon."
"Love you Liena."
"I love you too bye." I hang up put my music on and walk to my house. Lauren and Justin aren't home so I walk in grab some clothes and my money I've been saving, $1000. I walk to the station before the bus arrives, give them my name well a pseudonym 'Lena James Porter', I get my ticket and board the bus. The bus pulls off and I'm on the road to Ohio. Before we get on the highway a cop damn (Wilkins) stops the bus and asks the driver a question. The driver nods but I'm in the back so I don't hear what's going on "I am looking for a Caroliena Marie Williams!" I listen but continue with my music. "Ok nothing further" Wilkins gets off the bus. The driver continues driving, I must've fallen alseep because the driver walks to my seat and shakes me awake. "Miss Porter we're in Cincinnati, Ohio. Is this your stop?"
"Yes I'm sorry" I grab my things and walk off the bus. I see my Grams and Grampa and I run into their arms. I cry so much and they remind me of dad. My moms parents also live with them and it's amazing. I wonder why I couldn't have lived with them. It makes me sad.
"My beautiful girl!" Gramps fawn over me and hugs me once more. I smile and cry. We get in the car I see my mama, and papa I cry harder.
"Why the tears beautiful?"
"I haven't seen you all in so long and you remind me of mom and dad so much. It's been so hard."
"I know baby, I miss them too. All of us were in Europe so we couldn't get in touch. Is Lauren still with that bastard of a boyfriend?"
"Yes and here's good news they're engaged."
Gramps shakes his head "that's crazy. Has he hurt you?"
"You all know the answer to that. I've been trying to kill myself because of how he treats me. I starve myself, I haven't eaten, slept. I hate my school, Mikey has come but I can't stay there. It makes me angry."
"You won't have to go back, I'm not going to lose my granddaughter off of this. We're not going to do that to you." With that it's quiet for the way back to their house. I lean into mama she wraps her arm around me. For once in my life I actually believe that everything will be ok. We get to the house and I bring my bags in. Grampa takes them "come follow me" I follow him and he takes me to a room. "This was your parents room, we haven't been in here, haven't moved anything. Everything is like it was went they moved to SC. It's your room now." He sets my things down and leave me in my parents room.
I cry and cry, I go to their bed and it smells like them, I cry and look around. I look at their pictures and they look so young. I hug the picture and fall alseep, and for the first time in a long time I sleep and I have no nightmares.