Runaway

Camille

"Runaway with me," he says, squeezing my arms and eyes large. " w-w what?" I say. I was completely caught off guard.

"Run away with me Camile I know you said you're leaving by yourself but come with me I can protect you we can do this together" he rushes out frantically.

I jerk my arms out of his grip." I can't do that, plus you have your own life i can't interrupt that " I say eyes watering up I'm scared I don't even know if what I'm doing is right.

" why not huh? What's stopping you from coming with me your already leaving do it with me" he sighs and takes a deep breath looking up at the ceiling before he speaks again "Look cami I have to leave and figure something out I have people after me and I've already been shot at I sent my aunt away and I can't leave you here please" he says letting down his cold face and letting me see exactly how tired he is.

"You've been shot at? Oh my god are you ok, I didn't know I'm sorry" I say feeling bad like I've been making this all about me when he has been shot at.

"Yes, I'm ok but I don't have much longer before they come find me," he says with desperation in his eyes. And in that moment, we just stare at each other how did we get to this point a broken girl with no self-worth and a broken drug-dealing boy. How did I get to this point? I realize there is nowhere else to go no one to turn to, but him the boy who's standing in front of me. I have people coming for me and he does too it only makes sense to do this together I take a deep breath.

" ok," I say with a half smile as one tear falls down my face. He wipes it with his thumb and puts his forehead against mine we take in this last calm mommet knowing that it will be the last for a while. " Don't cry, it will be over soon" he says. And all I can do is nod my head not fully believing that. "Let's go," he says reaching out for my hand I look down at it take a deep breath, and grab his hand as we run out of the school hand in hand.

We run to the back of the school where he parked a black sports sedan car, he throws me a jacket and an army green baseball hat out of the back seat " Here put this on so no. traffic cameras can see you" I nod and hurley put the cloths and hat on and he does the same putting on a black hoodie and a grey cap on I reach in my bag and pull of my black sunglass and put them on, looking up and him, he laughs and shakes his head " I didn't know where robbing a bank" he says " very funny" I say.

I hop in the car and close the door behind me and he does he looks over me seeming to be asking if I'm ok with his eyes, I give him a tight-lipped smile and nod my head. And with that, he speeds off giving me a sense of Deja vu from when he picked me up from being a crying mess and took me to that Italian restaurant i smile sadly looking out the window that seems so far away.He glances over "What are you smiling at?" he asks as he weaves through traffic "Remember when you gave me a ride when I was crying the other day?" I say and he chuckles "yea I remember you looked so pretty," he says looking over me with those intense grey eyes, i can feel my cheeks warming up, and turn my head and look back out the window with a slight shake of my head.About ten minutes go by and he speaks "We need to stop at a store and grab some supplies for the road" 

" ok yeah you're right," I say. About five minutes later we pull up to a store and get out. I adjust my sunglasses he grabs my hand and begins walking into the store i look down at our conjoined hands and smile as we walk in we grab two carts and begin heading separate ways. I start putting all types of stuff in the cart snacks, chips, yogurt, and anything I can find, I go to the water aisle and put a couple of jugs of water in my basket as I put the last one in I see a strange guy with a scar running down the side of his face keep looking at me, I feel an uneasy feel in my stomach but try to ignore it. I get off that aisle and head to the alcohol aisle and grab a couple of bottles of vodka, I don't even know why I'm getting this. as I get ready to walk off I see the same guy this time he's on the phone looking directly at me. I frown my eyebrows and hurriedly walk off this time I look for Hayden.