On The Run

Chapter 4

Izzy P.O.V

Later that evening ...

Jackie: come here Ashley (calling from the family room)

When I got downstairs everyone's in the family room watching me come in. I sit at the one couch across from everyone else.

Izzy: yes?

Jackie: we need to talk to you

Izzy: ok, what's it about?

Jackie: I was wondering would you wanna stay with us longer than you expected?

Izzy: that would good great! But I think I should tell you something that you might not like, but I'm just gonna say it.

Jackie: ok what is it dear?

Izzy: I might've not told you the whole truth about why I came here in the first place.

Jackie: what didn't you tell me?

Izzy: ok so the reason I ran away was escape from being in jail.

Jackie: what could you possibly go to jail for....??

Izzy: ok I'm just gonna come out and say it........ (Saying very fastly) my dad killed my mom then I killed him with my Nana's gun.

Jackie: (holding the back of her ear) repeat that for me....I didn't quick hear what you said.

Izzy: my dad setup my mom and killed her so I found my Nana's gun then killed him.

Michael & Randy: (looking surprised)

Jackie: so your telling me I let a murder in my house (madly)

Izzy: Jackie if you could just listen to me, I have good reasoning.

Jackie: there's no good reason about killing someone.

Mr. Anderson: is your name of even Ashley?

Izzy: no, its not (looking disappointed with head down)

Jackie: Wow....first thing in the morning I want you out of my house.

Mr. Anderson: (frustrated) aren't you gonna ask for things you brought for her?

Jackie: nope cause she might kill me for them

Izzy: woah, I'm not a serial killer if that's what your thinking, I didn't come into your home thinking I could get over on you. If I did you all would be dead by now. I came because I was afraid. I feared for my life and I don't think you know what that feels like.

Shamir: can everyone just calm down, I think Isabella has- (get cuts off by Jackie)

Jackie: Isabella, so that's your name, yea I remember seeing your picture on the news. I thought it was you but I didn't want to believe it.

Izzy: look, I'm really sorry for all of this but I just thought- (gets cut off by Jackie)

Jackie: you just thought nothing, I want your ass out of my house in the morning bright and early, Randy, Michael, and Shamir go to your rooms there's nothing more to discuss here.

Everyone went to their room except Mr. Anderson.

(Jackie listening in on their conversation)

Mr. Anderson: look what you did was totally out of line, my wife allowed you to stay in our home, brought you tons of new outfits, a new phone, and some beats. And this is how you repay us by lying to our faces. Now she's in there pissed and that's what I have to deal with. What kind of stranger do you know who goes all out for a girl she barely even knows?

Izzy: but my intentions weren't to try to come here and rub y'all the wrong way. I came here because I needed someone or something to call a home. I understand why Jackie would be highly upset. Before I ran away, my dad raped me on the same day my mother was murdered. What father who's not even in his "child's" life and barely even know her rapes his daughter? I was terrified and after that he start sending me these weird phone calls saying I better watch my back and he's gonna get me. My initial thought wasn't to kill him, I just figured since he took my life, which was my mom, that I'd take his.

Mr. Anderson: but at the end of the day you have to own up to what you do in life, when you ran away you showed everyone that your a coward and you have something to hide, if you had enough courage to pull the trigger you have enough courage to face the consequences of your actions.

Izzy: your absolutely right, its time that I start owning up to the things that I do. Thanks for the chit chat Mr. Anderson.

( going back to her room Jackie )

Mr. Anderson: no problem just remember what we talked about.