I have always noticed you.

Chapter 17

Dan's POV
I kept running. I couldn't stop, Not now, not ever.
I passed my house, passed the school, passed Pj's house and I left everything behind.

I stopped by the woods and broke down crying. i have wrecked everything, Phil hates me, Pj hates me, Chris still hates me, everyone hates me. i stay there in the woods as my phone constantly vibrates with people calling and texting me, trying to find me.

the sky slowly gets darker and the amount of cars passing decrease. i look at my watch to see the time and i catch my reflection, i have a red face and my eyes are blood shot. i cant go back looking like this, i cant go back at all.

my family would be better off without me, Phil will be better off without me, everyone will be better off without me. it starts getting really cold and i'm about to get up when i hear some people coming closer.

"Hey, maybe Dan went this way." the first voice said.

"eh, probably not. its dark and late we should head back now." person two said.

"Yeah, but what will we tell Phil? he seems pretty broken up about this."

"Just tell him he moved on. that he has left and isn't coming back."

"What about Chris? i know he doesn't show it but he just kissed his best friends boyfriend, i would be upset."

"just leave it, were wasting our time doing this, i would be upstairs right now if he hadn't ran away."

"Oh my god, you aren't that lucky!"

The crunch of leaves lessened and the voices faded as they walked away and a car started which Dan assumed was theirs.

This was it, he was going to run away.

Authors note
Hey! sorry this chapter has taken ages and is kinda short but I have been planning another story so hopefully that will be up soon!
Thanks for 728 reads, it means so much!
-Ruby ✨