Runaway

Chapter 2 - The Great Escape

In a few hours, Shaun was at his house with his car with a trailer full of god knows what. Andy quickly opened the door, feeling adrenaline run through him. This was insane. Even for them. No sense of responsibility, they were going to escape. It both terrified and excited him.

"Hey, your stuff ready?" Shaun wondered as he approached, sliding his phone into his back pocket

"Yeah, it's in the lounge" Andy told him and Shaun just nodded, wondering through to grab his bags. Andy followed, grabbing things to take to the car.

"What's with the trailer?" He wondered, throwing his shit in the backseat. Shaun put the bags in the back seat, moving his way to open the trailer.

Andy followed to look inside. It was things like sleeping bags, his surf board, and his guitar, the tent they used once in their life, blow up mattresses, blankets, pillows and eskies. Andy laughed in disbelief.

"How long are we going for?"

Shaun shrugged "till we want to come back"

This was definitely insane.

"You ready?" Shaun wondered

"Yeah" Andy smiled "let me just check everything before I lock up the house"

Shaun nodded "Okay, I'll be in the car" he told him before locking up the trailer.

Andy ran back inside, smiling at how fulfilling this rush felt. He checked every room, making sure he had everything and turned everything off before it clicked somewhere inside him that he had to leave a note. People would wonder where they went. As long as they knew they were okay, then there wouldn't be any drama.

He grabbed a piece of paper from his printer, grabbing a pen to quickly scrawl down.

'Whoever is reading this, everything is okay. We just needed to get away for a while. I hope you understand. We'll be back...just don't know when. Don't look for us. We don't want to be found'

He nodded to himself before quickly looking in the fridge to grab the last two beers before running outside, locking the door before running down to the car. He got in and buckled himself in. He opened a beer, looking at Shaun on his phone.

"What are you doing?" he wondered, taking a sip

"Turning off my data, going on airplane mode and turning it off" he muttered, holding down the lock button before swiping to turn it off. Andy pulled out his phone, following suit before Shaun opened the glovebox. The two put their phones in there before Shaun shut it. Shaun looked at Andy and held his hand out for the beer. Andy passed it over and Shaun had a quick glug before passing it back, starting the engine.

"Let's get the fuck out of here"

Shaun took off down the road quickly, Andy grinned, taking another swig of the bitter beverage. Usually, he would be anxious about letting Shaun drive because he was reckless, but that was the point of them running away, and Andy couldn't have given two shits as to what could happen to them.

"Where are we going first?" Andy wondered

"Sydney, I booked us a room, then when we get there we'll figure it out. We'll leave tomorrow morning" He told him straight up. Andy nodded, overhearing the radio.

"Australian band Short Stack due for court hearing after—"

Andy quickly shut it off, Shaun stared blankly ahead at the road. Andy bit his lip, grabbing Shaun's CD's, he flicked through them, trying to find something that appealed to him. He started smirking before putting on a So Fresh CD Shaun only got because Planets was featured on it.

'Only Girl in the World' by Rihanna started playing and Andy instantly started dancing in his seat

"Oh fuck no—" Shaun began to whine, Andy started laughing, turning it up louder

"Come on, you gotta love it!" Andy yelled over the pounding music, singing along "Keep thinkin' of me, doin' what you like!"

Shaun laughed, they sung together

"So boy forget about the world cause it's gon' be me and you tonight...I wanna make you beg for it, then I'm a make you swallow your pride!"

"Fuck yes!" Andy called out, sculling down some more of his beer. Shaun started screaming the lyrics, speeding up as he got on the highway.

"I WANT YOU TO MAKE ME FEEL!" Andy instantly joined in, they sung together "LIKE IM THE ONLY GIRL IN THE WORLD! LIKE IM THE ONLY ONE THAT YOU'LL EVER LOVE! LIKE IM THE ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS YOUR HEART!"

Shaun continued screaming, Andy wound down the window, dancing in his seat, screaming along with his arm out the window. The city was a while away and the roads were almost empty. This was the perfect distraction, they felt free. They felt happy, not caring, screaming lyrics from pop songs. This was the perfect escape. They needed this.

They were around the halfway mark when Planets started playing. Andy felt his stomach churn, turning it down. Shaun's brows furrowed.

"What's up?" he wondered

"It reminded me what we're doing" Andy told him, looking at the driver who quickly glanced at him.

"Scary, isn't it?"

"Exhilarating, to be honest" Andy told him, the two grinned. Shaun turned it up, focussing on the road again. Andy smiled, opening the second beer and taking a swig, screwing up his nose at how warm it was now. Only another hour and they'd be in Sydney.