Teenage Runaway

Chapter 1

"Where are we going?" Sam asks as Niall leads her out of their flat. She wanted to go back inside and call the cops. She felt naked, only wearing one of Niall's shirts and a pair of old cotton shorts. Niall didn't answer, instead he kept dragging Sam down the deserted street. Sam, getting angrier by the second, yanked her hand out from Niall's. "I'm not going anywhere until I get answers." Niall sighed and turned to face her. "Where are we going, who was that man, and when did you get a gun!?"

"I don't know where we going, but we're not safe here. Look, babe, people have been after me and the lads as long as I can remember, but it's gotten a lot worse since we've split. Mostly mad fathers with broken hearted teenage daughters, demanding money. I didn't tell you about any of this because I knew you'd be scared...I was afraid you'd leave."

"Niall I would never leave you...we're in this together." Before he could reply to her, his phone rang.

"Harry? Man, calm down take a breather I can't understand what you're saying."

"I need your help. These two men broke into my flat. I hurt my shoulder pretty bad, but I got away."

"Where are you now?"

"I ran to a gas station. They might be following me."

"They got to your house, too?" Niall asked, a theory popping in his head. "What if they got the other boys too...oh man. I'll call Liam and Zayn, you call Lou." Before Niall could hang up the phone, it was beeping with another call.

"Liam? Did the men break into your home as well?"

"How'd you know?" He breathed heavily into the phone.

"They got me and Sammy, Harry too."

"What about the others?"

"Me and Harry are in the process of checking up on everyone. I'll tell ya what...Let's all meet up at Hyde Park by the big fountain and we'll plan from there."

Niall hung up the phone and called Zayn. He had also been attacked by the men. Niall called Harry back and found out that Louis and Eleanor had also been attacked. Harry informed them to meet the others at the park. It was the closest meeting spot for all of them.

Nervous thoughts ran through each of the boys' heads as they walked, ran, drove, or hauled a cab to the park. They all greeted each other as if nothing had torn them apart, like they were still the brothers they were two years ago.

"Harry! You're all by yourself, mate! Was Lilly with you when the men came?" Zayn asked. Lilly was Harry's new girlfriend.

"No, she's, uh, visiting her family in Nottingham."

"Is everyone all right?" Liam asked, still the most serious of the group. Everyone nodded.

"Harry? Your shoulder?" Louis mentioned.

"I'm fine," He grumbled, wincing a bit as he rolled his shoulder back.

"We can't stay here. I'm sure those men are after us." Zayn pointed out. "There's got to be at least ten, yeah?"

"I...I killed the one who attacked me and Sammy, I think." Niall spoke quietly. "I shot him." Everyone looked at him with wide eyes. He lifted up his tshirt, revealing the black handgun tucked into his pocket. "I had to." Sam gripped his hand tighter.

"Where are we going to go?" Eleanor asked, standing between Sam and Louis. "They could be all over the country waiting for us to fall into their trap."

"I have a friend in Florida." Liam chimed in. "I've known her my whole life, I'm sure she wouldn't mind." He quickly dialed her number and set the plan. Even though it was almost 0300 where the group was, in Florida it was just late at night.

"I can drive us all to the airport." Louis volunteered. "If we all cram into my car."

Niall dug a hole by a tree in the park to hide his gun, knowing that he obviously would not make it through airport security without it.

"I can't believe we're doing this." Sam said, climbing on top of Niall to make room for the others.

They got to the airport just in time and bought their tickets a mere thirty minutes before the flight took off to Orlando Airport, rushing the woman at the ticket counter as she looked up their passports via their social security number, since no one but Louis had theirs, as Louis kept his in his glovebox. Sam looked out the window as the plane took off. City lights illuminated London.

"Goodbye, London." Sam mumbled to herself, still gazing out of the window. "See you soon, I hope."