I didn't believe in love, until I met you.

runaway love chapt 3

Yells and abuses, leaves her with some bruises

Teachers ask questions, she's makin' up excuses

Bleedin' on the inside, cryin' on the out

Now Nicole's stuck up in a world on her own

Forced to think that Hell is a place called home

Nothin' else to do but get her clothes and pack

She says she's 'bout to run away and never come back

Chapter three

Nicky gets out of bed quietly and packs all her stuff into her back pack. Her money, Her clothes, everything she can fit into her bag. After she is done she tip toes to Noahs room. Her heart beating out of her chest afraid she will awake her snoring father.

She find Noahs bag and fills it with everything he needs. She puts it over her back with hers and goes downstairs. She finds Tommy's old hiding spot for money and stuffs it in her pockets. She grabbs a bag and stuffs it with food, and bottled water. She puts everything in the car. She brings down her pillows and blankets and shoves them in the trunk with the bag. She then carries a sleeping Noah out to the car. She quickly tip toes back up stairs and grabs his blankets and pillows. Only to be stopped when she finds her mother at the bottom of the stairs.

Nicky starts to panick thinking her mother will call to Tom but she doesnt. "Go, Nicky protect my baby." Nicky nods her head. Nora stops Nicky before shes about to leave and hands her a wad of cash. "I was gonna runaway with him but I always chickened out. So heres some money, you find a good place for my baby, Dont ever look back Nicky, dont ever come back."

Nora gave Nicky a quick peck on the cheek, tears in her eyes. "Good bye." They said at the same time. And Nicky ran out to the car, never once looking back and drove away. Noah, still asleep in the back.

Nicky pulled up to Courntey's apartment building. She locked the doors and ran up quickly leaving Noah alone. She knocked hard on Cournteys door.

"What the hell? Nicky?" Courtney whispered not wanting to wake up T.J.

"We need to go. Now." Courtney nodded.

"Help me pack." It took them a half an hour to pack up everything needed. Food and clothes. Courntey brought out her bundle of saved up cash. And then grabbed three year old T.J. They were on the road heading to California before three am in the morning. They had left Nicky's car at a drive ins. Tom didnt know what Courtney drived.

Courtney slept while Nicky drove, and the two boys slept in the back. Around seven am Courtney woke up to see they were stopped at a gas station.

"Morning." Nicky said climbing into the front seat with two coffee's in hand.

"Want me to drive?" Nicky nodded and they switched seats. Nicky fell asleep almost instantly. But dreams about what happended the night before woke her from her slumber. And she screamed. Courtney slammed on the breaks earning a lot of honking.

"What the h-." She stopped once she saw Nicky's face. She was pale and her eyes were wide. "Nick are you okay?" Nicky slowly shoke her head.

"No, but its okay just drive we need to hurry." Courtney obeyed knowing that Nicky would end up telling her sooner or later.

"Sissy?" Noah whispered. "Where are we going? Where's mommy?"

"Sweetie, we need to get away. Your gonna live with me and Courtney for a bit." Nicky replied not really answering any of his questions.

"It hurts." He wimpered.

"I know.. here take these." She told him handing him a bottled water and some pills.

"You gonna tell me what happened?" Courtney asked.

"Not now, when we get there I will." Nicky said not really wanting to relive last night at all.

"And where is there? Nick where are we going we've been driving on this damn highway all day." Courtney was right they had been driving since three that morning and now it was eight o clock at night.

"I was thinking California, near the beach." Nicky smiled. Her mind wandering to sticking her toes in the ocean. Running around on the beach with Noah. And just being happy for once. "Did you friends make me his legal guardian?"

"They made it look like you are, people would have to dig real deep to figure out that you arent his mother." Courtney smiled thinking about how nice it would be to have Tommy here. "I wish Tommy was here" She said quietly. Nicky grabbed her hand..

"I know, me to." For a while they were silent.

"Okay so are we sleeping in the car? Or are we switching again?" Courtney broke the silence.

"I wanna get there as soon as possible so we will just switch." It was alread eleven at night, and they hadnt stopped driving.

"I'll get off at the next exit and we can fill up and keep driving." Nicky nodded her head, and soon they were stopped at a gas station. She ran in and got some cold drinks and some chips for the kids.

"Lets hit the road!" Courtney squealed with excitment. Nicky giggled at her friend, she obviously was over tired.