The Nest

TWO

The day before

After being thrown out

Kids had talked about a place thats safe for people who get thrown out of socioty like me. My high school had one of the two people who knew where it was, the reason there were two people is just in case one of them gets thrown out and there was a line of people waiting, to be the back ups to know the secret place because you cant just tell anyone otherwise adults might find out. Some of the adults had theories and had thought to have heard rumors but only a few people actually knew.

I had not much clue to what it was until Sara one of the two that knew came up to me after they sent me out for causing Alex's face to bleed. what a baby went crying to the deans office. Sara took me to a hideout under the motorway bridge and went over the instructions to getting to a safe place three time so that I wouldnt forget.

And then she asked me too lift up my shirt I was confused at first and then shocked as a hot pipe was pushed onto my side above my hip leaving a small burn mark which will surely scar.

"when you get there ask to see Ben and the show him this and that should be enough to get you in", she said to me and then put some sort of alavero cream on the burn wich felt good.

My parents found out that I had been sent away before I even did. The deans had called them.

When I biked home that day, well night by that stage because Saras hide out was a complete detour from my house so I had to bike back through town with kids from school who knew, throwing crap like rotten tomatoes at me.
The thing is that I was nothing to them because I had been thrown out.

My best friend Lisa grabbed me and pushed me over and pretende to twist my arm but insted placed her special locket unto my Palm and the ran away.

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Now

My feet pumped round and round and sweat forming in my hair line. Jim had kept up with me the whole way so far and we found a puddle for him to cool down.

It was nearing to 6am and a few cars were starting to drive by so I ducked behind some trees and waited and then I realised that this was where I needed to be, opposite the telephone post with a fire hydrent about three metres from it.

I pushed my bike deep into the forest following the gum trees untill I got to one with a family tree on it which was another check point.

I took a break for 30 mins because I was so tired I had been biking down the high way since 3am and it was almost 7am.

I rested my heavy pack down and leaned my bike against the tall gum tree. Jim was happy to rest aswell. I tore open a musli bar and took a long sip of water from my water bottle. Then I stripped off my jersy and lay against it shutting my eyes for a few seconds.

Once i opened them the sun was up and so I must have been asleep for about three hours I was feeling a bit confused.

I started pushing my bike forwards with Jimmy and my stuff. According to Sara I was supposed to go west from here straight ahead and there should be a river so that's what I did.

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The sky was getting dark and I had no idea where I was there was no river any where to be seen and im really hungry so I pull some things out of my pack, but then I hear a noise comming from behind me I look at Jim who diddnt seem bothered. I crept closer until the noise was a rushing sound like a river which was perfect, excactly what I needed.

I thought to myself and descided to make camp back by my pack about
30mtr away. I got some sticks that were dry from hanging in trees and some gorse and started making a fire.

I got real cosey and set up my hamak under a tree, I went to pat Jim but he was gone. Just disappeared. I got up and called for him "Jim come, here Jimmy, come on boy", then I heard a quited growl and turned to him with a little piglet in his jaws.

I have taken him hunting before but hes not very good I geuss he ran Into a mother pig. Well atleast it will keep him fed for the night and tomorrow.

I reached into my pack and felt a plastic bag, I don't remember packing this. In it were a few small potatoes and seeds in little packets with a note.

Lana
Here are some seeds so that you can grow vegetables. wherever you go make sure theres light for them. Love you hunny.
Mum

That could come I real handy I thought and tucked them away again and crept into my cosey sleeping bag.

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