RED

Chapter 14 Trust Me

Chapter 14 Epilogue [Adora's POV]

*2 years later*

I walked outside the building and turned around just to watch the heavy double doors move at a snail's pace to a close. I'm free. I can go where I want and be who I want to be, the chapter in my life labeled Big Smiles has closed and won't ever be reopened. I examined the brick building how towered over me with its many windows and vast array of auburn colored bricks. This was my home for so long my place of residence but what I knew about this place was a lie, and the events from when I was 16 have scarred me indefinitely. I could never rest in this place since that day but at the same time I felt that this was the only place I belonged. My eyes traveled to the porch that came a ways out from the door and how the shrubs surrounded it. I looked at how some small flowers poked through the soil all around the building. I hate and love this place, I loathe it with all my being. I bent down and picked up a fuzzy dandelion, maybe I should make a wish.

My thoughts were interrupted by the honking of a car horn. I looked behind me to see a grinning Daniel.

"Are you coming or do I have to leave you here?"

"I'm coming I just wanted to take one last look."

I stood up and put my duffle bag over my shoulder and walked over to the waiting taxi.

"You know I could have been gone a month ago but I was waiting for someone's birthday because said someone wanted to leave together." I side glanced at Daniel and saw a slight blush on his cheeks.

"It's not my fault that I'm younger than you Adora, and thanks you know for not leaving without me."

"No problem I wouldn't even think about it. I couldn't leave my best friend behind."

I didn't really like calling him that but I didn't have another alternative he was indeed my best friend but I always felt weird calling him that. Daniel had told the taxi driver to go to the airport, we still didn't have a set place that we wanted to go to but we knew we wanted to go away and that's all that mattered. We decided that we would pick a random flight destination by choosing which ever flight was leaving the soonest. It's silly but it was the only way we would be able to actually leave, it's not like we would have anyone waiting for us when we land. It was our own journey to start a fresh in a new place. When we told Eric our plans he scolded and told us that we were making a mistake but after he saw how determined we were to get the money so that we would be able to do this he decided to help. We did little jobs and saved the money and Eric even gave us some before we left, he said he didn't want to watch the news and hear about us being starving and homeless.

I had invited Darius to come with us, even though he doesn't really talk to me much I didn't want him to waste he life. He had turned me down though and said he wasn't going to leave Adam. He never referred to him as his brother anymore just Adam and I guess as much as the events changed him he still couldn't part with his twin. Adam was still in the psych ward and I don't know what Darius was expecting from staying here with someone he couldn't have a conversation with because they were so heavily medicated.

The taxi jerked to a stop and I saw that we were in front of the airport. We got out the car after thanking our driver and paying our fare.

"This is it, are you ready?" I looked at Daniel and saw that he had a big grin on his face, he wasn't even trying to hide his excitement.

"As ready as I'll ever be." I said as we walked to the counter. We walked up to a lady with pulled back blonde hair typing away at her computer. Daniel began to talk to her as I absentmindedly played with the pen attached to the counter. I didn't register what was happening until she said "Have a nice day and enjoy your flight."

"What flight did you book, where are we going?" I asked Daniel but all he did was smirk at me.

"Daniel tell me where we're going."

"It's a surprise" he said with a cheeky grin and a wink.

"How do I know you're not sending me somewhere to die?"

He turned around to face me and extended his hand. "Just trust me." he had told me to trust him two years ago in the movie room and after knowing him for only a short time then I knew I could trust him. So I did the only logical thing, I took his hand.