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Chapter Nine

Braden's pov

    I woke up at 3:00 to see that Jade was not in her bed I looked around she was nowhere to be found "Jade." No answer "Jade!" I went outside to look for Jade and saw she was walking toward the hotel. She finally reached me and I started yelling "Jade where were you? Do you know what time it is?" She went to open her mouth but I pulled her into a hug and said "Don't ever scare me like that again. Ok?" "Ok. I'm sorry Braden I didn't mean to scare you. Come on let's get inside." She said we walk inside and I close the door. "What are we gonna do? What's your plan?" She said whispering because John was still asleep. "Were gonna run." I said grabbing the only bag I brought to the hotel. "What! What do you mean run we can't run it will look bad if we run we'll look guilty." She yelled "yes run its out only way out and who I cares if it looks bad. And what do you mean look guilty we are guilty. We have to run our finger prints are all over that house."

Jade's pov

"I didn't think about that." I said
"Well shouldn't we get our stuff?" I asked " We'll go to my house, get my stuff and some money then we're gone." Braden said "When do you want to go?" I asked scared of the answer "Later today at the most." "Okay, do you want me to wake John?" I asked him looking over at John sleeping soundly. "Yeah, we should eat before we leave it'll be a long drive." He said heading to the bathroom. I went over to John and sat on the bed. I stared at him for a minute, he was only eight, to young to be pulled into all of this, but it was to late he already was. I started rubbing his forehead and calling his name. He opened his eyes and looked at me for a second before rubbing the sleep from his eyes. "Hey buddy, come on get up it's time to eat then we have to go." I got up and walked over and turned the tv on what I seen made my heart stop. On the tv was news reporter infront of my house. " We are on the scene of a murder that has taken place yesterday, the Cheif of polices wife was stabbed to death in their home, there seem to be a struggle, it appeared to be a break in gone wrong but police are still investigating, the cheifs children, an eight year old and a seventeen year old are missing, this is Jessica David reporting live, back to you Lucas." I looked up in horror to see Braden standing beside me glaring at the tv. "Come on, we've got to go, now." He went and grabbed his bag. I went to John and gently grabbed his arm. We walked to the car and got in.

Braden's pov

After watching the news cast I knew we had to leave. I didn't know what we were going to do about money but we'd figure it out after we got out of state lines. I told Jade " Come on, we've go to go, now." She went to grab John as I got the bag I brought to the hotel. We walked out and got in the car. I had the slightest idea of where we would go but I knew we had to leave.

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