Evacuated

Sunday - Part Two

Previously On Evacuated:

We walked down by the lake together. It was a lot hotter than we had initially thought.

The lake wasn't filled up, it was still down for the winter. It was only April 17th, after all.

"You know our ship name is Jesslie, right?" he asked. My stomach did a somersault before causing me to choke a little at his statement [...] "I thought that up days ago."

"We should come back out and eat them" I suggested, not giving up on coming back out. "Ugh, fine" Jess gave in.

And just then, his mood completely changed. "Can we go home?" he asked.

"I'm sorry, this is my fault. You didn't wanna come back out here and I made you. I'm sorry."

I felt my heart drop by Jess pushing me away like that.

I was stuck here in the Aarons place, there was no escape. So I made my own.
__________________________

I looked out off the deck of the Aarons place and I knew I couldn't bear staying there. I was hesitant to go, I didn't wanna move a muscle. But I built up the courage, turned around and saw Jess glancing at his phone on the counter. "Yeah, hell no.." and I decided I was done being afraid. I walked back inside, grabbed my phone and shot out the door as fast as I could. I couldn't get away fast enough. The second the door shut behind me, I felt the tears I had been holding back begin to fall again. I opened my playlist which at the time, only had three songs in it, and put my favorite song, I Learned From You by Miley Cyrus, on repeat and ran far away from the farm.

Once I got off the dirt road, I found myself at the bus stop, where it usually picks us up. I looked toward the direction of the school, the way the bus drives and shook my head. I turned in the other direction and looked down the road. "I've never been down there" and the next second I was headed down there. I didn't bother paying attention to my surroundings, but more so looked for a place I could be alone, without being bothered even by the glance of a stranger. I finally reached a small playground with only two swings, a big kid one and a baby one. I got on the big kid one and started to pump myself higher. "Jess hates you, he's gone. It's over, Leslie. It's over." My song was playing over and over and at times I tuned it out, and others I listened long and hard, causing tears to fall faster. This park was surrounded by houses, on a hot summers day, well as summer as April gets, and still no kids were around. I closed my eyes for a half hour and just swung. I leaned my head back and faced up at the clouds, with my eyes still glued shut. "Feels just like swinging on the rope to Terabithia, like flying." After a long while of pretending I was flying freely into Terabithia, pretending Jess was on the other side, waiting for me to pass the rope so he could cross, I opened my eyes. Two girls about May Belle and Joyce's ages were playing on the small playset. I closed my eyes again, not caring what they thought and continued to think to myself. After a while, I opened my eyes and decided to continue my journey.

I walked further away from our farms, as far as I could get. I had no intention on going back anytime soon. No plans, nothing. I had my eyes closed for so long on that swing, I felt dizzy as I walked. I walked for so long, trying to practically wake up. After I did, I looked to where I was headed. Construction. A big pile of dirt and plywood. "Must be a dead end." Then cars came from either direction and turned down the street I walked. "Hmm, now I'll just have to decide where to turn when I get up there." And I did. I reached the end of the road, ya couldn't walk straight no further. Turning left or right was my only option. I looked to the right and saw a street of developing houses. To the left, I saw a playground, surrounded by another dead end. I knew I could stay at parks for a while, so I turned to go there.