after school I walked home with Aaron and Andrew cause Max was staying at a friends house. Max is 15, I am 16, Aaron is 16, and Andrew is 15 now cause his birthday was yesterday. we talked about our day and how I am going to run away to marrow cause I'm tired of living with my mom.
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I snuck into Aaron's room and woke him up.
"I'm leaving." I whispered
"I'm coming with" he said
"me too" Andrew said loudly
"SHHHHHHH!!!!! fine you all can come but then after Max comes home we are getting him too. there is no use in waking lily cause she would just tell mom." I said
"ok." They said together.
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I kept running even though I didn't hear any more foot steps...... wait no more foot steps mean Andrew has stopped. crap. I looked back and saw Andrew laying on the ground looking at me with A cut on his cheek.
"Andrew! I'm coming back to get you." I yelled as I ran to get him. he tried to get up but as soon as he put pressure on his ankle I could see he was in pain.
"i think I broke my ankle" he said
"no. no we have to keep going! we are almost to our camp! come on!" I said
"can you help me?" he asked
"ya."
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"guys help me with Andrew! he broke his ankle or some thing." I yelled when I was about 20 ft. away from camp. I saw Aaron break through the brush covering the camp. it was very isolated. I heard something rustling in the brush. then I saw a boy come running out and tackle Aaron to the ground. he started punching Aaron and hitting him. Aaron's nose was bleeding badly but the boys lip was cut worse.
"GET OFF OF HIM!!!!!!" I yelled at the stranger. I let Andrew sit down softly then I ran over and punched the boy in the back of the head and he dropped fast. I had knocked him out.
"are you ok?" I asked Aaron
"ya. my nose is just bleeding." he said as blood flowed in a red stream out of his nose and down his face. I ripped off a piece of my pants and handed it to him.
"here" I said
"I don't need it but we need to get Andrew to a hospital." he said as he pointed to Andrew who was passed out on the ground. I ran to him and listened to his heart beat. I sighed in relief. at least he is alive I thought.
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as I walked to through the woods I heard Aaron and Andrew thumping through the woods behind me. at least they are still behind me. then I thought about the boy that I had knocked out. I hadn't seen his face because I was to afraid to see who it was. I didn't want it to be some one I knew.
"I'm going to go this way towards the river but you guys go to the hospital and get Andrews leg fixed then meet me at the bridge next to the hospital. ok?" I said as I walked the other way.
"ya that's fine just meet us there and stay there until we get there no matter what stay there unless you get hurt or some thing." Aaron yelled after me. his deep voice reminded me of my dads voice. of how it could be calm and sweet or powerful and demanding. I liked his voice.
I was in a trance when I was pulled aside by a strong arm. it was the same temperature as the arm that I touched earlier. but who was it. then I froze. the boy in the woods that beat up Aaron.
"you are so lucky you are a girl. cause if you weren't you would be lying on the ground with a broken leg. but since you are a girl I'm just going to bring you with me." the voice said
