Please Stay... (A Pen Fanfic)

Part 8: Running Away

I can't wait for my 'date' with Jen. I think it's safe to call it a date because me and Frannie have officially broken up. I'm so happy, and I love Jen to death, even though we just met. I feel like we have a very strong connection already. I sit through the rest of the day, awaiting the afternoon. I can't wait to kiss her again (I hope)! When school is finally over I rush to get on the bus. I don't see Jen, so I sit in her usual seat and wait for her. Beth sits beside me, squishing me into the window. I squirm and try to get some space.

"Hey baby!" she exclaims, and I can tell that she's flirting with me.

"Me and Frannie are done," I grit and try to push her away, "get away from me."

"You know, you and Frannie aren't breaking up that easily." She batts her eyes, and leans in to kiss me. I immediately push her off of me and she falls into the isle.

"Ow idiot," she murmurs, sitting in Frannie's seat. Jen gets on after her, and I smile, moving over to give her some room.

She smiles back at me, and whispers, "I can't wait for tonight, I'm so excited!"

"Me too!" I whisper back, "I'll text my mom and tell her that I'm going to the cafe down the street," I say to Jen. I pull my phone out of my pocket and text her.

"And Bob will just beat me either way," Jen replies, and I feel so bad for her. We wait on the bus until we get to the cafe. We stand up and walk to the front of the bus. We get off, then I hold her hand as we walk into the cafe. We go up to the front and order. Jen gets an iced coffee and a jelly donut, and I get an iced coffee and a chocolate donut. We sit down at a table and chat.

"So Jen..." I say, "I was thinking..."

"Spit it out Pat!" Jen exclaims.

"Well..." I say, "I know we just started talking, but I was wondering if you wanted to maybe run away with me. We could go somewhere and be together forever, happy and in love. We wouldn't have to deal with Bob, Frannie and my parents, and we would be free!" She looks at me like I'm crazy, with wide, sparkling eyes.

"Pat..." she whispers, "I'd love to!" She shrieks, smiling. I get up and hug her.

"Tonight," I say, "we'll leave. You tell Bob you'll be at Beth's, and I'll say I'm going to Frannie's. Meet me here, ok?"

"Ok Pat," she replies, "I'll be here. What time?"

"How about 8:00. We should leave pretty early if we don't want to get caught."

"See you here." I kiss her on the lips. She smiles.

"I love you Pat," she whispers.

"Love you too," I whisper back, "let's go." I take her hand and we walk over to the trash can, dumping out trash into it. We go outside and wait for the bus. I can't wait until tonight. Once the bus arrives, we get on and take a seat in the front. I put my arm around Jen. We tell the driver our addresses, then wait until we have to get off. My stop is first. "Bye Jen," I call out to her as I leave the bus, "love you, see you tonight."

"Bye Pat," she replies, "love you too. See you at 8:00." I smile, then walk down the stairs and into my house. My parents are waiting for me.

"Hey Pat," they say to me, "how was school?"

"Good," I give my usual response.

"That's good," they say, "what happened with the slug?" I want to kill them for calling Jen a slug.

"I'm going to my room!" I say, trying to change the subject as I run upstairs and flop on my bed.

Jen's POV

I nervously approach my house. I'm afraid of what Bob will do to me. I slowly open the door, and see Bob waiting for me.

"You got a 70 on a test!!" He yells, pushing me to the ground. His fists smash into my face, and I try so hard not to cry. He gets up, then runs upstairs and slams the door to his room. I run into mine, and take my phone out to text Pat.
P=Pat
J=Jen

J- hey babe, missing u rn
P- ikr, can't wait to see u tonight
J- Bob got mad at me for getting a C on the math test, it's not my fault I don't understand it
P- don't worry, I'll tutor u
J- thanks
P- np
J- 😊
P- u should pack, get ready to leave
J- yeah, I will. U should, too
P- I will. Uh-oh, Frannie's here, gtg bye love u 😍😘❤
J- bye, lyt ❤😘😍

I turn off my phone, smiling. Just a few more hours until we run away. I wonder where we'll go, and what we'll do when we get there. We'll need somewhere to stay at, maybe a hotel of some sort. I grab a bag, large enough to hold a lot of stuff. I pack a nice, warm blanket and pillow, water bottles, some soda cans, and some granola bars. I also grab my savings, $100. This should be enough to get us somewhere. I pack a few more things, and all I have to do now is wait for Bob to come back down so I can ask him.

Pat's POV

I wait nervously for Frannie to come into my room. I'm so excited to run away with Jen tonight. I honestly love her so much! Way more than Frannie, that's for sure. She comes into my room, and runs up to me.
"Pat!!" She exclaims, jumping on me. I push her off of me. She kisses me, and I push her, hard. She falls on the floor, whining.
"Ow Pat, wth. We are NOT over."
"Yes We Are," I grit through my teeth, "I'm never dating you ever again. I've already found the one girl who makes me happier than ever, I just have to wait until tonight."