Escape

chapter 3:

The next day around 10 in the morning, I was meant to be at school. But I was nowhere near that place. I was at least over 200 miles away. Then the petrol started to run out. I park the car in the car park of a shopping centre.

Shit , I didn't pack any food! what do I do now, and you didn't bring any money with you, your so stupid

I haven’t eaten, I need to pee and I haven’t slept. It’s worth a try. I get out of the stolen car, lock it and take the keys and put them in my front pocket of my jeans. As I enter the shopping centre I see a bunch of gorgeous boys hanging around the food court. I walk over there. I’m being a survivor right now. I on purposely bump into one of the gorgeously attractive boys and apologise. He said not to apologise, it was his fault aparently. “I’m Tom” he said introducing himself.

make him believe it Kristen...

“Carly” I say trying to make myself porously blush.

“Could I get you brunch Carly?” tom asked me.

Yes! Food at last!

“Oh yes please, I’m starving!” I exclaimed while finding a table to sit at. He laughed. While he went to go get us both foods, I sit there looking around the place, wondering how someone as attractive as him would even consider sharing a meal with me. Out of all girls here, me! I didn’t really know how it takes it in. I thought it was quite sweet that he was even considering doing this. He came back with what seemed more like a lunch meal, but I don’t care. I’m hungry and all that matters is that I eat.  We sit and eat our food. I take in as much as I can hold. We talk, most of the stuff I say is a lie, but I don’t want him finding out who I really am. He tells me about his life and his family, he was a lot like my little brother. But a much bigger version. Someone who would be there for you. And I admire that in people. It’s something that not everyone has. The ability to listen to someone.

As we say our farewells he gives me his number so I could call him one day, I’m sorry Tom, but I’m not staying here. I walk back to the car. And I remember, I’m almost out of petrol, then like God wants me to get away, I find 50 bucks lying on the ground a couple of meters away from  the car. I run to the money like the flash, get into the car and find my way to the nearest petrol station that I can find. While I’m there getting petrol I buy food and drinks to last for a little while, long enough for few days and enough petrol to go for 400 miles. As far as I want to go. I get back into the car and start driving off. I don’t know where I’m going. Maybe Canada, or Mexico, or Florida, or California, who knows, I’m just getting away from my past.

 ***

 After 3 days of traveling away from my past I end up in Malibu, perfect place to be. Away from the world. That night I sleep in the car that I stole. It’s like my little house. The next day I don’t know where to go. I end up just going to the beach and I meet 3 girls that are really sweet. Danika, Louise and Maddie their names are. Maddie is a really tall girl, pale skin, blonde hair, the prettiest blue eyes I’ve ever seen and is a quite girl but when you get to know her she’s really bubbly and nice and sweet and is adorable. Dankia is dark skinned, brown eyes, brown hair, average height and is loud and funny. Louise is the same height as Danika, is pale but has slight tan, green eyes, brown hair and is a person that anyone can be a friend with.

With them I was actually enjoying myself. I told them that I ran away from home and I don’t plan on going back. All of them offered for me to stay with them, I said ide be right in the car for a while.

“I’m hungry” Maddie said out of the blue.

“Hahahaha, Maddie you’re always hungry!” Dankia exclaimed.

“Do you have any food with you Kristen?” Louise asked.

“No, I ate all of the food I bought, it was only meant to last me a couple of days” I said.

“Why don’t you come to my house today, you can all come, dinner and my mum might be able to get you a place to stay if you don’t want to stay with any of us” Danika offered.

“If it’s not that much trouble for you guys, why not! You guys are so nice. I’ve never had a friend like any of you, I was always left out and bullied” I stated. All three of them went silent. They then got all their belongings off the beach, and started walking down to the pier to get lunch, I went with them. We all sat down at a table then Maddie went to go get us chips and drinks. We sat in silence until she came back with food.

“When did it start?” they all asked me in sink.

“I don’t want to talk about it, not here. I’ll tell you later if we get the chance” I told them. They understood completely. They didn’t complain or beg for me to spill. They just started a completely different conversation. Something about the hot new lifeguard and a school teacher secretly seeing each other or something like that, I wasn’t really paying attention.

After lunch at the pier we went shopping. I’m not much of a girly girl but I know I love to shop. They bought me some new cloths to more suite the weather and style of this century, I said ide pay them back, and they refused to get their money back. “Think of it as a welcome present! New life for you, new friends and now clothes” Louise said while going through the cloths racks for a bikini to get me.

“I’m not very confident with my body guys, so no bikinis, not until I’m satisfied” I said. They stopped what they were doing immediantly. The looks on their faces. They looked like someone had just died.

“Kristen, you’re beautiful. You may not see it in you, society is a fucking bitch. It makes you feel bad about your figure, when really you’re gorgeous. You just got to not listen to society and look at things differently, look beyond what you see, your beautiful, don’t let something like this ever make you feel bad about yourself, physically or mentally, it’s not worth it” Dankia said while coming back to me and making me sit down on a seat to listen to them. She is a very wise person Dankia.”I’ve always believed it, I try to see past it but I never can do it for some reason” I say looking completely lost. “We’ll help you. You can do whatever you need to do to feel better about yourself and we will help you do that” Louise said in a soft hushed voice so no one else in the store could hear.

“You guys would seriously do that, all of this for me?” I asked them.

“Yes! That’s what friends are for right?” Maddie said. My face lit up and the smile never came off for a long time. I had friends. Real friends. At least I think there real. Oh I hope they are real. Because there my friends. And I've never had a proper friendship before. It’s all so new to me.