Lies.

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Ive come to learn to lies can literally make or break someones life. There's no way around it. Once you start it becomes almost impossible to stop without hurting the people you love in the process. To most people lies are no big deal, as long as the damage is minimal and it comes with a heartfelt apology at the end. But for me things never work out that perfectly..

So let me begin by saying a bit about myself. My name is Jess and I'm 17 almost 18. I live a pretty normal life. I have both of my parents that love me and take care of me. I do pretty well in school. I don't have many complaints. To everyone else around me I seem pretty happy, carefree, and always have a smile on my face. But smiles can hide almost anything. After all, smiles are the most deceiving of things.

All my troubles started when I ran away in the middle of the night at the very start of summer. Well, I just needed to get away from everything. Yeah my problems may not be that bad compared to others, but to me they're still hurtful. I don't have any friends. Well, let me rephrase that. I have "friends" that never talk to me or hang with me outside of school and only keep me around for when they're bored. My home life is far from the perfect home that my parents make it out to be. They are always yelling and complaining about everything I do. I never get it right.

So that night started off as usual. I was home alone because my parents were out enjoying a nice night out that I wasn't invited to because I had made a witty comment in regards to something they had said earlier. But I didnt mind it cause I like being away from them. I was lying down in my bed staring out the window while listening to a playlist on my phone titled "depressing". I couldnt help but to think about all that was going wrong in my life. My parents. My so called friends. I couldnt even hold a relationship for longer than a few weeks. It kinda just got to me, I felt like I had no one to talk to no one to help me work out my feelings. I felt like crying and I did. But I couldn't take just sitting there doing nothing, so I ran.

I ran out the door and down the street. I ran and turned left then right then left again. I kept making random turns and I didnt stop running. I ran as far as I could until I couldn't recognize anything around me. I had left my house at around 11, so I wasnt shocked to see that it was already mid night. I had run for an hour straight. As I took a second to look around and catch my breath I noticed that there were barely any people around me and that the sky was getting very darkly clouded. It was a bit chilly but I was wearing my dark blue skinny sweat pants and a matching hoodie with a white tank underneath so I was fine. I continued walking forward. I didn't want to run anymore because I was too tired but I still didn't want to go back. Not that I knew where I was. It looked like I was walking past some sort of shopping plaza but everything was closed. I actually felt so much better. I felt free and happy. Yes, I actually felt happy. I guess running away can give you that relief, if only for just a moment.

Well that was until it started pouring. Not the little rain showers that go for a few minutes then stop. Nope it was that type of rain that comes down so hard you can barely see your hand if it was right in front of your face and lasts for hours. It came down so unexpectedly, I actually stood there for a few minutes not knowing what to do. I desperately looked around for a place I could take cover, but all the shops were closed. I ran forward and In the distance I could see a bright neon "OPEN" sign. I bolted over as fast as I could not really looking where I was going. The light from the sign was all I could see through the rain. I could now tell that the place was a bar. I didnt like bars cause I dont drink, but I didnt care a long as I would be warm and dry inside. As I neared the curb just outside the bar, I hit something. Hard. I immediately felt the pain of the impact course through my body. The wind was knock right out of me and My body twisted around and fell on the ground with a thud. I was having trouble catching my breath and everywhere just hurt. The only thing that ran through my mind was

*what the hell was that*