Dear Stars

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A/N: This is going to be in Monica's POV now, so I hope you enjoy it! -Someday

Back in eight grade, we were taught about the world, society, and the universe. Okay, that sounded pretty obvious that a bunch of Middle Schoolers would be taught about the things that surround their existence, but what I mean is a bit different.

Our History teacher, Winston Morgen, had taught us about the universe. Our English teacher, Marybell McRow, taught us about the ever changing world. And our science teacher, Jefferson Grayson, taught us about society. It was all mixed up, really, which had made it different.

But the things they said and the things they taught us were similar and lead to the same conclusion; "Everything has to have a purpose."

It's a true statement, yes, but they seemed to have forgotten that when it comes to society and people, it's harder to find your purpose in an environment where people will judge you no matter what. Nathan and I are one of those people who find it hard to find a purpose when our parents - or parent - don't give a fuck about us.

We hopped out of the train to see the amazing town of Vail's train station. Well, at least we thought  that Vail had a train station. The train just stopped in the middle of nowhere and Nathan and I shared a worrying glance. We thought that the train broke down and we had to walk the rest of the way to Vail.

But then the doors opened up and everybody started stepping out onto the trillion pebble covered ground.

Outside, there were a small amount of people, most likely loved ones. They looked so happy to see each other again and it hurt my heart to see them at the reminder of my family that I left back in Glenwood Springs. Even though I could just drive back home, I had to be here for Nathan if that wasn't obvious enough.

"You brought a travel suitcase?" Nathan suddenly asked me. I looked back at him and then glanced down at my baby blue travel suitcase. It was pretty small, but it held some necessities I thought that we may need. I even stole a couple of Samuel's clothes that I thought would fit Nathan.

"Yeah, so what? And did you really  just realise that I brought one?" I questioned him. As usual, Nathan's tongue swished in his mouth, poking out like a baby snake trying to hatch from it's egg but can't. "First of all," he said after a moment. "I did  just notice because I am observant," which was obviously sarcasm. "And second of all, I don't think that we need a travel suitcase."

"And why do you say that, my friend?" I asked.

"Because it's unnecessary." He answered with a sly smile.

"Is it unnecessary to bring necessities that we may need?" I huffed.

"Well, if we're escaping then it's somewhat unnecessary, and that was what we did." He smirked. And it wasn't just any smirk, oh no. It was a masterful smirk that I loved for so long. Maybe that's why I've been incontestably in love with Nathan for so long. Well, that or the fact that he is the sweetest person in the world and my best friend.

I grunted in frustration but smiled at the thought of our tiny fight on my travel suitcase.

"Well, I don't really care. Plus, we don't really have enough money to buy some high quality casual clothes here." I pointed out. I turned around and started walking slowly away to the town, suitcase safely carried by two hands in the front of my body.

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Nathan and I have just been walking around town, following my iPhone 6's directions to Rimini Gelato & Café - my Aunt Gracie's restaurant - to both find her and  something to eat for dinner.

Okay, we know that it's only 9:20 PM and that Gelato isn't a healthy dinner, but we didn't really get to eat anything before we escaped our home. Plus, we didn't have enough money.

"So what did Chase do?" I asked Nathan with a giggle. We had been talking a bit about our old lives back in Glenwood Springs, where everything was pretty normal. And right now, we were talking about Nathan's little adventure with Chase Curtway, his third grade frenemy, back in our freshman year. "He had gone around pranking the seniors with weird little things, snapshotting meme's on their phone, or switching around their binders so that Science was English." Nathan laughed. I chuckled at his little memory and my heart stung a bit more. But the pain was bearable, unlike when I had to say goodbye to my family.

It was silent for a moment, and the only sound that you could hear would be the people and cars and animals around us. I opened my mouth to ask him if he missed his family, but he interrupted me by pointing out the restaurant that was coming up a block away.

We started jogging and stepped inside through the doors.

Now all we had to do was find something to eat, find Aunt Gracie, and hope that my dad wasn't living with her.

This was going to be fun.

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A/N: I know, I know, I kind of rushed this and it may have gotten confusing in some parts, but right now I don't care. Anyways, I hope you enjoyed this chapter and I'll see you soon (I guess. I don't know how to word it out really, but you know what I mean). Adios! - Someday.