My New Family (A Haters Back Off Fanfic)

Running Away

Colleen's POV

"COLLEEN!?! WHERE THE F*** ARE YOU!?!"

That's what I woke up to the next morning.

"COLLEEN!!!"

I rubbed my eyes and sat up on the sofa. I didn't remember being on the sofa.

I looked up at the time. 7:12. Oh crap. I'm in trouble.

"COLLEEN!" Aaron yelled as he walked into the room. "WHERE IS MY BREAKFAST!?!""
"I-I-I-I'm sorry."
"Oh, are you, now!?!"
"I-I can d-do you some L-Lucky Ch-Charms."
"I WANT MY FULL ENGLISH BREAKFAST!"
"I-I can't m-make that in time!"
"Well, it's not my fault you slept in, is it!?!"

We argued for quite a while, until it was time for him to leave, so he left with no breakfast. I sat on the sofa, trying not to cry.
"That's it," I said to myself. "I'm done with this. I'm done with him. I'm leaving."

I ate my own breakfast, before getting ready for the day. I grabbed a suitcase from under my bed and tried to fit all of my most important possessions inside, but it wouldn't all fit. I settled for my special blanket, a framed photo of my Grandpa and a few outfits. I took it downstairs and tried to fit as much food and drink in it as I could. Once I was ready, I stepped outside and began walking aimlessly. I didn't know where I was going, but I had to get as far away as possible. It was a rainy day in Tacoma, and, being the idiot that I am, I didn't bring any waterproof clothes. I could feel the water seeping into my clothes. I had small puddles of rain in my shoes. I was cold, wet and...homeless. I was homeless. I was just walking, going nowhere in particular.

I walked and walked until it was lunch time. I stopped to eat but it wasn't long before I was back to wondering aimlessly. I walked and walked and only stopped to poop in the McDonald's rest room. I got lots of funny looks when I walked in. Well, I probably did look kinda strange. A girl looking like a drowned rat with a massive suitcase and very inappropriate clothes for the cold weather. I suppose I looked rather sorry for myself.

I walked and walked until I got to a park at about 5:00 in the evening. I sat down on a bench and opened my suitcase. I took out my picture of my Grandpa, and held it close to my chest. I felt tears streaming down my cheeks as I imagined what he would say to me if he were here. He would tell me that I'm being weak. That I'm giving up. That I failed. He would say that it's gonna be okay even though we both know it isn't.

What about the rest of my family? Mom and Dad wouldn't be proud of me, would they? If only I had them here to comfort me now. Rachel would tell me to man up. She would fight Aaron. She would do anything to protect me. So would Christopher. And the kids... How I longed to see their faces again, all four of them. I'll probably never see any of them again. I love my niece and nephews more than anything in the world. I will miss them so much. I'll miss all of my family so much.

What about Josh? I hadn't thought about him at all since we divorced. Maybe I shouldn't have divorced him. If we were still together, I probably would never have met Aaron. What I had with Josh was true love. What I had with Aaron was just and infatuation.

It was getting colder now, and starting to get dark. I must have been sat on that park bench crying for about half an hour.

"Hey, are you okay?" I heard a woman call. I turned around. Behind me stood a smiling middle aged woman. Hope and love seemed to shine from her very soul. She was quite short, much shorter than me. She was wearing an OK Market uniform and had a black wrist brace on her right arm.

"Uh, yeah. I-I'm fine." I replied, forcing a smile.
"No you're not, I can tell. You can talk to me, don't be afraid." she said, sitting on the bench next to me. "I'm Bethany."
"I'm Colleen."