Across the Country (Adam Levine Fan Fiction)

Chapter Five

Chapter Five

Another sleepless night. The message from my dad kept replaying over and over in my head, causing me to lose hours of sleep. Was it possible? Could he possibly track me down and find me? What if he could track me down by following my phone? Does my phone even have a GPS tracking device? 

Just thinking about it all made my stomach drop to the floor. I had to think of an excuse of why I was running away. 

Well, one reason was because I needed to get a break from everything, from people, from high school, from my home. But I couldn’t tell him that, he wouldn’t understand at all. The second reason I came up with was because I decided to attend college at New York University (NYU). My dad might be somewhat understanding and hopefully he’ll let me stay in New York to study. If he were to track me down, he wouldn't be able to find me for at least a few more days. I sighed in relief. Some of the anxiety was lifted off my shoulders, at least for now. 

The entire morning I had been stressed out over that one little message I had received late last night. It’s not the message’s content that scares me; my dad’s actions are what is really terrifying me. I couldn’t stop thinking about what he’ll do to me this time as a consequence. For all I know, he’ll just beat me till I’m numb with purple bruises all over. Just reminiscing about the pain brought tears to my eyes.

I thought my past was long gone behind me the day I left LA, but it’s back to haunt me. I tired so hard to leave it all behind, but he’s coming back to find me. All of it was for nothing.

I tried to calm myself and get my act together before I checked out of the inn. I roared the engine to life shortly after 10 AM. Today I had planned to go visit the popular tourist attraction in Chicago, Millennium Park. Despite all the crowding tourists there, I wanted to snap some pictures of the famous cloud gate and other monuments.

The next few days are going to be long and painful just like yesterday. Thoughts of Adam filled my mind. Was there truly a chance that he might like me? Or was I just fantasizing? I believe I do like him, but when would be the next time we’ll meet? It could be months or maybe even years from now considering the fact that he’s a famous celebrity who’s always busy with work and stuff. 

I found a parking spot not too far from the park. I swung on my camera bag that held my lens and camera, locked the door and started walking. 

I arrived at the park and as I had predicted, it was packed with multitudes of people. I found my way towards the Cloud Gate. It wasn’t hard considering the fact that it’s big and shiny. I spent hours walking around just doing what I love, taking picture of anything that caught my eye.

Hours flew by quickly. I checked my phone and realized that it was already two in the afternoon. I finished taking a couple more pictures and started heading back to the car to go get some food. 

I crossed the sidewalk towards my car. As I got closer, I saw a small pink folded sheet of paper stuck onto the window wipers of the car. You've got to be kidding me. A parking ticket? I rolled my eyes. Well, there goes a few hundred dollars of my college fund. I lifted up the wipers and snatched the note from its place on the window. 

I unfolded it to realize that it wasn't a ticket. The moment I opened it, I really wished that it was a ticket instead of what I saw. Realization dawned on me when I saw the familiar messy handwriting. My stomach churned and I felt like I couldn't breath. My heart started beating a thousand times faster. In my hand is a handwritten note from the detestable human being I called my dad. 

I scanned through the small paragraph as fast as I could. By the end of it, my hands started getting moist. I truly couldn’t believe what I had just read. I was surreal to me. He stated that he was close by, watching my every move. And he continued the threat message telling me that I won’t be able to get away with this.