The Runaway

Chapter 9

Briana's POV

A million thoughts rushed into my head as soon as the words came out of Charlie's mouth. Every thought added onto my instant headache, how could my dad have people looking for me already. It has only been 2 days! Charlie's words kept replaying in my mind over and over again. 'There was a missing person's list. The last name read Briana Pierce.' The first words that came out of my dry mouth were "Was there a picture of me with it?" "No, there weren't any pictures of anyone missing which suprises me. What do you want to do about it?" I heard her quiet stutter. "Well first off I am pissed that my parents would even attempt to look for me!" I yelled louder than I should have. "In the matter of a day my dad already wants me in his hell house again so he can continue to hurt me. I refuse to return back home Charlie, I want to stay here with the boys. Cam is the best thing that has ever happened to me, and I know that you are having an amazing time too. We can stay in Miami as long as possible and then figure something else out. In the meantime, we need to go to the nearest places and see if there are any missing lists with my name on it. They need to all be down before any of the boys sees them." There was an awkward silence but Charlie broke it with a reasonable responce. "Bri I know how much you hate living with your parents, and now that we are adults and have graduated we can find an apartment somewhere near here. Eventually you will need to tell your parents that you are leaving, but once the deed is done you do not have to see them. We can go take all those lists down first thing in the morning so none of the boys see, okay?" Her relaxing tone calmed me, and knowing that me and Charlie were considered adults (Even though we are 17) made me feel better. We could find our own apartment in Miami. "Okay" With the conversation feeling over I went into the bathroom to change into my comfy night shirt and shorts. After, I quickly wiped off the makeup from my face and crawled under my covers. In the matter of 5 minutes I was sound asleep. *Dream* I was sitting in a small corner cafe with Cameron talking about traveling with Magcon. It was the best looking deep into his eyes and planning a future together. Soon after, we hear the front door slam open, and I see my dad looking around at each and ever person until he lays his eyes on me. He rapidly set one foot infront of the other, and reached my table in a quick manner. He put his hand around my small wrist and tugged hard to get me to stand up. Cameron immediately stood up as well, grabbing my other wrist. He loudly spoke "Let her go" Then, my dad took a tighter grasp onto my wrist and said "Hell no" Cameron figured it was his responsibility to protect me, which was adorable, but not even Cam could save me from this monster. Cameron soon wrapped his whole figure around mine, making it harder for my dad to pull me out of the cafe. Why was noone saying anything? Were they too scared? We were nearly at the door when my dad punched Cameron straight in the jaw which made him fall hard onto the floor. My fathers familiar hands made their way around my neck, and just as I was beggining to black out, my life reappeared. But not in the coffee shop, my hotel room. *End of Dream* As I woke up, I realized that my pillow was soaked with what I assume is my sweat. I rapidly jumped out of the bed and ran into the bathroom. I checked the time to see that it was already quarter to eight. The boys wouldn't be ready for another few hours so it was the perfect time to travel around the city and see if there were any lists I had to get rid of. I turned on the shower and began scrubbing my hair. The warm water felt good on my body, so I turned the water a little bit hotter. I soon heard Charlie moan as she got out of bed. I rinsed out my hair and turned the water off. I grabbed my towel from the shelf next to the tub and dryed myself off. I realized I had brought no clothes in with me so I wrapped the towel around my chest and opened the bathroom door. Charlie was rummaging through her bags to find clothes to put on in the corner. I reached for my bag and picked out a sky blue ruffled tanktop and booty shorts from Hollister. I then made my way back into the bathroom and got dressed. I decided to put my hair into a messy bun on the top of my head and leave it as that. "Charlie are you almost ready?" "Yes, I'm just trying to find my toothbrush" I slipped out of the bathroom and helped her look through her messy bags until we found it. She rapidly brushed her hair and teeth along with putting her hair into a nice side fishtail braid. Neither of us bothered to put makeup on because we knew we wouldn't be seeing anyone in the next hour or two. Charlie and I began to walk to the nearest diners, restaurants, arcades, and aywhere that they might post a missing person's list. The first two restaurants that we went to had nothing, but as we reached the arcade there was one posted along with other notifications. Charlie ripped it off the wall and shred it into pieces. The next place we went to had a list as well but my name didn't appear on it so there was no use in taking it down. We tried places for as far we could but as it neared 12 o'clock, we decided to go back to the hotel. "Should we call for a cab?" Charlie laughed. We had walked pretty far down the streets of Miami so I thought it would be a good idea. "Yes, all this walking has tired me out." A cab pulled up in the next two minutes and drove us back to the hotel. As soon as we headed up to our door, Nash was already waiting. "Oh no" I muttered under my breath. "Hi Nash!" I tried to sound enthusiastic, but he could see right through me. "Hello beautiful, I just wanted to remind you of our date at 6. I'm not going to tell you where we are going, but stay dressed as you are. Also, you may want to take a bikini with you." He winked his left eye at me and turned to head back to his room. I couldn't help but smile about Nash's confidence in this 'date' we are having. I hope he doesn't have his hopes up on continuing going out with me. I had my heart set on Cameron afterall. I decided to head to his hotel room when someone banged on our door at a more rapid place. I looked through the peephole to see Matt's face. I opened it slightly and said "Hey Matt" He had a small smirk and replied "Hey Bri, is Charlie here?" It seemed as though it was an urgent matter so I let him in to talk to her. I shut the door behind me and said "I'll let you two have some time" I ran down the hall to Cameron's door, and knocked quietly. After about two minutes of him not answering the door, I knocked again but more with force. All of a sudden the door answered and it was a girl. I was quite taken back by seeing an unfamiliar face, but I whispered "Is um Cameron here" She gave me a dirty look as if my question was stupid. "Yeah. Hold on" She closed the door a crack and went back into the room to get Cameron. He came into the hallway and closed the door behind him. "Hey gorgeous" He smiled like nothing was weird about this conversation. "Who was that girl?" I couldn't help asking, it was driving me crazy. "Oh, an old friend of mine who came to see MAGCON. She was really excited so I thought we could catch up." "Seems like you did more than just catch up." I began fast walking down the hall when Cam grabbed my wrist and spun me around into his arms. "There is nothing going on between us babe. I promise you that. Are you busy tonight?" Just being in his arms and hearing his promise made me feel better, but I did have plans tonight with Nash. "Yes, I'm sorry. I have to go." I squirmed out of his arms and head back to my hotel room. It was already nearly two but Matt was still in there with Charlie and I wanted to give them privately so I paced up and down the halls. After an hour roaming the halls over and over, I decided to interrupt them. "Sorry for interrupting, but I have to get ready." I directed to Charlie. "I understand. I'll be heading out now. We can finish our discussion later okay?" Matt hugged her and walked out of the door. As soon as the door slammed I turned all my attention to Charlie. "What was that about?" I was generally curious about what they could talk about for almost two hours. "Well, It's a long story but basically Matt likes me." I saw her blush and lay back down onto her bed. "O la la" I joked. I didn't have to re-dress considering Nash told me to stay in this outfit, but I still had to pick out my bathingsuit and redo my hair. I had 3 hours before Nash got here so I watched a movie with Charlie, wondering what Nash could be planning. Even though I don't like him as much as Cam, I still loved his eyes and his personality. I'm kindof hoping tonight will be fun.

Nash's POV

I can feel my heart rate becoming faster and faster as the time got closer to picking up Bri. The first time I layed eyes on her, I knew I had to have her. I know she likes Cameron which sucks but I feel like tonight is my chance to change her mind. "Dude, what are you getting ready for?" Hayes interrupted my thoughts. "I'm going on a date with Bri, get out of my way." I pushed him out of the doorway and went to my luggage to grab a nice shirt. I put my swimming trunks on as shorts, and attempted to find a shirt that would match. "Aww is someone in loveeee?" Hayes is getting on my last nerve, but he usually always does considering I have to live with him. "Shutup" After I had all my clothes on, I went back to the bathroom to brush my teeth and put some of my cologne on. "Where are you guys going anyway?" "Wow, am I on trial? It is none of your business." I think he got the message as he started scrolling through his notifications on twitter. It was about 5:30, only a half hour until I get to pick up Bri from her room. I decided to open Instagram and look at all the pictures I have been tagged in. I tried to like as many as possible, and comment just to make people's day. I love my fans more than anything, but I think Bri can change that. When I checked my clock I realized I have 10 minutes before I see the most beautiful girl in the world. Would she be mad if I came a little early? I cannot wait any longer, so I decided to head to her room. "Later Hayes"  I shouted. "Have fun with Bri, try not to screw this one up." I laughed a little at his comment, he knows that I usually screw everything up with girls, but I never want to lose Bri. Even if I don't have her yet, I don't want to lose her. It felt like the walk from my room to hers took forever, but I finally reached her door and knocked lightly. She answered right away and said "Hey

Nash, you're a little early." Her laugh was absolutely adorable. "I know, but I couldn't wait to see you any longer." I felt my cheeks turn a light pink as hers did as well. I took her hand and led her to the limo waiting for us outside. "Are you going to tell me where we are going?" A smirk formed my face as I pictured the place I will be having my first date with Bri. "You'll see."