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~~~Unknown POV~~~

I hear them before I see them.

The cop cars start to circle my house, their red and blue lights dancing around my unlit room. I grab the last of my hastily packed backpacks scattered around the room. Zipping up the last bag and slinging it over my shoulder, I take one last glance around my room.

I'm not much of a sentimental person, whose got the time? But this room really brings back memories. From childhood all the way to the present time. I've lived in the house for as long as I can remember.

I shake my head, trying to snap myself out of it. No. I tell myself firmly. The memories can not overcome me. Not right now. Not when the police are right outside. Not as their ready to pound down the door without hesitation.

This is no time to be vulnerable. So reluctantly I turn my head away from my room.

"Bye," I whisper as I slip out the door. There's nothing here for me now. Everything I loved was taken away in a moment. And for the first time, it wasn't even my fault.

I sprint to the back entrance of my house and quietly close the door behind me on the way out. I look both ways with wide eyes, checking out my surroundings for police as I race out of the house.

Suddenly grateful that I'm not running away from my house. Not really. I'm running away from my problems. My struggles. And... my friends -or the people I thought to be my friends. Disappearing from the lie that got me here in the first place.

But mostly I'm running from my past life. From the good and the bad. From everything. But I'm not running away like a normal boy. I'm running away as something much more dangerous. Someone who people are told to fear.

I hear branches breaking behind me, and I stop dead in my tracks, also causing the other noises to cease as well. Hesitantly, I duck down and look behind me for any pursuers. When it is deemed safe, I continue running, far away from here.

Panic flares up in my chest, my breathing becoming labored. What did I do to deserve this?

Hello, everyone! I hope you are enjoying the book so far! And trust me this character should start popping up soon.

Also, I want to send a happy birthday wish to myself. Just because. Oh and also I wish RoseKyle1 a happy birthday also! Thanks for not letting me have my own birthday! (Jk)

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