Him

Chapter twelve

Cole's prov

       I kissed her on the lips and told her we will be leaving when she wakes up. She closed her eyes and was out instantly, so I went and started to pack all her stuff and my stuff up. I went to the car shed to pick a car out of my fathers colection of cars I figured I would pick his least favorite at the end of the line. I drove it up to the front of the house and loaded it with our stuff.

       I ran upstairs to my parents room because I knew they wouldn't be home still. I went to the closet and unlocked the safe that my mom thinks no one knows about. Took out just enough money for June and me to live off of for a good 2 years if we stay in motels. I locked it back up and wiped it down because I left smugges on it. I then went back to my room trying not to wake her up I sat all the cash down on the bed and got a bag out. I hid all the cash in it and placed a few things in the bag to cover up the cash.

       I took it out to the car and ran back in, I walked back in the room and saw June cuddled up in a small ball. She looks so cute is all I could think while I looked at her then I had had a moment where I thought of the time right after her mom left.

      It was three months after Callie (Junes mom) left, her dad didn't want her around so she went camping with my family. She had so much fun with us she didn't want to leave. We shared a tent with my brother and cousin Diana, at night I would look over to make sure she was ok and she would always be cuddled up in a little ball. I've always looked out for her and she's never really seen it before and if she has she's never said anything about it.

         At that moment I decided to go to the garage and put a few more things in the car. I walked in and carefully picked her up still wrapped in my blanket holding her and my pillows I carried her to the car and sat her down. I got in the drivers seat and started the car and left.

        I left my childhood home, June is leaving the hellhole she called a home. We are leaving the pain, the pain of her father hurting her the pain I have knowing he's hurting her and not being able to save her. Leaving the fear behind, the fear she has of being raped again the fear of being helpless and and the fear of living here.