She'd Be Lying

Can't Run Forever

*Peggy's POV*

With my behavior as suspicious as it was in the gas station, I knew for certain I'd be caught within a matter of hours.

I was right.

The local police found and caught me. They took me into custody and started asking me all of these questions.

After hours of questioning, I was finally brought to my parents, who looked relieved to be seeing me.

Wow, that's a first. Damn it! Stop doing this Peggy.

After meeting with my parents again, I was yet to face Eliza.

Was I mad at her? Not particularly. But I wasn't glad to see her.

I just don't understand why no body gets what I'm going through.

Some times I'm just Peggy, and other days I'm just Maria. It's simple as that.

As my parents sat in the hospital room with Angelica, I waited in the waiting room with Eliza.

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"Did you convince Angelica? Why was she even there? Are you okay? Why did you run off anyway?" Eliza asked me, I was starting to get overwhelmed.

The truth is, I only knew the answer to a handful of these tantalizing questions.

"Liza, look. I can only answer like two of them. I don't know the answer to everything." I said softly, putting my head in my hands.

Eliza nodded slightly "well, can you tell me the answers to the ones you know?"

With a sigh, I answered the questions I knew.

"No, I did not convince Angelica. I don't know why she was there. I'm fine, and I ran off because I'm tired of being controlled, or told what to do. I'm tired of this family's ignorance to understand what I'm going through. Don't you get it? I don't like not having control over my own head! It's not fun. I wish I could just be Peggy. But I can't. And I can't control it." I said softly, shaking my head.

Eliza's face fell, she was becoming upset. "Peggy, if you would've just talked to me from the beginning, I could've helped you through your feelings. But you took it to the extreme. You pushed everyone away."

I felt myself sigh and tears fell down my cheeks "I didn't mean to push you away! You and Angelica were out of my reach. Do you know what it's like to be always pushed aside? No, you don't. So until you do, how can you possibly help me?" I said, crying at this point.

As I cried, I felt my sisters warm embrace.