To Escape

Chapter 2

I look at the time on my watch. 9:43 p.m. We've been on here for 3 hours now. We sit there, our knees on the seat in front of us. My head rests on his shoulder as we hold hands. He's so warm.  We have both gotten some pretty long naps but yet I'm still so tired.

A blanket of stars line the sky like a canopy hovering over the earth. It's beautiful and I want to go outside so badly but it's still not safe ( even though we are really far away now ). But these pople are really smart. And not just your average smart or book smart, they're like bad geniuses. Evil scientists. Bad geniuses and evil scientists that use YOU as the expirement. These people hunt you down and torture you just for the fun of it. They treat you like helpless, pathetic animals.

They look for people. Anybody. They will take ANYBODY. Just like they took us. They'll take you when you least expect it. Just like they took us. They will leave you with no food for days. Just like they did us. They'll use all your weakness against you, stalk you, beat you, and if you leave or try to escape, they will KILL you. Just like they did us and thats's why they are trying to kill us now. That's why we had to leave and that's why we have to go far away as possible to get away.

Three Mornings Later.

 I wake up with Ethans red, plaid blanket wrapped around me. We've had to keep our heads below the windows of the train this whole time. It is very uncomfortable but it's much better than dying. We have to because if they figure out we got on the train, then they could follow us and look through the windows to see if we're on. So if one of us could be sleeping with our head leaned against the window one night, they could see us and then, well, ...we're pretty much hopless.

" Good morning, beautiful. " He says just before kissing my cheek'.

" Good morning, handsome. " I say kissing him back.

I don't know what I would do without him. I probably wouldn't even be here. And if I was even lucky enough to make to the escape ( which would be unlikely ) , then I would have gotten caught by them when I slipped on that boulder.

I think to myself. He is all I have and all I need. Every time he calls me beautiful or kisses me, or anything, I still get butterflies in my stomach. He is the only one for me.

I look into the distance and see a big bridge headed to an also big city. It's so beautiful that I can barely take my eyes off it. This is the place. We look at each other in silent agreement then to a sign.

It reads Tampa, Florida 5 miles

               Turn left on I-75