Lies Are our Lives

Chapter 11: Go and Run

Dear Dumbass,

It's been about four weeks since my parents found out that I'm gay. And...and I can't take it anymore! They've done everything to try and Change me! Therapy, locking me away from society, they even stopped mentioning me in family reunions and party's! Fuck! They won't even BRING me to does party's!!
I can't take it anymore. I'm gonna leave. I'm gonna runaway.

I closed my notebook and threw it inside of my backpack. I grabbed a few clothes and shoes. My parents where out eating in some fancy restaurant with Irec and Isabell. This is my chance.
I went inside My parents room and saw their "secret stash" which wasn't so secret in the first place. The "secret stash" was a medium size safe. I opened the stash and saw about 10,000 dollars in cash, I grabbed all of it and threw it in my backpack. I also packed some snacks, a flashlight and some water bottles. Once I knew that I had everything I looked at my room one last time.

Jonathan: Have a good life...fuckers

I was able to pick the lock on the front doors and once they were opened...I ran. I ran as fast as I could. Nothing was going to stop me!

9 pm

I'm two towns away from my house. I'm so tired too... I've kept running for about 4 hours now since I left at 5 pm. It's dark too.
Thank god I brought a jacket or else I would've been freezing. It seems like I'm in a town but everything is run down. There's garbage everywhere and I can hear police sirens... I don't know where I am but I do know one thing: Wherever I am...I need to keep running.
I then saw a guy smoking that was leaning on one of the many run down buildings that where next to the side walk.

Jonathan: hey, What is this place?

The guy let out a puff of smoke and then looked at me strangely.

Smoker: kid, welcome to Caretrun

Jonathan: this...isn't Caretrun

Smoker: oh yea? Well listen up gringo cabron, this right here! Is Caretrun! The south side anyways

Jonathan: oh... got it.

I kept walking. My school is in Caretrun and this all just seemed...off. But we're up North. So I guess the school wouldn't be effected by...whatever effected this place.
Then I heard booming music. I was coming close to what seemed like a club. There weren't any bouncers at the door so I decided to go in.
The music was so loud, I'm surprised that people can even hear each other over the music. The place smelled like dad, alcohol and hate. I looked around me and saw people sitting in Wooden, round tables. I looked at the bar and saw a man who was serving drinks to a few guys who were sitting on the bar. I went near them.

Bartender: what can I get ya, kid?

Jonathan: yea, I just have a few questions about this place.

Bartender: well,  as long as your not a cop, ask away

Jonathan: Where, or what, is this place?

Bartender: Haha! Welcome to "The Jewels of Caretrun"! The only place in the whole Caretrun  district that serves strong drinks with a show

Jonathan: huh. Sounds pretty fun

Bartender: it is! And you haven't seen the best part yet!

Jonathan: what do you mean?

Bartender: just wait a few minutes.

Jonathan: oh..got it.

I left the bar and sat in one of the wooden tables. Thank god that Nobody was sitting there. I  think I could just blend in if I didn't try to socialize. The wooden table was in front of a makeshift stage that had 4 pole's around it.
As the guys in the bar faught and screamed, I thought to myself what will happen to all of my friends once they find out that I'm...gone.
Suddenly the lights began to dim and the screaming and shouting became cheers and whistles as the music quite down.
A man got on the stage with a mic and began to talk.

Man: Well! How's everyone doing tonight?

Everyone responded with cheers and laughter, everyone except me of course.

Man: good!! Now tonight we have quite the show for all of you!

Man in the crowd: Better not be one of those skinny Dimond girls!

Everyone laughed to what I can assume was a joke that a man in the crowd made.

Man: no,no,no! We have the rarest of all gems tonight! Tonight's star is...Red Ruby!

Everyone cheered and whistled in excitement! As I just sat there in confusement.
The man then when off stage and the lights dimmed even more. The curtains raised and the spotlight shined on the body of a girl. She had some sort of skirt that had a tail and she wasn't wearing a shirt, it was more like a bra. But what really made her stand out was what she was wearing with her shoes. She wasn't wearing any but she did have something that reminded me of someone... she had pearly white long stockings...just like Mary.
Her hair was curly but had red extensions.
Everyone got excited from seeing her even though she was backwards and nobody could see her face. The music then began. I recognized that song.

"Deja Vu" by Post Malone

As she moved her hips from side to side a man came up to me and whispered to me

Man: ain't she a beaut?

Jonathan: y-yea...

Man: you don't know her?

Jonathan: no, it's my first time actually...

Man: well, she's one of the curviest girls here, kinda why they call her ruby. She's rare

The man then went back to his seat as I looked at Ruby. Something was off about her.
As she moved her hips, she removed the tail from the skirt. Revealing almost every bit of her legs and...behind.
She then turned around fully and moved from side to side. She was wearing a soft ribbon or some sort of red cloth to cover her face. It covered everything except her eyes. She danced at the rhythm of the music. She did moves that I didn't even think where possible. I could tell that I was blushing Hardcore. This is my first time going to a place like this and I knew I stood out like a soar thumb.
Ruby went off stage and looked at me directly. She got on the table where I was sitting And got down on both her knees.

God fucking damn, why me?

She was so close that I could actually make out her face. And...her eyes. They seemed so familiar but I just...couldn't piece everything together.
She grabbed my shirt as I blushed. She kissed my cheek leaving her red lipstic marked on it. She then backed away and went up stage. Spinning and still looking sexy, everyone kept looking at her. I could tell that every guy in this damn hell hole was either horny or having a boner right now. I kept thinking where have I seen her before? Then out of nowhere a man burst through the doors as ruby stopped dancing and the music continued.

Man: HEY! Where is she!???

The man took out a gun and pointed it at the bartender.
Ruby then ran backstage, abandoning the stage. But before she could fully leave her cloth fell from her face.
A few guys stood up to stop the man that had a gun. It pretty much became a bar fight. I threw myself under the table as I heard screaming and gunshots. The music stopped and the lights turned on. Once I could fully see the stage I ran directly twords backstage.

It's time to see who you really are Red Ruby