Endless roads

Mistakes

I never knew a place could be so dirty. The streets are filled with soot and smoke billows from every corner as there is always some guy smoking a ciggarette standing there. If you stay out any later than eight o, clock, there are drunk men grabbing at you in every dark alleyway, lurking, waiting to pounce. But we had no choice but to stay out later. We had no where  to go. 

We had wandered round the town until dark and I found a bench behind a church, out of sight, and we settled down there. I look up at the sky, the stars glowing, and I imagine each one is a person I love, and the size represents how much I love them. The massive one I see is Kat, the medium one is mum, but I don't remember her that  much as she died when I was just 6, so I can't love her that much. I mean, how can you  love a dead person? I sigh. Another medium sized one is dad. I still love him, even with everything we've been through, and his actions nowadays. Though he doesn't exactly show a lot of love or care for me.

Kat drifts off and I tuck her up under my hoodie. I take out my phone and I have 5 messages and 8 missed calls from dad. I feel terrible. The first one was at 10 this morning and it says:  The school emailed me saying you and Kat were marked absent in registration today. Where are you? 

The rest are pretty similar,  and the last one is at 6:00.My heart breaks  when I read it: Please come home Evie. I'm so worried. I cant think about anything but what could be happening to you and Kat right now. shes so little and how can i know if you are  together or apart? if youre together then please look after her and keep safe, wherever you may be. I love you. Please come home.  

I have a little private cry and then i check instagram. Loads of rumours are flying round like helicopters in the sky. 

Its ur besty Emily Xx          Evie has measles she wasnt in school today . Don't go near her  

A tweet from a girl in my class 

XxLilimay Xx                       No, that's not true. She dragged her sister away to her mums house without telling their dad

Geo- George 😄              Well that's a lie. Her mums dead, idiot  

Sally Sofia                         She and her sister were reported missing. This is serious guys      

Dannyboi                    lighten up. shes a druggie

Hollyxx                                 No shes not!  Leave her alone! she could be hurt! anything could     have happened to her and Kat!

that one was my friend Holly.

I turn off my phone.   Wow, some people are dumbos.   I sigh and lay down next to Kat. Have I made a mistake? was this all a big mistake? what am I pulling Kat into?