The runaway

How it started

Alison's POV

My name is Alison, Alison Dilaurentis. I am 16 years old and I am a runaway.

Most people fight their problems, but after repeatedly doing it you just get tired, so I thought my only solution was to get out. By that I mean, runaway. I know my parents are probably concerned but if they knew my full reason they would understand. Well not fully but mostly. Back in my town, ravens-wood, I ruled over a majority of people. Even the mayor, he wasn't the best and he was scared of me exposing every single one of his dirty little secrets. People think I'm just a bad person over-all but I'm really not, at least in my eyes.
**24 hours before**

God I can't take this no more, the rumors, the threats, everything! I need to get out of here, I need space. That's it I'll just disappear for awhile, I know I'm being selfish but it's what I feel like I need. My parents will never agree to this so this is why I have to keep it in secret. I grabbed my backpack and filled it with some clothing and other things that I know I'll need. No one knows about this but the poster I have on my wall once you take it down it may look like nothing but looking up close you can see the little crack you open with a fingernail. Behind it I have 20,000 dollars total. I know it's a lot but it comes in handy. I grab about half of it. I plan on being gone the whole summer and I don't want to run out of money. I make sure my phone is fully charge and I start walking into the Forest.
**present**
Here I am, still walking, I took breaks here and there. It's almost noon, the place I'm walking to would take a hour and 30 minutes driving. But I decided to walk, I also stayed at the only motel I could find out here. It wasn't the cleanest but it was stand-able. After walking through the forest, I hear a car fly by, I walk towards the noise I heard. That's when I see it, "Welcome to Rosewood, population 7589" I made it. I thought I would never find a town, I was beginning to get tired of all this walking and I was not about to be a wolfs lunch.
*few hours later*
I'm staying at a motel For now, I've washed up changed my clothes went around the town a little known I'm heading to a recommended cafe/grille called the Brew. It's now 3pm and I am killing for a water and a sandwich. I walk in and I'm instantly hit with the smell of coffee. Guessing they serve more coffee then other things. I order and go sit at an table, this cafe isn't the biggest but it's pretty packed right now. As I'm looking at my phone seeing all the worried text from friends and family, I smell a vanilla scent it smells really good all the sudden I hear angelic voice, "excuse me I hate to bother but may I sit here?" The tall brunette ask. I nod my head in response. "Sorry to invade its just that I've never seen you around here and there's no other tables so I thought I would just sit with you." She says. "Yeah I'm definitely not from around here, I'm Alison, and you are?" I ask. "I'm Emily fields, former student at rosewood High, what brings you here?" Emily ask.

"Just needed a getaway." I say