"Good one" I tell Liz, laughing nervously. I turn around and I face the guy that is helping me. "Logan" I read his name tag "would you be able to get us two of the slider phones and the 500 minutes and 1,000 texts for both of them?"
"Sure" he smiles at me. "I have to go and grab them from the back really quickly" I nod at him and turn to face Liz as Logan takes off.
"Hello" she waves her hand in front of my face, "We have a problem here and you are just standing there flirting with some guy"
"Excuse me" I hiss "I am trying to play it cool and you are the one running around the store! If anything that is more suspicious then me talking to an employee" I emphasize talking. I am not surprised that he is here. I grab my back pack and slide it over my shoulders.
"Sorry about the wait" Logan says interrupting the stare down between Liz and I.
"It's all good" I tell him and move my cart to the counter. "Can we ring them up separately?"
"Sure" he flashes a smile at me and I can't help but smile back. Man he is cute.
"So...are you ladies from around here?" Logan asks as he starts to ring up my items that I have separated in the basket.
"No we are from Southern California" Liz tells him.
"Oh okay" the silence falls over the three of us. I'm pretty mad at Liz for running through the store and I can tell she is upset that I snapped at her.
"I can help you on this side" another employee says. Liz carries her items to the other side of the counter.
"Are you two sisters?" Logan asks me.
"No" I laugh "We are roommates"
"You're in college?" he asks giving me a surprised look.
I shake my head no. "I would be a senior in high school if I was in school"
"That means we are the same age then" Logan smiles and we make eye contact. "Your total is $312" I break the eye contact and fish out my wallet. I hand him the money a little sad that I have to go.
"Here is your receipt" he trails off.
"Amy" I tell him. He smiles at me. "It fits you" I look down trying to hide my face knowing that I am blushing.
"Store policy is that I have to show you how to use your new phone" Logan says slyly. I narrow my eyes at him knowing what he is up to.
"Ok then" I shrug trying to play it cool. I earn a laugh and I look at Liz who is rolling her eyes at me.
Logan takes me through the steps of turning on the phone, how to add contacts and send a text message. Of course the example he uses is his number and he sends a text to himself as part of the example. I roll my eyes at him and he starts to laugh.
"And that is how you use your phone" he finally concludes holding my phone out.
"Thanks Logan" I take it from his hand and my fingers brush against his hand causing him to blush.
Liz and I walk out of the store in silence and wait for the bus to pick us up. We make it back to the room and still we have not spoken one word to each other.
"I'm sorry" we both say at the same time. We both laugh at this.
"I'm sorry for snapping at you" I tell her. Liz comes over and hugs me.
"I'm sorry for making things so obvious. I wasn't thinking properly and I was so scared when I saw him"
"It's ok" I smile to help reassure her. I would be scared if I was her. We start to unpack the bags.
"So you and Logan huh" Liz smirks at me.
"It's not like that" I blush. I don't even know what it was. I can't stop thinking about his blue eyes and white smile.
"Sure it is not!" she giggles while bumping into me, "At least you have his number" she winks.
"What about you and your guy?" I raise my eye brow at her while smirking.
"EWWWW!" she shrieks. I fall back on to my bed laughing at her. She joins me giggling.
"I'm going to shower" I tell her after the laughter died down. I grab a tank top and yoga pants from a drawer. I step into the tub and the turn on the water. The cold water that shoots out takes my breath away before I am surounded by warmth. I close my eyes and run my hands through my hair. The feeling of being almost free makes me smile. I can't wait to be fully free of Bruce and have my life back. The one that he took away from me.
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"Welcome to Casa Pasadena!" The lady in mom jeans and a big over-sized white shirt greet me and the lady in a suit. I was told by my teacher that she is a social worker and is going to take care of me. I grab the suit ladies hand and hide behind her. I was getting a bad feeling from this lady.
"Don't be shy Amy! My name is Miss Grace" She extends her hand out but I just stare at it. Eventually she drops it. "I'm going to show you where you will now be living."
She starts to walk away and the suit lady tells me to follow her. We walk out the double door and there is a big playground. On the left of the playground are the boy's dormitories and on the right are the girls. The building in the back was the dining hall. No kids were out playing and it looked like a ghost yard. She led me into the girls dorms and up the stairs. We stop in front of a door. 213.
"Amy this is your room" Miss Grace exclaims as she looks through her set of keys before finding the one that opens up my new room. The door creaks open and Miss Grace walks in. I follow her taking it all in. The floor is hard wood and there is a desk, a closet, a small dresser, and a bed.
"Where is my bed?" I ask her. She turns and looks at me with a confused look.
"Oh sweetie" she pats me on the head, "that old one doesn't matter anymore. You have a new one now." She walks over to the closet and opens it up. "Your toys are here and same with your clothes" She closes the door and walks towards the entrance of my room.
"Amy, right now is quiet time. There will be a bell and when that bell rings it is time for dinner. Just follow the girls in front of you" She slams the door and I am alone. My mom is gone. My dad is gone. And now my bed is gone. I sit in the corner and hug my knees close to my chest. I drop my head down and the tears start to spill down my face.
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"Hello?" Liz's voice interrupts my thoughts. "Yeah I'm fine." There is a short pause. "I am in Portland Mom"
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On the Run
Novela JuvenilMy whole life has been a lie. I'm trying to escape from my past but it keeps catching up to me. Is it too late for me to make a new life for myself? The only thing I know is that I have to keep moving.
