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I wrote the letter in my best handwriting and I put it on top of the desk Peter and I share.

I was gonna miss this room. The hardwood floor that Peter and I have fallen on so many times when we were younger. My bed that Emme comes to curl up on when she has a bad dream. Peter's bed that we would sit on to do homework. And most importantly the walk in closet.

I would invite Carly, Bailey, and Jordan over and we would go into the closet with Peter's friends and play spin the bottle in middle school. Sometimes when I had a bad day Peter and I would sit in the closet while I cried until I had fallen asleep. I'm gonna miss Peter carrying me to bed. I'm gonna miss how Sadie and I would sit in the closet and gossip about school.

What I'm not gonna miss is my mom. She's why I'm running away.

I went and hugged Peter as he was sleeping. "Goodbye. I promise this wasn't your fault. I love you." I whispered through tears.

I walked into Sadie and Emme's room. I kissed them both on the head, "I'll always keep you safe."

I grabbed my suitcase and headed out the door. It's 1:33. My flight is at 5:00 and it takes 2 hours to get to the airport.

I called an Uber to take me to the airport. We got to the airport without a word spoken and I said, "thanks."

He nodded and drove off. I went through security and sat at our gate waiting for boarding. I took out my phone. 4:55.

"Flight 1032 to San Diego is now boarding." Someone said through the loud speaker.

I boarded the plane and sat in the window seat. We soon took off.

Goodbye New York.