The Run Away

The Run Away ch6

How on Earth do I answer that!

I mean it's not really the thing I wanted to talk about. Or what I expected to hear. I mean if I had a kid and her ex came talking to me I would not really ask that.

'Hey do you think my daughters dead?' Not a amazing conversation starter is it?

So I sat there gaping at her probably looking like a retarded goldfish, while she looked at me expectantly.

"Umm well the thing is..." I started. When I was cut off by a door opening.

I quickly turned my head around and was meeted by a face I had not seen in years.

Caleb, her brother.

He look surprised by my presence. Then angry.

We all know why.

"What the hell are you doing here you bastard!" he growled.

"I'm so sorry Caleb I just came to see if your mum was OK." I explained.

"Why would you come here! Your my baby sister bastard of an ex who dumped her in her ass because she 'wasn't good enough!'" he yelled looking pissed.

"Who said that?!" I asked just as pissed. I never said she wasn't good enough, she was perfect.

"That's what she said people said to her and it came from you!" he yelled.

"That's not true she was perfect but I couldn't have her!" I yelled back.

Caleb stopped. His eyes widened by my response. I'm not surprised.

"What do you mean?" he pondered.

"How could someone like me have someone like her. She's so good. I'm not. She can love. I can't. She deserved better than me. So I broke it off and it's the worst mistake I've ever made." I let out a breath. I have never told anyone that.

"So you did't dump her because she wasn't good enough. But because she was too good?" he asked sounding utterly surprised by my revelation.

I simply nodded.

"But that doesn't matter now she's gone!" I yelled, tears filling my eyes.

"So you do think she's dead!" her mother said.

"NO! SHE'S ALIVE!" Caleb screamed.

"I think she's alive too. She's too strong!" I answered Jane's earlier question.

"How do you know she could be just like her father, face down in a river somewhere!" her mother retaliated.

"No, not my Aria. Never!" Caleb said with so much force his mother flinched away.

We all took a deep breath and calmed down and were silent for a few minutes before Caleb broke the awkwardness.

'OK, so Zac I think it's time you leave." he announced.

I just nodded in acceptance.

He led me out the door and we said our goodbyes and I left.

But just before I saw a red Audi TT.

The same one I knew to be Aria's.

ARIA'S POV!

Home sweet home?

I wish!

It's just a blast from the past.

My past.

I never thought I'd see this place again. Really I don't think I should have come back.

But it was a magnet pulling on another one and trying to resist.

It not possible. I had to come back.

It's like I had no choice. It was not my decision. It was my hearts stupid choice to come back to where it came from.

Like a turtle, always going back to where it born.

It ALWAYS goes back!

So here I am looking round the place I used to call home.

Nothing changed.

Apart from my feelings.

Squishy sat on my lap, asleep.

I stopped my car. I was home. My house.

The place I grew up.

The place I left behind.

The place where all my memories are hidden.

I sat there staring longingly at the house. Oh how I wish I was sat inside with Caleb telling me all about university and his life.

And with my Dad.

I shook myself of the thoughts.

He's dead Aria and he's not coming back!

I was ripped from my thoughts when I saw guy with dark brown hair coming out of the house.

Zac!

Now he's changed. Shorter hair which seemed to have become darker and a more mature look about him.

But what's he doing in my house?

He suddenly looked my way and his eyes landed on my car.

Please don't remember the car!

He looked thoughtful for a moment before he shrugged it off, got into his car and sped off.

I sighed in relief and once again looked towards my house, and saw another face.

Caleb! I wish I could have just jumped out of my car and ran to him. I missed him SOOO much.

And now he's untouchable! He wore a grim expression. Why?

Oh ya his sisters M.I.A, his dad is ... Dead and his mother most likely in grief. What a great life! Not.

Why did this happen to him. He was so smart, good looking and loveable. I mean if you did't love Caleb there was something wrong with you. I let out a same chuckle. Oh how I miss him.

But he looks just the same as he did a year ago. Good old Caleb!

He went back inside and I was once again left with my own thoughts.