"Okay." He says so simply.
"What just like that? You would just do that? You would risk it all for me?" I ask.
"Of course. Tell me when and where, I'll be there."
"Okay so the plan would be we leave here at midnight. I don't know where we should meet you though. I don't think you should get really close." I begin to think, but I realize I have no idea what is out there or what's close. "Parker I don't know anything close to out of here. I don't know where we could meet do you?" I ask.
"Yes, there is a gas station about two or three miles away from The Bluff. Do you think that is far enough away?" He asks.
"Nothing is far enough." I pause. "I want you to understand how much trouble we are gonna be in. We will have to run and I don't know for how long. If we get caught, I don't know what will happen. I've heard rumors."
"I don't care about the rumors because I won't let you get caught. I'm not worried Adren."
"Okay Parker." The phone goes silent. I really hope he knows what he's doing. I don't want to be the one to put him through this. I have no other options. "I've got to pack. I'll see you later."
"Okay please be careful and I love you Arden."
"I love you" I hang up the phone and fall back on my bed. This is crazy. In less than 6 hours I would hopefully be with Parker away from this hell hole. I stand up and grab my backpack off the hook near my bedroom door. I go through my dresser grabbing items that I will need. I neatly fold my clothes and shove them in my bag. I have an hour before I have to be at Kat's house, so I take a nap.
I wake up and turn my alarm off that i had set before. I text Kat and tell her I'm on my way. I put on my converse and a green sweater. I grab my bag before I walk out of my bedroom door for the last time. I turn to look at the tiny, little room one last time. I don't want to be emotional about all this, but I can't help myself. A tear rolls down my cheek as i shut my door.
I make it to Kat's and she's still on her bed playing with a black lighter. "Hello bitch." She smirks. Her backpack with buttons and pins sits in the floor ready to go. I sit mine down next to hers as I sit down with her.
"Are you nervous?" I ask.
"Um yeah maybe a little." she says back. "I've not really thought about it because I know if I do, I'll be even more nervous."
"Yeah me too." The room goes quite as my phone rings. "It's Colton, they must be ready."
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Our Town
Teen Fiction"We gotta get out?" "Yeah but how?" A group of teens that live in an insanely strict town realize it's time for them to get out. But that's not as easy as you may think. The group goes through struggles to try to keep their freedom.
