Journal 1: Erica Silver

Chapter Two: The Runaway

..... I started walking away when I heard Wade say, "We're outcasts, and when you learn that and forgive me come find me."

I ran most of the way home until I ran out of breath and decided to walk the rest of the way. While I walked, I thought about everything the Bullies, Wade, Jeff, and what I'm going to do next. I finally reached home luckily William wasn't home, so I went up to my room and grabbed my backpack it is a simple black bag, and emptied it I got some clothes, some food, and my laptop and some extra stuff. I grabbed my phone and earbuds from my desk and put them in my pocket and my bag on my back. I walked to the living room and saw William's wallet I took the money out which was a fair amount because he had a good job and only used it on himself. I played my music playlist then ran out the door. I didn't know where to go I just ran and ran. I found myself outside the same gas station from earlier I went in and got a coke and a bag of chips for "dinner" I took my bag off and leaned on it and ate when my phone buzzed it was a text from Wade.

WADE: Have you seen the news.
ERICA: No
WADE: Where are you?
ERICA: Why would I tell you?
WADE: Just check the news!

I did and what I saw made me sick.

                                                           ESCAPED CONVICT: JEFFERY WOODS

Jefferey calls himself Jeff The Killer. Arrested for Murder, Mutilation, Kidnapping, Torture, Stalking, and Vandalism.

part of a group named Creepypasta a group of criminals...............

I stopped reading and looked at the picture the picture had a resemblance to the boy this morning. I didn't know what to do, so I wrote Wade back.

ERICA: I just read it what do you want.
WADE: It's the boy from this morning.
ERICA: It looks a little like him but.......
WADE: But what?
ERICA: The picture has a carved smile and burned eyelids the boy, sure, had a wide smile but not a carved one and his eyelids weren't burned he was just wearing eyeliner.
WADE: Yeah, sure but he could have been faking it

I didn't write back I played my music again and finished eating but I just kept on thinking about what I just read and the boy from this morning. I took my jacket off to use it as a blanket and turned on my side. I closed my eyes when I heard the same voice from this morning.

"Hey," Jeff said

I sat up "Hey," I said back keeping my eyes on his hands. It said his number one weapon was a knife maybe I could defend myself if it was him.

"Do you not have anywhere to stay?" he asked

"No, do you?" I said in reply

"Yeah, I just came here to get a late-night snack." he said keeping eye contact I wish he would stop, it was making me nervous.

"How about we get to know each other by playing 20 questions," I said looking up at the sky.

"Sure, you want to go first?" he said smiling.

"Question one favorite color?" I said putting my jacket back on.

"Red, Question one favorite song?" He asked.

"Borderline by Tove Styrke, Question two family?" I said putting my bag back on.

"Just me and my brother Liu, how about you?" he answered

"Me, my brother Wade and ........... my farther William." I answered.

"You talk like you don't like your father, why?" he asked standing up and helping me up.

"He's physically and verbally abusive. It was always just me and my brother." I answered starting to walk.

"Where are you going" he asked walking with me.

"I'm going to rent a hotel room for tonight, goodnight." I answered zipping my jacket up because it was getting pretty windy.

"Ok goodnight, and by the way don't forget that nothing's wrong with being a runaway, but also remember just because you are a runaway doesn't mean you don't belong anywhere." he said then walked in the opposite direction.

I headed to the nearest hotel and rented the room for the summer so three months and got the cheapest room which wasn't that much. I got to the room and put my bag down in the chair and took my jacket off and put it on the back of another chair I took my shoes, socks, and choker off.

-THE RUNAWAY

(May 23)