Dirge of the Gales

This story follows two kids in a rather small town called, Gallows Hill
One being a boy who works in his sickly father's butcher shop and is neglected by his mother.
The other being a girl who lives with her older brother and father and takes care of her little nephew.
The two meet once the girl moves to Gallows Hill and they become good friends over their living situations, however...
The two may not know about it immediately, but they've got a lot more in common than they think they do. Allowing them to be fast friends.

But one night, everything goes to hell and the two seventeen year olds resort to running off and going into hiding.