ALL CHAPTERS COMBINED INTO ONE FOR NOW, I APOLOGIZE. Excerpt: I flipped the lights on again and then walked over to my desk in search for a pen and something to write on. I ended up settling for a dark blue colored pencil and a sheet of loose leaf paper. I started to madly scribble a list of necessary supplies I would need if I was actually going to do this. 1. Money 2. Clothes 3. Bus schedule 4. Mom's memory box I couldn't think of anything else I would need. But I knew that the list would grow. I mentally started to make plans. When one is running away, planning is essential. I thought of things like where would I go? When would I leave? Would I need to pack food too? Am I strong enough to do this? Can I do this?