Our Home Is Out There-Teenage Survival Story

Three kids, all living in the same neighborhood. Sounds normal, huh? They visit each other by the pond every day. Also pretty normal. But they make sure to do it away from their parents.
In fact, they never talk with their parents ever.
All of their parent, 6 adults, were addicted to cigarettes and alcohol. They never cared for their kids. In fact, they even abused them at times.
They could run away. They've considered it for about half a year now, but what would happen after escaping into the forest? By the pond that they enjoy better than their own living room? Out in the wild? It's the only place they know, and yet it could be the most dangerous decision of their lives, and there is even the possibility of death. What do they choose?