Hey! This is a new fanfic i'm thinking about writing. If I get a lot of positive feed back about this chapter then i'll continue.
Description: Tobias Cavanaugh is a wanted criminal on the run. He breaks out of jail, changes his name, and runs away. He ends up hiding out in a small town called Rosewood. Spencer is a part time waitress as a local diner in Rosewood. The two meet and it turns his world upside down. Will Spencer be able to change this bad boy or will he always be a cold heart criminal? Is he willing to change for her?
Toby's POV
Red, white, and blue lights are flashing in the distance. Police sirens blared across the night sky. Search lights are shinning down the pitch black alley ways, but they have not found a sight of me anywhere. I'm too quick for them. My chest rose and fell as I ran down the street with not a single street light to guide my way. The bitter January air nipped at my skin and my breath could be seen every time I exhaled. The sirens are getting closer and the lights seem to be flashing brighter. The closer they get, the faster I run. My lungs are burning telling me to slow down, so I could catch my breath, but I don't have time to slow down. I'm on the run and I have to be quick.
My black hoodie hung over my head as if that would make me invisible. The closer the cops seemed to be, the more I panicked. I slipped off the street and ran into a dark alley way. I hid behind a large dumpster hoping the cops wouldn't find me. My breathing subsided as I sat and waited for the sirens and the flashing lights to pass by. I could hear the cars racing right by where I'm hiding. Pretty soon the lights got dimmer and the sirens decreased in volume. Now all signs of any police cars being near have passed. It's quiet and there are no more lights flashing. I sighed in relief and rose to a standing position. My feeling of panic was quickly replaced with relief. Then I started smirking now that the cops are gone.
"Cops are so dumb," I chuckled.
I walked out of the alley way and back up the street. Now that I'm free from the cops, I need to find a way to be free from this town. The first thing I'm going to do is change my name, buy a bus ticket, and move to some small town and get a job until I have enough money to move to a big city. My name is Tobias Cavanaugh. I'm a wanted criminal in the state of Connecticut and I'm on the run. On my way to the bus station I noticed that I don't have any money. I ended up knocking out some duded and stealing forty dollars out of his wallet. Sure I felt a little bad about taking money from a stranger, but I'll get over it. I always do.
My plan is to buy a bus ticket for the next bus that will be leaving in the next twenty minutes. There's one bus heading to Rosewood Pennsylvania and it leaves in the next ten minutes. I guess I'm going to Rosewood. There's a man sitting at the ticket booth handing out bus tickets. The line isn't too long, but I'm a little impatient, because I want to get out of here.
"Next," the man's scratchy voice spoke.
I stepped up to the window and said, "One ticket to Rosewood Pennsylvania."
The man took my money then handed me my bus ticket. I took it without saying another word. The bus isn't too full, but not exactly close to being empty. I took a window seat towards the back middle of the bus. Once I was settled in, I rested my head on the window and fell asleep.
"If anyone's getting off in Philly, you better wake up and get off now!" The driver's voice woke me up.
I blinked my eyes a few times as I started to wake. My vision was a little blurry at first, but after I rubbed my eyes I was fine. Ten people got off the bus and six new people got on.
"That's it!" I driver said. "No more stops until Rosewood."
A man with shaggy brown hair holding a dirty brown colored bag got on the bus and sat next to me. The guy looked to be about my age. He's wearing a pair of ripped blue jeans and a grey shirt with faded blue strips. He had on a grey colored coat and a grey beanie on his head. After he was settled into his seat, he smiled at me apologetically.
"Sorry you don't mind if I sit here do you?" He asked. "I don't really like sitting in the front with all the rude obnoxious people."
"No, it's fine."
The bus started moving and he spoke again. "So where are you headed?"
"To some town called Rosewood."
"Me too," he said. "I'm actually going back to Rosewood. I just flew into Philly after visiting my mom. Rosewood is a strange town to live in."
"I'm not going to be there for long. Just to get a job, earn some money, and eventually move to a big city to make a living."
"Everyone who comes to Rosewood says that. For most people Rosewood is just a pit stop, but every time I leave I always find some reason to come back."
"I don't think that will happen to me. I'm not a stay in one place for too long kind of guy. I'm more of a move somewhere, collect money, and move on. That's how I roll."
"Is money all you care about?"
"What else do I have to live for?"
The guy shrugged. "I don't know. You might care about friends, family, or maybe a special girl."
"I'm not the type to care about a girl."
"Are you gay?"
I chuckled and said, "No, I'm just not the type to get serious with a girl. I don't have time for that. In my opinion girls are too moody and over dramatic about everything. I don't have patients for that kind of crap."
"I used to think like you until I met my girlfriend, Hanna. She made me see what love is really like. It's hard, but I you love them then you find out that they're worth the trouble. If you're there for all the bad stuff, you'll be there for the good. Being in love changes you."
I couldn't help myself from laughing. "I'm sorry dude, but that's just not me. I'm telling you I will never fall in love with anyone. When I say that I'm not that type of guy, I mean I'm not that type of guy. Being in a relationship doesn't appeal to me. They take a lot of work and I just don't have time for that. I've never met a girl who's worth the trouble."
He shrugged. "Don't say you'll never fall in love, because you don't know that. Falling in love isn't something you plan to happen it just happens. You may think that way now, but the moment you look into that special someone's eyes it hit you, like lighting."
"What girl could ever be that special to me? I don't think there's anyone in this world for me. Falling in may be something that happens to a lot of people, but I promise that if will never happen to me. There is nobody in this world that will ever steal my heart."
Spencer's POV
Ding!
"Spencer, you're order for table five is up!" Olivia shouted.
"Coming!" I shouted.
I hope down from the stole and rushed to get my order. There are five plates for me to carry and I only have two hands. It's time for me to put my great balancing skills to use. I balance two plates on top of each other then add a third plate and balanced those on my right arm. Then I balanced the last two plates on my left arm. I walked over to the table being careful not to drop anything.
"Okay," I said, while handing out the food to the costumers. "One double cheese burger with bacon and fries. One stake burger with lettuce, bacon, tomato, onions, and pickles with a side of fries. One cheese burger with lettuce, bacon, tomato and no onions or pickles. Here's one cheese toasty with a double order of fries. And lastly an order of chilly fries."
"Thank you," the mother of the group said.
I smiled back and said, "Enjoy your lunch."
I sighed as I walked back over to the counter. The bell above the door chimed signaling a new costumer. Of course when I turned around I wasn't surprised to see my friends walking in and sitting at the counter.
"Hey guys," I smiled at them.
"Hey Spence," the tiny brunette named Aria spoke.
"Do you guys want cheese fries to share of did you want to order your own food?"
"Cheese fries," Hanna said. "But I want my own."
Emily rolled her eyes. "Aria and I will share an order of fries."
"Coming right up." I turned to the cook. "I need two orders of cheese fries and make of of them a double."
"Got it!" The cook replied.
"Thanks Jeff."
I leaned over the counter top to talk with my friends. Right now I'm a high school student who's taking four A.P classes and I'm in three academic clubs. Over the summer I interned for the mayor and took classes at Hollis. I always work part time as a waitress on Mondays, Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Friday's at a diner located on the outskirts of Rosewood. On Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays I work from 4pm to 7pm. On Fridays I work from 5pm to 9pm.
"Two orders of cheese fries one double and one regular," Jeff shouted.
I took the baskets of fries then handed them to the girls. Hanna dove right into her fries. Aria and Emily just nibbled on their fries.
"Hey Spencer, that new scary movie is coming out tomorrow night," Emily said. "Do you want to go?"
"You guys know I work later on Fridays," I said.
"All you ever do is work," Hanna said. "You're always so busy you never have time to do anything. You spend your time at school and when you're not at school you're working. Then you come home to study and when you're not studying you're sleeping."
"Hanna's right Spence," Aria said. "You need a break."
"I do take breaks," I said. "I have Wednesdays, Saturday's, and Sunday's to do whatever I want."
"That's three days a week," Hanna said. "And sometimes when they ask you to work 2nd shift on Sundays you do."
"I can't help it Hanna," I said. "You know why I'm doing this I need the money. Every tip counts. From the lame two cent tips to the big twenty dollar tips."
"You know what today is right?" Hanna asked.
"Yes it's Thursday."
"And it's the day Caleb comes home!" She cheered. "Actually he won't be in until early Friday morning, but who cares. I missed him so much."
"Where did he go this time?" Emily asked.
"He went to visit his mom," Hanna said. "Spencer you should really ditch work tomorrow and come to the movies with all of us."
"I can't Hanna, I have to work," I said.
The bell above the door rang. I excused myself from my friends to serve them. When I walked over there I rolled my eyes at who it was. It's Alison and a couple of her friends. Alison used to be friends with us. She still is kind of, but she's been getting on my nerves a lot lately. After they found a place to sit down I went over there to take their orders.
Alison smiled once she saw me. "Hello Spencer."
I sighed and said, "Hi Alison, What can I get you guys?"
"A new man, because my boyfriend sucks," Alison joked making her friends laugh.
"Sorry we don't have that on the menu, but you can try Denny's."
Alison faked a laugh. "Okay, I think we're ready to order. I want a salad with chicken and ranch dressing on the side."
"I'll have a veggie burger with no meat," Sydney said.
I practically face palmed myself. "That's what a veggie burger is."
"I know, but I want mine without meat."
I rolled my eyes. "Okay, anything else?"
"I just want a strawberry milkshake with a cherry on top," Jenna said.
I wrote their orders down. "That will be $ . Your order will be up soon."
When I walked back over to the counter my friends were done with their fries. I told Jeff the next order and got right to work. One more hour until I get off.
"We'll see you later Spence," Hanna said, while standing up.
"Bye guys."
Before they left Emily left a five dollar tip. Normally I don't like it when my friends leave me a tip, but I take it anyways. I may overwork myself, but I don't have a chose. If I'm going to earn money to help my mom then this is the way I'm going to do it.
End of chapter. Please tell me what you think of this so far and tell me if I should keep writing. Thanks! Feel free to share your theories on what you think might happen in this story.