Little Runaway

The Start

Hi, my name is Tracey Downz yes with a 'Z' I am 9 years old, what I am about to tell you is the story of my life, from the day I ran away to the day that I met a very good friend, you can believe me or not but, its my story and I intend to tell it.

It all started the day I found out that I was moving away, I was terrified, and the best part was that my mum had a new boyfriend already...she only split up 2 years ago and now she was married again, it sickened me, I didn't want to move or call this guy dad, he wasn't my father!

"Tracey come and meet Hue he will be living with us"

My mother called on me, I refused to come down, my mother eventually had to come up and get me, I was screaming as she dragged me from my room, she said that I had to be a big girl now and big girls don't cry...Hue told me I only had 12 days to get ready, but I would never be ready...because...i was going to runaway...

I looked everywhere for my camping kit, my tooth brush, my teddy, everything that I would need, including my pink bunny slippers and matching PJ's, and the final thing I needed...was food, I packed up most of my cookie's, sandwiches and apples, the only thing I was missing was my blue rabbit, that my real father Keith had gave me, I slept with it every night, I could not forget him, never!

I went down to my mum and asked her.

"Mummy where is Blue?"

I was 3 when I named him, sue me!

"I, uh, threw him out, I thought you were old enough to live without him, besides, look what Hue got you"

She said boredly then produced a puppy, stuffed, of course, my mum was allergic to dogs, pity, I wanted an Akita...i took it and threw it in the bin, my mum looked at me with a stern glare.

"Now you listen to me miss tantrum! I know you don't like the idea of Hue as a dad, frankly, neither do I but, our budget has hit rock bottom! Do you want to go to an orphanage Tracey! Do you?"

She shouted, I whimpered and shook my head, she hugged me

"I'm sorry...but you'll be a lot happier...trust me"

She smiled as she walked away, it was at that moment that I realised what I was doing, I felt awkward, tense and mostly scared, but, I couldn't stay with Hue...he gave out a very bad aurora and I would not stay with him, I couldn't abandon my real dad...even if he was dead...I would never abandon him...never...

"Tracey, are you hungry?"

Hue shouted, in his Irish voice, I shouted no.

"Come on, I got bacon and eggs"

He called again, did he not know what no meant!

"No Hue, I'm good!"

I said

"Call me daddy"

He laughed as he made the breakfast, I barfed, I'd rather call a monkey daddy than him!,i decided that, it was better to wait until nightfall to run, because, lets face it, Britain was quiet at night, well in my town it was and, the closet place would be Glasgow, so I had quite a night ahead, I went to my room and got my PSP out, I downloaded the map of Glasgow into it, so I knew where to go, before you ask, I have a photogenic mind, so yeah...I ate some of my tuna sandwich, I realised that I had not come out of my room all day, except to ask my mum that question, I otherwise had secluded myself to my room, I stared out of the window, it was a red sky, I said a little prayer.

"Red sky, oh red sky, deliver me safely till morning is nigh, protect me from earth's sins, so that in the end I win, may god have mercy if I lie, Amen"

I prayed, my father, real father, had told me that if you always praise god, then he will deliver you from evil to safety, I don't know if it's true but, if my dad said so...then it must be true! I looked at my kitty watch it was approaching 6:00 still too early, I was bored so I went on the net, something caught my eyes it was you tube, there was a murderer on the loose, that scared me, but, it wasn't here it was in London, it was a good thing I was only running away to the park in Glasgow, there was a big children's park, so I would stay there, for as long as it took my mum to realise how much she had been so air headed that she never asked me about anything! She even threw out my most cherished possession! How could she! She had no right to!

My stomach rumbling broke me out of my trance

"I'm hungry"

I mumbled as I wandered down to find I was alone

"Mummy? Hue?"

The house was silent, I was a little nervous but I took it as the best time to begin my venture, I grabbed some chicken and walked out, there was a cool wind blowing, so that was relaxing, I looked at my map, so I was in Motherwell and needed to get to Glasgow, ok...I pinpointed the park in and smiled, it was only 2 miles, I grabbed my bike and pedalled, I know what your thinking, she's just a little kid, how can she know? Well trust me, I have lived her most of my life and when my real daddy had me, he took me EVERYWHERE I remembered it all thanks to my good memory, so that helped, I was so busy praising myself that I didn't see where I was going and went onto the road, as a car was coming, they pulled to a halt and hut my bike, I was knocked unconscious...

It must have been a good few hours, because when I woke up I wasn't at the park, I was in a truck, I froze, two men were driving, questions flew through my mind.

What are they going to do with me? Will I die? Will they let me go? Will they-

I was cut off by the boot opening, I curled into a ball and never moved

They began to talk

"What will we do! Child murder will surely earn us life!"

the first man said

"You numb nut she is obviously sleeping! She is breathing!"

He said pointing to my small laboured breathing form

"Oi! Kid, wake up!"

The blond haired first man yelled, I yelped

"P-Please don't kill me!"

I whimpered

"We're not going to kill you"

The black haired second man soothed

"We're not?"

The blond said receiving a clout on the head

"No, we ah, just want to to play"

He smiled, I didn't like that sound of that...he pinned me down and I froze, his blue eyes scanned me as if analysing me, I struggled and kicked him, he hut me and I panicked even more, I spat at him and he released me, I shot out of the van, we were close to the station, I saw a cattle train open, I had no choice, I dove in just as it close, the last thing I saw was the man, with blond hair, staring at me with venomous eyes...

I travelled on the train for a good 10 days, but still I couldn't help but feel like something...someone was watching me as I slept, on the 4th night I found this out, the black haired man had stowed away and spied on me, when the train opened, I ran to the first town I saw...

Haddonfield, Illinois

Ok here is the beginning of one child's tragic struggle to cope with her collapsing life

When she is kidnapped and alone in a new world...

Who can she turn to?

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I don't own anything except for Tracey Downz and other characters you don't recognize